Sat, 01 May 2021, 19:29 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Justin Jones Runs 6.723/160.00, Now #12; Best prior run: 8.372/126.87, Was #14
Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,103 feet.
Jones started to get loose and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Jeffery Barker Runs 5.817/236.13, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.171/131.69, Was #13
Right Lane: Chad Green Runs 5.815/244.21, Now #7; No Prior Run
Barker was on a good pass until right in the lights when it had an explosion. He still moves into the top half of the show. Jeffery Barker's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.590, 660ft-3.836/199.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.895.
Green starts to drift out of the groove, he reels it in and moves up to the number seven spot. Chad Green's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.595, 660ft-3.832/198.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.902.
Left Lane: Doug Winters Runs 9.021/99.24, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.943/238.34, Was #11
Right Lane: Brandon Pesz Runs 6.781/140.56, Now #15; Best prior run: 15.672/52.71, Was #17
Winters with tire shake early and clicked it off.
Pesz started to lose traction on the top and clicked it off. He still gets in the show.
Left Lane: Lyle Barnett No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.877/235.31, Was #10
Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.742/248.02, Now #3; Best prior run: 8.780/102.89, Was #17
Barnett was real lose on the burnout. The reason was he was leaking oil. Lyle Barnett was charged with an oildown, #2 for the season. That will cost 10 points.
Bond launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.518, 660ft-3.767/198.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.836.
Left Lane: Eric Latino Runs 6.316/205.63, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.832/245.23, Was #10
Right Lane: Brandon Snider Runs 5.790/249.39, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.475/119.55, Was #17
Latino started to lose traction and clicked it off.
Snider kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove to the number five spot. Brandon Snider's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.556, 660ft-3.818/197.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.888.
Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 8.877/100.20, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.803/248.07, Was #8
Right Lane: JR Gray Runs 10.601/83.02, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.593/134.97, Was #15
Smith started to lose traction and clicked it off.
Gray with tire shake and clicked it off.
Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.769/248.80, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.797/246.84, Was #6
Right Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.996/244.52, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.006/246.12, Was #14
Castellana is straight down the groove to move up the ladder a couple spots. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.548, 660ft-3.798/198.03 mph, 1,000ft-4.866.
Laughlin improves, but stays in the number 14 spot.
Left Lane: Jose Gonzalez Runs 5.723/249.39, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.740/247.57, Was #2
Right Lane: Dwanye Wolfe Runs 5.774/249.58, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.798/249.90, Was #7
Gonzalez launched hard and kept it hooked to make a quicker pass than yesterday. He will stay in the number two spot. Jose Gonzalez's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.519, 660ft-3.763/199.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.823.
Wolfe moves up the ladder a couple spots. Dwanye Wolfe's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.535, 660ft-3.798/197.25 mph, 1,000ft-4.871.
Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.713/250.37, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.717/250.23, Was #1
Right Lane: Steve Jackson Runs 5.758/251.63, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.778/250.64, Was #6
alBalooshi launched hard and kept it hooked up to improve on his number one spot. He sets the track E.T. record. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.519, 660ft-3.760/199.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.818. He qualifies number one for the tenth time in his career and the second time here in Atlanta.
Jackson with a great pass to move up the ladder a couple spots. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.559, 660ft-3.804/199.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.865.
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