Fri, 14 May 2021, 19:17 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Lane 4: Mike Salinas Runs 5.736/248.25, Now #0

Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 30.23 inches, adjusted altitude 1,300 feet.

Salinas making his Pro Mod debut. He is straight down the groove with a nice pass. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.947 sec., 330ft-2.518, 660ft-3.764/198.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.832.

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Lane 1: Tony Wilson Runs 14.172/66.75, Now #5
Lane 2: Paul Daigrepont Runs 8.077/115.39, Now #2
Lane 3: Jeff Jones Runs 10.409/84.40, Now #3
Lane 4: Jerico Balduf Runs 12.783/80.72, Now #4

Wilson making his NHRA Pro Mod debut. He lost traction right at the hit.

Daigrepont mad a quick move toward the wall and got real close, but didn't tag it.

Jones is loose right at the hit and clicked it off.

Balduf shook and clicked it off.

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Lane 1: Chad Green Runs 9.849/92.04, Now #4
Lane 2: Doug Winters Runs 5.851/245.94, Now #2
Lane 3: Eric Latino No Time, Now #9
Lane 4: Mike Castellana Runs 15.230/68.78, Now #8

Green shook and clicked it off.

winters is straight down the groove with a nice pass.

Latino rolled the beams and didn't get a time.

Castellana lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Lane 1: Lyle Barnett Runs 9.065/102.80, Now #6
Lane 2: Justin Jones Runs 8.871/146.62, Now #5
Lane 3: Dwanye Wolfe No Time, Now #13
Lane 4: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.953/244.87, Now #3

Barnett shook and clicked it off.

Jones lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

Wolfe with problems on the burnout and was shut off.

Laughlin started to lose traction and pedaled it to go to the number three spot.

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Lane 1: Jeffery Barker Runs 7.672/124.01, Now #7
Lane 2: Rickie Smith Runs 6.023/247.34, Now #5
Lane 3: JR Gray Runs 6.343/177.53, Now #6
Lane 4: Steve Jackson Runs 5.690/253.37, Now #1

Barker started to lose traction and clicked it off

Smith goes to the number five spot.

Gray to the number six spot.

Jackson launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.516, 660ft-3.750/200.95 mph, 1,000ft-4.803.

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Lane 1: Brandon Snider Runs 8.444/115.76, Now #12
Lane 2: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.658/253.61, Now #2
Lane 3: Jose Gonzalez Runs 5.760/212.53, Now #5
Lane 4: Justin Bond Runs 5.631/253.75, Now #1

Snider lost traction and clicked it off.

alBalooshi with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.487, 660ft-3.721/201.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.772.

Gonzalez with a real nice pass to go to the number five spot. Jose Gonzalez's incremental times: 60ft-0.924 sec., 330ft-2.483, 660ft-3.714/201.34 mph, 1,000ft-4.765.

Bond launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Bond with a great pass to set the track E.T. record. Bond with the second quickest pass in Pro Mod history. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.930 sec., 330ft-2.476, 660ft-3.696/202.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.745.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink