Sat, 15 May 2021, 17:18 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 3 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Lane 2: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.802/247.75, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.953/244.87, Was #13
Laughlin is straight down the groove to move up the ladder.
Lane 1: Jeff Jones Runs 5.856/247.61, Now #14; Best prior run: 10.409/84.40, Was #20
Lane 2: Mike Castellana Runs 5.803/248.80, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.848/247.61, Was #13
Lane 3: Tony Wilson Runs 10.399/76.74, Now #21; Best prior run: 12.051/73.48, Was #21
Lane 4: Justin Jones Runs 9.936/75.69, Now #19; Best prior run: 8.871/146.62, Was #18
Jones is straight down the groove and gets in the show. Jeff Jones' incremental times: 60ft-0.985 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.865/196.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.945.
Castellana with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number 10 spot. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.560, 660ft-3.822/196.96 mph, 1,000ft-4.898.
Wilson shook and clicked it off and will not make the show.
Jones lost traction and clicked it off and will not get in the show.
Lane 1: Eric Latino Runs 5.759/237.55, Now #6; Best prior run: 9.526/110.25, Was #20
Lane 3: Chad Green Runs 5.881/241.97, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.151/236.01, Was #17
Lane 4: Paul Daigrepont Runs 5.854/244.56, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.842/199.20, Was #18
Latino launched hard and kept it hooked up to get in the show. He was trailing smoke across the finish line. The word from the top end is there is oil. this is his first of the season and will cost him five points. Eric Latino's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.514, 660ft-3.753/199.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.827.
Green with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.
Daigrepont is straight down the groove to get in the show. Paul Daigrepont's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.572, 660ft-3.847/194.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.935.
Lane 1: Dwanye Wolfe Runs 7.681/129.64, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.079/248.11, Was #19
Lane 2: Mike Salinas Runs 5.722/250.46, Now #5; Best prior run: 5.736/248.25, Was #5
Lane 3: Lyle Barnett Runs 5.881/247.66, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.057/245.36, Was #18
Lane 4: Doug Winters Runs 10.570/86.28, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.797/248.84, Was #9
Wolfe shook and will not get back in the show.
Salinas with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend, but will stay in the number five spot. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.510, 660ft-3.759/198.61 mph, 1,000ft-4.823.
Barnett with his quickest pass of the weekend, but he will not get in the show.
Winters shook and clicked it off.
Lane 1: JR Gray Runs 5.796/250.88, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.765/251.67, Was #7
Lane 2: Steve Jackson Runs 5.722/253.37, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.690/253.37, Was #4
Lane 3: Brandon Snider Runs 5.734/252.05, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.818/251.63, Was #14
Lane 4: Rickie Smith No Time, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.790/251.16, Was #8
Gray with another good pass, but will not improve. JR Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.998 sec., 330ft-2.604, 660ft-3.850/199.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.900.
Jackson is straight down the groove, but will not improve. Steve Jackson's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.538, 660ft-3.777/200.47 mph, 1,000ft-4.834.
Snider kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend to move up into the top half of the show. Brandon Snider's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.534, 660ft-3.780/198.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.841.
Smith with problems and will not make the run.
Lane 1: Jose Gonzalez Runs 5.678/251.53, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.678/252.80, Was #3
Lane 2: Justin Bond Runs 5.808/217.28, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.631/253.75, Was #1
Lane 3: Jeffery Barker Runs 5.793/251.25, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.804/250.37, Was #14
Lane 4: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.689/254.14, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.658/253.61, Was #2
This is a really good quad to wrap up qualifying.
Gonzalez matches his quickest pass of the weekend and will start Sunday from the number three spot. The quickest pass of the session. Jose Gonzalez's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.496, 660ft-3.733/201.13 mph, 1,000ft-4.786.
Bond with another good pass and will hold on to the number one spot. This is the second time in his career he has qualified number one and both time this year.
Barker with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder four spots. Jeffery Barker's incremental times: 60ft-0.979 sec., 330ft-2.600, 660ft-3.838/199.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.898.
alBalooshi with another good looking pass, he will not improve. this is the second quickest pass of the session.
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