Fri, 27 Oct 2023, 22:29 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada 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:

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Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 5.790/247.66, Now #3; Best prior run: 12.774/63.72, Was #16
Right Lane: Jason Lee Runs 5.884/242.23, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.555/194.60, Was #11

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 3,320 feet.

alBalooshi with a good clean pass to go to the number three spot. Khalid alBalooshi's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.546, 660ft-3.799/195.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.879.

Lee is straight down the groove to move up the ladder three spots. Jason Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.592, 660ft-3.862/200.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.956.

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Left Lane: Mike Thielen Runs 5.844/242.06, Now #8; Best prior run: 10.768/81.73, Was #16
Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 7.991/138.87, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.451/169.74, Was #12

Thielen kept it hooked up and was down the groove to get in the top half of the show. Mike Thielen's incremental times: 60ft-0.959 sec., 330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.830/194.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.918.

Rivenbark shook and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Stan Shelton Runs 12.802/65.23, Now #16; Best prior run: 9.371/92.64, Was #16
Right Lane: Mason Wright Runs 5.927/234.90, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.402/233.92, Was #12

Shelton shook and clicked it off.

Wright with a clean pass to move up a couple spots.

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Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.990/239.65, Now #12; Best prior run: 9.104/110.23, Was #15
Right Lane: Adriano Kayayan Runs 7.719/122.53, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.991/238.55, Was #12

Januik gets it to hook up to get in the show.

Kayayan shook and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Kris Thorne Runs 5.850/243.19, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.262/107.40, Was #15
Right Lane: Ken Quartuccio Runs 5.802/245.45, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.838/244.56, Was #7

Throne with a good clean pass, straight down the groove to go to the number nine spot.

Quartuccio is stright down the groove and hitting on all eight. He makes his career quickest pass to go to the number four spot. Ken Quartuccio's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.542, 660ft-3.802/195.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.885.

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Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.936/240.04, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.982/239.44, Was #12
Right Lane: JR Gray Runs 5.801/246.57, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.816/246.75, Was #6

Frigo with another good looking pass, but will stay in the number 12 spot.

Gray kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot. JR Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.968 sec., 330ft-2.554, 660ft-3.815/196.30 mph, 1,000ft-4.890.

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Left Lane: Jordan Lazic No Time, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.830/239.95, Was #7
Right Lane: Dmitry Samorukov Runs 5.830/241.28, Now #6; Best prior run: 5.810/243.50, Was #6

Lazic rolled the beams.

Samorukov with another good looking pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.752/249.30, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.777/248.39, Was #2
Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.749/247.47, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.769/246.75, Was #1

Castellana launched hard and kept it hooked up to make another great pass. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.534, 660ft-3.778/197.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.849.

Bond kept it hooked and hitting on all eight for the quickest pass ot the day. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.523, 660ft-3.764/197.02 mph, 1,000ft-4.839.

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