Sat, 28 Oct 2023, 18:03 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 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: Stan Shelton Runs 9.346/93.63, Now #16; Best prior run: 9.371/92.64, Was #16
Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.819/246.75, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.451/169.74, Was #15

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 3,536 feet.

Shelton makes a move toward the wall and clicks it off. He will start from the number 16 spot.

Rivenbark launched hard and kept it hooked up to move into the top half of the show.

Kevin Rivenbark's incremental times: 60ft-0.963 sec., 330ft-2.578, 660ft-3.830/196.22 mph, 1,000ft-4.908.

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Left Lane: Nick Januik Runs 8.594/116.93, Now #15; Best prior run: 5.990/239.65, Was #14
Right Lane: Adriano Kayayan Runs 5.911/237.34, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.991/238.55, Was #15

Januik with tire shake early and clicked it off.

Kayayan is straight down the groove with a good looking pass to move up to the number 12 spot. Adriano Kayayan's incremental times: 60ft-0.948 sec., 330ft-2.558, 660ft-3.849/190.35 mph, 1,000ft-4.964.

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Left Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.873/243.33, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.936/240.04, Was #14
Right Lane: Mason Wright Runs 10.742/80.16, Now #14; Best prior run: 5.927/234.90, Was #13

Frigo kept it hooked up all the way down the track to move up to the number 11 spot. Sidnei Frigo's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.557, 660ft-3.843/191.87 mph, 1,000ft-4.945.

Wright shook and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Kris Thorne Runs 5.800/246.08, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.850/243.19, Was #10
Right Lane: Jason Lee Runs 5.959/241.15, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.884/242.23, Was #12

Thorne launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number four spot. Kris Thorne's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.552, 660ft-3.803/195.53 mph, 1,000ft-4.885.

Lee with another good pass, but will not improve.

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Left Lane: Mike Thielen Runs 5.808/243.63, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.844/242.06, Was #10
Right Lane: Dmitry Samorukov Runs 6.008/207.05, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.810/243.50, Was #7

Thielen was straight down the track with his quickest pass of the weekend to to move into the top half of the show. Mike Thielen's incremental times: 60ft-0.955 sec., 330ft-2.543, 660ft-3.807/195.45 mph, 1,000ft-4.890.

Samorukov starts drifting out of the groove over by the centerline, he reels it in. Then there is a puff of smoke at the finish line.

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Left Lane: Jordan Lazic Runs 5.793/243.68, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.830/239.95, Was #10
Right Lane: Ken Quartuccio Runs 6.293/169.59, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.802/245.45, Was #6

Lazic is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number four spot. Jordan Lazic's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.531, 660ft-3.787/194.97 mph, 1,000ft-4.872.

Quartuccio with a puff of smoke on the top end and he clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 9.282/89.74, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.790/247.66, Was #3
Right Lane: JR Gray Runs 5.784/247.29, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.801/246.57, Was #6

alBalooshi was loose early and clicked it off.

Gray launched hard and was stright down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend. He goes to the number three spot. JR Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.546, 660ft-3.804/196.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.877.

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Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 5.740/249.44, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.752/249.30, Was #2
Right Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.756/246.53, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.749/247.47, Was #1

Castellana launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. He makes his quickest pass of the season. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.525, 660ft-3.767/197.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.838. Castellana qualifies number one for the first time this season and the 17th time in his career.

Bond with another great pass, the second quickest of the session. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.522, 660ft-3.764/196.53 mph, 1,000ft-4.844.

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