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Sat, 28 Oct 2023, 21:36 PM

Pro Modified Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6042 Jordan Lazic                          321 Jason Lee                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  5.881 242.93                     0.088  7.043 131.64
 Qualified:             #5  5.793 243.68                       #12  5.884 242.23

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 3,115 feet.

Lazic with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Lee shook and clicked it off.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1955 Ken Quartuccio                        225 Kevin Rivenbark              
E1                   0.090  5.835 245.40     ****WINNER****  0.068  5.812 240.94
 Qualified:             #7  5.802 245.45                       #10  5.819 246.75

This is the first time Quartuccio and Rivenbark have faced each other in eliminations.

Rivenbark with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Mike Castellana                       212 Stan Shelton                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  5.732 250.00                     0.004  5.779 245.45
 Qualified:             #1  5.740 249.44                       #16  9.346  93.63

Shelton is 1 - 0 against Castellana in prior events.

Shelton with a great light and the lead until Castellana chases him down in the lights for the win. Mike Castellana's MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Castellana launched hard and kept it hooked up and makes the quickest pass of the event for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  275 Adriano Kayayan                       327 Khalid alBalooshi            
E1                   0.036  5.874 238.64     ****WINNER****  0.052  5.745 248.84
 Qualified:            #13  5.911 237.34                        #4  5.790 247.66

This is the first time Kayayan and alBalooshi have faced each other in eliminations.

Kayayan with the starting line advantage, but alBalooshi has the lead by 500 feet and never trails from there on for the win. alBalooshi with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Lazic in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Kris Thorne                           288 Sidnei Frigo                 
E1                   0.044 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.032  5.881 243.37
 Qualified:             #6  5.800 246.08                       #11  5.873 243.33

Thorne is 2 - 0 against Frigo in prior events.
Frigo with the starting line advantage and was straight down the groove for the win.

Thorne is lose at the hit, he reels it in. He is then real loose again and over by the centerline. The car makes a quick move back across his lane and slams into the wall. The car gets airborne and comes back down on it's roof. He is out ot the car and walking on his own to get checked out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4334 Mason Wright                            5 JR Gray                      
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074  5.838 243.37                     0.031  6.181 237.92
 Qualified:            #14  5.927 234.90                        #3  5.784 247.29

This is the first time Wright and Gray have faced each other in eliminations.

Gray with the starting line advantage, but Wright has the lead by 200 feet and takes the win. He will have lane choice over Frigo in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  729 Nick Januik                          6280 Justin Bond                  
E1                   0.036  6.023 206.42     ****WINNER****  0.063  5.755 245.05
 Qualified:            #15  5.990 239.65                        #2  5.749 247.47

This is the first time Januik and Bond have faced each other in eliminations.

Januik with the starting line advantage, but Bond has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. he will have lane choice over rivenbark in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6911 Mike Thielen                         8333 Dmitry Samorukov             
E1                  -0.002  5.783 245.32     ****WINNER****  0.035  7.654 124.57
 Qualified:             #8  5.808 243.63                        #9  5.810 243.50

Samorukov is 1 - 0 against Thielen in prior events.

Thielen is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Samorukov the win. He starts to lose traction and clicks it off. He will give up lane choice to Castellana in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink