Sun, 06 Sep 2026, 18:57 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By Rick Green |
INDIANAPOLIS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. 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:
Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,849 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.
Right Lane: Jason Collins Runs 6.858/167.70, Now #21; No Prior Run
Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,849 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.
Collins shook right at the hit and was out of the groove, pedaled it. He will not get in the show.
Left Lane: Peter Norton Runs 5.811/245.63, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.918/241.76, Was #16
Right Lane: Tony Wilson Runs 5.710/249.39, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.560/152.68, Was #20
Norton kept it hooked up and is straight down the groove to get off the bump and into the top half of the show.
wilson launched hard and the car start to pull the front end up around 300 feet and it settles down. The car hooks up and goes to the number one spot. He makes his season fastest pass. The chutes don't come out and he does a great job getting the car slowed down and makes the turnoff.
Left Lane: Paul Daigrepont Runs 5.888/245.23, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.875/244.47, Was #15
Right Lane: Stan Shelton Runs 5.749/252.43, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.364/217.04, Was #20
Daigrepont with another good pass, but will not improve.
Shelton launched hard and kept it hooked up to get in the show. He goes to the number three spot. Stan Shelton's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.573, 660ft-3.801/202.09 mph, 1,000ft-4.858.
Left Lane: Lyle Barnett Runs 5.742/250.51, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.861/246.57, Was #15
Right Lane: Jimmy Widener Runs 5.884/214.62, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.293/213.33, Was #20
Barnet kept it hooked up and was straight down the groove to go to the number two spot. Lyle Barnett's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.554, 660ft-3.797/195.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.845.
Widener was on a good pass early and then just past half track it back fired and sent hood scoop high into the air. and he will not get in the show,
Left Lane: Mike Stavrinos Runs 5.720/251.95, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.840/239.10, Was #15
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 5.836/244.25, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.993/239.19, Was #20
Stavrinos is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to go to the number two spot. Mike Stavrinos' incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.531, 660ft-3.769/199.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.826.
Gray with his quickest pass to get in the show.
Left Lane: Mike Castellana Runs 7.010/141.11, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.829/248.71, Was #15
Right Lane: Derek Menholt Runs 5.732/251.34, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.912/245.67, Was #20
Castellana started to lose traction and clicked it off. He is now the bump spot.
Menholt with his quickest pass, straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Derek Menholt's incremental times: 60ft-0.949 sec., 330ft-2.542, 660ft-3.774/199.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.836.
Left Lane: Alex Laughlin Runs 5.812/244.65, Now #13; Best prior run: 5.811/245.40, Was #12
Right Lane: Billy Banaka Runs 5.739/253.28, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.876/249.16, Was #19
Laughlin with another good pass, just a tick off his qualifying time.
Banaka kept it hooked up and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show. He goes to the number four spot.
Left Lane: Mike Thielen Runs 5.756/244.29, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.799/243.28, Was #10
Right Lane: Chip King Runs 5.861/244.52, Now #16; Best prior run: 5.815/248.80, Was #16
Thielen is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move into the top half of the show.
King appeared to be using up a bullet on the top end as it was trailing smoke across the finish line.
Left Lane: JR Gray Runs 5.693/252.76, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.787/248.66, Was #10
Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 5.769/249.07, Now #11; Best prior run: 5.815/248.84, Was #15
Gray launched hard and kept it hitting on all eight to go to the number one spot. JR Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.509, 660ft-3.745/200.08 mph, 1,000ft-4.801.
rivenbark starts drifting out of the groove and over by the centerline. He does a great job driving, keeping it in his lane. He still makes his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder four spots.
Left Lane: Rickie Smith Runs 18.111/43.79, Now #10; Best prior run: 5.762/250.78, Was #10
Right Lane: Nick Januik Runs 5.780/252.19, Now #12; Best prior run: 5.813/248.52, Was #15
It appeared the car pulled through the lights and he shut it off right off the starting line .
Januik was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to move up the ladder three spots.
Left Lane: Justin Bond Runs 5.654/255.00, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.747/252.95, Was #7
Right Lane: Sidnei Frigo Runs 5.741/251.86, Now #7; Best prior run: 5.809/250.37, Was #13
Bond launched hard and kept hooked up all the way down the track to go to the number one spot. Justin Bond's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.516, 660ft-3.727/204.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.772. He qualifies number one for the second time this season and 11th time in his career.
Frigo is straight down the groove, he makes his quickest pass of the weekend. He moves into the top half of the show.
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