2015 NHRA Indy Sunday Pro Mod Qualifying and First Round Results

alBALOOSHI QUALIFIES NO. 1, TAKES FIRST ROUND VICTORY DURING NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES ACTION SUNDAY AT INDIANAPOLIS

BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Khalid alBalooshi claimed the No. 1 qualifying position and followed it up with a first round victory Sunday during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the seventh of 10 events on the Pro Mod schedule. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis is presented by JEGS.

alBalooshi pushed his Precision Turbo and Engine ‘69 Camaro to the No. 1 spot with a 5.845 second pass at 239.78 mph to earn his first top qualifier of the season and third of his career.

The 2011 Pro Mod world champion continued his weekend success with a first round win against Don Walsh Jr. and will race Troy Coughlin Jr. in the quarterfinals on Monday. alBalooshi is chasing his first win since 2011.

Sidnei Frigo, a Pro Mod newcomer, had a successful qualifying attempt to earn the No. 2 starting spot, but fell to Jim Whiteley in the first round. Whiteley will go up against Mike Janis in the quarterfinals. Janis, who won the most recent Pro Mod event in Norwalk in July, took the points lead from Gainesville winner Bob Rahaim after racing to victory over Troy Coughlin. Rahaim failed to qualify for Indianapolis.

“It’s great to get the points lead at Indy, but it just adds to the pressure,” said Janis. “I would rather come from behind at the end and get it, but it’s all right. We’ll take it round by round. It’s really tough competition out here, tougher than I think it’s been all year. Everyone is right on their game. It’s a hot race track but everyone’s going down, so it’s going to be a tough deal.”

Steve Matusek and Rick Snavely will also meet in the second round of eliminations.

Atlanta winner Kenny Lang and Englishtown winner Billy Glidden also failed to qualify.

Pro Mod Series eliminations will continue at approximately 1 p.m. on Monday.

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BROWNSBURG, Ind. — First round results from the 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis, the seventh of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.

PRO MODIFIED:

ROUND ONE — Troy Coughlin Jr., Chevy Corvette, 5.929, 252.24 def. Clint Satterfield, Pontiac Firebird, 5.928, 249.95; Michael Biehle, Ford Mustang, 5.934, 252.80 def. Danny Rowe, Corvette, 5.942, 245.36; Khalid alBalooshi, Chevy Camaro, 5.918, 244.78 def. Don Walsh, Camaro, foul; Rick Snavely, Camaro, 5.902, 257.53 def. Bill Glidden, Mustang, 5.951, 241.84; Jim Whiteley, Chevy Chevelle, 5.961, 243.99 def. Sidnei Frigo, Corvette, 5.979, 240.25; Mike Janis, Camaro, 5.945, 230.13 def. Troy Coughlin, Corvette, 6.062, 250.32; Steve Matusek, Camaro, 5.950, 246.80 def. Richie Stevens, Camaro, 9.582, 96.12; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 6.140, 244.87 def. Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 8.515, 110.21;

PRO MODIFIED:

BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.  The seventh of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.

Psn—Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type—————Qual-ET–Qual-Spd-Top Spd

1  327 Khalid alBalooshi, Doha QA, ’69 Camaro         5.845  239.78  245.09

2  288 Sidnei Frigo, Ball Ground GA, ’15 Corvette     5.851  252.71  252.71

3 708R Rick Snavely, Los Angeles CA, ’69 Camaro       5.863  257.97  257.97

4    2 Troy Coughlin, Delaware OH, ’15 Corvette       5.869  251.30  252.19

5  318 Michael Biehle, North Vernon IN, ’13 Mustang   5.878  253.28  253.28

6 4504 Richie Stevens, New Orleans LA, ’68 Camaro     5.878  242.50  242.50

7 5200 Steven Whiteley, Grand Junction CO, ’14 CTS-V  5.882  247.66  247.66

8  394 Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware OH, 14 Corvette    5.886  252.57  252.57

9  701 Clint Satterfield, Albuquerque NM, ’68 Firebi  5.894  250.32  250.32

10    1 Rickie Smith, King NC, ’15 Camaro              5.895  246.80  246.80

11    6 Steve Matusek, Olathe KS, ’68 Camaro           5.905  247.25  247.25

12    5 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, ’15 Corvette      5.913  246.48  246.48

13    4 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, ’13 Camaro           5.913  245.09  245.09

14  324 Bill Glidden, Whiteland IN, ’10 Mustang        5.916  241.28  241.28

15 5087 Jim Whiteley, Grand Junction CO, ’69 Chevelle  5.924  244.69  244.69

16 3382 Don Walsh, Wixom MI, ’14 Camaro                5.940  250.74  250.74

———— Not Qualified ————

17 5011 Mike Knowles, Grand Junction CO, ’67 Mustang   5.940  237.25  237.25

18    9 Mike Castellana, Muttontown NY, ’15 Corvette   5.952  240.38  240.38

19    7 Kevin Fiscus, Jacksonville FL, ’12 Mustang     5.962  245.27  246.44

20 2000 Billy Harper, Paducah KY, ’00 Viper            5.968  241.45  241.45

21    8 Pete Farber, Baldwinville MA, ’69 Daytona      5.971  244.87  244.87

22 6718 Shane Molinari, Battle Ground WA, ’70 Camaro   5.975  249.58  249.58

23  213 Chip King, Semora NC, ’70 Charger              5.988  226.47  238.81

24 4914 Jeff Naiser, Houston TX, ’69 Camaro            5.990  239.74  240.51

25  377 Harold Martin, New Hudson MI, ’15 Corvette     6.002  241.24  241.24

26  360 Bob Rahaim, Grosse Pointe MI, ’15 Corvette     6.005  243.90  243.90

27  303 Dan Stevenson, Lisle IL, ’13 Camaro            6.012  242.93  242.93

28 5012 Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe MB, ’69 Camaro       6.024  243.24  243.24

29 2105 Doug Winters, Pleasant Garden NC, ’69 Chevelle 6.028  240.12  240.12

30 1109 Gerry Capano, Greenville DE, ’63 Corvette      6.064  235.97  235.97

31 308W Jimmy Widener, Batesville IN, ’00 Cougar       6.077  233.76  233.76

32 6967 Jim Bell, Edmonton AB, ’69 Camaro              6.110  240.08  240.08

33  210 Jay Payne, Claremont CA, ’13 Camaro            6.126  238.09  238.09