2015 NHRA Las Vegas Fall Pro Mod Final Qualifying and First Round

PRO MOD POINTS LEADER JANIS UPSET IN FIRST ROUND, OPENING CHAMPIONSHIP DOOR FOR COUGHLIN AT NHRA TOYOTA NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS – Series points leader Mike Janis was upset in the first round of eliminations Saturday in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series portion of the NHRA Toyota Nationals, opening the door for Troy Coughlin to grab his second world championship crown.

Janis’ supercharged Jan-Cen Chevy Camaro lost traction in a high-profile first-round match against title-contender Bob Rahaim’s silver Corvette.

Meanwhile, Coughlin powered to a first round victory over Danny Rowe to cut Janis’ lead to six points. If Coughlin can win his second round match over Sidnei Frigo, he will move into the points lead. The 2012 champ will then need to advance two more rounds in his yellow and pink JEGS Corvette to close out Rahaim and officially claim the crown.

Two-time defending world champ Rickie Smith’s hopes of a series three-peat were squashed when he lost an opening round meeting with Khalid alBalooshi.

In other second round pairings, alBalooshi will face Steven Whiteley and No. 1 qualifier Don Walsh Jr. will race Pete Farber.

NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod eliminations will continue at 10 a.m.

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LAS VEGAS — First round-by-round results from the 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the final of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.

PRO MODIFIED:

ROUND ONE — Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 5.933, 244.12 def. Eric Latino, Chevy Camaro, 5.971, 240.94; Bob Rahaim, Chevy Corvette, 6.001, 217.91 def. Mike Janis, Camaro, 6.860, 142.63; Sidnei Frigo, Corvette, 5.902, 249.72 def. Robert Patrick Jr., Ford Mustang, 6.968, 149.40; Troy Coughlin, Corvette, 5.867, 248.02 def. Danny Rowe, Corvette, 5.964, 241.93; Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 5.861, 245.72 def. Dan Stevenson, Camaro, 5.893, 245.94; Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.829, 247.16 def. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.944, 244.03; Rick Snavely, Camaro, 5.837, 257.09 def. Chip King, Dodge Charger, 5.952, 236.71; Don Walsh, Camaro, 5.876, 216.83 def. Jeff Naiser, Camaro, 6.372, 218.37.

ROUND TWO PAIRINGS – Walsh v. Farber; Frigo v. Coughlin; Snavely v. Rahaim; alBalooshi v. Whiteley.

LAS VEGAS – Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals. The race is the final 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 3382 Don Walsh, Wixom MI, ’14 Camaro 5.774 259.66 259.66
2 708R Rick Snavely, Los Angeles CA, ’69 Camaro 5.845 257.83 257.83
3 327 Khalid alBalooshi, Doha QA, ’69 Camaro 5.847 246.89 246.89
4 288 Sidnei Frigo, Ball Ground GA, ’15 Corvette 5.848 252.10 252.10
5 2 Troy Coughlin, Delaware OH, ’15 Corvette 5.871 252.66 252.66
6 5200 Steven Whiteley, Grand Junction CO, ’14 CTS-V 5.876 246.12 246.12
7 360 Bob Rahaim, Grosse Pointe MI, ’15 Corvette 5.876 236.71 240.85
8 8 Pete Farber, Baldwinville MA, ’69 Daytona 5.890 245.54 245.72
9 1938 Eric Latino, Port Perry ON, ’69 Camaro 5.896 245.58 245.58
10 4 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, ’13 Camaro 5.907 244.12 244.12
11 303 Dan Stevenson, Lisle IL, ’13 Camaro 5.915 244.74 244.74
12 5 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, ’15 Corvette 5.921 243.99 243.99
13 262 Robert Patrick Jr., Fredricksburg VA, ’12 Must 5.922 242.58 242.58
14 1 Rickie Smith, King NC, ’15 Camaro 5.931 244.25 244.25
15 213 Chip King, Semora NC, ’70 Charger 5.931 240.51 240.51
16 4914 Jeff Naiser, Houston TX, ’69 Camaro 5.948 228.65 239.95

———— Not Qualified ————

17 394 Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware OH, ’14 Corvette 5.949 250.46 250.46
18 9 Mike Castellana, Muttontown NY, ’15 Corvette 5.958 239.82 239.82
19 6 Steve Matusek, Olathe KS, ’68 Camaro 5.966 243.37 244.43
20 2000 Billy Harper, Paducah KY, ’00 Viper 5.970 239.87 239.87
21 7 Kevin Fiscus, Jacksonville FL, ’12 Mustang 5.980 247.07 247.07
22 5087 Jim Whiteley, Grand Junction CO, ’69 Chevelle 5.988 241.58 241.58
23 701 Clint Satterfield, Albuquerque NM, ’68 Firebi 6.000 245.49 246.17
24 5012 Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe MB, ’69 Camaro 6.036 240.55 240.89
25 6967 Jim Bell, Edmonton AB, ’69 Camaro 6.039 243.24 243.24
26 324 Bill Glidden, Whiteland IN, ’10 Mustang 6.045 216.03 239.02
27 6718 Shane Molinari, Battle Ground WA, ’70 Camaro 6.050 243.72 243.72
28 1109 Gerry Capano, Greenville DE, ’63 Corvette 6.164 211.33 211.33
29 6636 Ray Martin, Anchorage AK, ’63 Corvette 6.196 228.07 228.07
30 210 Jay Payne, Ontario CA, ’13 Camaro 6.204 238.30 238.30