2011 NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS - GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD NOTEBOOK

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SATURDAY NOTEBOOK - FIRST ROUND IS IN THE BOOKS

op qualifier Khalid Balooshi was among the winners Saturday in the first round of eliminations for the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion balooshi_2

of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

Balooshi, who earned his second No. 1 qualifying position of the season earlier in the day, defeated Chuck Cheesman in the first round of eliminations. Balooshi powered his Speedtech ’68 Camaro to a winning run of 5.926 seconds at 240.89 mph, while Cheesman’s ’63 Corvette lost traction and finished in 6.803 at 153.04.

In other first round action, alternate Melanie Troxel upset No. 2 qualifier Mike Janis, Rickie Smith defeated Jay Payne, Kenny Lang beat Raymond Matos, Mike Castellana defeated Dennis Radford, Troy Coughlin beat Donald Martin, Ed Hoover beat Raymond Commisso and Scott Ray knocked off Roger Burgess.

Second round match-ups include Balooshi vs. Hoover; Smith vs. Ray; Coughlin vs. Troxel; Castellana vs. Lang.

Get Screened America Pro Mod Series eliminations are scheduled to continue Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m.

Saturday's Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series final qualifying results at the 31st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway:

1. Khalid Balooshi, Chevy Camaro, 5.882, 243.37; 2. Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 5.894, 242.19; 3. Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.914, 241.11; 4. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.937, 241.24; 5. Roger Burgess, Corvette, 5.939, 253.14; 6. Kenny Lang, Camaro, 5.986, 244.16; 7. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.008, 249.16; 8. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 6.030, 238.89 vs. 9. Raymond Commisso, Camaro, 6.045, 243.24; 10. Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.070, 240.08; 11. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 6.084, 246.44; 12. Scott Ray, Corvette, 6.103, 236.51; 13. Jay Payne, Camaro, 6.123, 239.82; 14. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.146, 242.67; 15. Pat Musi, Dodge Stratus, 6.147, 238.05; 16. Chuck Cheeseman, Chevy Corvette, 6.159, 228.92; Did Not Qualify: 17. Raymond J Matos, 6.166, 225.71; 18. Melanie Troxel, 6.167, 240.34; 19. Mike Knowles, 6.203, 178.64; 20. Ike Maier, 6.306, 221.23; 21. Steve Matusek, 6.527, 229.27; 22. Danny Rowe, 6.736, 228.61; 23. Brad Personett, 8.309, 120.81.

First round results and second round pairings for the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the 31st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Pro Mod eliminations will continue Sunday.

ROUND ONE -- Ed Hoover, Chevy Camaro, 6.042, 237.59 def. Raymond Commisso, Camaro, 8.377, 105.52; Scott Ray, Chevy Corvette, 8.296, 103.44 def. Roger Burgess, Corvette, foul; Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 5.965, 248.11 def. Donald Martin, Camaro, 8.263, 111.14; Kenny Lang, Camaro, 6.276, 186.77 def. Raymond J Matos, Pylmouth Barracuda, foul; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.991, 239.14 def. Jay Payne, Camaro, 6.002, 242.50; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.982, 238.51 def. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, broke; Melanie Troxel, Camaro, 6.014, 243.24 def. Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 6.095, 239.36; Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.926, 240.89 def. Chuck Cheeseman, Corvette, 6.803, 153.04;

ROUND TWO – Hoover vs. Balooshi; Smith vs. Ray; Coughlin vs. Troxel; Castellana vs. Lang.

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FRIDAY NOTEBOOK - BALOOSHI CONTINUES HOT STREAK

Khalid Balooshi continued his impressive start to the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season by racing to the qualifying lead Friday at balooshi_2 the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

Balooshi, who has raced to two victories this season and leads the series point standings, powered his nitrous-injected Speedtech ’68 Camaro to a leading performance of 5.882 seconds at 243.37 mph.

Mike Janis was second with a 5.894 at 242.19 in his Eaton Ford Mustang, while Mike Castellana was third in his Al-Anabi Racing ’69 Camaro with a 5.914 at 241.11. Roger Burgess sits fourth in his turbocharged ProCare Rx ’53 Corvette with a 5.939 at 253.14.

Two other drivers posted runs in the five-second zone, including Kenny Lang with a 5.986 at 242.89 in his Summit Racing ’69 Camaro and Rickie Smith with a 5.994 at 239.74 in his ’68 Camaro.

One round of Pro Mod qualifying will be held at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday followed by the first round of eliminations at 3:15 p.m. The continuation of Pro Mod eliminations are scheduled for Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m.

Friday's results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 31st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, fourth of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Saturday's final eliminations.

Pro Modified -- 1. Khalid Balooshi, Chevy Camaro, 5.882, 243.37; 2. Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 5.894, 242.19; 3. Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.914, 241.11; 4. Roger Burgess, Chevy Corvette, 5.939, 253.14; 5. Kenny Lang, Camaro, 5.986, 244.16; 6. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.994, 239.74; 7. Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.070, 240.08; 8. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.079, 247.20; 9. Raymond Commisso, Camaro, 6.097, 243.02; 10. Scott Ray, Corvette, 6.103, 236.51; 11. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 6.108, 234.53; 12. Jay Payne, Camaro, 6.122, 253.42; 13. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.146, 242.67; 14. Pat Musi, Dodge Stratus, 6.147, 238.05; 15. Chuck Cheeseman, Corvette, 6.159, 228.92; 16. Melanie Troxel, Camaro, 6.167, 240.34. Not Qualified: 17. Mike Knowles, 6.203, 178.64; 18. Raymond J Matos, 6.526, 212.63; 19. Ike Maier, 6.836, 169.70; 20. Danny Rowe, 6.971, 228.61; 21. Brad Personett, 8.309, 120.81; 22. Steve Matusek, 8.923, 190.87; 23. Chip King, broke.