JANIS TAKES NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES VICTORY AT NORWALK
NORWALK, Ohio – Mike Janis raced to his first victory of the season Sunday in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing at Summit Motorsports Park was presented by The Real Pro Mod Association.
Janis powered his supercharged Jan-Cen Racing late model Camaro to a final round performance of 5.902 seconds at 247.34 mph to hold off Ohio-native Troy Coughlin, who finished in 7.120 at 137.43 when his turbocharged JEGS.com Corvette encountered engine problems near mid-track.
“We ran consistent,” Janis said. “We ended up putting the Goodyear tires back on it. We’ve been going fast in qualifying, but then struggling first round on a hot race track. Now the Goodyear tires have put us back in the winner’s circle like the last three times. We’re pretty happy about that.”
To reach the final and take his fourth career victory and first at Norwalk, Janis defeated Clint Satterfield, Robert Patrick and Dan Stevenson. From the Buffalo, N.Y. area, Janis considers this his home track, so winning here was very special.
“It’s awesome to be here and to do this in front of (friends and family),” said Janis, who moves to third place in the points with the victory. “It’s better than winning Indy having everybody here cheering us on. You have no idea of the feeling going through us right now.”
It was defending event winner Coughlin’s second runner-up finish of the season and he moves into second place in the points standings. It was his third Norwalk final round appearance.
"We’re not sure what happened in the final, but runner-up’s not bad,” Coughlin said. “There’s only one other guy who wouldn’t want our spot, so we’ll take it."
The next stop on the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series schedule is Sept. 2-7 at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
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NORWALK, Ohio — Final finish order (1-16) at the ninth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park. The sixth of 10 events in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
1. Mike Janis; 2. Troy Coughlin; 3. Dan Stevenson; 4. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 5. Robert Patrick Jr.; 6. Mike Castellana; 7. Khalid alBalooshi; 8. Bob Rahaim; 9. Rickie Smith; 10. Jim Whiteley; 11. Bill Glidden; 12. Pete Farber; 13. Kevin Fiscus; 14. Danny Rowe; 15. Clint Satterfield; 16. Mike Knowles.
NORWALK, Ohio — Final round-by-round results from the ninth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park, the sixth of 10 events in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE — Khalid alBalooshi, Chevy Camaro, 5.907, 247.57 def. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.947, 247.11; Robert Patrick Jr., Ford Mustang, 5.948, 241.15 def. Mike Knowles, Mustang, 11.810, 69.58; Dan Stevenson, Camaro, 5.969, 241.11 def. Kevin Fiscus, Mustang, 5.931, 247.57; Troy Coughlin Jr., Chevy Corvette, 5.901, 250.18 def. Jim Whiteley, Chevy Chevelle, 5.866, 244.03; Bob Rahaim, Corvette, 5.824, 246.66 def. Bill Glidden, Mustang, 5.909, 223.32; Mike Castellana, Corvette, 5.922, 243.41 def. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 5.910, 247.79; Mike Janis, Camaro, 5.867, 246.80 def. Clint Satterfield, Pontiac Firebird, 7.362, 136.69; Troy Coughlin, Corvette, 5.859, 250.27 def. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.856, 247.88;
QUARTERFINALS — Stevenson, 5.992, 240.68 def. Castellana, foul; Janis, 5.901, 247.29 def. Patrick Jr., 5.960, 242.71; Coughlin, 5.878, 252.85 def. alBalooshi, 6.019, 236.84; Coughlin Jr., 6.061, 249.39 def. Rahaim, 6.224, 231.24;
SEMIFINALS — Janis, 5.902, 247.79 def. Stevenson, 6.032, 241.15; Coughlin, 5.948, 247.66 def. Coughlin Jr., 10.875, 78.03;
FINAL — Janis, 5.902, 247.34 def. Coughlin, 7.120, 137.43.
NORWALK, Ohio — Point standings (top 10) following the ninth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park, the sixth of 10 events in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified: 1. Bob Rahaim, 403; 2. Troy Coughlin, 398; 3. Mike Janis, 394; 4. Don Walsh, 391; 5. Bill Glidden, 371; 6. Troy Coughlin Jr., 334; 7. Rickie Smith, 327; 8. Pete Farber, 265; 9. Danny Rowe, 264; 10. Kenny Lang, 224.
