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CASTELLANA POWERS TO QUALIFYING LEAD AT ROYAL PURPLE RACEWAY IN NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES
BAYTOWN, Texas – Mike Castellana powered his Al-Anabi Racing ’68 Camaro to the No. 1 qualifying position in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals Friday at Royal Purple Raceway. His pass of 5.880 seconds at 244.56 mph paced the 16-car field in the popular 250-mph doorslammer touring series.
Danny Rowe is currently qualified second at 5.930 at 246.53 in his Agave Underground Tequila Pro Mod. Mike Janis raced his K100 Fuel Treatment Camaro to the third position with a pass of 5.960 seconds at 244.25, while points leader Von Smith qualified eighth at 5.979 at 248.71.
The final qualifying session for the NHRA Pro Mod Series is Saturday at 1:45 p.m. First round of eliminations begin at 4 p.m. and will continue on Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m.
BAYTOWN, Texas -- Friday's results after the first two of three rounds of qualifying for the 26th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Royal Purple Raceway, third of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Saturday's round one of eliminations.
Pro Modified -- 1. Mike Castellana, Chevy Camaro, 5.880, 244.56; 2. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.930, 246.53; 3. Mike Janis, Camaro, 5.960, 244.25; 4. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 5.964, 244.34; 5. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.964, 242.71; 6. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 5.966, 246.12; 7. Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.979, 248.71; 8. Von Smith, Camaro, 5.979, 244.65; 9. Kenny Lang, Corvette, 5.983, 245.99; 10. Steve Matusek, Ford Mustang, 6.060, 246.48; 11. Clint Satterfield, Camaro, 6.208, 237.30; 12. Chris Juliano, Mustang, 6.246, 220.15; 13. Chip King, Daytona, 6.499, 236.55; 14. Jeffrey Cummins Jr., Camaro, 9.786, 93.08.
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