FISCUS QUALIFIES NO. 1 AND FOLLOWS WITH A FIRST ROUND VICTORY IN NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES ACTION AT ENGLISHTOWN
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – Kevin Fiscus followed his No. 1 qualifying position with a first round win Saturday in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Toyota NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing is presented by Powerocks.
Fiscus drove his late model Ford Mustang to the quickest run of the weekend, a performance of 5.851 seconds at 251.58 mph, during Friday’s qualifying. Fiscus followed his first No. 1 qualifying position with a first-round win over Dan Stevenson with a winning effort of 6.338 at 234.25. He faces No. 9 qualifier Eric Latino, who upset No. 8 seed Steve Matusek in the opening round.
Defending world champion Rickie Smith was the No. 3 qualifier, but fell in the first round to Jason Hamstra, who powered to a winning run of 5.866 at 244.47 in his turbocharged late model Mustang.
Pete Farber, Von Smith, Jim Bell and Mike Janis all advanced to the second round while No. 4 seed Danny Rowe – a two-time Englishtown winner – was upset in the first round by Clint Satterfield.
The final three rounds of Pro Mod eliminations will conclude on Sunday.
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ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — First round results from the 45th Toyota NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the fourth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series:
ROUND ONE — Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 5.857, 250.41 def. Kenny Lang, Chevy Camaro, 5.900, 243.19; Eric Latino, Camaro, 7.407, 134.50 def. Steve Matusek, Camaro, 9.105, 107.34; Mike Janis, Camaro, 8.622, 108.90 def. Bob Rahaim, Camaro, DQ; Jim Bell, Camaro, 5.920, 234.45 def. Steven Whiteley, Camaro, 17.302, 34.25; Von Smith, Camaro, 6.306, 179.25 def. Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 6.809, 129.23; Clint Satterfield, Pontiac Firebird, 6.292, 218.19 def. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 7.260, 135.41; Jason Hamstra, Ford Mustang, 5.866, 244.47 def. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.832, 249.35; Kevin Fiscus, Mustang, 6.338, 234.25 def. Dan Stevenson, Camaro, 6.421, 240.64;
Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified from the 45th Toyota NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the fourth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series:
Psn—Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type