PRO MOD NO. 1 QUALIFIER FISCUS RACES TO OPENING ROUND WIN AT FORD NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kevin Fiscus secured the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway and then claimed his opening round victory over Jim Bell.
Other top seeded first round winners included Mike Castellana, Steve Matusek, and Jim Laurita.
There were several upset winners in the first round, including Pete Farber outrunning No. 4 qualifier Danny Rowe, Dan Stevenson taking out No. 5 qualifier Clint Satterfield, Mike Knowles defeating No. 3 qualifier Don Walsh and Mike Janis beating No. 6 qualifier Steve Whiteley.
Pro Mod eliminations continue Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m. with the following second round pairings: Fiscus vs. Laurita, Farber vs. Stevenson, Castellana vs. Matusek, and Knowles vs. Janis.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — First round results from the 14th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers at Bristol Dragway, the fifth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
ROUND ONE — Jim Laurita, Chevy Camaro, 6.015, 224.14 def. Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 11.666, 71.74; Steve Matusek, Camaro, 6.025, 238.38 def. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 11.048, 78.76; Mike Janis, Camaro, 6.027, 242.98 def. Steven Whiteley, Camaro, 9.954, 141.33; Dan Stevenson, Camaro, 6.107, 239.74 def. Clint Satterfield, Pontiac Firebird, 6.228, 242.80; Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 11.178, 88.48 def. Danny Rowe, Camaro, foul; Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.049, 241.63 def. Don Walsh, Camaro, 6.188, 211.10; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.735, 149.80 def. Von Smith, Camaro, foul; Kevin Fiscus, Ford Mustang, 6.198, 244.43 def. Jim Bell, Camaro, 9.229, 103.74.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by
Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers:
Psn—Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type
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