CASTELLANA LEADS QUALIFYING DURING J&A PRO MODIFIED PORTION OF CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS
BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Mike Castellana ran quickest in the first round of qualifying at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by JEGS.com, is the ninth of 12 events on the 2017 schedule.
Castellana raced a track elapsed-time record 5.709-second pass at 252.52 mph in his Al Anabi Racing Chevrolet Camaro during Friday’s only qualifying session at the world’s biggest drag race.
"It’s great, you know, to be No. 1 after the first session,” said Castellana, who is the points leader and holds the national elapsed-time record. “It takes the pressure off the rest of the weekend. I owe it all to my crew – they just do an awesome job with this car."
Steve Jackson is currently in the second position with a 5.779 pass at 249.63 in his Bahrain 1 Racing Chevrolet Camaro and Steven Whitely is holding onto third with a 5.785 pass at 249.03 in his Y-Not Racing / J&A Service Cadillac.
NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series qualifying continues Saturday at approximately 1:45 p.m.
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BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Friday’s results after the first one of four rounds of qualifying for the 63rd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis, the ninth of 12 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday’s first round of eliminations.
Pro Modified — 1. Mike Castellana, Chevy Camaro, 5.709, 252.52; 2. Steve Jackson, Camaro, 5.779, 249.63; 3. Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 5.785, 249.03; 4. Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.793, 255.77; 5. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.797, 251.34; 6. Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.805, 249.63; 7. Richie Stevens, Camaro, 5.805, 247.70; 8. Shannon Jenkins, Ford Mustang, 5.820, 246.12; 9. Danny Rowe, Corvette, 5.846, 247.38; 10. Sidnei Frigo, Corvette, 5.865, 252.99; 11. Mike Janis, Camaro, 5.875, 244.07; 12. Rick Hord, Corvette, 6.245, 199.67; 13. Ruben Tetsoshvili, Camaro, 6.357, 195.31; 14. Harry Hruska, Camaro, 6.637, 230.80; 15. Bob Rahaim, Camaro, 6.692, 159.59; 16. Steve Matusek, Camaro, 7.573, 126.77.
Not Qualified: 17. Chuck Little, 8.436, 93.43; 18. Michael Biehle, 8.551, 109.78; 19. Dan Stevenson, 9.504, 104.94; 20. Doug Winters, 10.726, 84.32; 21. Bill Glidden, 11.230, 76.50; 22. Michael Bowman, 11.502, 94.96; 23. Jim Whiteley, 12.506, 89.32; 24. Jonathan Gray, 14.420, 57.49; 25. Shane Molinari, broke.
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