CASTELLANA POWERS TO CURRENT NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITION IN THE PRO MOD CATEGORY AT THE NHRA TOYOTA NATIONALS
LAS VEGAS – Mike Castellana powered to the current No. 1 qualifying position at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the NHRA Toyota Nationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by Trask Performance, is the season ending event for the category.
Castellana raced to the top spot in his ’17 Camaro with his pass of 5.744-seconds at 252.10 mph.
“My team would like to do good and get a win in this year,” said Castellana. “So far we are on the right track and hopefully we can keep that up tomorrow and all day Sunday.”
Rick Hord is second with his pass of 5.749 at 253.33. Points leader Mike Janis is fourth with a run of 5.787 at 247.88 and Rickie Smith who is second in the championship battle is ninth following his 5.814 pass at 247.43.
E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series qualifying continues Saturday at 11 a.m. at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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LAS VEGAS — Friday’s results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the final of 12 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday’s final eliminations.
Pro Modified — 1. Mike Castellana, Chevy Camaro, 5.744, 252.10; 2. Rick Hord, Chevy Corvette, 5.749, 253.33; 3. Sidnei Frigo, Camaro, 5.769, 256.99; 4. Mike Janis, Camaro, 5.787, 247.88; 5. Jeremy Ray, Corvette, 5.787, 247.29; 6. Jose Gonzalez, Camaro, 5.797, 256.50; 7. Steven Whiteley, Camaro, 5.799, 251.06; 8. Michael Biehle, Ford Mustang, 5.808, 254.95; 9. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.814, 247.43; 10. Chad Green, Corvette, 5.827, 245.23; 11. Marc Caruso, Camaro, 5.849, 245.23; 12. Clint Satterfield, Camaro, 5.851, 248.39; 13. Bob Rahaim, Camaro, 5.861, 243.50; 14. Steve Matusek, Camaro, 5.862, 247.66; 15. Jim Whiteley, Camaro, 5.863, 245.63; 16. Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.894, 243.63.
Not Qualified: 17. Steve Jackson, 5.894, 241.41; 18. Scott Oksas, 5.910, 238.60; 19. Doug Winters, 5.946, 241.11; 20. Harry Hruska, 5.985, 249.63; 21. Shane Molinari, 6.736, 205.82; 22. Brandon Snider, 7.417, 133.42; 23. Danny Rowe, 7.431, 134.71; 24. Todd Tutterow, 10.910, 81.43; 25. Chip King, 11.323, 95.88.
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