J.R. GRAY POWERS TO CONGRUITY NHRA PRO MOD WIN IN CHARLOTTE AT RACE POWERED BY CULP LUMBER Media Box of the Pro Mod Final Round from Sunday: PRO MOD MEDIA BOX
CHARLOTTE (April 27, 2025) – J.R. Gray finished off a standout weekend at zMAX Dragway with the victory in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series on Sunday, defeating a final-round quad that included Billy Banaka, Alex Laughlin and Mike Janis as part of the 15th annual American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
The Charlotte event marked the third of 10 races during the 2025 season in the category and this weekend’s race was powered by Culp Lumber.
It was Gray who was in control from start to finish in his Al-Anabi Performance Camaro, finishing the weekend with a strong run of 5.656-second at 255.73 mph in the finals. It was the best run of the day for Gray, who lived in the 5.60s during eliminations.
He won his opening quad with a stellar 5.667 at 256.65 and was even better a round later, winning the second-round quad with a pass of 5.659 at 256.31. That set up a thrilling final round, but Gray delivered an .025 reaction time and quickly chased down Banaka to pick up the victory.
It is Gray’s first Congruity NHRA Pro Mod win of the season and the second in his career, as he also vaulted to second in the points standings. Gray also qualified No. 1 on the strength of a 5.680 at 254.76 and simply got better during each round of eliminations on Sunday.
“We’ve been cutting good lights all day long and we were just going up to do the same thing again in the final round,” Gray said. “I’m happy with the light and happy with the performance. This team, these guys have made this thing a bullet.”
Banaka finished as the runner-up with his run of 5.705 at 249.26, with Laughlin taking third.
The Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series returns to action May 15-18 as part of the 25th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK at Route 66 Raceway in Chicago.
Gary Solesbee from Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia USA (Comp Number: 295) 2025 - Category: TOPDRAG, Type: PN, Class: Top Dragster, Div: 2 "Gary Solesbee" Owned by Gary Solesbee from Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia USA 2012 Dragster by Miller | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.504 at NHRA D2 Cecil […]
Jacky Bennett from Palatka, Florida USA (Comp Number: J275) 2025 - Category: TOPDRAG, Type: PN, Class: Top Dragster, Div: 2 "Jacky Bennett" Owned by Jacky Bennett from Palatka, Florida USA 2009 Dragster by M&M | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.046 at NHRA D2 Cecil GA (Race […]
John Toolis from Libson, Ohio USA (Comp Number: 309) 2025 - Category: ALKYALT, Type: GN, Class: Top Dragster Altered, Div: 3 "Altered Sanity" Owned by Ed Toolis from Libson, Ohio USA 2002 Altered by Mike Bos | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 6.789 at NHRA D2 Cecil […]
Joe Wells from Dorchester, South Carolina USA (Comp Number: J200) 2025 - Category: TOPDRAG, Type: PN, Class: Top Dragster, Div: 2 "Family Boating & Marine Centers" Owned by Joe Wells from Dorchester, South Carolina USA 2006 Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile […]
Ken Wells from Orlando, Florida USA (Comp Number: 2855) 2025 - Category: TOPDRAG, Type: PN, Class: Top Dragster, Div: 2 "Ken Wells" Owned by Ken Wells from Orlando, Florida USA 2014 Dragster by Miller | Powered by a 708 cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 6.782 at NHRA D2 Cecil GA (Race […]
Phillip Landram from Manchester, MI USA (Comp Number: 3606) 2025 - Category: NOSTBBFC, Type: CN, Class: BB/FC, Div: 3 "Bedrock Bruiser" Owned by Phil Landram from Manchester, Michigan USA '68 Chevrolet Camaro by John Worm | Powered by a 510 cubic inch Chevrolet by Griffin Engines with 3 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: Unknown […]
Larry Strickland from Oxford, Florida USA (Comp Number: 2526) 2025 - Category: TOPDRAG, Type: PN, Class: Top Dragster, Div: 2 "Elite Chassis Fabrication" Owned by Larry Strickland from Oxford, Florida USA 2017 Dragster by Elite | Powered by a 540 cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.053 at NHRA D2 Cecil GA […]
Bob Sullivan from Kansas City, Kansas USA 1967 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: S/XS, Div: 5 "Pandemonium V" Owned by Bob Sullivan from Kansas City, Kansas USA '67 Plymouth Barracuda by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 400 cubic inch Chrysler Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at […]
Pee Wee Wallace from Richmond, Virginia USA 1967 - Category: AFUELFC, Type: CN, Class: A/XS, Div: 1 "The Virginian" Owned by Pee Wee Wallace from Richmond, Virginia USA '66 Plymouth Barracuda by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 426 cubic inch Chrysler Hemi with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown | […]
Larry Reyes from Memphis, Tennessee USA (Comp Number: 143) 1966 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: Match Race, Div: 2 "King Fish" Owned by Bill Coleman from Memphis, Tennessee USA '65 Plymouth Barracuda by John Albright | Powered by a 426 cubic inch Chrysler Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 8.160 at […]