CASTELLANA LEADS NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY PROCARE RX AFTER FIRST DAY OF QUALIFYING IN HOUSTON
BAYTOWN, Texas - Mike Castellana powered his Al-Anabi Racing Chevy Camaro to the top of the qualifying order Friday in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by ProCare Rx portion of the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Royal Purple Raceway.
The defending event winner ran low E.T. during the opening round of qualifying and held onto the top spot through the second qualifying session. If he holds onto the No. 1 spot through Saturday, it will be the second of his career.
Veteran driver Rickie Smith trails Castellana with his 5.930 second pass at 242.15 mph, while Danny Rowe sits third with a 5.940 at 245.14. Kenny Lang is fourth with a 5.960 at 242.63 and Pete Farber is fifth with a 5.978 at 245.32.
The final qualifying session for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by ProCare Rx will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the first round of eliminations scheduled for 4 p.m. Pro Mod eliminations will continue Sunday.
BAYTOWN, Texas -- Friday's results after the first two of three rounds of qualifying for the 25th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Royal Purple Raceway, third of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by ProCare Rx. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Saturday's final eliminations.
Pro Modified -- 1. Mike Castellana, Chevy Camaro, 5.899, 243.11; 2. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.930, 242.15; 3. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.940, 245.14; 4. Kenny Lang, Camaro, 5.960, 242.63; 5. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 5.978, 245.32; 6. Donald Martin, Camaro, 5.979, 244.47; 7. Brad Brand, Chevy Corvette, 6.000, 251.02; 8. Troy Coughlin, Camaro, 6.000, 248.52; 9. Leah Pruett, Ford Mustang, 6.008, 249.86; 10. Jay Payne, Camaro, 6.038, 238.89; 11. Chip King, Daytona, 6.039, 245.36; 12. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.064, 240.34; 13. Steve Matusek, Mustang, 6.132, 246.21; 14. Donald Walsh, Mustang, 7.639, 141.94.
