BALOOSHI LEADS GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES QUALIFYING AT ATLANTA DRAGWAY
COMMERCE, Ga. – Khalid Balooshi continued his impressive start to the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season by racing to the qualifying lead Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
Balooshi, who has raced to two victories this season and leads the series point standings, powered his nitrous-injected Speedtech ’68 Camaro to a leading performance of 5.882 seconds at 243.37 mph.
Mike Janis was second with a 5.894 at 242.19 in his Eaton Ford Mustang, while Mike Castellana was third in his Al-Anabi Racing ’69 Camaro with a 5.914 at 241.11. Roger Burgess sits fourth in his turbocharged ProCare Rx ’53 Corvette with a 5.939 at 253.14.
Two other drivers posted runs in the five-second zone, including Kenny Lang with a 5.986 at 242.89 in his Summit Racing ’69 Camaro and Rickie Smith with a 5.994 at 239.74 in his ’68 Camaro.
One round of Pro Mod qualifying will be held at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday followed by the first round of eliminations at 3:15 p.m. The continuation of Pro Mod eliminations are scheduled for Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m.
COMMERCE, Ga. -- Friday's results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 31st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, fourth of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Saturday's final eliminations.
Pro Modified -- 1. Khalid Balooshi, Chevy Camaro, 5.882, 243.37; 2. Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 5.894, 242.19; 3. Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.914, 241.11; 4. Roger Burgess, Chevy Corvette, 5.939, 253.14; 5. Kenny Lang, Camaro, 5.986, 244.16; 6. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.994, 239.74; 7. Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.070, 240.08; 8. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.079, 247.20; 9. Raymond Commisso, Camaro, 6.097, 243.02; 10. Scott Ray, Corvette, 6.103, 236.51; 11. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 6.108, 234.53; 12. Jay Payne, Camaro, 6.122, 253.42; 13. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.146, 242.67; 14. Pat Musi, Dodge Stratus, 6.147, 238.05; 15. Chuck Cheeseman, Corvette, 6.159, 228.92; 16. Melanie Troxel, Camaro, 6.167, 240.34.
Not Qualified: 17. Mike Knowles, 6.203, 178.64; 18. Raymond J Matos, 6.526, 212.63; 19. Ike Maier, 6.836, 169.70; 20. Danny Rowe, 6.971, 228.61; 21. Brad Personett, 8.309, 120.81; 22. Steve Matusek, 8.923, 190.87; 23. Chip King, broke.
