BAYTOWN, Texas – Mike Castellana was able to do what no one else had done the past two NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series races and defeated Khalid Balooshi in the final round.
This was the first final round appearance of the season for Castellana who was behind the wheel of his 1969 Al-Anabi Camaro with a nitrous engine. The cars were evenly matched down the course of the track but Castellana edged Balooshi with a winning time of 5.920 seconds at 243.15mph to a losing pass of 5.952 seconds at 243.28mph. He and Balooshi are teammates and this was the first time they raced each other in the finals
With the runner-up finish Balooshi retains his lead in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Series points by 65 over Danny Rowe.
The series will see action next when they visit the Atlanta Dragway during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals on May 13-15.
BAYTOWN, Texas -- Final finish order (1-16) for the Get Screened America Pro Mod Series at the 24th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Royal Purple Raceway. The race is the third of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Series.
1. Mike Castellana; 2. Khalid Balooshi; 3. Danny Rowe; 4. Mike Janis; 5. Raymond Commisso; 6. Ed Hoover; 7. Pete Farber; 8. Donald Martin; 9. Mike Knowles; 10. Troy Coughlin; 11. Melanie Troxel; 12. Brad Personett; 13. Roger Burgess; 14. Scott Ray; 15. Kenny Lang; 16. Chip King.
BAYTOWN, Texas -- Get Screened America Pro Mod Series final round-by-round results from the 24th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Royal Purple Raceway, the third of ten events:
ROUND ONE -- Raymond Commisso, Chevy Camaro, 6.184, 240.38 def. Melanie Troxel, Camaro, 6.205, 240.08; Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 5.990, 240.81 def. Roger Burgess, Chevy Corvette, broke; Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.079, 239.95 def. Scott Ray, Corvette, broke; Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.950, 242.19 def. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.037, 243.46; Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 9.676, 106.19 def. Kenny Lang, Camaro, broke; Ed Hoover, Camaro, 9.958, 89.46 def. Chip King, Daytona, broke; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.015, 231.79 def. Brad Personett, Camaro, 6.727, 141.34; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 6.003, 244.60 def. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.060, 246.39;
QUARTERFINALS -- Castellana, 5.984, 243.11 def. Farber, 9.995, 89.42; Rowe, 6.016, 244.25 def. Martin, DQ; Janis, 5.996, 241.32 def. Commisso, 6.016, 245.54; Balooshi, 5.946, 242.76 def. Hoover, 9.404, 97.56; SEMIFINALS -- Castellana, 5.961, 243.06 def. Janis, 7.063, 134.26; Balooshi, 5.956, 243.06 def. Rowe, 6.009, 244.21;
FINAL -- Castellana, 5.920, 243.15 def. Balooshi, 5.952, 243.28.
BAYTOWN, Texas -- Get Screened America Pro Mod Series point standings (top 10) following the 24th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Royal Purple Raceway, the third of ten events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -
1. Khalid Balooshi, 282; 2. Danny Rowe, 217; 3. Roger Burgess, 177; 4. Kenny Lang, 167; 5. Rickie Smith, 158; 6. Ed Hoover, 156; 7. Raymond Commisso, 151; 8. Brad Personett, 139; 9. Scott Ray, 129; 10. Melanie Troxel, 110.
