GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Danny Rowe raced to the qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville.
Rowe paced the field with a performance of 5.852 seconds at 248.98 mph in the Sterling Bridge ’68 Camaro.
Pete Farber was second in his ’63 Corvette with a run of 5.963 at 246.17 and Rickie Smith was third in his late model Chevy Camaro with a 5.945 at 243.02.
Defending NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world champion Troy Coughlin was sixth overall in his late model Corvette with a performance of 6.006 at 238.85.
One round of qualifying remains for the Pro Mod Series on Saturday (11:30 a.m.) and will be followed by the first round of eliminations (1:45 p.m.). The second round of eliminations for the wild doorslammer category will begin Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Friday's results after the first two of three rounds of qualifying for the 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, first of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified -- 1. Danny Rowe, Chevy Camaro, 5.852, 248.98; 2. Pete Farber, Chevy Corvette, 5.936, 246.17; 3. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.945, 243.15; 4. Kenny Lang, Camaro, 5.967, 247.70; 5. Eric Dillard, Ford Mustang, 5.996, 249.95; 6. Troy Coughlin, Corvette, 6.006, 238.85; 7. Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.059, 236.67; 8. Raymond Matos, Pylmouth Barracuda, 6.063, 230.76; 9. Jimmy Keen, Corvette, 6.066, 235.23; 10. Clint Satterfield, Camaro, 6.123, 238.98; 11. Chris Juliano, Mustang, 6.251, 210.87; 12. Doug Winters, Chevy Bel Air, 6.731, 158.37; 13. Von Smith, Camaro, 6.861, 146.23; 14. Brad Personett, Camaro, 6.936, 222.47; 15. Steve Matusek, Mustang, 7.262, 223.25; 16. Adam Flamholc, Camaro, 7.376, 135.86. Not Qualified: 17. Mike Knowles, 8.596, 118.11; 18. Chip King, 8.825, 113.47; 19. Mike Janis, 9.769, 92.61; 20. Harold Martin, broke.
