ROWE VS. V. SMITH MATCH HIGHLIGHTS SECOND ROUND ACTION IN NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A former NHRA Pro Mod world champion will face the event’s No. 2 qualifier when eliminations resume Sunday for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
Von Smith will face Danny Rowe in the second round match up when the wild 250 mph doorslammer category opens the quarterfinal round of racing. Rowe outran Mike Knowles in Saturday’s first round, while Smith defeated defending world champion Troy Coughlin in the first round.
In other second round racing, Mike Janis will meet James Eric Dillard, Chip King will race Raymond Matos and Pete Farber will take on Rickie Smith.
No. 1 qualifier Mike Castellana, who took the top spot with a performance of 5.844 seconds at 246.89 mph in his 1970 Al-Anabi Racing Camaro, was upset in the opening round by No. 16 qualifier Janis. Castellana’s machine lost traction early in the run and Janis pulled away for the win.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- First round results from the 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, the first of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series :
ROUND ONE -- Eric Dillard, Ford Mustang, 5.988, 250.60 def. Jimmy Keen, Chevy Corvette, 5.983, 238.76; Von Smith, Chevy Camaro, 5.967, 244.69 def. Troy Coughlin, Corvette, 6.036, 232.55; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.988, 240.77 def. Adam Flamholc, Camaro, foul; Raymond Matos, Pylmouth Barracuda, 7.343, 224.58 def. Doug Winters, Chevy Bel Air, 7.700, 127.50; Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 6.111,
250.97 def. Kenny Lang, Corvette, broke; Pete Farber, Corvette, 5.946, 246.08 def. Clint Satterfield, Camaro, 6.174, 239.14; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.890, 248.80 def. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.309, 216.34; Mike Janis, Camaro, 6.799, 150.15 def. Mike Castellana, Camaro, 10.199, 82.51;
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Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, the first of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series:
1 2 Mike Castellana, muttontown NY, n'70 Camaro 5.844 246.89 246.89
2 5 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, *'68 Camaro 5.852 248.98 248.98
3 8 Pete Farber, Baldwinville MA, *'63 Corvette 5.886 247.84 247.84
4 10 Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe MB, *'53 Corvette 5.921 247.16 247.70
5 377 Harold Martin, New Hudson MI, n'11 Corvette 5.931 239.06 239.06
6 43 Rickie Smith, King NC, n'12 Camaro 5.945 243.02 243.15
7 2377 Von Smith, Oak Ridge TN, *'68 Camaro 5.953 237.55 237.55
8 2890 Eric Dillard, Bell Ground GA, t'12 Mustang 5.984 250.27 250.27
9 2995 Jimmy Keen, Parrish FL, n'11 Corvette 5.994 239.44 239.44
10 1 Troy Coughlin, Delaware OH, t'12 Corvette 6.006 238.85 238.85
11 872 Adam Flamholc, Malmoe SW, *'68 Camaro 6.024 242.84 242.84
12 277 Raymond Matos, Toa Alta PR, n'70 Barracuda 6.031 232.91 232.91
13 213 Chip King, Roxboro NC, t'69 Daytona 6.093 248.80 248.80
14 701 Clint Satterfield, Albuquerque NM, t'68 Camaro 6.123 238.98 238.98
15 567 Chris Juliano, Iberia MO, n'67 Mustang 6.251 210.87 210.87
16 1456 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, *'12 Camaro 6.550 224.92 224.92
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17 2105 Doug Winters, Pleasant Garden NC, *'57 Bel Air 6.731 158.37 158.37
18 5011 Mike Knowles, Grand Junction CO, *'68 Camaro 6.773 217.21 217.21
19 348 Brad Personett, Orlando FL, t'68 Camaro 6.936 222.47 222.47
20 9 Steve Matusek, Olathe KS, t'12 Mustang 7.262 223.25 223.25
* = Supercharged Engine
t = Turbocharged Engine
n = Nitrous Engine
