ROWE RETAINS TOP QUALIFYING POSITION; WINS FIRST ROUND OF ELIMINATIONS AT CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Danny Rowe powered to his fourth No. 1 qualifying position of the season in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at zMAX Dragway.
His 5.871 seconds at 246.80 mph pass in his Agave Underground Tequila Chevy Camaro placed him into a first round match-up with the 16th qualifier Eric Latino. Rowe was able to outrun Latino with a winning run of 5.967 at 243.63 to the losing run of 5.995 at 242.80. Rowe will face David Hance on Sunday as he vies for his first win of the season.
Points leader Rickie Smith qualified second in the field but was defeated first round by Adam Flamholc. When eliminations resume on Sunday it will be Flamholc vs. Peter Farber; Mike Castellana vs. Von Smith; and Jim Laurita vs. Mike Janis.
Eliminations for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will continue Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- First round-by-round results from the Sixth annual Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at zMax Dragway, the eighth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE -- David Hance, Chevy Bel Air, 5.934, 246.89 def. Mike Knowles, Chevy Camaro, 6.186, 237.50; Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 5.944, 242.89 def. Brad Personett, Camaro, 5.955, 250.60; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.967, 243.63 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 5.995, 242.80; Mike Janis, Camaro, 5.938, 244.21 def. Craig Cawte, Camaro, 6.023, 232.27; Von Smith, Camaro, 5.932, 240.68 def. Dan Stevenson, Camaro, 5.978, 242.32; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.050, 234.57 def. Kevin McCurdy, Camaro, 7.496, 131.41; Jim Laurita, Camaro, 5.892, 244.29 def. Kenny Lang, Chevy Corvette, 5.996, 240.04; Adam Flamholc, Camaro, 5.966, 242.63 def. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 6.079, 240.17;
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified at the
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals presented
by NAPA Auto Parts. The race is the eighth of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 5 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, '68 Camaro 5.871 246.80 246.80
2 43 Rickie Smith, King NC, '12 Camaro 5.888 243.55 243.55
3 1087 Jim Laurita, Morgantown WV, '68 Camaro 5.897 243.15 243.15
4 2 Mike Castellana, Muttontown NY, '13 Camaro 5.921 239.95 240.17
5 2377 Von Smith, Oak Ridge TN, '68 Camaro 5.937 240.89 240.89
6 1456 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, '12 Camaro 5.946 243.99 243.99
7 348 Brad Personett, Elkhart IN, '68 Camaro 5.947 249.76 250.00
8 1277 David Hance, Inwood NY, '57 Bel Air 5.973 246.08 246.08
9 5011 Mike Knowles, Grand Junction CO, '68 Camaro 5.984 243.15 243.15
10 8 Pete Farber, Baldwinville MA, '69 Daytona 6.000 242.41 242.76
11 6556 Craig Cawte, Cranbrook BC, '68 Camaro 6.003 238.76 238.76
12 303 Dan Stevenson, Bolingbrook IL, '13 Camaro 6.005 242.63 242.63
13 191 Kevin McCurdy, Hamburg PA, '68 Camaro 6.005 239.27 241.11
14 10 Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe MB, '63 Corvette 6.017 240.29 241.63
15 872 Adam Flamholc, Malmoe SW, '68 Camaro 6.028 239.87 241.45
16 1938 Eric Latino, Port Perry ON, '69 Camaro 6.031 222.18 238.26
------------ Not Qualified ------------
17 220F Kevin Fiscus, Jacksonville FL, '12 Mustang 6.045 246.21 246.21
18 1 Troy Coughlin, Delaware OH, '12 Corvette 6.057 244.34 244.34
19 377 Harold Martin, New Hudson MI, '14 Corvette 6.086 234.41 234.41
20 567 Chris Juliano, Iberia MO, '67 Mustang 6.141 226.77 228.27
21 6952 Pat Stoken, Eureka MO, '69 Camaro 6.181 217.00 217.00
22 205 Kevin Rivenbark, Wallace NC, '02 Firebird 6.263 234.98 234.98
23 701 Clint Satterfield, Albuquerque NM, '68 Firebi 6.380 219.15 219.15
24 202 Todd Tutterow, Lewisville NC, '67 Mustang 6.454 222.99 222.99
25 9 Steve Matusek, Olathe KS, '12 Mustang 6.979 238.13 238.13
26 213 Chip King, Semora NC, '69 Daytona 9.801 105.41 105.41
27 2105 Doug Winters, Pleasant Garden NC, '57 Bel Air DQ
