TOP QUALIFIER TODD TUTTEROW UPSET IN FIRST ROUND BY TEAMMATE RIVENBARK IN NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES AT NHRA TOYOTA NATIONALS
LAS VEGAS – No. 1 qualifier Todd Tutterow was upset by teammate Kevin Rivenbark during the first round of eliminations on Saturday during the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race is the final event in 2013 for NHRA’s popular 250-mph doorslammer touring series.
Rivenbark, the No. 16 qualifier, powered his supercharged Galot Motorsports Corvette to a pass of 6.060 seconds at 232.11 mph in his first-round win. Tutterow, who slowed to a 10.381 at 112.41, earned his first No. 1 qualifying position in his turbo-powered Ford Mustang with a run of 5.876 at 250.69.
Rivenbark will take on points leader Rickie Smith in the second round after Smith, who has already clinched the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world championship, went 6.010 at 238.81 in his nitrous-injected IDG Racing Chevy Camaro to earn the opening round win.
Other first-round winners included No. 2 qualifier Troy Coughlin, who went a round-best 5.918 at 245.72 in his JEGS.com Corvette, setting up a second-round matchup with Dennis Radford, who beat Chip King with a 5.996 at 239.78. No. 3 qualifier Mike Knowles went 5.945 at 241.88 in his first-round victory on Saturday and will race Mike Castellana in the next round. Castellana beat Al-Anabi Racing teammate Von Smith with a 5.965 at 240.21 in his nitrous-injected Camaro.
The final quarterfinal matchup will feature Danny Rowe, who went 5.971 at 241.37 in his winning round, and Mike Janis, making it a supercharger-powered matchup. Janis went 5.977 at 241.11 to claim his first-round victory.
Eliminations for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will continue Sunday at approximately 9:45 a.m.
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LAS VEGAS -- First round results from the 13th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race is the final of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
ROUND ONE -- Dennis Radford, Chevy Camaro, 5.996, 239.78 def. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 7.472, 127.78; Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.918, 245.72 def. Dan Stevenson, Camaro, 6.051, 238.05; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.965, 240.21 def. Von Smith, Camaro, 5.979, 240.25; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 6.010, 238.81 def. Kenny Lang, Corvette, 6.029, 241.67; Mike Janis, Camaro, 5.977, 241.11 def. Pete Farber, Daytona, 6.102, 240.72; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.971, 241.37 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.006, 240.85; Mike Knowles, Camaro, 5.945, 241.89 def. Bob Rahaim, Camaro, 5.985, 239.70; Kevin Rivenbark, Ford Mustang, 6.060, 232.11 def. Todd Tutterow, Mustang, 10.381, 112.41;
LAS VEGAS - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Pro Modified from the 13th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd
1 202 Todd Tutterow, Yadkinville NC, '67 Mustang 5.876 250.69 250.69
2 1 Troy Coughlin, Delaware OH, '12 Corvette 5.922 245.99 245.99
3 5011 Mike Knowles, Grand Junction CO, '68 Camaro 5.948 241.93 241.93
4 5 Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, '68 Camaro 5.973 242.63 242.63
5 1456 Mike Janis, Lancaster NY, '12 Camaro 5.989 241.54 241.63
6 2377 Von Smith, Oak Ridge TN, '69 Camaro 6.002 239.65 239.65
7 6294 Dennis Radford, Baker City OR, '13 Camaro 6.003 241.76 241.76
8 10 Kenny Lang, Grande Pointe MB, '63 Corvette 6.017 241.45 241.63
9 43 Rickie Smith, King NC, '12 Camaro 6.019 238.51 238.51
10 213 Chip King, Semora NC, '69 Daytona 6.024 245.27 246.39
11 2 Mike Castellana, Muttontown NY, '13 Camaro 6.024 232.67 241.20
12 8 Pete Farber, Baldwinville MA, '69 Daytona 6.028 242.45 242.45
13 1938 Eric Latino, Whitby ON, '69 Camaro 6.038 241.32 243.02
14 360 Bob Rahaim, Grosse Pointe MI, '69 Camaro 6.048 221.78 234.61
15 303 Dan Stevenson, Bolingbrook IL, '13 Camaro 6.064 238.17 238.17
16 205 Kevin Rivenbark, Wallace NC, '67 Mustang 6.076 231.91 231.91
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17 6556 Craig Cawte, Cranbrook BC, '68 Camaro 6.084 234.21 234.21
18 6967 Jim Bell, Edmonton AB, '13 Mustang 6.096 226.92 226.92
19 602G Michael Gondziola, Saskatoon SK, '68 Camaro 6.186 230.57 230.57
20 9 Steve Matusek, Olathe KS, '12 Mustang 6.278 240.34 240.34
21 1087 Jim Laurita, Morgantown WV, '68 Camaro 10.318 84.58 84.58
