TRICKY RICKY SCORES NHRA PRO MOD WIN|

Veteran Pro Mod driver Rickie Smith raced to his start career victory in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented past ProCare Rx Mon during the rain-delayed Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented by NAPAFilters.com.

Smith, a former multi-time winner in NHRA Pro Stock competition, held off upshot peak qualifier Mike Castellana in the final round after defeating Adam Flamholc, Raymond Commisso and Leah Pruett in the first iii rounds. In his only other NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series final round appearance, Smith lost to Khalid alBalooshi last spring in Las Vegas.

In the terminal round at historic Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, Smith powered his IDG-sponsored Camaro past Castellana's Al-Anabi Racing Camaro with a functioning of 5.913 seconds at 240.29 mph. Castellana left the starting line first with an astonishing .006 reaction fourth dimension, but his car got loose near mid-track and slowed to a run of six.435 at 189.79.

The key round for Smith was his semifinal victory over Leah Pruett. Smith won that race on a holeshot, using a quicker reaction fourth dimension at the starting line with his performance of five.926 at 239.95 to cross the finish line about seven anxiety in front of Pruett, who had the quicker fourth dimension and speed in her tardily-model Ford Mustang, posting a v.919 at 251.34.

With the victory, Smith opens the flavour in the series pb, 19 points ahead of Castellana.

The NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Serial presented past ProCare Rx continues April xiii-xv at zMAX Dragway near Charlotte, N.C. with the 3rd annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

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Final finish social club (1-16) for the NHRA Pro Modern Drag Racing Series presented by ProCare Rx. at the 43rd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented past NAPAFilters.com at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville. The race is the first of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Serial presented by ProCare Rx.

PRO MODIFIED:

1. Rickie Smith; 2. Mike Castellana; iii. Leah Pruett; 4. Donald Martin; 5. Danny Rowe; 6. Mike Knowles; 7. Kenny Lang; 8. Raymond Commisso; 9. Roger Burgess; 10. Donald Walsh; xi. Adam Flamholc; 12. Ike Maier; 13. Pete Farber; 14. Troy Coughlin; xv. Steve Matusek; 16. Jay Payne.

Last round-by-circular results from the 43rd almanac Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented by NAPAFilters.com at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, outset of ten in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented past ProCare Rx.:

PRO MODIFIED:

Round I — Mike Knowles, Chevy Camaro, 5.919, 241.63 def. Pete Farber, Contrivance Daytona, foul; Leah Pruett, Ford Mustang, five.916, 251.34 def. Steve Matusek, Mustang, 12.231, 71.16; Raymond Commisso, Camaro, 6.338, 183.44 def. Troy Coughlin, Camaro, 8.056, 111.09; Kenny Lang, Camaro, five.892, 244.34 def. Roger Burgess, Pontiac Firebird, 6.009, 246.48; Donald Martin, Camaro, five.936, 245.23 def. Donald Walsh, Mustang, vi.044, 236.96; Rickie Smith, Camaro, five.927, 238.72 def. Adam Flamholc, Camaro, 6.064, 234.21; Danny Rowe, Camaro, five.890, 244.96 def. Ike Maier, Chevy Corvette, 6.271, 230.25; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.904, 243.55 def. Jay Payne, Camaro, 13.146, 76.48;

QUARTERFINALS — Smith, v.887, 240.64 def. Commisso, 11.859, seventy.22; Castellana, five.810, 246.39 def. Knowles, 5.922, 241.93; Martin, v.978, 236.63 def. Lang, 7.997, 119.24; Pruett, 5.895, 251.34 def. Rowe, 5.908, 244.83;

SEMIFINALS — Smith, 5.926, 239.95 def. Pruett, v.919, 251.34; Castellana, half dozen.437, 232.87 def. Martin, foul;

Final — Smith, 5.913, 240.29 def. Castellana, vi.435, 189.79.

Betoken standings (top ten) for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented past ProCare Rx following the 43rd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented past NAPAFilters.com at Automobile-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, first of x in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented past ProCare Rx.

PRO MODIFIED POINTS:

1. Rickie Smith, 101; two. Mike Castellana, 82; 3. Donald Martin, 68; 4. Leah Pruett, 66; five. Danny Rowe, 59; half-dozen. Kenny Lang, 56; seven. Mike Knowles, 55; eight. Raymond Commisso, 54; 9. Troy Coughlin, 45; 10. (tie) Roger Burgess, 43. Pete Farber, 43; Steve Matusek, 43; Adam Flamholc, 43.