COMMERCE, Ga. – Mike Castellana raced to his second consecutive NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series win Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. This week’s Pro Mod Racing, presented by Pro Line Racing and FuelTech, is the fourth of 12 races on the season.
Castellana drove his Al Anabi Racing ’17 Camaro to a 5.776-second pass at 249.21 mph to defeat Steve Jackson on a holeshot after he ran a 5.772 pass at 247.61. Castellana’s reaction time of .025 bettered Jackson’s .052.
“I owe it to my crew,” Castellana said. “We had a little incident in qualifying, they got the car together. We had a mechanical failure the round before [the finals], they got the car back together. We made great runs, and I just thank my crew for putting this whole thing together.”
Castellana, who was also the No. 1 qualifier, defeated Sidnei Freigo and Steven Whiteley before securing his second victory of the season.
Jackson defeated Harry Hruska in the quarterfinals and No. 2 qualifer Todd Tutterow in the semifinals before falling to Castellana.
NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing returns May 19-21 at the 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties in at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kan.
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Final finish order (1-16) at the 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. The fourth of 12 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
- Mike Castellana; 2. Steve Jackson; 3. Steven Whiteley; 4. Todd Tutterow; 5. Harry Hruska; 6. Sidnei Frigo; 7. Khalid alBalooshi; 8. Larry Morgan; 9. Shane Molinari; 10. Steve Matusek; 11. Kevin Rivenbark; 12. Bob Rahaim; 13. Doug Winters; 14. Danny Rowe; 15. Jonathan Gray; 16. Von Smith.
Sunday’s final results from the 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. The fourth of 12 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Mike Castellana, Chevy Camaro, 5.776, 249.21 def. Steve Jackson, Camaro, 5.772, 247.61.
Final round-by-round results from the 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, the fourth of 12 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
ROUND ONE — Sidnei Frigo, Chevy Corvette, 6.321, 184.85 def. Danny Rowe, Corvette, 8.757, 108.01; Larry Morgan, Chevy Camaro, 5.860, 250.23 def. Steve Matusek, Camaro, 5.855, 249.49; Steve Jackson, Camaro, 5.808, 245.94 def. Shane Molinari, Pontiac Firebird, 5.808, 256.70; Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS-V, 5.838, 248.20 def. Jonathan Gray, Camaro, Foul – Red Light; Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.850, 248.89 def. Doug Winters, Chevy Chevelle, 8.528, 108.33; Harry Hruska, Camaro, 5.957, 250.23 def. Bob Rahaim, Corvette, 6.143, 190.83; Todd Tutterow, Camaro, 5.801, 246.44 def. Von Smith, Camaro, 13.656, 65.63; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.794, 248.98 def. Kevin Rivenbark, Corvette, 5.957, 241.20;
QUARTERFINALS — S. Whiteley, 5.796, 249.07 def. alBalooshi, 9.618, 82.56; Jackson, 5.753, 249.67 def. Hruska, 6.250, 228.89; Castellana, 6.604, 240.21 def. Frigo, 6.666, 234.57; Tutterow, 5.791, 246.03 def. Morgan, Foul – Centerline;
SEMIFINALS — Castellana, 5.773, 245.94 def. S. Whiteley, 5.783, 250.51; Jackson, 5.774, 248.75 def. Tutterow, 5.904, 217.77; FINAL — Castellana, 5.776, 249.21 def. Jackson, 5.772, 247.61.
Point standings (top 10) following the 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, the fourth of 12 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
- Mike Castellana, 404; 2. Steven Whiteley, 269; 3. Troy Coughlin, 233; 4. Steve Matusek, 213; 5. Danny Rowe, 193; 6. Jonathan Gray, 183; 7. Shane Molinari, 176; 8. Sidnei Frigo, 168; 9. (tie) Michael Biehle, 166; Steve Jackson, 166.
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