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BAYTOWN, Texas – Don Walsh raced to victory Sunday in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing at Royal Purple Raceway was presented by the Real Pro Mod Association.
Walsh powered his Precision Turbo/Walsh Motorsports Camaro to a 5.872-second pass at 249.12 mph, defeating Bill Glidden’s 8.945 at 123.41 in his Mickey Thompson Ford Mustang in the finals. It was Walsh’s second career Pro Mod win and he now leads the points standings. Walsh was the No. 1 qualifier and defeated Gainesville winner Bob Rahaim, Mike Janis and Jim Whiteley on his way to the final.
Glidden entered eliminations as the No. 10 qualifier. He defeated Jeff Naiser, reigning world champ Rickie Smith and Troy Coughlin Jr. on the way to the finals.
The NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series heads to Atlanta for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, May 15-17. The event is the third of 10 races in the 2015 Pro Mod season.
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BAYTOWN, Texas — Final finish order (1-16) at the 28th annual O’Reilly NHRA SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Royal Purple Raceway. The race is the second of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
1. Don Walsh; 2. Bill Glidden; 3. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 4. Jim Whiteley; 5. Rickie Smith; 6. Mike Castellana; 7. Troy Coughlin; 8. Mike Janis; 9.. Danny Rowe; 10. Khalid alBalooshi; 11. Eric Latino; 12. Mike Knowles; 13. Steve Matusek; 14. Bob Rahaim; 15. Pete Farber; 16. Jeff Naiser.
BAYTOWN, Texas — Sunday’s final results from the 28th annual O’Reilly NHRA SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Royal Purple Raceway. The race is the second of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified — Don Walsh, Chevy Camaro, 5.872, 249.12 def. Bill Glidden, Ford Mustang, 8.945, 123.41.
BAYTOWN, Texas — Final round-by-round results from the 28th annual O’Reilly NHRA SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Royal Purple Raceway, the second of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE — Mike Janis, Chevy Camaro, 5.849, 243.81 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, foul; Bill Glidden, Ford Mustang, 9.788, 91.87 def. Jeff Naiser, Camaro, foul; Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.976, 250.92 def. Mike Knowles, Mustang, 5.898, 245.67; Jim Whiteley, Chevy Chevelle, 34.527, 22.75 def. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, foul; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.898, 246.57 def. Steve Matusek, Camaro, 5.902, 247.66; Troy Coughlin Jr., Corvette, 5.915, 249.16 def. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.866, 248.39; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.880, 243.11 def. Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 5.888, 244.60; Don Walsh, Camaro, 5.870, 243.46 def. Bob Rahaim, Corvette, 5.908, 243.68;
QUARTERFINALS — Coughlin Jr., 5.899, 249.72 def. Coughlin, 5.999, 243.19; J. Whiteley, 5.892, 242.98 def. Smith, 5.881, 247.57; Walsh, 5.882, 238.13 def. Janis, 6.461, 146.45; Glidden, 5..891, 243.72 def. Castellana, 5.898, 243.15;
SEMIFINALS — Glidden, 5.884, 244.12 def. Coughlin Jr., 5.923, 251.06; Walsh, 5.825, 247.70 def. J. Whiteley, 5.947, 242.41;
FINAL — Walsh, 5.872, 249.12 def. Glidden, 8.945, 123.41.
BAYTOWN, Texas — Point standings (top 10) following the 28th annual O’Reilly NHRA SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Royal Purple Raceway, the second of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified
1. Don Walsh, 176; 2. Troy Coughlin Jr., 148; 3. Bill Glidden, 144; 4. Bob Rahaim, 143; 5. Pete Farber, 128; 6. Troy Coughlin, 126; 7. Mike Janis, 104; 8. Mike Castellana, 90; 9. Rickie Smith, 88; 10. Eric Latino, 83.
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