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COMMERCE, Ga. – Kenny Lang raced to victory Sunday in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing at Atlanta Dragway was presented by Pro Line Racing and the Real Pro Mod Association.
In the final round, Lang powered his Summit Racing 1969 Camaro to a 6.061-second pass at 244.07 mph, defeating Troy Coughlin’s 7.392 at 142.94 in his JEGS Mail Order Corvette. It was Lang’s second career Pro Mod win and he now sits eighth in the points standings. Lang was the No. 12 qualifier and defeated defending world champ Rickie Smith, Eric Latino and Houston winner Don Walsh on his way to the final.
Coughlin entered eliminations as the No. 10 qualifier. He defeated Gerry Capano, Mike Castellana and Danny Rowe on the way to the finals.
The NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series heads to Englishtown, N.J., for the Toyota NHRA Summernationals, June 4-7. The event is the fourth of 10 races in the 2015 NHRA Pro Mod season.
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COMMERCE, Ga. — Final finish order (1-16) at the 35th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. The race is the third of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
1. Kenny Lang; 2. Troy Coughlin; 3. Don Walsh; 4. Danny Rowe; 5. Steve Matusek; 6. Mike Janis; 7. Eric Latino; 8. Mike Castellana; 9. Bob Rahaim; 10. Gerry Capano; 11. Bill Glidden; 12. Rickie Smith; 13. Pete Farber; 14. Mike Knowles; 15. Khalid alBalooshi; 16. Steven Whiteley.
COMMERCE, Ga. — Sunday’s final results from the 35th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. The race is the third of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified — Kenny Lang, Chevy Camaro, 6.061, 244.07 def. Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 7.392, 142.94.
COMMERCE, Ga. — Final round-by-round results from the 35th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, the third of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE — Don Walsh, Chevy Camaro, 6.267, 237.34 def. Khalid alBalooshi, Camaro, 13.708, 46.79; Troy Coughlin, Chevy Corvette, 5.950, 251.44 def. Gerry Capano, Corvette, 6.635, 170.49; Steve Matusek, Camaro, 5.983, 243.50 def. Steven Whiteley, Cadillac CTS, broke; Kenny Lang, Camaro, 6.035, 237.55 def. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 9.786, 88.05; Eric Latino, Camaro, 5.981, 232.99 def. Mike Knowles, Ford Mustang, 11.213, 74.31; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 6.916, 126.38 def. Bill Glidden, Mustang, foul; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.070, 240.42 def. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 10.629, 87.45; Mike Janis, Camaro, 5.984, 241.58 def. Bob Rahaim, Corvette, 5.999, 241.84; QUARTERFINALS — Walsh, 6.323, 213.67 def. Janis, 7.292, 141.50; Coughlin, 5.916, 251.30 def. Castellana, 12.589, 61.68; Rowe, 5.924, 246.75 def. Matusek, 6.028, 245.90; Lang, 5.913, 246.44 def. Latino, 7.899, 125.19; SEMIFINALS — Lang, 5.919, 245.54 def. Walsh, 5.988, 250.04; Coughlin, 10.946, 98.15 def. Rowe, broke; FINAL — Lang, 6.061, 244.07 def. Coughlin, 7.392, 142.94.
COMMERCE, Ga. — Point standings (top 10) following the 35th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, the third of 10 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Pro Modified
1. Don Walsh, 248; 2. Troy Coughlin, 218; 3. Bill Glidden, 175; 4. Bob Rahaim, 174; 5. Pete Farber, 165; 6. Mike Janis, 162; 7. Troy Coughlin Jr., 158; 8. Kenny Lang, 153; 9. Danny Rowe, 147; 10. Mike Castellana, 141.
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