Thu, 17 Mar 2005, 09:33 AM AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge presented by TLR Fact Sheet

Courtesy of Duke Ritenhouse

Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals

Event: The Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway, the first of 14 events on the 2005 Pro Mod Challenge schedule

Dates: March 18-20

Qualifying: Friday, 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.

Eliminations (16-car field): First round, Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; second through fourth rounds, Sunday, beginning at 11 a.m.

Television: TBA

Defending event champion: Al Billes

Defending series champion: Mike Ashley

Previous finals: 	
2004 - Al Billes def. Ed Hoover, 6.20 to 15.74
2003 - Tim McAmis def. Mitch Stott, 6.30 to broke
2002 - Shannon Jenkins def. Mitch Stott, 6.33 to 6.28
2001 - Rickie Smith def. Kirk Kuhns, 6.83 to broke

Track records: 6.139 seconds (Fred Hahn, 2003); 232.25 mph (Mike Janis, 2004)

Notable: Gainesville Raceway is one of only four tracks to be visited in each of the previous four seasons of Pro Mod Challenge racing. The others are Bristol Dragway, Gateway Int'l Raceway (Madison, Ill.), and Indianapolis Raceway Park

2005 AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge presented by TLR schedule

*March 17-20
Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals
Gainesville

*April 8-10
O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals
Houston

*April 14-17 
NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals
Las Vegas

*April 22-24
NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals
Belle Rose, La.

*April 29-May 1
O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Bristol

*June 9-12 
CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals
Chicago

*June 16-19
K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals
Englishtown

*June 24-26
Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals
Madison

**July 8-9
ADRL AMS Staff Leasing Summer Drags
Belle Rose, La.

*July 28-31
NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals
Columbus

**Aug. 19-21
ADRL RACENSUR.com Sunshine Drags
Valdosta, Ga.

*Aug. 31-Sept. 5
Mac Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals
Indianapolis

*Sept. 22-25
O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals
Dallas

*Oct. 20-23
AC Delco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals
Las Vegas

* - invited field; wild-card spots will be available
** - open field; no invitation required

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