Fri, 15 Mar 2013, 20:33 PM Rowe Races to Qualifying Lead in NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --

Danny Rowe

Danny Rowe raced to the qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville.

Rowe paced the field with a performance of 5.852 seconds at 248.98 mph in the Sterling Bridge '68 Camaro.

Pete Farber was second in his '63 Corvette with a run of 5.963 at 246.17 and Rickie Smith was third in his late model Chevy Camaro with a 5.945 at 243.02.

Defending NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world champion Troy Coughlin was sixth overall in his late model Corvette with a performance of 6.006 at 238.85.

One round of qualifying remains for the Pro Mod Series on Saturday (11:30 a.m.) and will be followed by the first round of eliminations (1:45 p.m.). The second round of eliminations for the wild doorslammer category will begin Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m.

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