Mon, 6 Jun 2011, 08:52 AM Rowe Gets First Pro Mod Win of the Season at NHRA SuperNationals

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. --

Danny Rowe

Danny Rowe raced to his first win of the season Sunday during the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Rowe powered his supercharged Sterling Bridge ’68 Camaro past runner-up Mike Janis, posting a winning run of 5.878-seconds at 245.99 mph. It was Rowe’s second final round appearance and second career win in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.

Points leader Khalid Balooshi lost in the first round, but kept his points lead after five races for the season. National record holder and No. 1 qualifier Melanie Troxel also lost first round, while New York native and local favorite Mike Castellana moved up to seventh in the point standings with his semifinal round appearance.

Rowe vs. Janis

The NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will return to action at the Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers, June 17-19 at Bristol Dragway.

Final round-by-round results from the 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the fifth of ten events in the NHRA Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series:

ROUND ONE -- Roger Burgess, Pontiac Firebird, 5.850, 255.24 def. Kenny Lang, Chevy Camaro, 5.942, 246.53; Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 5.931, 240.38 def. Melanie Troxel, Chevy Corvette, 5.792, 258.22; Leah Pruett-LeDuc, Camaro, 5.945, 248.11 def. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 6.446, 166.23; Ed Hoover, Camaro, 5.939, 244.07 def. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 5.939, 247.75; Brad Personett, Camaro, 5.772, 258.07 def. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.833, 244.21; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.860, 248.34 def. Raymond Commisso, Camaro, broke; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.781, 243.41 def. Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.879, 244.52; Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 5.861, 246.26 def. Scott Ray, Corvette, 5.991, 237.00

QUARTERFINALS -- Rowe, 5.905, 246.57 def. Hoover, 6.023, 237.84; Radford, 5.976, 238.47 def. Burgess, 6.578, 256.60; Janis, 5.868, 245.81 def. Personett, 9.218, 100.71; Castellana, 5.908, 241.20 def. Pruett-LeDuc, 6.040, 245.63

SEMIFINALS -- Rowe, 5.890, 246.71 def. Radford, 5.915, 239.36; Janis, 5.867, 246.17 def. Castellana, 5.864, 241.80

FINAL -- Rowe, 5.878, 245.99 def. Janis, 5.981, 244.78.

Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the fifth of ten events in the NHRA Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series -

1.  Khalid Balooshi, 384; 2.  Danny Rowe, 326; 3.  Ed Hoover, 307; 4.  Roger Burgess, 276; 5. Rickie Smith, 271; 6.  Kenny Lang, 267; 7.  Mike Castellana, 250; 8.  Raymond Commisso, 237; 9. Scott Ray, 220; 10.  Brad Personett, 203.