Fri, 26 Apr 2013, 22:09 PM Castellana Powers to Qualifying Lead

Courtesy of NHRA Communications Photo copyright 2013 Auto Imagery, Inc. At Royal Purple Raceway in NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series

BAYTOWN, Texas --

Mike Castellana

Mike Castellana powered his Al-Anabi Racing '68 Camaro to the No. 1 qualifying position in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals Friday at Royal Purple Raceway. His pass of 5.880 seconds at 244.56 mph paced the 16-car field in the popular 250-mph doorslammer touring series.

Danny Rowe is currently qualified second at 5.930 at 246.53 in his Agave Underground Tequila Pro Mod. Mike Janis raced his K100 Fuel Treatment Camaro to the third position with a pass of 5.960 seconds at 244.25, while points leader Von Smith qualified eighth at 5.979 at 248.71.

The final qualifying session for the NHRA Pro Mod Series is Saturday at 1:45 p.m. First round of eliminations begin at 4 p.m. and will continue on Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m.