Sun, 28 Apr 2013, 19:41 PM Satterfield Races to First NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Victory

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BAYTOWN, Texas --

Satterfield defeated Lang

Clint Satterfield raced to his first career NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series victory Sunday at the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries at Royal Purple Raceway.

Satterfield in his BAC Enterprises '68 Camaro faced Kenny Lang and his Summit Racing '63 Corvette and marked the first time the two had faced in eliminations. Lang fouled at the start, giving the win to Satterfield, who posted a 6.015 second pass at 246.75 mph.

In earlier rounds, Satterfield defeated Mike Knowles, Rickie Smith and Mike Castellana.

Lang moves to the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series points lead from third and Satterfield catapults from 10th to third on the strength of his win.

The NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series returns to action at the Toyota NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, May 30-June 2.