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GAINESVILLE, FL (MARCH 19, 2017) – Pro Line-powered teams from all over the world converged on the Sunshine State for the NHRA Gatornationals at Florida’s Gainesville Raceway. Not only was it the kickoff to the 2017 Pro Modified season, it also produced the quickest and fastest field of Pro Mods to date. Twenty-seven cars showed up, only sixteen made it to the show, and three out of the five Pro Line-powered teams were quicker than the challenging 5.855-second bump.
Qualifying order for the three PLR drivers who made the show is as follows:
In first round of eliminations, Frigo improved to 5.786 at 256 MPH but lost at the tree to Mike Castellana’s slower 5.897-second ET. Biehle and Coughlin both won their first round match-ups. Moving on to round two, Coughlin overcame Eric Latino’s NHRA record-setting 5.727-second pass with an equally impressive 5.758-second one, backed by a skilled .008-second reaction time. Biehle had trouble in round two and lost to Danny Rowe. Despite Coughlin’s impressive second round, he was not as fortunate in round three and went out to overall race winner Steven Whiteley. Congratulations to all teams that competed in this historically quick race.
Jason Collins earned his second NHRA Pro Mod victory of the season at the Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol. After a wild second-round incident involving a detached steering wheel during his burnout, Collins and the Scott Tidwell Racing team battled back to claim the win and lock themselves into the NHRA Pro Mod Countdown to the Championship.
Scott Taylor earned a $10,000 payday after winning the Outlaw Syndicate Racing Series Small Tire event at Southside Dragway, while also setting a new track record.
Travis Harvey captured the $125,000 Pro Mod Mania title at Milan Dragway with a perfect .0000 reaction time in the final round. Harvey's 3.605-second pass at 208.24 mph held off Melanie Salemi's quicker 3.602-second run, proving once again that races are won at both ends of the track. The victory marked one of the most exciting finishes of the weekend at IHRA Pro Mod Mania.
