David Reher didn’t even try to suppress his smile Friday evening during the ADRL U.S. Drags II in Dinwiddie, Va.

The former Pro Stock engine building icon, who has reinvented himself in Pro Modified, was overjoyed with three of his clients atop the sixteen-car Pro Nitrous field. The Al Anabi Awesome Motorsports team put two of their three cars in the final four with Khalid Al Balooshi scoring a runner-up finish in one of the great final rounds of the event.

Mike Castellana, Shannon Jenkins and Balooshi ran within .02 from first to third, and .03 from the next closest competitor on Friday evening.

 

David Reher didn’t even try to suppress his smile Friday evening during the ADRL U.S. Drags II in Dinwiddie, Va.

The former Pro Stock engine building icon, who has reinvented himself in Pro Modified, was overjoyed with three of his clients atop the sixteen-car Pro Nitrous field. The Al Anabi Awesome Motorsports team put two of their three cars in the final four with Khalid Al Balooshi scoring a runner-up finish in one of the great final rounds of the event.

Mike Castellana, Shannon Jenkins and Balooshi ran within .02 from first to third, and .03 from the next closest competitor on Friday evening.

“We are working hard at the shop and I have to give Brad Morgan a lot of the credit,” said Reher, as he stood outside of the Al Anabi Awesome Motorsports pit area. “He’s working really hard on this program and we are privileged to work with Shannon Jenkins and together we are able to combine the engine and nitrous expertise.”

Don’t think for a moment the early Richmond success provide any breathing room for his Reher-Morrison team to relax. 

“They’re coming after us,” said Reher, referring to the multitude of Pro Nitrous teams competing in the sixth stop on the ten-race series. Thirty-two teams attempted to shoehorn their way into the sixteen car field.

“It seems like the more you work hard, the more you inspire people. Nobody lets you sit out there by yourself. You have to enjoy [the opportunities such as this] but you also have to keep it in perspective.”

The funny thing about Reher’s perspective is that he speaks from experience. Thirty years ago when Reher and the late Buddy Morrison fielded a Pro Stocker driven by Lee Shepherd, Bob Glidden dominated mercilessly.

Glidden’s dominance inspired the Reher & Morrison team.

“It’s fun [to run at the top] but you know you can’t back off,” said Reher, whose team eventually caught and passed Glidden. “It comes down to working with good people and we had a lot of experience in working with the core engine, cylinder heads and valvetrain. We had the opportunity to combine experience with Shannon Jenkins, a man with extensive experience in nitrous oxide.

“Right now it’s a lot of fun and that tends to put a smile on everyone’s face.”

Everyone and that definitely includes Reher.

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