2010 NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS - GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD NOTEBOOK
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SUNDAY FINAL RESULTS - SMITH WINS SECOND STRAIGHT NHRA GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT
Von Smith won his second straight NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series race in his Barwa/Al-Anabi Racing ’68 Camaro to take
command of the points lead.In the finals, Smith gave up 12-hundredths to Jay Payne at the tree, but he tracked him down with a 5.994 at 241.54 to Payne’s 6.039 at 240.36 in his ’68 Camaro. He now leads second-place Danny Rowe by 92 points.
Smith qualified fifth, but because of a series upsets on his half of the ladder he didn’t meet a higher-qualified driver until the final when he was matched up against No. 2 qualifier Payne.
En route to the final, Smith defeated No. 12 qualifier Tony Pontieri, No. 13 Rick Stivers and No. 8 Ray Commisso.
The NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will be back on the track next weekend during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.
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Final Get Screened America Pro Mod round-by-round results from the 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
ROUND ONE -- Raymond Commisso, Chevy Camaro, 6.076, 240.81 def. Troy Coughlin, Camaro, 6.363, 214.66; Ed Hoover, Camaro, 7.019, 211.59 def. Roger Burgess, Chevy Corvette, foul; Scott Ray, Corvette, 6.008, 236.63 def. Mike Janis, Pontiac Firebird, 6.211, 195.14; Von Smith, Camaro, 6.054, 239.61 def. Tony Pontieri, Camaro, 6.044, 240.72; Rick Stivers, Dodge Stratus, 6.182, 236.05 def. Rickie Smith, Camaro, DQ; Kenny Lang, Corvette, 6.075, 236.75 def. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 6.109, 240.89; Jay Payne, Ford Mustang, 6.015, 239.70 def. Brad Personett, Camaro, 6.091, 248.02; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.002, 238.30 def. Joe Baker, Firebird, 6.112, 235.56;
QUARTERFINALS -- V. Smith, 6.014, 242.28 def. Stivers, 6.156, 236.51; Payne, 6.012, 240.00 def. Hoover, 6.086, 235.68; Ray, 6.046, 234.74 def. Lang, 6.051, 236.80; Commisso, 6.012, 242.80 def. Castellana, 7.505, 124.76;
SEMIFINALS -- Payne, 5.991, 240.68 def. Ray, 6.023, 234.37; V. Smith, 6.033, 241.37 def. Commisso, 8.520, 109.28;
FINAL -- V. Smith, 5.994, 241.54 def. Payne, 6.039, 240.38.
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Point standings (top 10) for Get Screened America Pro Mod following the 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
1. Von Smith, 436; 2. Danny Rowe, 344; 3. Jay Payne, 339; 4. Kenny Lang, 325; 5. Troy Coughlin, 294; 6. Mike Castellana, 258; 7. Tony Pontieri, 250; 8. Mike Janis, 246; 9. Scott Ray, 244; 10. Ed Hoover, 237.
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FRIDAY QUALIFYING - THE BOTTLE DOMINATES THE SECOND SESSION
Mike Castellana raced to the qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Thunder 
Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
Castellana powered his Al-Anabi Racing ’69 Camaro to a leading performance of 5.993 seconds at 239.10 mph to pace the 16-car field.
Jay Payne was second in his ’68 Camaro with a 5.998 at 237.13; Danny Rowe was third with a 5.999 at 241.80 in his ’68 Camaro; and Rickie Smith was fourth with a 6.006 at 237.05 in his ’68 Camaro.
One round of Pro Mod qualifying remains for Saturday at 2:15 p.m. The first round of Pro Mod eliminations will start Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. The final three rounds of Pro Mod eliminations will be completed on Sunday.
Results Friday after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for Get Screened America Pro Mod drag Racing Series at the 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Saturday's eliminations.
1. Mike Castellana, Chevy Camaro, 5.993, 239.10; 2. Jay Payne, Ford Mustang, 5.998, 237.13; 3. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.999, 241.80; 4. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 6.006, 237.05; 5. Von Smith, Camaro, 6.030, 240.51; 6. Scott Ray, Chevy Corvette, 6.041, 236.17; 7. Roger Burgess, Corvette, 6.053, 238.05; 8. Raymond Commisso, Camaro, 6.074, 240.98; 9. Troy Coughlin, Camaro, 6.081, 234.49; 10. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 6.096, 235.02; 11. Rick Stivers, Dodge Stratus, 6.102, 236.75; 12. Brad Personett, Camaro, 6.108, 249.07; 13. Tony Pontieri, Camaro, 6.110, 238.22; 14. Mike Janis, Pontiac Firebird, 6.122, 234.21; 15. Joe Baker, Firebird, 6.133, 234.86; 16. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.143, 230.25. Not Qualified: 17. Melanie Troxel, 6.144, 238.38; 18. Kenny Lang, 6.159, 227.77; 19. Mike Knowles, 6.161, 235.35; 20. Burton Auxier, 6.206, 233.16; 21. Chuck Cheeseman, 6.278, 228.31; 22. Chip King, 6.338, 228.85.
FRIDAY - ROWE GRABS THE EARLY LEAD IN QUALIFYING
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THURSDAY: SMITH BRINGS HISTORY INTO BRISTOL
When Bristol Dragway introduced its inaugural class of the Legends of Thunder Valley back in 2007, North Carolina drag racing great Rickie Smith was
Smith, who was dominant at the old Bristol Dragway back in the 1980s during his IHRA Pro Stock career, joined Larry Carrier, Wally Parks and “Big Daddy” Don Garlits as the first official members of the Legends of Thunder Valley, the track’s hall of fame.
“To be one of the first inducted alongside those three was really, really special,” Smith said. “I couldn’t believe it. There’s a lot of racers who’ve run there over the years and for them to pick me, it was a real honor, probably bigger than any championship I ever won.”
Track historians will point out that Smith was a major attraction back then and for local fans
in the Tri-Cities region, continues to be one of the most popular drivers to pull through the gates for any race.
Once a legend, always a legend.
Smith will be among the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series drivers racing for victory June 18-20 during the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at the scenic Northeast Tennessee dragstrip.
“It’s a special place,” said Smith, a native of King, N.C. “It’s tucked in between those two mountains and you can sit out there and listen to the cars run and hear them echo for two or three times after a run is over, and that’s pretty cool. I still have a lot of fans that come out to see me there. It’s like a home track to me.”
Featuring the world’s fastest and most unique doorslammer cars with an extremely diverse collection of vehicles, including ’63 Corvettes, ’68 Camaros, ’67 Mustangs, ’68 Firebirds as well as late model cars, the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series offers something for every kind of hot-rodding enthusiast.
Smith, who won races in NHRA Pro Stock competition in the 1990s, is hoping to tap into some of his past magic at Bristol Dragway as he sets his sights on winning his first Wally in the NHRA’s newest touring series.
“We’ve been struggling a little bit lately,” said Smith, who drives a flashy bright red ’68 Camaro with nitrous-injection. “We need to win a race and I guess that would be a great place to do it in front of all of our family and friends.”
Smith enters his home race fresh off of a near-upset of No. 1 qualifier Ray Commisso at the just-completed NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. He got the jump at the (.050 reaction time to Commisso’s .093) and still led at 660 feet before being overtaken by the No. 1 qualifier’s R2B2/ProCare Rx Camaro.
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