Champion Kris Thorne Earns Provisional Number One Spot At Gator Nationals
Champion Kris Thorne Earns Provisional Number One Spot At Gator Nationals
The FuelTech NHRA Pro Modified Season bega at the Gator Nationals. Series Champion Kris Thorne is the provisional number one qualifier after one session..

The NHRA FuelTech Pro Mod Racing Series presented by Type A Motors kicked off their 2023 season at the Gator Nationals at Gainesville Raceway. Sixteen of the best Pro Mod drivers in the country showed up for the season opener and they made one qualifying attempt before the rain washed out the remainder of the show.
See how the field looks after one session:
1. Justin Bond. 5.751 249.90
2. JR Gray Jr. 5.755 250.78
3. Mike Castellana. 5.760 247.88
4. Kris Thorne 5.771 248.66
5. Khalid AlBalooshi 5.791 250.23
6. Mike Thielen 5.798 243.63
7. Jerico Balduf 5.823 239.65
8. Kevin Rivenbark 5.859 245.23
9. Sidnei Frigo 5.859 242.45
10. Mason Wright 5.865 245.27
11. Manny Buglinga 5.905 242.41
12. Dmitry Samorukov 5.910 230.84
13. Dwayne Wolfe 5.926 205.85
14. Stan Shelton 5.953 215.37
15. Doug Winters 6.631 163.61
16. Marty Robertson 7.524 124.42
Qualifying will continue tomorrow followed by final eliminations completion on Sunday from Gainesville Raceway.
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