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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..

Mar 11, 2023 by Courtney Enders
Champion Kris Thorne Earns Provisional Number One Spot At Gator Nationals

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.