Gonzalez secures No. 1 qualifying position at NHRA SpringNationals
Jose Gonzalez secured the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by Tige Boats, is the third of 12 events this season.
Gonzalez ran a 5.69-second pass at 257.78 mph in the second qualifying session on Friday to take the No. 1 position. This is his first career No. 1 qualifier at his second NHRA event.
“I’m just happy to be here,” Gonzalez stated. “Honestly, I didn’t think my run would hold. We were just focused on making consistent runs today because I think that consistency is what’s going to win this thing.”
Gonzalez will face-off against Danny Rowe in the first round of eliminations. Steve Jackson is qualified second with a 5.707 at 249.03 and Mike Castallana is qualified third.
E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service eliminations begin at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.