Von Smith has traveled many long distances for drag racing wins over the course of his lengthy career but none further than the one he racked up recently.

Smith scored his first victory as part of Sheikh Khalid's Al-Anabi Awesome Motorsports team by winning an event on the newly organized Pro Modified series in Bahrain.

Von Smith has traveled many long distances for drag racing wins over the course of his lengthy career but none further than the one he racked up recently.

Smith scored his first victory as part of Sheikh Khalid's Al-Anabi Awesome Motorsports team by winning an event on the newly organized Pro Modified series in Bahrain.

Smith, a former Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, he ran as quickly as a 6.01 elapsed time behind the wheel of the supercharged, 1957 Chevy before carding a 6.08 to defeat Tommy Mauney in the final round.