Mike Janis claimed his first career No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at Atlanta Dragway in NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series competition. He then defeated Brad Personett in the first round of eliminations.

Other first round winners included No. 2 qualifier Jay Payne, who powered his FireIce Ford Mustang past Chip King’s Dodge Daytona; No. 3 qualifier Scott Ray, who outran Gainesville winner Kenny Lang; and No. 4 qualifier Rick Stivers, who beat Melanie Troxel.

In other first round action, Houston winner Danny Rowe defeated Khalid Balooshi and St. Louis winner Von Smith raced past Burton Auxier.

Pro Mod eliminations will continue Sunday at approximately 2 p.m. Second round match-ups include Janis vs. Troy Coughlin; Payne vs. Smith; Stivers vs. Rowe; and Ray vs. Michael Gullqvist.


First round of Get Screened America Pro Mods from the 30th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway:

PRO MODIFIED:

ROUND ONE -- Troy Coughlin, Chevy Camaro, 6.014, 236.63 def. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.074, 230.17; Von Smith, Camaro, 6.010, 242.93 def. Burton Auxier, Camaro, 9.842, 101.20; Michael Gullqvist, Camaro, 5.990, 244.74 def. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 12.004, 65.21; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 6.039,
243.77 def. Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 6.069, 241.63; Rick Stivers, Dodge Stratus, 6.032, 240.25 def. Melanie Troxel, Chevy Corvette, 6.070, 239.14; Scott Ray, Corvette, 5.948, 239.65 def. Kenny Lang, Corvette, 6.899, 144.18; Jay Payne, Ford Mustang, 6.015, 243.02 def. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 6.104, 235.19; Mike Janis, Pontiac Firebird, 8.576, 108.62 def. Brad Personett, Camaro, foul;


First-round pairings for Get Screened America Pro Mods for the 30th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.  Pairings based on final results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.

Pro Modified -- 1. Mike Janis, Pontiac Firebird, 5.919, 243.55  vs. 16. Brad Personett, Chevy Camaro, 6.054, 250.00; 2. Jay Payne, Ford Mustang, 5.966, 243.37  vs. 15. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 6.050, 237.71; 3. Scott Ray, Chevy Corvette, 5.969, 238.38  vs. 14. Kenny Lang, Corvette, 6.048, 238.98; 4. Rick Stivers, Dodge Stratus, 5.976, 240.98  vs. 13. Melanie Troxel, Corvette, 6.045, 240.98; 5. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.980, 244.78  vs. 12. Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 6.043, 241.28; 6. Michael Gullqvist, Camaro, 5.985, 245.18  vs. 11. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 6.017, 238.47; 7. Von Smith, Camaro, 5.996, 242.54  vs. 10. Burton Auxier, Camaro, 6.006, 238.55; 8. Troy Coughlin, Camaro, 5.999, 236.84  vs. 9. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.002, 237.46.  Did Not Qualify: 17. Tim Tindle, 6.055, 234.90; 18. Roger Burgess, 6.060, 241.97; 19. Rickie Smith, 6.075, 236.13; 20. Joe Baker, 6.465, 204.26; 21. Tony Pontieri, 6.477, 232.39; 22. Mike Castellana, 8.864, 98.43; 23. Mike Knowles, 8.880, 100.01.