Heading into the season opening Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, presented by NapaFilters.com, Pro Modified’s Mike Knowles was eager to show what he had worked on this past off-season. After a few months of R&D alongwith several on track test sessions Knowles knew he had something for his fellow competitors.

“I mean yea, we knew we weren’t going to set any records but we knew we were right there with the rest. The progress we’ve made over the off-season has given our team a new confidence and we couldn’t wait to show it. Brad (Personett) and Billy (Rice) work great together. I know it’s only two guys but they can do more than most teams with a dozen guys,” said Knowles.

Knowles walked the walk when he qualified his “Blown Money” ’68 Camaro in the top half of the field with a 5.964 at just over 240 miles per hour. That run paired him in first round eliminations with the ’69 Daytona of Baldwinville, Massachusetts’, Pete Farber. Knowles posted a psychic reaction time of 0.007 and took the win with a 5.91 elapsed time at - READ MORE >>>