DANNY ROWE ALREADY OVER ROUGH WEEKEND IN NORWALK

Courtesy of Danny Rowe Racing

LAGUNA HILLS, CA – It seems no NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season is complete without its fair share of ups and downs for its competitors, and that doesn’t exclude veteran driver Danny Rowe.

Up until this past weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, Rowe had been on a tear in 2012, scoring back-to-back wins and maintaining the lead in the series point standings. After qualifying 11^th in Norwalk, though, Rowe turned on the red light in the first round of competition against Mike Janis, handing him the automatic victory and ending Rowe’s weekend way too early.

With the loss, Rowe fell from first to second in the championship point standings – just three points behind Rickie Smith. Though disappointed, Rowe has been well aware from the start of the season that winning a world championship in the rough-and-tumble world of NHRA Pro Mod wouldn’t be easy. He remains committed to their championship goal and while the early exit certainly stung, he and the entire Sterling Bridge Pro Mod team have already shaken it off.

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