{"id":103177,"date":"2026-03-09T02:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T02:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/nhra-results-2026-gainesville-pro-mod-eliminations-video-and-points\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T02:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T02:44:04","slug":"nhra-results-2026-gainesville-pro-mod-eliminations-video-and-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/nhra-results-2026-gainesville-pro-mod-eliminations-video-and-points\/","title":{"rendered":"NHRA Results: 2026 Gainesville Pro Mod Eliminations, Video, and Points"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DEREK MENHOLT GETS NHRA PRO MOD SERIES WIN IN GAINESVILLE TO OPEN 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Media Box of the Pro Mod Final Round from Sunday: PRO MOD MEDIA BOX<\/a><\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 8, 2026) \u2013 Derek Menholt knocked off Lyle Barnett in the final round on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway in the opening race of JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports.<\/p>\n

The event was the first of 11 races in the series and was powered by FuelTech as part of this weekend\u2019s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, kicking off NHRA Pro Mod\u2019s 25th season.<\/p>\n

Menholt, who qualified ninth, went 5.690-seconds at 251.02 mph in his \u201969 Camaro as runner-up Lyle Barnett went red in the championship round. It\u2019s the second career victory for Menholt and his first at Gainesville Raceway, as the Pro Mod veteran opened the season in style.<\/p>\n

Menholt, who has now won two of the last three races, beat Mike Thielen, Chip King and reigning world champion J.R. Gray to reach the final round. Barnett left early by .003, handing Menholt the victory and the first NHRA 75th anniversary diamond Wally of 2026 for the class.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing deal,\u201d Menholt said. \u201cI was worried the whole time about Lyle. He\u2019s a great driver and it\u2019s a good feeling to get this one. This is one we\u2019ve been wanting. It\u2019s a good race car.\u201d<\/p>\n

To get to the final round, Barnett knocked off Mason Wright, Kevin Rivenbark and former world champion Mike Castellana.<\/p>\n

The JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports returns to action March 20-22 with the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs at Firebird Motorsports Park in Phoenix.<\/p>\n

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Final finish order (1-16) at the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the first of 11 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag\u00a0Racing Series.<\/p>\n

PRO MODIFIED:<\/p>\n

1. Derek Menholt; 2. Lyle Barnett; 3. JR Gray; 4. Mike Castellana; 5. Sidnei Frigo; 6. Kevin\u00a0Rivenbark; 7. Chip King; 8. Alex Laughlin; 9. Jason Scruggs; 10. Stan Shelton; 11. Nick Januik; 12. Mason Wright; 13. Mike Thielen; 14. Steve Jackson; 15. Mike Stavrinos; 16. Travis Harvey.<\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Sunday\u2019s final results from the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the first of 11 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n

Pro Modified \u2014 Derek Menholt, Chevy Camaro, 5.690, 251.02 def. Lyle Barnett, Camaro, Foul \u2013 Red Light.<\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Final round-by-round results from the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA<\/p>\n

Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the first of 11 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n

PRO MODIFIED:<\/p>\n

ROUND ONE \u2014 Derek Menholt, Chevy Camaro, 6.665, 145.30 def. Mike Thielen, Camaro, Foul \u2013 Red Light;\u00a0Sidnei Frigo, Camaro, 5.716, 250.23 def. Stan Shelton, Ford Mustang, 5.752, 248.48; Lyle Barnett,\u00a0Camaro, 5.698, 251.06 def. Mason Wright, Camaro, 5.767, 250.32; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.793,\u00a0247.16 def. Travis Harvey, Camaro, Broke; Kevin Rivenbark,\u00a0 Mustang, 5.759, 246.39 def. Steve Jackson,\u00a0Camaro, 5.814, 249.16; Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 5.701, 249.86 def. Jason Scruggs, Camaro, 5.745,\u00a0250.09; JR Gray, Camaro, 5.750, 250.32 def. Nick Januik, Chevy Corvette, 5.761, 246.17; Chip King,\u00a0Dodge Charger, 5.788, 239.36 def. Mike Stavrinos, Camaro, 6.216, 205.26;<\/p>\n

QUARTERFINALS \u2014 Menholt, 5.718, 250.13 def. King, 5.786, 250.23; Gray, 5.738, 251.11 def. Laughlin,\u00a05.940, 247.75; Barnett, 5.703, 252.24 def. Rivenbark, 5.780, 247.57; Castellana, 5.755, 247.84 def.\u00a0Frigo, 5.755, 249.53;<\/p>\n

SEMIFINALS \u2014 Menholt, 5.741, 248.25 def. Gray, 5.737, 251.77; Barnett, 5.709, 251.95 def.\u00a0Castellana, 5.776, 250.13;<\/p>\n

FINAL \u2014 Menholt, 5.690, 251.02 def. Barnett, Foul \u2013 Red Light.<\/p>\n

GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Point standings (top 10) following the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA\u00a0Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the first of 11 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.<\/p>\n

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1. Derek Menholt, 114; 2. Billy Banaka, 95; 3. JR Gray, 74; 4. Mike Castellana, 71; 5. Alex\u00a0Laughlin, 55; 6. Sidnei Frigo, 53; 7. (tie) Chip King, 51; Kevin Rivenbark, 51; 9. Mike Stavrinos,\u00a038; 10. Steve Jackson, 36.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0 DEREK MENHOLT GETS NHRA PRO MOD SERIES WIN IN GAINESVILLE TO OPEN 2026 Media Box of the Pro Mod Final Round from Sunday: PRO MOD MEDIA BOX GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 8, 2026) \u2013 Derek Menholt knocked off Lyle Barnett in the final round on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway in the opening race of JBS […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103177\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}