BRISTOL, Tenn. — J.R. Grey gained for the second time this season within the Congruity NHRA Professional Mod Drag Racing Collection on Sunday at Bristol Dragway, defeating his Al-Anabi Efficiency teammate Mike Stavrinos within the remaining spherical as a part of this weekend’s twenty fourth annual Tremendous Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
It was the fifth of 10 races through the 2025 NHRA Professional Mod season and this weekend’s occasion was powered by Cardinal Insurance coverage.
After a prolonged rain delay, Grey and Stavrinos had an exciting side-by-side race within the remaining spherical, with Grey slipping previous Stavrinos with a standout run of 5.762-seconds at 250.46 mph. It was the quickest run of Sunday’s eliminations and handed Grey his third profession NHRA Professional Mod victory.
To get to the ultimate spherical, Grey defeated Chip King, Stevie Jackson and Rickie Smith, after which chased down Stavrinos by a skinny margin on the end line. Grey additionally leaves Bristol within the factors lead.
“Man, that is all about redemption,” Grey stated. “The entire crew has been placing within the hours and so they’ve been making it occur.”
Stavrinos reached the championship spherical for the third time this season, defeating Derek Menholt, Alex Laughlin and Billy Banaka. He’s second in factors on the midway mark of the 12 months.
