Wow! On the heels of the announcement of Big Chief running pro mod at the NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals, we have even more news from that class at Jonathan Gray has announced that he is coming back to competition as well! Gray will be driving the Hairston Motorsports Pontiac GTO at the race and it will mark his return to the class after a huge crash in the Precision Turbo Camaro during the Houston race.
This is a huge piece of news for the class because the Hairston car has plenty of power and will be a player when it rolls through the gate at Indy. We’re not saying that Gray has a chip on his shoulder or something to prove but there’s got to be a place somewhere in his head where he’s looking to get lined up against the Camaro he used to drive.
J&A Services Pro Modified will be completely insane at Indy. With more than twice the number of entries than car actually qualify and with those cars all being of super high quality, there’s a better than average chance that history will repeat for the third time in a row and a historically quick bump spot will be in the cards.
We’re interested to see how this whole deal shapes up but the good news is that Jonathan Gray is back and he’s looking to make some noise!
Pro Mod National Event Record Holder Jonathan Gray Returns to Competition in Indy
ARTESIA, N.M. (August 16, 2016) – Currently holding the rights to the elapsed time half of the Pro Mod national record with a 5.751, Jonathan Gray hasn’t been behind the wheel of a Pro Mod since his frightful crash in Houston earlier this season.Gray has partnered up with Hairston Motorsports and will be running for the U.S. Nationals title in their bright orange Pontiac GTO. Gray also plans to attend St. Louis and Las Vegas this season.
“Right after we had the tire issue and I crashed in Harry Hruska’s car, I talked with them [Hairston Motorsports] about potentially using this car while the other one was being fixed,” Gray said. “When the deal with Harry didn’t work out, I decided to step away from Pro Mod for a little while. I recently started talking with Jake Hairston about running a few races this year and the rest is history.” |
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| The last time Gray was on track was his catastrophic crash in Houston and although the crash isn’t out of his memory just yet, he knows it’s important to get back behind the wheel and there’s no better place than Indy. |
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| “The crash is always in the back of your mind but you just gotta do it and get over it,” he admitted. “Indy will be the perfect race for me to come back. It doesn’t matter if you’re running Super Stock, Pro Stock or Pro Modified, racing at Indy is a big deal. It’d be a pretty bad ass deal if we could win and I’m definitely in good enough equipment to do that.”Gray plans on testing in the Hairston Motorsports Pontiac GTO in Memphis the week before the U.S. Nationals. |
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Yo, third paragraph … someone needs to re-read that and edit it, please. I think I know what you were trying to say there.