BURGESS TOP QUALIFIER IN GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD SERIES

BURGESS TAKES FIRST OFFICIAL NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITION IN NHRA GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD DRAG RACING HISTORY

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Roger Burgess earned the first official No. 1 qualifying position of the new NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series Saturday at the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. After nine seasons as an exhibition category, the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series became an official NHRA touring series with 10 races on the 2010 schedule and is making its much-anticipated debut this weekend.

Burgess earned the historic top spot with a performance of 5.856 at 248.39 in his ProCare RX Corvette.

Jay Payne was second in his FireIce ’68 Camaro with a 5.887 at 241.28.

Burgess and Payne were both among the first-round winners during Saturday’s first round of eliminations. Eliminations for the category will continue on Sunday.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – First-round elimination pairings for the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series from the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.

Pro Modified -- 1. Roger Burgess, Chevy Corvette, 5.856, 248.39 vs. 16. Adam Flamholc, Chevy Camaro, 6.115, 232.39; 2. Jay Payne, Camaro, 5.887, 241.28 vs. 15. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 6.019, 235.84; 3. Melanie Troxel, Corvette, 5.888, 246.57 vs. 14. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 6.017, 236.46; 4. Burton Auxier, Camaro, 5.905, 240.25 vs. 13. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 6.007, 238.68; 5. Mike Knowles, Corvette, 5.909, 244.60 vs. 12. Joe Baker, Pontiac Firebird, 6.003, 242.02; 6. Kenny Lang, Corvette, 5.924, 241.24 vs. 11. Troy Coughlin, Camaro, 5.998, 216.34; 7. Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.925, 244.29 vs. 10. Tony Pontieri, Camaro, 5.957, 241.07; 8. Michael Gullqvist, Camaro, 5.933, 244.47 vs. 9. Tim Tindle, Shelby Mustang, 5.953, 239.95.

Did Not Qualify: 17. Mike Janis, 6.230, 233.84; 18. Von Smith, 6.380, 236.13; 19. Rick Distefano, 7.038, 220.62; 20. Brad Personett, 7.102, 145.06; 21. Raymond Commisso, 8.096, 117.09; 22. Danny Rowe, 8.178, 118.52; 23. Dennis Radford, 8.223, 133.29; 24. Mike Castellana, 9.813, 87.51; 25. Scott Ray, 10.367, 83.97.

First-round results for the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series:

Roger Burgess, 5.824, 246.80 def. Adam Flamholc, ccl; Michael Gullqvist, 5.852, 248.84 def. Tim Tindle, 6.030, 207.02; Burton Auxier, 5.898, 240.12 def. Rickie Smith, 5.937, 238.76; Joe Baker, 5.956, 232.35 def. Mike Knowles, 5.913, 246.80; Jay Payne, 5.809, 244.87 def. Ed Hoover, 5.893, 244.25; Khalid Balooshi, 5.916, 244.03 def. Tony Pontieri, 5.877, 246.30; Melanie Troxel, 5.901, 247.70 def. Chip King, 5.945, 241.41; Ken Lang, 5.860, 244.92 def. Troy Coughlin, 17.248, 45.98.