TROXEL EARNS NO. 1 SPOT, ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND IN PRO MOD AT O’REILLY AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS
CONCORD, N.C. – Melanie Troxel held on to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
Troxel powered her In-N-Out ’53 Corvette to a 5.815-second pass at 256.55 mph Friday to take the provisional top spot and held on to it through Saturday qualifying to take her second consecutive No. 1 qualifier of the season and third for the year. Troxel then went on to win her first round match-up against Kenny Lang.
“It’s a nice change to know we have two really good race cars on Saturday night,” said Troxel, who also qualified third in her NHRA Full Throttle ProCare Rx Toyota Funny Car. “We had a few hiccups where the car didn’t go down the track but (tuner) Steve Petty always does a great job of putting the In-N-Out Pro Mod back where it needs to be when it’s time to step up to the game.”
Current points leader Khalid Balooshi lost in the first round of eliminations to Donald Martin, while second-place driver in the point standings, Danny Rowe, held off Mike Knowles to advance to the second round of eliminations.
Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing eliminations continue on Sunday.
CONCORD, N.C. -- First round-by-round Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series results from the Fourth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway @ Concord, the ninth of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series:
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE -- Rickie Jones, Chevy Camaro, 6.134, 238.76 def. Scott Ray, Chevy Corvette, 23.370, 173.91; Melanie Troxel, Corvette, 5.835, 253.71 def. Kenny Lang, Camaro, DQ; Leah Pruett, Ford Mustang, 5.845, 252.61 def. Raymond J Matos, Pylmouth Barracuda, 6.142, 229.90; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.981, 237.38 def. Mike Janis, Mustang, 8.015, 122.22; Jay Payne, Camaro, 5.868, 244.47 def. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.017, 232.31; Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 6.007, 241.37 def. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 5.976, 234.94; Donald Martin, Camaro, 5.838, 248.98 def. Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.910, 242.28; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.823, 248.98 def. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 5.990, 234.04;
CONCORD, N.C. -- Saturday's first-round pairings for the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series for the Fourth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway @ Concord, the ninth of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.
Pro Modified -- 1. Melanie Troxel, Chevy Corvette, 5.815, 256.55 vs. 16. Kenny Lang, Chevy Camaro, 6.253, 236.55; 2. Leah Pruett, Ford Mustang, 5.824, 253.61 vs. 15. Raymond J Matos, Pylmouth Barracuda, 6.114, 231.04; 3. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 5.835, 250.00 vs. 14. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.093, 200.32; 4. Jay Payne, Camaro, 5.883, 244.43 vs. 13. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.019, 243.94; 5. Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.903, 241.41 vs. 12. Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.004, 224.58; 6. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 5.924, 243.15 vs. 11. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 5.977, 242.58; 7. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.952, 237.84 vs. 10. Mike Janis, Mustang, 5.961, 243.37; 8. Scott Ray, Corvette, 5.954, 238.38 vs. 9. Rickie Jones, Camaro, 5.955, 241.67.
Did Not Qualify: 17. Troy Coughlin, 6.315, 240.12; 18. Brad Personett, 17.074, 58.56.
