PRUETT RACES TO FIRST PRO MOD WIN AT O’REILLY AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS
CONCORD, N.C. – Leah Pruett raced to her first win in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
Pruett drove her ProCare Rx ’10 Mustang to a 5.843-second pass at 253.52 mph past her R2B2 Racing teammate Melanie Troxel to collect her first Pro Mod career win at the same track where Troxel collected her first Pro Mod win one year earlier.
“It’s just now starting to sink in,” said Pruett. “I think I’ll really realize it when Roger Burgess flies in and kicks the party off. Nothing really compares to this. This is my first national event win. Having the (Nostalgia Funny Car) championship last year was amazing but a national event win doesn’t get any better than this.”
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, lost just one round later to Pete Farber.
Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will return for their final race of the season, the NHRA Nevada Nationals, Oct. 27-30 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
CONCORD, N.C. -- Final finish order (1-16) for Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series at the Fourth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway @ Concord. The race is the ninth of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
PRO MODIFIED:
1. Leah Pruett; 2. Melanie Troxel; 3. Jay Payne; 4. Pete Farber; 5. Danny Rowe; 6. Rickie Smith; 7. Rickie Jones; 8. Donald Martin; 9. Khalid Balooshi; 10. Ed Hoover; 11. Mike Knowles; 12. Dennis Radford; 13. Raymond J Matos; 14. Mike Janis; 15. Scott Ray; 16. Kenny Lang.
CONCORD, N.C. -- Sunday's Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series final results from the Fourth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway @ Concord. The race is the ninth of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series:
Pro Modified -- Leah Pruett, Ford Mustang, 5.843, 253.52 def. Melanie Troxel, Chevy Corvette, 5.915, 247.57.
CONCORD, N.C. -- Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series final round-by-round results from the Fourth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway @ Concord, the race is 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;
QUARTERFINALS -- Payne, no time def. Martin, DQ; Troxel, 6.233, 195.28 def. Jones, 6.302, 225.90; Farber, 5.924, 242.15 def. Rowe, 5.901, 248.39; Pruett, 5.852, 254.62 def. Smith, 6.015, 238.72;
SEMIFINALS -- Troxel, 5.858, 254.62 def. Payne, 5.946, 243.41; Pruett, 5.840, 253.75 def. Farber, 5.974, 240.47;
FINAL -- Pruett, 5.843, 253.52 def. Troxel, 5.915, 247.57.
CONCORD, N.C. -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series following the Fourth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway @ Concord, the race is the ninth of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series -
1. Khalid Balooshi, 608; 2. Danny Rowe, 553; 3. Melanie Troxel, 444; 4. Kenny Lang, 440; 5. Mike Castellana, 432; 6. Rickie Smith, 429; 7. Ed Hoover, 414; 8. Mike Janis, 397; 9. Dennis Radford, 362; 10. Jay Payne, 354.
