BALOOSHI STAYS PROVISIONAL NO. 1 IN PRO MOD QUALIFYING AT MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS
CLERMONT, Ind. – Khalid Balooshi stayed in the provisional No. 1 qualifying position Saturday in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series at the prestigious Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.
Balooshi kept his Speedtech ’68 Camaro at the top of the field with an impressive 5.985-second run at 239.91 mph after three sessions of qualifying at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. If it stands, it would be Balooshi’s first No. 1 qualifier of the season in the seventh event of the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Melanie Troxel also posted a five-second run with her 5.993 at 239.91 Saturday night, which puts her in the provisional second spot. Troxel teammate Leah Pruett currently sits 13th with her Saturday night run of 6.106 at 242.58.
Qualifying continues Sunday at 1:30 p.m., with the first round of eliminations beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eliminations continue on Monday.
CLERMONT, Ind. -- Saturday's Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series results after the first three of four rounds of qualifying for the 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, seventh of 10 events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Sunday for Sunday's final eliminations.
Pro Modified -- 1. Khalid Balooshi, Chevy Camaro, 5.985, 240.29; 2. Melanie Troxel, Chevy Corvette, 5.993, 248.39; 3. Rickie Jones, Camaro, 6.032, 239.74; 4. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 6.037, 236.38; 5. Jay Payne, Camaro, 6.057, 239.23; 6. James Eric Dillard, Ford Mustang, 6.064, 242.93; 7. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.066, 234.74; 8. Raymond J Matos, Pylmouth Barracuda, 6.066, 232.27; 9. Mike Janis, Mustang, 6.071, 237.92; 10. Scott Ray, Corvette, 6.081, 234.13; 11. Danny Rowe, Camaro, 6.084, 242.67; 12. Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.098, 239.10; 13. Leah Pruett, Camaro, 6.106, 242.58; 14. Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.115, 240.89; 15. Dan Stevenson, Camaro, 6.128, 232.11; 16. Burton Auxier, Pontiac Firebird, 6.131, 235.64.
Not Qualified: 17. Ed Hoover, 6.135, 235.97; 18. Ike Maier, 6.136, 229.39; 19. Matt Smith, 6.164, 237.34; 20. Pete Farber, 6.183, 236.92; 21. Chuck Cheeseman, 6.185, 231.83; 22. Troy Coughlin, 6.224, 248.84; 23. Dave Pierce, 6.293, 232.71; 24. Steve Matusek, 6.426, 235.10; 25. Kenny Lang, 6.639, 223.10; 26. Chip King, 13.087, 65.62.
