2010 NHRA SPRING NATIONALS - GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD NOTEBOOK

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		EVENT NEWS EVENT NOTEBOOK GSA PRO MODS POINTS AFTER EVENT ROUND-BY-ROUND FINAL ROUND RESULTS			EVENT GALLERY

SUNDAY FINAL - CASTELLANA WINS BIG IN HOUSTON PRO MOD

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Mike Castellana was able to do what no one else had done the past two NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series races and defeated RL2_6219 Khalid Balooshi in the final round.

This was the first final round appearance of the season for Castellana who was behind the wheel of his 1969 Al-Anabi Camaro with a nitrous engine. The cars were evenly matched down the course of the track but Castellana edged Balooshi with a winning time of 5.920 seconds at 243.15mph to a losing pass of 5.952 seconds at 243.28mph. He and Balooshi are teammates and this was the first time they raced each other in the finals

With the runner-up finish Balooshi retains his lead in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Series points by 65 over Danny Rowe.

The series will see action next when they visit the Atlanta Dragway during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals on May 13-15.

Get Screened America Pro Mod Series final round-by-round results from the 24th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Royal Purple Raceway, the third of ten events:

ROUND ONE -- Raymond Commisso, Chevy Camaro, 6.184, 240.38 def. Melanie Troxel, Camaro, 6.205, 240.08; Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 5.990, 240.81 def. Roger Burgess, Chevy Corvette, broke; Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.079, 239.95 def. Scott Ray, Corvette, broke; Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.950, 242.19 def. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.037, 243.46; Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 9.676, 106.19 def. Kenny Lang, Camaro, broke; Ed Hoover, Camaro, 9.958, 89.46 def. Chip King, Daytona, broke; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.015, 231.79 def. Brad Personett, Camaro, 6.727, 141.34; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 6.003, 244.60 def. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.060, 246.39;

QUARTERFINALS -- Castellana, 5.984, 243.11 def. Farber, 9.995, 89.42; Rowe, 6.016, 244.25 def. Martin, DQ; Janis, 5.996, 241.32 def. Commisso, 6.016, 245.54; Balooshi, 5.946, 242.76 def. Hoover, 9.404, 97.56;

SEMIFINALS -- Castellana, 5.961, 243.06 def. Janis, 7.063, 134.26; Balooshi, 5.956, 243.06 def. Rowe, 6.009, 244.21;

FINAL -- Castellana, 5.920, 243.15 def. Balooshi, 5.952, 243.28.

BAYTOWN, Texas -- Get Screened America Pro Mod Series point standings (top 10) following the 24th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Royal Purple Raceway, the third of ten events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -

1. Khalid Balooshi, 282; 2. Danny Rowe, 217; 3. Roger Burgess, 177; 4. Kenny Lang, 167; 5. Rickie Smith, 158; 6. Ed Hoover, 156; 7. Raymond Commisso, 151; 8. Brad Personett, 139; 9. Scott Ray, 129; 10. Melanie Troxel, 110.

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SATURDAY: UPSETS ABOUND IN FIRST ROUND

Roger Burgess retained the No. 1 qualifying position at the end of qualifying on Saturday for the second time of the year and the third time in his career hoover

during the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas.

His good fortunes were short lived as mechanical problems in eliminations ended his weekend early as he had to shut off his turbo-charged Pro Care Rx 1953 Corvette after the burnout and giving the win to 16 seeded Mike Janis.

"We had no oil pressure and it wasn't safe, so we shut it off. The belt on the oil pump broke. It was the right thing to shut it off,” stated Burgess. “You learn and move on. We have to be safe first, so we lived to race another day."

Points leader Khalid Balooshi make it into the field on his third and final qualifying attempt and got a first round win in eliminations. He will face Ed Hoover in the second round.

Other second round pairings include Mike Janis vs. Raymond Commisso, Mike Castellana vs. Pete Farber, and Danny Rowe vs. Donald Martin.

Second round of eliminations for the NRHA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series will take place during the course of the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals on Sunday.

First-round pairings for Get Screened America eliminations Saturday for the 24th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Royal Purple Raceway, the third of ten events. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.

Pro Modified -- 1. Roger Burgess, Chevy Corvette, 5.873, 253.47 vs. 16. Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 6.110, 238.51; 2. Danny Rowe, Chevy Camaro, 5.954, 246.53 vs. 15. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.097, 245.58; 3. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 5.958, 243.72 vs. 14. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 6.091, 248.48; 4. Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.963, 241.67 vs. 13. Brad Personett, Camaro, 6.091, 250.78; 5. Kenny Lang, Camaro, 5.969, 246.44 vs. 12. Pete Farber, Daytona, 6.086, 234.66; 6. Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.985, 240.72 vs. 11. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.070, 245.94; 7. Scott Ray, Corvette, 5.986, 238.85 vs. 10. Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.047, 243.11; 8. Melanie Troxel, Camaro, 5.992, 246.30 vs. 9. Raymond Commisso, Camaro, 6.031, 246.26.

Did Not Qualify: 17. Rickie Smith, 6.163, 237.50; 18. Steve Matusek, 6.236, 235.89; 19. Jay Payne, 6.376, 237.34; 20. Dennis Radford, 10.325, 87.40.

Get Screened America Pro Mod round one results from the 24th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Royal Purple Raceway, the third of ten events:

ROUND ONE -- Raymond Commisso, Chevy Camaro, 6.184, 240.38 def. Melanie Troxel, Camaro, 6.205, 240.08; Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 5.990, 240.81 def. Roger Burgess, Chevy Corvette, broke; Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.079, 239.95 def. Scott Ray, Corvette, broke; Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.950, 242.19 def. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.037, 243.46; Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 9.676, 106.19 def. Kenny Lang, Camaro, broke; Ed Hoover, Camaro, 9.958, 89.46 def. Chip King, Daytona, broke; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.015, 231.79 def. Brad Personett, Camaro, 6.727, 141.34; Danny Rowe, Camaro, 6.003, 244.60 def. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.060, 246.39.

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FRIDAY: BURGESS TOPS FIRST DAY PRO MOD QUALIFYING

Roger Burgess took the provisional No. 1 qualifying position on Friday in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series race taking place burgessfriday

during the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas.

Burgess paced the field with a pass of 5.873 seconds at 247.79 seconds while behind the wheel of turbo-charged Pro Care Rx 1953 Corvette.

"We found something on the first run and were able to make an adjustment. Steve (Petty) never holds back, he goes for it. Even though most people thought the track didn't look good, he had his own opinion and exercises it. I drive what he gives me. We’ll give that one to the tuner,” said Burgess following the run. "We still have some technical issues that we are sorting through. But once it goes, it is a pleasure to drive. It's the easiest to drive, most fun racecar I've ever driven."

The drivers in first and second in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series point’s standings are both currently outside the field of 16. Khalid Balooshi, winner of the first two events is 18th with a best of only 9.516 seconds at 92.86 mph. Second in points, Rickie Smith sits 20th with a pass of 13.269 seconds at 66.05 mph.

The final Pro Mod qualifying session is set for 12:45 p.m. on Saturday and will be followed by the first round of eliminations at 3:15 p.m.

Results Friday after the first two of three rounds of qualifying for the 24th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Royal Purple Raceway, third of 10 events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Saturday's final eliminations.

Pro Modified -- 1. Roger Burgess, Chevy Corvette, 5.873, 247.79; 2. Danny Rowe, Chevy Camaro, 5.954, 246.53; 3. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 5.958, 243.72; 4. Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.963, 241.67; 5. Kenny Lang, Camaro, 5.969, 246.44; 6. Scott Ray, Corvette, 5.986, 238.85; 7. Melanie Troxel, Camaro, 5.992, 246.30; 8. Raymond Commisso, Camaro, 6.031, 246.26; 9. Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.047, 243.11; 10. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.070, 245.94; 11. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 6.086, 234.66; 12. Chip King, Daytona, 6.091, 248.48; 13. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.097, 245.58; 14. Mike Janis, Ford Mustang, 6.116, 226.32; 15. Steve Matusek, Mustang, 6.236, 235.89; 16. Brad Personett, Camaro, 6.246, 220.19. Not Qualified: 17. Jay Payne, 8.696, 108.01; 18. Khalid Balooshi, 9.516, 92.86; 19. Dennis Radford, 10.325, 87.40; 20. Rickie Smith, 13.269, 66.05. 7.182, 206.89; 18. Von Smith, 7.886, 122.43; 19. Donald Martin, 8.629, 124.60; 20. Raymond Commisso, 13.731, 86.31.

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