2011 NHRA CHARLOTTE NATIONALS - GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD NOTEBOOK
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SUNDAY: PRUETT TOPS TROXEL IN PRO MOD'S FIRST ALL-FEMALE FINAL
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.
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.
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.
SATURDAY: TROXEL FINISHES QUALIFYING NO. 1, FIRST ROUND COMPLETE
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.
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;
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.
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FRIDAY: MELANIE TROXEL LEADS THE EARLY PRO MOD QUALIFYING
Melanie Troxel raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position Friday in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series at the O’Reilly Auto Parts
NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway.Troxel, who also took the No. 1 qualifier at the recently completed Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, drove her ProCare Rx ’53 Corvette to a 5.815-second pass at 256.55 mph to take the provisional top spot. If it stands, it would be her third No. 1 qualifier of the season for Troxel at the site of her first NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod race win. Troxel’s teammate Leah Pruett sits in the second spot after two rounds of qualifying, putting both R2B2 Racing cars at the top of the provisional field.
“You couldn’t ask for a better situation,” said Troxel. “I had joked with (tuner) Steve Petty about that before we got started. I said, ‘Hey, can you make us 1 and 2 so we can meet in the final?’ I didn’t make a very good run on the first run and knew it was karma for me being greedy.”
Current points leader Khalid Balooshi is in the provisional eighth spot with a run of 5.967 at 240.29, while second-place driver Danny Rowe currently sits in the provisional third spot with a run of 5.835 at 250.00.
Qualifying continues Saturday at 1 p.m., with the first round of eliminations beginning at 3:30 p.m. Eliminations continue on Sunday.
Friday's Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series results after the first two of three rounds of qualifying for the Fourth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway @ Concord, ninth of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Qualifying will continue Saturday for Saturday's first round of eliminations.
Pro Modified -- 1. Melanie Troxel, Chevy Corvette, 5.815, 256.55; 2. Leah Pruett, Ford Mustang, 5.830, 253.61; 3. Danny Rowe, Chevy Camaro, 5.835, 250.00; 4. Jay Payne, Camaro, 5.883, 244.43; 5. Ed Hoover, Camaro, 5.924, 243.15; 6. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.952, 237.84; 7. Scott Ray, Corvette, 5.954, 237.92; 8. Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.967, 240.29; 9. Pete Farber, Dodge Daytona, 5.977, 242.58; 10. Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.004, 224.58; 11. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.045, 242.19; 12. Mike Janis, Mustang, 6.071, 243.37; 13. Mike Knowles, Camaro, 6.093, 200.32; 14. Kenny Lang, Camaro, 6.256, 235.19; 15. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.315, 240.12; 16. Rickie Jones, Camaro, 6.757, 224.32. Not Qualified: 17. Raymond J Matos, 6.823, 155.88; 18. Brad Personett, 17.074, 58.56.
