With one race to go before the end of her first season as an NHRA Funny Car driver, Melanie Troxel isn’t positive if she’d
rather race more or kick back and chill for a few months.
”I always wish we had more time to go out and fix the things that
didn’t go quite the way you wanted during the season,” Troxel said,
“but, at the same time, I think that by this time of the year everybody
is worn out and ready for a break.”
The 24-race campaign that began at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in early
February concludes at the same facility, Thursday through Sunday, with
the Auto Club of Southern California Finals