Melanie Troxel, a winner in both the NHRA Funny Car and Top Fuel classes, will be the Newsmaker of the Week on The Race Reporters radio show, Wednesday, April 14, 7 p.m. EDT, on www.PowerUpChannel.com.
This season, Troxel is driving the In-N-Out Burger Dodge Charger in select Funny Car events as well as in the Pro Mod class. She was runner-up in last weekend’s Pro Mod race, near Houston. In 2006, she won two Top Fuel races and finished fourth in points. She won twice again in TF the next season and then moved into Funny Cars in 2008 and got one victory.
Troxel will be racing this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.