BRISTOL WIN OUT OF THE WAY, TROXEL WANTS ADD CHICAGO WIN
In just her first season behind the wheel
of a nitro flopper, Troxel has gained momentum in the past several events,
moving up in the points chase and proving her mettle in a Funny Car. Troxel won
the event in Bristol, Tenn. just three weeks ago, made a quarter-final finish
last weekend in Topeka, Kan. and moved closer to breaking into the all-important
top ten in order to make the NHRA's Countdown to One playoffs.
In just her first season behind the wheel
of a nitro flopper, Troxel has gained momentum in the past several events,
moving up in the points chase and proving her mettle in a Funny Car. Troxel won
the event in Bristol, Tenn. just three weeks ago, made a quarter-final finish
last weekend in Topeka, Kan. and moved closer to breaking into the all-important
top ten in order to make the NHRA's Countdown to One playoffs.
"We are
absolutely getting done what we need to," Troxel said.
"We have been
keeping track of the points that we need in order to get into the top ten, and I
believe we have nine races left that we can accumulate points to make the
countdown, and now we're at just 69 points out.
"Last weekend wasn't a
great weekend, but certainly it wasn't bad either. We made some progress in the
points race and the car is running good. We qualified in the top five and I
think we are doing all the things we need to do in order to make the Countdown,"
she said.
Troxel said she loves coming to Route 66 Raceway "because it's
one of the premier facilities on the tour. It can be really fast if the weather
cooperates, so, we're all looking forward to this weekend. Brian [Corradi, crew
chief] and the team really have things running well."