Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 01:26 PM Tindle Wins ProCare Rx Clash, Qualifies No. 1 in Vegas

Courtesy of Matthew Brammer Photo copyright 2007 Auto Imagery, Inc.

LAS VEGAS --

Tindle vs. Pane

After rattling off consistent 6.0-second runs in qualifying, Santa Rosa Fla. resident Tim Tindle took the cash the $50,000 ProCare Rx Pro Mod Clash with a tire-shaking, back and forth wild ride down the quarter-mile in the final against Jay Payne. Tindle also earned the No. 1 qualifying spot in the ACDelco Vegas NHRA Nationals on the strength of his first round Clash time of 6.023 seconds.

"I can't even explain how this feels," Tindle said as he hoisted the $25,000 cash over his head and shouted. "We've worked so hard all year, and Chuck [Ford, Tindle's tuner] found the sweet spot on this Mustang. I'm overwhelmed."

ProCare Rx Chairman and CEO Roger Burgess said, "I know Tim has put a lot into this series, and it makes me really happy to hand him this cash and award him this trophy for all of his hard work."

In addition to the cash prize, Tindle also received a two-and-a-half foot tall statue of a knight in armor riding a war-horse, made of silver and gold overlaid on exotic wood.

Burgess said, "We stay out here working with massive amounts of horsepower, I thought it was really fitting to have the trophy for our Clash be a knight on a horse - kind of like what the original horsepower was all about. The statue is a numbered piece in a lot of only 100, so it's definitely a collector's item as well as a trophy."

Tindle's road to the finals started with his sound defeat of Scott Ray, and extended to John Russo. Payne's path included downing 2007 World Champion Josh Hernandez in the first round, and Steve Engle in the semifinals.

In qualifying for the ACDelco NHRA Nationals, Josh Hernandez grabbed the No. 2 spot by laying down a blistering 6.031/239.06 in the heat of the day.

Billy Harper's nitrous-powered Viper held on to make the 16-car field with a 6.235/226.58.

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