Teammates Roger Burgess and Raymond Commisso have torn up the competition in the Get Screened
America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx so far this season, scoring a win for Burgess in
St. Louis and a runner-up for Commisso in Bristol, Tenn. The pair, under the watchful eyes of
legendary tuner and driver Al Billes, has succeeded in becoming a force to be reckoned with and in
setting numerous personal and class-best speeds and times.
This weekend, at Heartland Park Topeka in the O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kansas,
Burgess and Commisso both plan to jump up the ladder in the Pro Mod Challenge.
"I have to say, as a teammate and a team owner, Roger is an amazing person, but more importantly to
me, he's become a personal friend and mentor," Commisso said.
"We've grown a lot together in the past several months - going through testing, our amazing
performances together, his win, and my runner-up last week in Bristol. I guess it's just a
brotherhood that comes from racing - and something that changes your life," he said.
Burgess, currently ranked third, won the Get Screened America Pro Mod event in St Louis, and
Commisso, ranked ninth, won the IHRA event in San Antonio along with taking second in Bristol a
week ago.
Burgess said, "For a new team, we've really come together well. Al is a great leader, and Ray is an
incredible person and a great driver.
"We're having a lot of fun with what we're doing and I'm confident we're going to continue
positioning ourselves in the Challenge. The drivers are the very best, and NHRA has done an awesome
job giving us a great place to race.
"We're looking forward to racing in Topeka this weekend, and once again competing with the very
best drivers and teams around," he said.
Qualifying in the fifth of ten Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge events is scheduled for 3:30
and 6:00 p.m. Friday and 11:00 a.m. Saturday. Eliminations are slated to begin at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday afternoon and conclude Sunday.
