R2B2 Racing teammates Roger Burgess and Raymond Commisso looked extremely comfortable driving down
the quarter-mile at Heartland Park Topeka in the O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals - not as if it was
their first time racing here. The pair delivered consistently strong times in their first two
qualifying attempts in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx, with
Burgess landing in familiar territory at No. 2 and Commisso sitting sixth.
Burgess has qualified second or higher in three of the last four events. He delivered a
6.036/240.38 to take the provisional second spot while Commisso ran 6.155/239.61 to slide into
sixth.
"Al [Billes, crew chief] has raced on so many tracks under so many conditions that he wasn't too
worried about not having raced here in Topeka before," Burgess said.
"The groove is really wide, and I had a great hot rod to get down the track. I have to say, this is
really a nice facility and the fans are amazing. Tomorrow, we just have to move up one spot - which
is definitely doable," Burgess said.
Commisso echoed the sentiments about the track and the fans, saying, "I'm really impressed. The
stands were full - and for a Friday afternoon, that really says a lot.
"We have to get our car moving down the track a little more consistently, and I want to move up the
field as well, but I'm really confident that Al and the guys will have us running great tomorrow,"
Commisso said.
Qualifying is scheduled to conclude at 11:00 a.m. Saturday. Eliminations are slated to begin at
1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon and conclude Sunday.
