Coming off a quarter-final finish at the O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX
two weeks ago in Topeka, Kansas, Danny Rowe and the Sterling Bridge Pro Modified racing team are
eager to build upon an already successful season with a strong outing this weekend at the highly
anticipated NHRA SuperNationals, held yearly at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown,
New Jersey.
The sixth of ten events on the 2009 Get Screened America NHRA Pro Mod Challenge tour, the NHRA
SuperNationals promises to be the season's most exciting event thus far with 19 of the most
talented race drivers from across the country converging on one of the most historic tracks on the
NHRA circuit to do battle on the concrete and asphalt quarter-mile in E-town.
Easily one of the best facilities on the tour for major-league performances, the somewhat dicey
weather forecast could be the only thing preventing round after round of record-breaking action.
Rowe, who currently sits in the No. 5 spot in the Get Screened America NHRA Pro Mod Challenge
points standings, is extremely excited going into stop six on the tour, and will look to encroach
on Burton Auxier's lead in the standings with a win.
"Races like these," started Rowe, "are the ones you get up on the wheel for; when you've got 19 of,
literally, the best Pro Modified cars and drivers in the world all heading to one track, with one
trophy on the line - that's what it's all about. I can't wait to get out on the track and show what
we're made of with the best of the best in the other lane."
The Laguna Beach, California native continued, "You take a quick look at the Top 10 in the points
and it's easy to see the caliber of the competitors here in the Get Screened America Pro Mod
Challenge. I don't think anyone in the Top 10 hasn't won a race, set a record or run a career-best
this year. It's shaping up to be an epic second half of the season, and we thoroughly intend to be
in the thick of things in these last few races."
Led by supercharged and alcohol-injected tuning wizard Jimmy Rector, Rowe could potentially line up
against any of three different power plants this coming weekend, including turbocharged,
nitrous-injected and other supercharged combos.
"We're at the half-way point, but it's still pretty well anybody's game," said Rowe. "We're
comfortable up here in the top portion of the standings, yet we know we've got a lot of ground to
cover if we're going to get this championship we've been working so hard for. Clearly, though, it's
still wide open."
Qualifying is scheduled for 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Friday evening and 2 p.m. Saturday, with
eliminations slated to begin at 5 p.m. Saturday evening and conclude Sunday afternoon.
Please log onto http://www.dragracecentral.com for round by round race results.
