The racing forecast for Virginia Motorsports Park was fast, and the drivers in the Get Screened
America Pro Mod Challenge definitely proved the prognosticators right. In two rounds of qualifying
on Friday, the top nine cars crushed the five-second zone with Rick Stivers leading the way at a
blistering 5.906 at 242.32 mph. Kirk Kuhns currently sits at No. 16 with a 6.092.
The points battles for first place continued to blaze as both Roger Burgess and Danny Rowe took the
provisional No. 2 and 3 spots with 5.911 and 5.948 respectively, while current points leader Burton
Auxier was limited to just one run because of a blown motor in the first round and landed No. 10
with a 6.002 at 233.72 mph. His teammate Mike Castellana, No.4 in the points overall, landed just
ahead of him at No. 9 to lead the nitrous cars with a 5.995 at 236.26 mph.
Turbo powerhouse Brad Personett blasted to the provisional No. 7 spot with a 5.967 and delivered
the top speed of the day at 246.75 mph.
Notably not qualified with one scheduled round remaining is Mike Knowles who is ensconced in a
battle with Tim Tindle and Rick Stivers for the No. 8 spot overall and the last qualifying spot in
the $35,000 Matco Tools Pro Mod Clash to be run in Las Vegas.
The final qualifying round is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. and eliminations begin
Saturday evening with the B&J Transmissions Bonus round scheduled for 4:00 p.m. The balance of
eliminations is scheduled to run Sunday afternoon.
