Mon, 12 Apr 2010, 09:58 AM Rowe Races Past Troxel for NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Win

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BAYTOWN, Texas --

Rowe vs. Troxel

Danny Rowe raced past Funny Car driver Melanie Troxel to earn the win at the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event at Houston Raceway Park.

Rowe powered his 1968 Supercharged Chevy Camaro to a 5.936-second run at 248.93 mph, just enough to get past Troxel in her '63 Corvette and earn his first win in the inaugural series. Rowe won last season at Houston Raceway Park in the Pro Mod exhibition series.

It wasn't any easy win, by any means for Rowe, who qualified third for the event. Rowe drove past Pro Mod drivers Chip King, Mike Castellana, Joe Baker, and Troxel in the final round to earn the win.

Troxel made it to her first final round appearance in the category after qualifying in the 16th and final spot in the field Saturday afternoon.

The NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series continues April 30-May 2 at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill.

Point standings (top 10) for Get Screened America Pro Mod Series following the 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park.

  1.  Melanie Troxel            133
  2.  Burton Auxier             121
  3.  Joe Baker                 119
  4.  Danny Rowe                111
  5.  Kenny Lang                109
  6.  Jay Payne                 108
  7.  Mike Knowles               90
  8.  Tim Tindle                 87
  9.  Troy Coughlin              86
      Tony Pontieri              86
 11.  Chip King                  84
      Rickie Smith               84
 13.  Von Smith                  78
 14.  Michael Gullqvist          77
 15.  Khalid Balooshi            76