The battles for championship points in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx intensifies this weekend as the series makes its eighth of ten stops, this time at the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in metro Charlotte, N.C. The fight for first is as fierce as the battle to make the top eight heading into the final race at Las Vegas where the Matco Tools Pro Mod Clash will be contested.
 
Twenty drivers will face off this weekend at zMAX Dragway, a track that's been called the "Bellagio of Drag Strips." It is the first time the Pro Mod Challenge has visited the venue.
 
Front-runner Burton Auxier saw his once commanding lead drastically cut by Roger Burgess and Danny Rowe; both are within two round-wins of first. Mike Castellana, who had been in second place dropped to fourth, but is still within just a few rounds of the lead.

The battles for championship points in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx intensifies this weekend as the series makes its eighth of ten stops, this time at the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in metro Charlotte, N.C. The fight for first is as fierce as the battle to make the top eight heading into the final race at Las Vegas where the Matco Tools Pro Mod Clash will be contested.
 
Twenty drivers will face off this weekend at zMAX Dragway, a track that's been called the "Bellagio of Drag Strips." It is the first time the Pro Mod Challenge has visited the venue.
 
Front-runner Burton Auxier saw his once commanding lead drastically cut by Roger Burgess and Danny Rowe; both are within two round-wins of first. Mike Castellana, who had been in second place dropped to fourth, but is still within just a few rounds of the lead.
 
Joe Baker, Raymond Commisso, Jay Payne and Tim Tindle round out the top eight and will all be competing this weekend. Payne and Tindle at No.’s 7 and 8 are a little more than three round-wins ahead of the next closest drivers, but Brad Personett, Mike Knowles and Rick Stivers are all hot on their tails, hoping for a part of the $35,000 purse in the Matco Tools Clash.
 
Also joining the battle as spoilers and blockers are Melanie Troxel, Dennis Radford, "Tombstone" Tommy Gray, Scott Ray, Rickie Smith, Rick DiStefano, Tommy D'Aprile and rookie Kirk Wilmes. North Carolinan Chip King rounds out the field, promising one of the best shows in Pro Mod drag racing.
 
Drivers will also be competing for the B&J Transmissions Bonus, a $500 bounty paid to the winner of a first-round pairing selected at random before the race. Qualifying rounds are scheduled Friday at 2:00 and 5:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Eliminations begin at 4:30 p.m. and conclude Sunday. Regular updates are available on NHRA.com and DragRaceCentral.com, and daily recaps are available on CompetitionPlus.com and ProModChallenge.com. Brief round-by-round recaps are also broadcast via Twitter by following GSAProMods.
 
ENTRY LIST
1. Burton Auxier
2. Joe Baker
3. Roger Burgess
4. Mike Castellana
5. Raymond Commisso
6. Tommy D'Aprile
7. Rick DiStefano
8. Tommy Gray
9. Chip King
10. Mike Knowles
11. Jay Payne
12. Brad Personett
13. Dennis Radford
14. Scott Ray
15. Danny Rowe
16. Rickey Smith
17. Rick Stivers
18. Tim Tindle
19. Melanie Troxel
20. Kirk Wilmes
 
CURRENT POINTS STANDINGS (After 7 of 10 events)
1 Burton Auxier 506
2 Roger Burgess 470
3 Danny Rowe 466
4 Mike Castellana 443
5 Joe Baker 389
6 Raymond Commisso 375
7 Jay Payne 360
8 Tim Tindle 354
9 Brad Personett 289
10 Mike Knowles 285
11 Rick Stivers 210
12 Taylor Lastor 200
13 Rickie Smith 178
14 Harold Laird 155
15 Kenny Lang 140
16 Kirk Wilmes 94
17 Tommy Gray 85
18 Ike Maier 72
19 Chip King 67
20 Melanie Troxel 65
21 Andy McCoy 63
22 Dennis Radford 51
23 Billy Gibson 42
24 Jason Stock 32
25 Vinny Budano 31
26 David Hance 31
27 Frank Patille 31
28 John Russo 31
29 Scott Christoffel 10
30 Tommy D'Aprile 10
31 Rick DiStefano 10
32 Adam Flamholc 10
33 George Landis 10
34 Scott Ray 10
 

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