TROXEL'S FINAL TF RACE
Melanie Troxel has
traveled many roads during her Top Fuel driving career, but this weekend a
career that has spanned since 2000 and encompassed 82 starts with four victories
out of 15 final rounds will come to an end. She’s headed to Funny Car in 2008
to drive under the Gotham City Racing umbrella.
That’s why Troxel would
love to win this weekend in her final race behind the wheel of the Evan Knoll-donated Vietnam Veterans/POW-MIA tribute dragster.
“That would be the
ultimate way to go out on top in my last race in Top Fuel,” said Troxel. “As a team, that is something we would really
enjoy to be able to finish our season and our time together. As many of you know, I’m moving over to Evan
Knoll’s Funny Car team and our present team will be going on with a different
driver. I’m excited for them because I
know how incredible this car is running.
This is a serious championship contending team. I’m honored to be a part of the team and
really enjoyed working with this group of guys.
Melanie Troxel has
traveled many roads during her Top Fuel driving career, but this weekend a
career that has spanned since 2000 and encompassed 82 starts with four victories
out of 15 final rounds will come to an end. She’s headed to Funny Car in 2008
to drive under the Gotham City Racing umbrella.
That’s why Troxel would
love to win this weekend in her final race behind the wheel of the Evan Knoll-donated Vietnam Veterans/POW-MIA tribute dragster.
“That would be the
ultimate way to go out on top in my last race in Top Fuel,” said Troxel. “As a team, that is something we would really
enjoy to be able to finish our season and our time together. As many of you know, I’m moving over to Evan
Knoll’s Funny Car team and our present team will be going on with a different
driver. I’m excited for them because I
know how incredible this car is running.
This is a serious championship contending team. I’m honored to be a part of the team and
really enjoyed working with this group of guys.
Troxel said she has
experienced so many career highlights in Top Fuel, that listing all would take
some time..
“I was 15 or 16 years old
when I really decided in trying to make a living at this, but that dream seemed
so far away,” said the driver of the Forrest Lucas-owned dragster. “You work so hard to have those opportunities
and then at some point you have to step back and go ‘wow’. I try to remind myself of that every once in
a while to stop and take a look back at the dream that I set for myself so many
years ago. It’s been an unbelievable
honor to race in Top Fuel as a profession and to work with some of the people
and the teams that I have. Hopefully,
I’ll be moving on to have a great career in Funny Car, but there will always be
a soft spot in my heart for Top Fuel.”