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Troxel hoping to take her time getting ‘In-N-Out’ of Sonoma
Jul 13th
SONOMA, Calif. (July 12) — Drag racing superstar Melanie Troxel is loving her role at R2B2 Racing this year as she continues to campaign both the In-N-Out Burger Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car and the In-N-Out Burger Chevrolet Camaro Pro Mod machine. Her only wish is that she could roar down the strip a few more times each race weekend.
“We’re having fun and we’re learning so much every race,” Troxel said. “We just need to go more rounds. We certainly feel as though we have the ability to challenge for some of these trophies. I think consistency in reaching those later rounds and putting ourselves in position to win every time out is what we need to strive for the most.”
Troxel will be able to focus solely on her Funny Car at this weekend’s 24th annual Fram-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway as this particular race doesn’t feature action in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Considering she’s returning to the home state of In-N-Out Burger, the iconic California eatery that began sponsoring her again this year, Troxel says running one car should be plenty.
“We’re expecting lots of guests from corporate as well as everyone from all the northern California restaurants so we’re in for a party weekend,” said Troxel, who will display her Funny Car from 5-6 p.m. at the In-N-Out Burger in Napa this Thursday night. “Of course the best way top show everyone a great time is to have some success out there on the racetrack.
“This is another Bruton Smith track so you know it’s going to be first-rate. I’ve been racing here for years, going back to when In-N-Out sponsored by Top Alcohol Dragster in 1999 and 2000, so it’s a place where I’m very comfortable.”
In an effort to improve the car’s performance, crew chief Lance Larsen had Troxel and the Funny Car crew stay on for a few extra days after their last showing in Bristol, Tenn., to test some new combinations he thinks will lower their elapsed times and earn them some more wins.
“It’s a little harder on us because we’re not going to every race this year,” Troxel said. “So we need to take full advantage of the track time we do get. Sonoma is at sea level and it can be very, very fast there so I’m sure the guys will be stepping things up. That’s an exciting prospect for the driver.”
Professional qualifying for the 24th annual Fram-Autolite NHRA Nationals begins with two sessions at 4:45 and 7:15 p.m., Friday, at Infineon Raceway.
GOODYEAR’S 11 WINS AT ROUTE 66 NATIONALS LEAD TIRE INDUSTRY
Jun 8th
JOLIET, Ill. (June 7, 2010) – No racecar can win without tires and, at the NHRA United Association Route 66 Nationals, very few cars won without Goodyear tires.
The simple math: Goodyear beat all participating tiremakers with six regular event category wins and was the winningest tiremaker in the Jegs All Stars special event for sportsman racers with five wins in 10 categories. Goodyear’s 11 total wins bested the totals of all other tiremakers combined, 10.
The Goodyear-equipped winners in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series for sportsman racers included Monroe Guest, who won his first national event victory in Top Alcohol Dragster; Don Higgins, who also won his first national title in Super Comp, and Peter Biondo, whose victory in Stock Eliminator was his 38th win in national event competition.
Goodyear’s Jegs All Stars champions included Jim Whiteley (Top Alcohol Dragster), Bruno Massel (Competition Eliminator), Keith Raftery (Top Sportsman), Ray Miller (Top Dragster) and Steve Domingues (Super Street). No other tiremaker had more than three All Stars wins.
Guest beat Jared Dreher, who also raced on Goodyear tires, in the TAD final. Racing on Goodyear’s D2540 drive tire, Guest won the final with a 5.482-second, 260.26 mph pass down the quarter mile. The TAD cars are purpose-built racing dragsters.
The four-day event was hampered by constant rain, leaving the grounds soggy and changing the track conditions all weekend long.
“My tires were never an issue,” Guest said. “They worked every time. It was a question of what the track would take.”
Higgins drove another purpose-built racing dragster and won with a quarter-mile pass clocked at 8.920 seconds and 160.75 mph. His car was equipped with a pair of Goodyear D2532 drive tires on the back.
Higgins said, “The 60-foot times were beautiful. This is the first year I’ve tried the Goodyears. They’re great.”
Biondo, the wily veteran, drove a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro with a set of Goodyear D6303 tires on the back. His time in the final round was 10.482 seconds and he went through the speed traps at 120.35 mph.
More information about Goodyear Racing, including a downloadable race tire guide, is available at www.racegoodyear.com.