March 7, 2011
Grand Junction, CO– Mike Knowles is a happy man! After a weekend in
Florida the self made business man is back home in his Colorado office
with a little color and a big smile on his face. Three eighty runs
will do that to a Pro Mod guy.
“We had a great weekend. I knew Al (Billes) wouldn’t need much time
to get acquainted with my car and my guys but man did everything gel
quickly. They crept up on the tune up but after a few hits Al was on
it,” said Knowles.
Knowles qualified his Tim McAmis built ’68 Camaro in the number three
position with a 3.87 eight mile pass. Knowles defeated Pete Farber and
his ’69 Daytona in round one with a 3.89 to Farber’s 3.99. Round two
saw Knowles posted another 3.89 run in his round two defeat of
Sweden’s Mike Gullquist. The weekend ended in the semi-finals against
Shannon Jenkins and his AL-Anabi ’69 Camaro. Both cars faced traction
problems but Jenkins was quicker to recover taking the win with a 4.18
elapsed time.
“I had a great time here. I grew up down here and have some friends
here so this is really cool. The event was fantastic. Dave Hance did a
great job and so did the staff here. Our performance this weekend
really has me looking forward to Gainesville and I just couldn’t be
happier with my entire crew,” said Knowles.
The next stop for the “Blown Money” team will be the 42nd annual Tire
Kingdom NHRA Gator Nationals in Gainesville, Fl. March 11-13. Mike
Knowles and the other Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge
competitors will be afforded three shots at making it into the 16
field for eliminations. Round one of qualifying will be held Friday,
March 11, at 1:45 PM (EST). The second round will be later that same
day at 4:30 PM. The final qualifying attempt will be Saturday at 12:45
PM. The first round of eliminations will be held later that same day
at 4:15 PM. Final eliminations will run in conjunction with Sunday’s
professional eliminations.
Following the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway,
the schedule features stops at some of the biggest events on the
circuit, including in Las Vegas (April 1-3), Houston (April 29-May 1),
Atlanta (May 13-15), Englishtown (June 2-5), Bristol (June 17-19), and
Norwalk (June 23-26). Later in the season, the 250-mph machines will
race at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at Lucas
Oil Raceway at Indianapolis (Aug. 31-Sept. 5), in Charlotte (Sept.
15-18), and in Las Vegas (Oct. 27-30).
2011 NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Television Schedule*
Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville
Sunday, March 20, midnight
SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, Las Vegas
Saturday, April 9, 4 p.m.
O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals, Houston
Sunday, May 8, 2 p.m.
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, Atlanta
Saturday, May 22, 6:30 p.m.
NHRA SuperNationals, Englishtown
Sunday, June 12, 1 p.m.
Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford
Dealers, Bristol
Sunday, July 3, 2 p.m.
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Norwalk
Sunday, July 3, 2:30 p.m.
Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, Indianapolis
Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m.
O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, Charlotte, N.C.
Sunday, Oct. 2, 4 p.m.
NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, Las Vegas
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2 p.m.
Mike Knowles' Blown Money Racing would like to thank their sponsors:
GRP GRP CONNECTING RODS
NGK NGK Spark Plugs USA
WINBERG CRANKSHAFTS Winberg Crankshafts | Manufacturers of World Class Crankshafts
Grand Junction, CO– Mike Knowles is a happy man! After a weekend in
Florida the self made business man is back home in his Colorado office
with a little color and a big smile on his face. Three eighty runs
will do that to a Pro Mod guy.
“We had a great weekend. I knew Al (Billes) wouldn’t need much time
to get acquainted with my car and my guys but man did everything gel
quickly. They crept up on the tune up but after a few hits Al was on
it,” said Knowles.
Knowles qualified his Tim McAmis built ’68 Camaro in the number three
position with a 3.87 eight mile pass. Knowles defeated Pete Farber and
his ’69 Daytona in round one with a 3.89 to Farber’s 3.99. Round two
saw Knowles posted another 3.89 run in his round two defeat of
Sweden’s Mike Gullquist. The weekend ended in the semi-finals against
Shannon Jenkins and his AL-Anabi ’69 Camaro. Both cars faced traction
problems but Jenkins was quicker to recover taking the win with a 4.18
elapsed time.
“I had a great time here. I grew up down here and have some friends
here so this is really cool. The event was fantastic. Dave Hance did a
great job and so did the staff here. Our performance this weekend
really has me looking forward to Gainesville and I just couldn’t be
happier with my entire crew,” said Knowles.
The next stop for the “Blown Money” team will be the 42nd annual Tire
Kingdom NHRA Gator Nationals in Gainesville, Fl. March 11-13. Mike
Knowles and the other Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge
competitors will be afforded three shots at making it into the 16
field for eliminations. Round one of qualifying will be held Friday,
March 11, at 1:45 PM (EST). The second round will be later that same
day at 4:30 PM. The final qualifying attempt will be Saturday at 12:45
PM. The first round of eliminations will be held later that same day
at 4:15 PM. Final eliminations will run in conjunction with Sunday’s
professional eliminations.
Following the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway,
the schedule features stops at some of the biggest events on the
circuit, including in Las Vegas (April 1-3), Houston (April 29-May 1),
Atlanta (May 13-15), Englishtown (June 2-5), Bristol (June 17-19), and
Norwalk (June 23-26). Later in the season, the 250-mph machines will
race at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at Lucas
Oil Raceway at Indianapolis (Aug. 31-Sept. 5), in Charlotte (Sept.
15-18), and in Las Vegas (Oct. 27-30).
2011 NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Television Schedule*
Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville
Sunday, March 20, midnight
SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, Las Vegas
Saturday, April 9, 4 p.m.
O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals, Houston
Sunday, May 8, 2 p.m.
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, Atlanta
Saturday, May 22, 6:30 p.m.
NHRA SuperNationals, Englishtown
Sunday, June 12, 1 p.m.
Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford
Dealers, Bristol
Sunday, July 3, 2 p.m.
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Norwalk
Sunday, July 3, 2:30 p.m.
Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, Indianapolis
Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m.
O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, Charlotte, N.C.
Sunday, Oct. 2, 4 p.m.
NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, Las Vegas
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2 p.m.
Mike Knowles' Blown Money Racing would like to thank their sponsors:
GRP GRP CONNECTING RODS
NGK NGK Spark Plugs USA
WINBERG CRANKSHAFTS Winberg Crankshafts | Manufacturers of World Class Crankshafts
