Deby
Nitro Member
[coverattach=1]POMONA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2008 -- Melanie Troxel, who wants to end her first Funny Car season on a high note, got the Auto Club Finals started on a good note Thursday as she qualified the R2B2 Racing Pro Car Rx Dodge Charger R/T fifth with a solid 4.129-second time at 302.21 mph.
Troxel, who qualified third in her category debut here nine months ago, captured her first Funny Car win at Bristol, Tenn., in May. The team, led by crew chiefs Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald, would like to make it two before the two-month off-season officially begins. She was the fourth car to cover the thousand-foot track in 4.12 seconds in a tightly-bunched top five.
She has three more opportunities to improve her position. The first comes Friday afternoon and wraps up with the last two qualifying passes of the season on Saturday, setting the field for Sunday's eliminations.
Troxel, who qualified third in her category debut here nine months ago, captured her first Funny Car win at Bristol, Tenn., in May. The team, led by crew chiefs Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald, would like to make it two before the two-month off-season officially begins. She was the fourth car to cover the thousand-foot track in 4.12 seconds in a tightly-bunched top five.
She has three more opportunities to improve her position. The first comes Friday afternoon and wraps up with the last two qualifying passes of the season on Saturday, setting the field for Sunday's eliminations.
