Melanie Troxel Keeps No. 11 Starting Spot at Bristol
Melanie Troxel Avon, Ind. ProCare Rx Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, Tenn. Troxel Qualifies 11th at Bristol; Races Tony Pedregon BRISTOL, Tenn., May 17, 2008 – Melanie Troxel continues her quest for a Funny Car round win and race victory Sunday in the Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, thanks to a qualifying run of 4.839 seconds at 318.62 mph. That effort came Friday afternoon and held up through Saturday’s two runs when she had times of 4.947 and 4.932 seconds. Troxel, driving the ProCare Rx Dodge Charger R/T, is starting for the fourth time in eight POWERade Series races. She squares off against Tony Pedregon (No. 6, 4.821 at 316.90 mph) in the opening round. “We got down the track on every run, more or less,�?? she said. “We never smoked the tires, we never shook and never had to abort a run here. That’s definitely an improvement from where we were a few races ago.�?? Crew chiefs Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald are trying to track down gremlins that caused the motor to drop cylinders on some of the runs. “Now we have one of those tuning glitches that every team fights at one time or another,�?? Troxel pointed out. Every time you go to a different track with different weather, different altitudes, you have to sort it out again. We’ re not running quite as well as we would like at this point, but we’re in the field and we have ideas for things we want to try tomorrow. Hopefully we can go out and step up the program a little bit in the first round. “I’m really comfortable in the car. It gives you a lot of confidence when you just get down the track on every run. Any time you can make it to Sunday, a lot of times being consistent, getting down the track on every run can win you rounds and it can win you races.�?? For more information about Gotham City Racing, visit the team website: www.GothamCityRacing.com Gotham City Racing is sponsored by: * ProCare Rx – www.procarerx.com * Lend America - www.lendamerica.com * MOPAR – www.mopar.com * The Hyperbaric Therapy Center - www.hypertc.com * MAC Tools – www.mactools.com * A & R Transport – www.artransport.com * Goodridge – www.goodridge.net * Goodyear – www.racegoodyear.com * Oakley - www.oakley.com About ProCare Rx: Roger and Barbara Burgess founded ProCare Rx in 1988 to provide prescription drug claims processing, clinical services and support for any organization that provides a Prescription Drug Benefit to its employees or members. Clients include self-insured businesses, unions, hospices, worker compensation plans, local and county governments, health maintenance organizations, associations and other insurance plans. Today, after almost 20 years in business, ProCare Rx is one of the largest privately held Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) and administrators in the United States, experiencing 19 straight years of continual growth. The company works with pharmacies and prescription drug manufacturers to ensure that clients save money while managing the health of their members thru the application of innovative technologies and population health services directed to all members, with focus on those with chronic conditions. For more information, visit the company web site at www.procarerx.com. About Lend America: Lend America, a National Mortgage Banking Organization and one of New York's largest privately owned direct lenders, has proudly served the residential mortgage marketplace for more than 20 years. The company is one of the most successful direct-to-consumer lenders in the United States and is the region's largest and most well known FHA direct lender. Lend America is also the originator of the successful nationwide broadcast-television educational seminar program titled "The Mortgage Loan Network." Lend America offers a wide range of home purchase and refinance programs to meet their clients' individual requirements. Lend America employs approximately 650 employees and is headquartered in Melville, New York. For more information, visit the company web site at www.lendamerica.com. Gotham City Racing supports Autism Awareness through their support of the Hyperbaric Therapy Center. A 2007 Centers for Disease Control report found that 1 in 150 children in America today have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and an estimated 1.5 million Americans and their families are now affected. Autism is a national health crisis, and Gotham City Racing is working to help educate the public about ways they can get involved. Visit the Heal Autism Now website for more information about how you can get involved: www.healautismnow.org **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)