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| Burgess sets personal bests and exits first-round |
 (03-29-09) BAYTOWN, TX - The best just keeps getting better for Roger Burgess, driver of the R2B2 Motors/ProCare Rx '67 Camaro Pro Mod, and this weekend's Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge event at the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals was no exception. The Duluth, Ga.-business executive set new personal best quickest and fastest marks, and tied for the second-quickest Pro Mod run.In his lone qualifying attempt, Burgess piloted his car to the No. 2 position with a blazing 5.900/246.44 - the second-quickest Pro Mod run ever, just behind his teammate Raymond Commisso's 5.884-second run. "To say that Al Billes [crew chief] had a handle on this track would be a mild understatement," Burgess said. "The weather conditions were really amazing and we just got a hold of the track and went for it." Eliminations saw Burgess paired with former world champion Jay Payne for a battle of the Camaros. As the pair left the line, Burgess had a slight advantage, then was passed by Payne in a neck-and-neck race. At the stripe, Burgess was just .0011 seconds behind Payne - a mere five inches. "I honestly didn't know who had won when we crossed the line because we were so close. My hat's off to Jay on that one: 'Great job.' This is the kind of excitement and close racing you can always expect from Pro Mods here at NHRA, and it shows just how awesome these cars and teams really are. These cars out here are the best of the best in Pro Mod. "We're getting closer and closer to having the cross hairs all line up together. Al has the car running really well, and the driver is getting better and better, so I'm confident we'll be going more and more rounds as the season progresses," Burgess said with a smile. "The bottom line is that we're all having a lot of fun and we're coming together very well as a team," Burgess added. The next race on the schedule in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx is May 1-3 at the O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals in Madison, Ill. |
