| R2B2 Motors-sponsored Raymond Commisso, in his second final round appearance of the season, worked his way through a tough side of the ladder to earn his way to the money round. In his first round, he held off fellow Canadian Tony Pontieri with a decisive 6.098/236.96 to Pontieri's 6.214/233.03. |  |
Josh Hernandez was No. 1 qualifier with a 5.990
In round two, Commisso delivered a blistering 6.075/237.05 to beat 2007 World Champion Josh Hernandez. Hernandez, who had recorded two 5.99-second runs in the weekend, red-lighted and gave Commisso the round and the free pass to the semis.
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In the semifinals, Commisso took on Mike Janis, and used a 6.044/238.47 to defeat the veteran driver's tire shaking 6.866/156.03.
At the end of qualifying on Saturday, eight drivers were named as qualifiers for the $50,000 ProCare Rx Pro Mod Clash. Drivers earned points throughout the past five events based on their qualifying position and consistency in qualifying, and the top eight will compete in eliminations to be held in Las Vegas at the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals, October 26-28.
Making the cut were Josh Hernandez, Tony Pontieri, Tim Tindle, John Russo (shown), Jay Payne, Shelly Payne, Steve Engel, and Raymond Commisso. Pairings will be determined randomly and announced before qualifying in Las Vegas.
ProCare Rx Chairman and CEO Roger Burgess said, "It's been great for me and my company to be a part of this whole thing series this year, especially with the drama coming into this weekend. I'm extremely happy for the drivers who made the Clash, and I'm definitely looking forward to Vegas when we get to award the trophy and the $25,000 cash grand prize."
The tenth and final race in the 2007 AMS Pro Mod Challenge will be contested in Las Vegas at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals October 25-28, where the $50,000 ProCare Rx Pro Mod Clash will be contested, with the winner will receive $25,000 cash and a one-of-a-kind trophy courtesy of Roger Burgess and ProCare Rx.