Dennis Radford’s 840 c.i. nitrous-injected Duster.

After making her first trip to a final round in a doorslammer Troxel said, "Al (Billes, crew chief) kept after it all weekend, and we were able to get the R2B2 Motors/ProCare Rx Corvette into the finals by being consistent. In that last round, we knew we had to give it all we had, and we just didn't have quite enough…. 

"I love racing here in Charlotte, the track is amazing - you don't have to worry about bumps or problems, and both lanes are pretty much equal, so you can take the lane choice pretty much out of the equation. It's a great facility, one of the very best," she said.

The GSA points battles tightened up for both the championship, and for those racers trying to qualify for the $35,000 MATCO Tools Pro Mod Clash. While there are two races left to determine the World Champion, drivers only have one race - Richmond, Virginia - left to earn enough points to be one of the top eight in points and qualify for the race-within-a-qualifying session at the Challenge final race of the year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tim Tindle (above) currently sits in the 8th and last spot with 342 points, within 60 points by Brad Personett, Mike Knowles and Rick Stivers.