Brad Personett  (Todd Dziadosz photos)

In the two decades of Pro Modified doorslammer racing only the IHRA season opener at Darlington Dragwayn where then unknown Bill Kuhlmann battled with doorslammer icon Bob Glidden to drive the first ‘slammer through the 200-mph barrier, can compare with the dramatic performances the doorslammer fans at Virginia Motorsports Park were witness to. At the historic Darlington race Missouri-based UDRA Pro Stock racer Kuhlmann, driving a garage-built car, edged out Glidden, who recording his own 199+ pass in a effort to be first.

As historic as that race was it pales in comparison to the orgy of record Speeds and ET’s that the NHRA sanctioned  Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge served up to the doorslammer fans at Virginia Motorsports Park. They witnessed the fastest doorslammer pass in drag racing history, a mind-boggling 253.28 blast from Oklahoma racer Brad Personett’s turbo Hemi-powered Camaro.  They witnessed history being made not only seeing the absolute quickest pass ever in the semi-final round when Melanie Troxel and Ray Commisso ran the quickest ever side-by-side round, with Troxel's record-breaking 5.829 at 247.79 losing to Commisso's even quicker 5.817 at 246.03.

Raymond Commisso and Melanie Troxel in round 2. (Todd Dziadosz photo)