Mon, 2 Nov 2009, 09:32 PM Auxier Hangs On, Claims 2009 Pro Mod Challenge Championship

Courtesy of Matthew Brammer

LAS VEGAS - Although his final pass of the 2009 Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare RX season never got off the ground, Burton Auxier still scored the ultimate prize Sunday when he clinched the season points championship at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, the final event of the 2009 Pro Mod Challenge season.

Auxier was shut off on the starting line and pushed back before taking the Tree in his quarterfinals race against Dennis Radford. One pair later, though, Auxier's Al-Anabi team was able to celebrate a series championship when second-place Roger Burgess red-lighted against Brad Personett, giving Auxier a mathematical lock on the points title. The event, which ended with Jay Payne winning, finished with Auxier in front of Burgess in the final standings, 662 points to 631.

"It was a bad feeling; the car had been perfect to that point," Auxier said of his disappointing second-round exit. "It would have felt a lot better to have made a run and then seen what happened. But it's like it's been all year: we've had some good times and some bad. We ended up winning this thing because the crew has been great all year, and the guys at Reher-Morrison and SpeedTech are the best at what they do."

Auxier's season was highlighted by an event win in Bristol, where he beat Raymond Commisso for the title. He also had two runner-up finishes, including a season-opening final-round loss to teammate Mike Castellana in Gainesville, and reached the semifinals in consecutive key races late in the season at Indianapolis and Charlotte. For the year, Auxier suffered no DNQs and had only two first-round losses.

"Consistency was a big key for us," Auxier said. "I was always given a consistent car capable of winning on any given day, and I was with a great crew and got some help from some of the smartest people out here. When you're racing with the best in the business, you're supposed to be able to win these things."

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