Knowles Ready for Return to NHRA Competition at INDY

Grand Junction, Co – It’s no secret that Pro Modified Racer, Mike Knowles, has been a HUGE supporter of the NHRA Pro Modified series for many years but, it’s also no secret that Mike is a man that speaks his mind. In recent months Mike has been very vocal of his displeasure with the pre entry list process for the Pro Modified class but because of his love for the sport and the class Knowles has decided to make a return to NHRA completion at INDY.

“We recently went to an 1/8^th mile PDRA event in Tulsa with the expectation of using that time as testing for INDY but, I’ll tell you once you’re at an event like that you get caught up in the event. There are so many great cars, good people and an amount of fans like I’ve never seen before. After we ran some real good numbers in qualifying we decided to back off the testing and go after winning the race. My guys had their stuff together and we ran some high 3.80’s and went for it but, we ended up losing in the semi finals to Kevin Rivenbark  by less than a hundredth. That’s a very strong car that, that in my opinion, SHOULD be at INDY. No matter what, we’ll be there loaded for whatever it takes,” stated Mike Knowles.

Mike Knowles and his Blown Money Tim McAmis Race Cars Pro Modified Camaro will will compete in the 60^th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at historic Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Indiana  this August 27-September 1st. To follow all the action, log onto http://www.dragracecentral.com  or you can follow along at NHRA.com. The first rounds of qualifying for the Pro Modified class will be Friday at 5:30 PM. The second and third rounds of qualifying are set for Saturday at 2:00 PM and 5:30 PM respectively. The final round of qualifying is scheduled for 10:30 AM Sunday with the first round of eliminations set to go off at 2:00 PM. The final day of eliminations for the Pro Mods is set to begin at 1:00 PM Monday.