Dan Ferguson never quite imagined that in three years of running the quickest and fastest sportsman doorslammer category, he’ d rack up two championships and a second-place finish in points. He took a leap of faith into the world of PDRA’ s Ronnie Davis Top Sportsman presented by MagnaFuel, and it turns out he was pretty good at it. Going to the semi-finals at the 2014 season opener in Rockingham, NC led to traveling to more, which led to a runner-up, more traveling and many more round wins, which eventually earned Ferguson the 2014 Top Sportsman world championship. To prove it wasn’ t beginner’ s luck, Ferguson came out and won the 2015 season |
opener in Dallas, Texas. He continued to lead the points for much of the 2015 season, although he was edged out for the championship by the late Ronnie Davis.
In 2016, Ferguson continued to do much of the same, taking over the points lead with a win at the second stop on the 2016 tour and never relinquishing it. With only two races left in the season, Ferguson had pulled away from the rest of the field and only needed one round win to clinch his second championship in three years, a feat Ferguson calls“ unbelievable.”
With that round win, Ferguson quietly claimed victory. He went on to the finals of the Sunshine State Shootout, his fourth of the season. He finished 946 points ahead of Cheyenne Stanley. Ferguson
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is quick to thank Dale Pittman, whose car he drove all season, for the large role he played in this championship.
“ I wouldn’ t have been racing this year if it wasn’ t for Dale,” thanked the 29-year-old champ.“ I wasn’ t planning on racing this year. I was going to sit the year out. Dale was willing to team up with me, allowing me to drive his car, and we just had an awesome time. Rick Fogle does all the roundto-round maintenance; he makes sure I am lined up straight, sets my wheelie bars. Dale helps with nitrous bottles, parachutes, video, electrical work, and he can jump in on anything else, too, if we have a problem and need to fix something. Mike Matheos did a lot of upgrading to our car last year and helps keep it in good shape between
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