PDRA TULSA
Wulcan, Laurita, Gonzales,
DeFlorian and Schweigert Qualify
No. 1 at Summer Nationals
By Nate Van Wagnen
D
espite a dismal weather f ore-
cast for the weekend, the PDRA man-
aged to run a full day of qualifying before
rain showers forced the cancellation of
eliminations at the PDRA Summer Na-
tionals at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park. Past
European Pro Mod champion Mattias Wulcan
finished Friday as the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Ex-
treme, a first for the Darlington event winner.
After three qualifying sessions, the low qual-
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ifiers in the other professional classes were Jim
Laurita in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous present-
ed by MoTeC, Jose Gonzales in Andy McCoy Race
Cars Pro Boost, John DeFlorian Jr. in Extreme
Pro Stock and Terry Schweigert in Drag 965 Pro
Extreme Motorcycle.
The No. 1 qualifiers in the PDRA’s sports-
man classes were Billy Albert in MagnaFuel
Top Sportsman and Jimmy Sackuvich in Lucas
Oil Top Dragster. Mia Schultz led the field in
Campers Inn RV Pro Junior Dragster with her
7.904-second pass, while Arellyn Garner-Jones
topped MegaCorp Top Junior Dragster with a
perfect .000 reaction time.
PRO EXTREME
Sweden’s Mattias Wulcan continued his impres-
sive American debut season in the PDRA’s quick-
est and fastest category with his 3.614-second,
209.88-mph charge during the third qualifying
session. Wulcan, driver of the screw-blown “Black
Bird” ’69 Camaro, has yet to enter eliminations
from the No. 1 spot, though he won the Darling-
ton race and lost in the final round at the last
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