Drag Illustrated Issue 135, August 2018 | Page 19

OUT OF BOUNDS Rising Pro Nitrous star Randy Weatherford saves his WS Construction ‘69 Camaro from a near-certain run-in with Jay Cox and the “Pumpkin” ‘69 Camaro during the first qualifying session at the inaugural PDRA Firecracker Nationals. Weatherford got his Musi-powered hot rod settled down and coasted down the rest of the new all-concrete Virginia racing surface. He later claimed the cross-up showed him “how far he could go with it,” adding that he used it as a learning experience to improve for the final two sessions. The Maryland race winner went on to record a 3.75-second pass in the heat during Q2, then uncorked a 3.71 at 202 mph in the final session to claim his second No. 1 qualifier award. Photograph by Tara Bowker Virginia Motorsports Park | Dinwiddie, Virginia | Friday, June 29, 2018 August 2018 DragIllustrated.com | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | 19