Drag Illustrated Issue 140, January 2019 | Page 100
THE
CHAMPIONS
ISSUE
team. We really wanted to win this race. The only
thing you can do is take it back to the pits and
regroup for next year.”
McBride won the title by a mere four points.
The veteran racer knows any championship, no
matter what the margin, is coveted.
“It’s still a championship. When you win the
Super Bowl it doesn’t matter how many points you
won it by or what you did in the regular season,”
McBride said. “It’s that one game that means
everything. This race was our Super Bowl.”
McBride made one full pass throughout the
weekend and it could not have come at a better
time. It was an unusual end to what was a bizarre
and unpredictable season, greatly impacted by
inclement weather.
“It was really strange. I’m surprised we won
but we never gave up. The main objective was to
win the championship and we got that,” McBride
adds. “We were on our game in Ohio. We felt good
there. It goes to show how you can go from hero
to a zero in one run. You are only as good as your
last race and I wasn’t very good at the Finals. I’m
grateful we have a chance to come back and do
better.” – JACK KORPELA/CYCLEDRAG.COM
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KENNY HUBBARD
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JONAS ALESHIRE
KEN QUARTUCCIO
DANIEL PHARRIS
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