Drag Illustrated Issue 141, February 2019 | Page 94

DRIVER SITE STATE DATE Clay Millican Pomona CA 2/10/2018 Chandler AZ 2/23/2018 1 3.628 1 336.57 Tony Schumacher FUNNY CAR ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS (1000-feet) RANK PERF Jason Line Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 2 6.477 Bo Butner Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 3 6.490 Erica Enders Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 3/17/2017 4 6.491 Greg Anderson Gainesville FL 5 6.491 Jeg Coughlin, Jr. Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 6 6.493 Shane Gray Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 7 6.501 Tanner Gray Epping NH 6/3/2017 8 6.506 Deric Kramer Sonoma CA 7/29/2018 Brainerd MN 8/18/2017 1 339.87 Robert Hight Sonoma CA 7/28/2017 TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) DRIVER SITE Bill Reichert Baytown TX 4/1/2007 Pomona CA 11/10/2016 1 5.103 1 285.83 Don St. Arnaud STATE DATE TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) DRIVER 1 5.358 275.56 John Lombardo, Jr. John Canulli NHRA PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (EFI, quarter-mile) RANK M.P.H. DRIVER SITE STATE DATE 1 214.59 Greg Anderson Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 Willowbank QLD 6/10/2016 2 214.31 Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 Gainesville 3 214.28 Bo Butner Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 4 214.11 Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 5 214.08 Vince Nobile Gainesville FL 3/18/2017 6 214.01 Erica Enders Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 SITE 1 STATE DATE FL 3/21/2016 NHRA PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS (carbureted, quarter-mile) Jeg Coughlin, Jr. Shane Gray DRIVER SITE STATE DATE Jason Line Concord NC 3/29/2015 7 213.87 Jason Line Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 215.55 Erica Enders-Stevens Englishtown NJ 5/31/2014 8 213.37 Tanner Gray Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 1 6.455 1 NHRA PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) RANK E.T. 1 STATE DATE STATE DATE Robert Hight RANK PERF 6.476 SITE SITE 3.793 RANK PERF 1 DRIVER DRIVER 1 RANK PERF (EFI, quarter-mile) RANK E.T. 5.676 UNLIMITED TURBOCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) RANK E.T. DRIVER SITE STATE DATE Mike Castellana Madison IL 9/22/2018 1 5.379 THE NHRA RPM SERIES: IS IT THE REAL PRO MOD? Going into its thirtieth year of existence, Pro Modified Eliminator remains a splintered concept. For most of its life, the category has consisted of a dozen (or more) variations of a theme which, on a global basis, has never been guided by even the slightest semblance of a universally cohesive rules package. The ques- tion remains: which of its many incarnations is the strongest, most competitive platform for the survival of the eliminator? In 2018, the status of the many variations of Pro Modified ranged from spectacularly successful to barely surviving with some of the division’s more prominent advocates struggling to fill a sixteen-car field. The season saw the ugly death of the quickest class of Pro Modified racing, Pro Extreme Eliminator, while the PDRA’s Pro Nitrous category is now the last vestige of unblown doorslammer racing. Over the past five years, most Pro Modified organizations have slowly moved to a version of what many now call “legal” competition in which the rules reflect an attempt to equalize competition by restricting superchargers and turbochargers while, more often than not, completely alienating the nitrous oxide campaigners. From the Midwest Pro Modified series to the National Muscle Car Association to the PDRA’s Pro Boost category and the Xtreme Pro Mod West series, the name of the game has become “restriction”. Make no mistake; from its inception as a le- gitimate eliminator category by the IHRA three decades ago, Pro Modified has always been the most restricted professional passenger car class. It has always been mired in weight breaks, displacement rules and induction reg- UNLIMITED SUPERCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) DRIVER SITE STATE DATE Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 2/28/2018 1 5.424 RANK E.T. ulations in a surprisingly successful attempt to make competitive three different powerplants. Quite simply, it has taken years of hard work to maintain the illusion of an “outlaw category” in what is, in actuality, a world of restriction. Therein lies the answer of which is, indeed, the strongest arm of the Pro Modified body. In seventeen years of presenting an adjunct program which is neither part nor parcel of its Mello Yello or Lucas Oil series, it is the National Hot Rod Association and, indirectly, the Real Pro Modified Association, (of which the NHRA’s current program is made), which leads the world in the legitimacy of Pro Modified competition. Why? Because the NHRA Techni- cal Inspectors legitimize its version of the class to the world. Rules are made to be broken and, without a diligent presence of authority, they surely will be. The difference between the NHRA/ RPM program and any other in the sport is the insistence of constant and complete observa- tion by those entrusted to uphold the laws of drag racing. The NHRA has resources far be- yond those of any other organization including the ability to mandate equipment which can, in fact, regulate beyond human interaction. Case UNLIMITED NITROUS OXIDE PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) DRIVER SITE STATE DATE DRIVER SITE STATE DATE John Zappia Dinwiddie VA 10/19/2017 RANK E.T. 1 5.690 Rickie Smith Bithlo FL 1/17/2018 2 5.681 Rick Hord Concord NC 10/13/2018 2 5.403 Jose Gonzalez Cecil GA 3/10/2017 2 5.476 Frankie Taylor Madison IL 8/23/2014 2 5.728 Khalid al Balooshi Topeka KS 5/21/2017 3 5.683 Jeremy Ray Concord NC 10/13/2018 3 5.440 Eric Dillard Las Vegas NV 11/19/2017 3 5.527 Jason Scruggs Bradenton FL 3/15/2016 3 5.728 Chad Green Concord NC 10/12/2018 4 5.693 Mike Janis Concord NC 10/14/2018 4 5.461 Turki al Zafiri Madison IL 8/23/2014 4 5.527 Scott McLean Willowbank QLD 6/2/2018 4 5.734 Ed Burnley Crofton MD 9/9/2017 5 5.692 Sidnei Frigo Concord NC 10/14/2018 5 5.524 Rick Hord Las Vegas NV 11/15/2018 5 5.534 Mattias Wulcan Poddington ENG 5/202018 5 5.746 Bob Rahaim Topeka KS 5/20/2017 6 5.696 Jose Gonzalez Baytown TX 4/20/2018 6 5.543 Ed Thornton Las Vegas NV 11/18/2018 6 5.579 John Stanley Las Vegas NV 11/16/2017 6 5.746 Chad Green Baytown TX 4/20/2018 7 5.707 Steve Jackson Baytown TX 4/20/2018 7 5.565 Paul Mouhayet Las Vegas NV 11/21/2015 7 5.585 Paul Mouhayet Eastern Creek NSW 10/1/2017 7 5.746 Khalid al Balooshi Baytown TX 4/21/2018 10/13/2018 8 5.591 Troy Coughlin Las Vegas NV 11/20/2016 8 5.645 Mike Maggio Las Vegas NV 8 5.753 Mahana al Naemi Doha QAT 1/15/2016 8 5.708 Steven Whitely Concord NC NHRA PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) UNLIMITED TURBOCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) UNLIMITED NITROUS OXIDE PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) SITE STATE DATE SITE STATE DATE SITE STATE DATE 259.91 Mike Bowman Las Vegas NV 10/27/2017 1 278.79 Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 2/28/2018 1 266.74 John Stanley Las Vegas NV 11/19/2017 1 253.47 Rickie Smith Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 2 259.66 Don Walsh Las Vegas NV 10/31/2015 2 275.45 Eric Dillard Las Vegas NV 11/19/2017 2 265.33 John Zappia Dinwiddie VA 10/19/2017 2 251.95 Khalid al Balooshi Concord NC 4/27/2018 DRIVER DRIVER UNLIMITED SUPERCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) 1 RANK M.P.H. RANK M.P.H. 11/21/2014 RANK M.P.H. DRIVER RANK M.P.H. DRIVER SITE STATE DATE 3 259.56 Sidnei Frigo Concord NC 10/14/2018 3 274.83 Troy Coughlin Las Vegas NV 11/21/2015 3 263.82 Mike Maggio Las Vegas NV 11/24/2014 3 251.49 Bob Rahaim Topeka KS 5/20/2017 4 259.31 Troy Coughlin Norwalk OH 6/24/2017 4 274.61 Ed Thornton Las Vegas NV 11/18/2018 4 263.77 Frankie Taylor Madison IL 8/23/2014 4 250.97 Jonathan Gray Baytown TX 4/21/2017 5 258.96 Justin Bond Concord NC 10/14/2018 5 274.33 Paul Mouhayet Madison IL 8/28/2015 5 262.67 Mattias Wulcan Poddington ENG 5/202018 5 250.92 Erica Enders Clermont IN 9/1/2018 WAU 3/3/2018 6 250.78 Chad Green Baytown TX 4/28/2018 7 250.51 Lizzy Musi Dinwiddie VA 6/27/2018 8 249.35 Shannon Jenkins Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 6 258.71 Melanie Troxel Englishtown NJ 6/4/2011 6 272.83 Turki al Zafiri Madison IL 8/23/2014 6 260.95 Paul Mouhayet Kwinana Beach 7 258.67 Rick Hord Concord 10/13/2018 7 267.00 Rick Hord Las Vegas NV 11/15/2018 7 258.76 Dave Norris Budds Creek MD 8 258.42 Shane Molinari Englishtown NJ 6/9/2017 8 265.64 Rick Snavely Las Vegas NV 11/18/2018 8 258.42 Pete Kapiris Eastern Creek NSW 5/4/2013 NC 10/6/2018 ATTENTION READERS & RACERS: The Drag Illustrated Top Eight lists do not include the eight quickest elapsed times or eight fastest speeds recorded in each class. The Lists also do not reflect the eight quickest or fastest vehicles. The DI Top Eight lists rank the quickest and fastest drivers in each Eliminator category. The DI Top Eight rankings do not necessarily reflect the current National or World Records of any association. For current official world records, consult the sanctioning body or racing organization. Listings are not subject to verification or confirmation by any other runs. A claim to any record may be made by submitting all pertinent information and a photo or scan of a timeslip to bret@dragillustrated.com. Performances recorded outside organized drag racing events are accepted in all classes except NHRA Pro Modified, NHRA Pro Stock, NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster, NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car, Extreme Pro Stock and X275 Eliminators. Testing results may be subject to additional scrutiny. 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