PRO NITROUS |
PRO BOOST |
EXTREME PRO STOCK |
PRO OUTLAW 632 |
MIKE ACHENBACH JIM HALSEY TOMMY FRANKLIN |
TODD TUTTEROW PRESTON TANNER MELANIE SALEMI |
JOHNNY PLUCHINO JR CARR ELIJAH MORTON |
AMBER FRANKLIN LEXI TANNER ALAN DRINKWATER |
Consistency helped “ Mountain Man ” Mike Achenbach hold on to the No . 1 spot on the Top 3 list , as he raced to a second consecutive final round in his “ Deep Purple ” ’ 69 Camaro . But it was three-time and defending world champion Jim Halsey in his Fulton-powered “ Daddy Shark ” ’ 68 Camaro winning the all-Switzer-tuned final round with a weekend-best 3.688 over Achenbach ’ s 4.71 . Two-time world champion Tommy Franklin had his best weekend in some time , qualifying No . 1 in his Musi-powered “ Jungle Rat ” ’ 69 Camaro and racing to the semifinals , where he fell on a holeshot to Achenbach . |
Todd Tutterow raced his way to victory yet again at Beech Bend , driving his screw-blown P2 Contracting ’ 20 Camaro to back-toback Pro Boost wins this season and back-to-back Doorslammer Derby wins . In the final round , he lined up against young gun Preston Tanner , who ran low E . T . of the second and third rounds in his Jeff Pierce-tuned , screw-blown ’ 15 Corvette . Tanner led most of the race , but a parts failure held him back to a 3.697 , while Tutterow drove around him with a 3.651 . Melanie Salemi followed up her record performance at GALOT with another strong showing , qualifying No . 2 and reaching the semis . |
A red-light exit in the second round at GALOT didn ’ t sit right with 2020 world champion Johnny Pluchino , but he found redemption with a morale-boosting win at Bowling Green . After qualifying No . 2 in his Kaase-powered $ hameless Racing ’ 13 Mustang , Pluchino lined up against JR Carr in the final round . Pluchino left first and followed through with a 4.086 to beat Carr ’ s 4.087 . Carr was the No . 1 qualifier for the 10th time in the last 11 races . Elijah Morton and his Allen-powered ’ 19 Mustang showed signs of promise , qualifying No . 4 and posting a semifinal finish . |
Pro 632 insiders knew it wouldn ’ t be long before Amber Franklin reached the winner ’ s circle in her Musi-powered “ OG Jungle Rat ” ’ 69 Camaro , and she proved them right . After consistently solid reaction times through eliminations , Franklin drove around close friend Lexi Tanner in the first all-female final round in class history . Franklin posted a 4.182 to Tanner ’ s 4.238 , her best run of the weekend in her Oakley-powered ’ 15 Camaro . Alan Drinkwater was on his way to another final-round appearance in his Kaase-powered ’ 04 Escort before Tanner stopped him in the semifinals in perhaps the closest race of the day . |
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