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mains the property of Jones ’ arch rival , Maryland ’ s Mattison “ Mattie ” Graves , who clocked 3.96 seconds at Budds Creek , MD , last October . Graves did run 187.87 mph at Rockingham only to be eclipsed by Jones .
The Indiana veteran and Dan Scheid use a twin-turbocharged 390-inch inline six-cylinder Cummins / Dodge engine while Graves prefers a 403-inch V8 powerplant utilizing twin turbochargers AND nitrous oxide injection on an Isuzu / General Motors Duramax powerplant . Graves remains the quickest of only two diesel drivers ever to run under four seconds flat in the eighth .
When discussing diesels in the 2023 season , it should always be noted current X275 Eliminator standout Ryan Milliken ’ s Florida-based 1969 Chevy II has used a single turbocharged , nitrous-injected 414-inch inline six-cylinder Cummins engine to clock the fastest X275 run ever at 183.24 mph at 4.14 seconds in the eighth … on 10.82 inch-wide rear tires !
JUSTIN BOND OVER J . R . GRAY TWICE IN A ROW IS A FIRST !
When Justin Bond defeated J . R . Gray in the final round of Pro Modified Eliminator at the NHRA Circle K Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord , NC , the duo created a bit
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of drag racing history . It was the first time in 221 events of NHRA Pro Mod racing in which two drivers squared off for the event honors and achieved the same results in back-to-back National Events !
Bond ’ s Bahrain 1 Racing Team / GNS Freight centrifugally-supercharged ’ 69 Camaro faced J . R . Gray ’ s Gray Contracting / Mike Janis Superchargers ’ 21 Camaro for the title at the NHRA ’ s first National Event of the year at Gainesville , FL , and came out on top . Bond and Gray met again in the final battle at Charlotte , the second Pro Mod race of the NHRA ’ s season , and the results remain unchanged ; Bond beat Gray again . It was the first time in twenty-two years of NHRA PM racing the same outcome happened twice with the same two drivers in two straight events !
When Bond hits the track at the next NHRA Fuel Tech Pro Modified Series event scheduled for the Gerber Collision Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet , IL , he ’ ll have the opportunity to join exclusive company . Only two drivers have won three consecutive NHRA PM National events , ( Shannon Jenkins in 2002 and Jose Gonzalez in 2021 ), and only two more have won four consecutive titles , ( Mike Ashley in 2005 and Joshua Hernandez in 2007 ).
- BRET KEPNER
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OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 3.497 Daniel Pharris Steele AL 3 / 29 / 2021
2 3.499 Jason Lee Cecil GA 2 / 28 / 2022
3 3.505 Steve Jackson Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020
4 3.518 David Reese Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
5 3.529 Bryan Markiewicz Cecil GA 4 / 2 / 2021
6 3.542 J . R . Gray Cecil GA 10 / 12 / 2020
7 3.544 Kevin Rivenbark Bradenton FL 12 / 6 / 2020
8 3.546 Melanie Salemi Cecil GA 2 / 15 / 2020
OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 221.20 Mark Micke Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2018
2 218.44 Tim Slavens Cecil GA 10 / 18 / 2019
3 217.60 Paul Gargus Cecil GA 3 / 1 / 2022
4 217.60 Paul Major Rising Sun MD 9 / 2 / 2022
5 216.20 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA 3 / 23 / 2018
6 216.10 Ken Quartuccio Cecil GA 10 / 16 / 2020
7 215.89 Mark Woodruff Bradenton FL 1 / 24 / 2020
8 215.31 Steve Jackson Cecil GA 2 / 14 / 2020
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X275 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 4.108 Rob Goss Cecil GA 10 / 30 / 2022
2 4.130 Kenny Hubbard Steele AL 3 / 25 / 2023
3 4.132 D . J . McCain Steele AL 3 / 25 / 2023
4 4.134 Eric LaFerriere Steele AL 3 / 26 / 2023
5 4.142 Mike Cerminaro Rising Sun MD 9 / 4 / 2021
6 4.146 Jamie Stanton Cecil GA 1 / 28 / 2023
7 4.147 Ryan Milliken Steele AL 3 / 26 / 2023
8 4.156 Dom DiDonato Cecil GA 4 / 3 / 2021
X275 ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 183.24 Ryan Milliken Bradenton FL 12 / 2 / 2022
2 181.19 Eric LaFerriere Steele AL 3 / 26 / 2023
3 181.01 Gary White Cecil GA 4 / 3 / 2021
4 180.07 Mark Meiring Cecil GA 2 / 25 / 2022
5 177.51 Scott Parson Steele AL 3 / 25 / 2023
6 179.30 Dom DiDonato Dinwiddie VA 4 / 23 / 2021
7 179.24 Jamie Stanton Steele AL 4 / 21 / 2022
8 176.28 John Urist Cecil GA 3 / 1 / 2022
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UNLIMITED PRO MOD ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
UNLIMITED NITROUS ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
EXTREME PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
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RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
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1 3.485 Frankie Taylor Rockingham NC 4 / 5 / 2014
2 3.486 Brandon Snider Tulsa OK 3 / 18 / 2016
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1 3.527 Jose Gonzalez Dinwiddie VA 10 / 23 / 2015
2 3.540 Kevin Fiscus Benson NC 4 / 5 / 2016
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1 3.542 J . R . Gray Cecil GA 10 / 12 / 2020
2 3.549 Marcus Birt Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
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1 4.000 John DeFlorian Dinwiddie VA 10 / 17 / 2021
1 181.20 Jeff Dobbins Dinwiddie VA 10 / 19 / 2018
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3 3.492 Jason Scruggs Tulsa OK 3 / 18 / 2016
4 3.496 Terry Leggett Benson NC 11 / 12 / 2016
5 3.497 Daniel Pharris Steele AL 3 / 29 / 2021
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3 3.561 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10 / 14 / 2015
4 3.566 Carl Stevens , Jr . Dinwiddie VA 10 / 24 / 2015
5 3.578 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2019
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3 3.549 Luis de Leon Steele AL 3 / 25 / 2023
4 3.567 Jamie Hancock Brandenton FL 1 / 28 / 2021
5 3.572 Norman Bryson Cecil GA 2 / 26 / 2022
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OUTLAW 275 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
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6 3.499 Jason Lee Cecil GA 2 / 28 / 2022 |
6 3.592 Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 1 / 18 / 2018 |
6 3.589 Daniel Ray Brandenton FL 1 / 31 / 2021 |
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7 3.505 Steve Jackson Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020 |
7 3.594 Mark Micke Bradenton FL 1 / 28 / 2023 |
7 3.592 Jim Halsey Brandenton FL 12 / 5 / 2020 |
1 3.645 Jason Collins Steele AL 3 / 26 / 2023 |
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8 3.510 Khalid al Refaei Tulsa OK 3 / 19 / 2016 |
8 3.604 Duaij Fahad Al-Sabah Sakhir BAH 1 / 10 / 2018 |
8 3.610 Jay Cox Dinwiddie VA 9 / 19 / 2020 |
1 217.60 Paul Gargus Cecil GA 3 / 1 / 2022 |
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UNLIMITED PRO MOD ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
UNLIMITED NITROUS ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
OUTLAW SIX-CYLINDER ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile ) |
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RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
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1 231.44 Kevin Fiscus Benson NC 4 / 5 / 2016
2 231.24 Jose Gonzalez Rockingham NC 4 / 10 / 2016
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1 231.44 Kevin Fiscus Benson NC 4 / 5 / 2016
2 231.24 Jose Gonzalez Rockingham NC 4 / 10 / 2016
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1 210.77 Jim Halsey Brandenton FL 12 / 5 / 2020
2 209.23 Lizzy Musi Dinwiddie VA 10 / 22 / 2018
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1 5.557 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
1 262.74 Jomar Gomez Bithlo FL 3 / 6 / 2021
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3 230.10 Carl Stevens , Jr . Dinwiddie VA 10 / 24 / 2015
4 225.33 Turki al Zafiri Gilliam LA 5 / 1 / 2015
5 224.92 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10 / 14 / 2015
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3 230.10 Carl Stevens , Jr . Dinwiddie VA 10 / 24 / 2015
4 225.33 Turki al Zafiri Gilliam LA 5 / 1 / 2015
5 224.92 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10 / 14 / 2015
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3 208.72 Jay Cox Darlington SC 10 / 5 / 2019
4 208.52 Tommy Franklin Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2019
5 207.98 Mike Achenbach Rising Sun MD 5 / 15 / 2021
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OUTLAW SIX-CYLINDER ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
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6 223.54 Jason Scruggs Tulsa OK 3 / 19 / 2016 |
6 222.99 Marc Meadors Bradenton FL 12 / 5 / 2021 |
6 207.82 Ron Muenks Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020 |
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7 222.99 Marc Meadors Bradenton FL 12 / 5 / 2021 |
7 222.29 Ed Thornton Tulsa OK 10 / 7 / 2022 |
7 207.46 Rickie Smith Benson NC 4 / 2 / 2023 |
1 3.693 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019 |
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8 222.29 Ed Thornton Tulsa OK 10 / 7 / 2022 |
8 221.74 Kris Thorne Bradenton FL 12 / 6 / 2020 |
8 207.37 Keith Haney Tulsa OK 10 / 2 / 2021 |
1 210.21 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019 |