entire tree ,” explains Tyler Crossnoe , PDRA series director and VMP vice president . “ This sent current through the wiring , knocked the relays at the scoreboards out ( which cut all power to the boards ), and sent current back to the timing tower and into the interface box , wiring punch block , and eventually into the computer itself . Every relay , fuse , noise filter , extension cables , and any sort of protection mechanism was popped or demolished , and enough current reached the computer itself to explode chips on the boards and break out into a fire inside the computer tower itself .”
While the win light had Palmer winning the final , video footage showed Dixon ahead at the 1,000- foot finish line , so he was awarded the win . Top Fuel newcomers Jacob McNeal and Artie Allen also took part in the event .
The Top Alcohol Dragster Shootout presented by The Empowerment Alliance saw rookie Sarah Allen in her Florida-based A / Fuel dragster race
to the final round to meet No . 1 qualifier Dan Dietrich in his supercharged , methanol-burning dragster . The two were set to race for $ 10,000 and a PDRA “ 660 Man ” trophy , the first time a non-PDRA-sanctioned class has competed for the trophy .
The pro ProStars finalists were Tommy Franklin and Ed “ The Iron Man ” Burnley in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous , Preston Tanner and Travis Harvey in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive , Steven Boone and Dave Hughes in Liberty ’ s Gears Extreme Pro Stock presented by AED Competition , Amber Franklin and Jeff Melnick in M & M Transmission Pro 632 , Bill Lutz and Bill Riddle in Menscer Motorsports Pro Street presented by Afco Racing , and Blake Denton and Wes Ervin in Afco Racing Super Street presented by Menscer Motorsports .
The finalists in the sportsman classes were Henry Underwood and Tim Lawrence in MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by PAR Racing
Engines , Alan O ’ Brien and Tom Martino in Laris Motorsports Insurance Elite Top Dragster , Mark Payne and Al Davidowski in MagnaFuel Top Sportsman presented by Corbin ’ s RV , and Dickie Smith and Nick Meloni in Laris Motorsports Insurance Top Dragster .
The Jr . Dragster class finalists were Chris Suppers and Brayden Davis in Coolshirt Systems Pro Jr . Dragster presented by PRP and Gavin Wood and Rowan Parlett in Classic Graphix Top Jr . Dragster presented by PRP .
Off-track , fans had the opportunity to take in three concerts over the course of the evening . Alaska Holloway , who competed on NBC ’ s The Voice and now sings the national anthem at every PDRA race , took to the stage first . Walker Montgomery , the son of ‘ 90s country star John Michael Montgomery , performed during the downtime before the second round of ProStars eliminations . Chase Matthew , a rising country music star , closed out the night with an energetic performance .
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