Tommy Franklin ’ s victory at Darlington was a big one , as it helped him close in on points leader and four-time Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous world champion Jim Halsey , who lost in the second round . Franklin , driver of the Musi-powered “ Jungle Rat ” ’ 69 Camaro , picked up his second consecutive win , third of the season , and third at Darlington . He laid down a 3.65 at 206.33 MPH in the final to beat Jay Cox , who lifted to a 3.972 . Cox qualified No . 1 in his Musi-powered Butner Construction “ Pumpkin ” ’ 69 Camaro by tying Halsey ’ s class E . T . record , then set low E . T . of the first three rounds . Jim Widener impressed in his BES-powered ’ 17 Corvette , qualifying No . 4 and reaching the semis . |
After qualifying in a nearly all-3.60-second field , former Big Dog Shootout competitor Scott Lang raced his way to his first career victory , making him the fourth firsttime winner in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting & Ty-Drive in six races . He made solid runs all day in his ProCharged AML Motorsports ’ 18 Camaro , including a holeshot win over Melanie Salemi in the semis , then caught a break in the finals when Jason Harris went red by . 010 on a 3.613 pass . Harris reached his second straight final in his ProCharged “ Party Time ” ’ 69 Camaro , setting low E . T . in three of the four rounds . Salemi claimed her second No . 1 qualifier award of the season in Eddie Whelan ’ s screw-blown ’ 19 Camaro . |
Alan Drinkwater continues to build his reputation as one of the best drivers in Liberty ’ s Gears Extreme Pro Stock presented by AED Competition . He reached his second straight final and third of the season in his Johnny Pluchino-tuned , Kaase-powered IronListing . com ’ 10 Mustang , then beat 2021 world champion and points leader Chris Powers on a holeshot by just . 006 to earn his second win of his rookie campaign . One of eight drivers who ran in the 4.00s in qualifying , Powers set low E . T . of the semis and finals in his Sonny ’ s Racing Engines ’ 21 Camaro . After chasing a major gremlin all year , John DeFlorian came back in a big way , qualifying No . 1 and running low E . T . of the first two rounds . |
There ’ s a tense championship battle brewing in M & M Transmission Pro 632 , but no one told Brian Clauss and Daryl Stewart . Clauss ’ ’ 57 Chevy wasn ’ t the quickest car , but he used consistency and holeshot advantages to claim his first win in the class . His 4.283 in the final beat championship contender Doug Nicholl , who was uncharacteristically late on a 4.168 pass . Driving his Musi-powered ’ 68 Camaro , Nicholl qualified third and was the quickest of three rounds . Stewart , who started the year in Extreme Pro Stock then sat out the last two races , qualified No . 1 in his HRE-powered Chassis Engineering ’ 12 Camaro and made the hero run of a tricky first round before Clauss left on him in E2 . |
Chris Garner-Jones is officially back in championship form in Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle , where he scored his second win of the season . Like the first win , he earned it from the No . 1 spot on his T . T . Jones Racing Hayabusa . He was the quickest of all three rounds , including a 3.985 over Mohammed Alawad ’ s 4.051 in the final . Alawad had his best showing of the season , qualifying No . 3 and taking runner-up honors to his teammate . Brayden Davis had an untimely rough weekend , going red by just . 004 to Alawad on a quicker pass in the semis . |
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