Jay Cox hangs the front wheels in his Musi-powered Butner Construction “ Pumpkin ” ‘ 69 Camaro on his way to a 3.641-second , 206.35 MPH blast to defeat fellow Pro Nitrous veteran Travis “ The Carolina Kid ” Harvey in the second round of eliminations at the Pro Line Racing Brian Olson Memorial PDRA World Finals presented by ProCharger . Cox went on to win the next two rounds , claiming the last event win of this segment of his driving career . The North Carolina driver is taking a step back to spend more time with his family , though he will continue to tune for teammate Marcus Butner with the goal of contending for the 2024 Pro Nitrous world championship .

Photograph by David Hilner Virginia Motorsports Park | Dinwiddie , Virginia | Sunday , October 22nd , 2023

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