DAVID BRASKETT COLLECTS $ 5,000 SUPER PRO WIN
In the $ 5,000 Super Pro Shootout final round, David Braskett used a quicker reaction time and a 6.65 on a 6.63 dial-in in his Marengo, Ohio-based 2000 Sonoma to secure the win over Gerard Hamlik. The Clearwater, Florida-based’ 03 Miller entry of Hamlik ran a 4.788 on a 4.78 dial-in, but his. 099 reaction time put him behind from the start, as Braskett cut a. 023 light. The win made a long trip and several rounds of competition worth it for Braskett.
“ My uncle built a new car and he wanted to test it down here, so I came along,” Braskett said.“ I was gonna come anyway, so I figured I’ d bring [ my car ] and have something to do. It is a pretty cool experience out here. Most stuff we run, there’ s never really this big of a crowd. It was pretty cool. It’ s something different. I like it.”— NATE VAN WAGNEN DI DI DI
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RODERJAN BUSATO WINS SECOND-CHANCE SHOOTOUT
After two days of qualifying, nearly 50 Pro Mod drivers from across the world were on the outside looking in at the World Series of Pro Mod 32-car qualified field vying for the $ 150,000 winner-take-all payday. Roderjan Busato and Zach Sackman were the final two standing at the end of the night, looking to ease the pain of not qualifying with a $ 10,000 check of their own in the Chicago-Style Second-Chance Shootout.
Busato was No. 23 on the qualifying sheet going into the fifth and final session. He slipped to No. 34 with a 3.640 by the time the cutthroat final session was complete. Meanwhile, Sackman’ s 3.663 in Brian Corradi’ s ProCharged“ Gotham City Returns”’ 17 Camaro was only quick enough for the No. 49 spot.
All of the non-qualified Pro Mods got the opportunity to take one shot at the track Saturday afternoon, with the four quickest cars returning for a second pass. The top four after round one were Busato, Sackman, Matt Deitsch, and Mike DiDomenico. In the second round, Busato( 3.653) and Sackman( 3.667) punched their ticket to the final round with the quickest two passes of that round.
In the final, Busato – who hails from Brazil – used a 3.640 at 206.48 in his screw-blown FuelTech Injectors / MRB Motorsports’ 22 Camaro to defeat Sackman’ s 3.678 at 204.39.
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