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Jackson ran a 3.564 at 211.53 mph, the quickest screw-blown car in the field. With the unique chip draw format, Jackson didn’ t benefit from a high qualifying position. He drew 2024 No Prep Kings champion Shawn“ Murder Nova” Ellington in the first round. Ellington suffered tire shake in“ Blue,” his Keith Haney Racing twin-turbo‘ 69 Camaro, and had to let off early.
Jackson cruised to a 3.562 at 211.69 mph.
In round two, Jackson used a 3.583 at 210.11 to defeat Pro Mod newcomer and second-generation racer Brylon Holder in his orange screwblown Camaro. Holder, the 2025 Street Car Super Nationals Pro Mod winner, threw away a quicker 3.581 pass by going-. 010 red. In a difficult quarterfinal round, Jackson managed to get by 2023 WSOPM champion Spencer Hyde in a pedalfest. Jackson cut a. 009 light and muscled his way down the track to a 3.771; Hyde, meanwhile, suffered severe tire shake, causing his chutes to deploy early. The victory earned Jackson a date with the quickest car of the entire weekend in the semifinals – the ProCharged Coast Packing Co.“ Lard Machine”‘ 69 Camaro driven by 2020 NMCA Xtreme Pro Mod champion Eric Gustafson. Jackson once again got the reaction time advantage,. 026 to. 080, and used it to earn a holeshot win, with his 3.602 staying ahead of Gustafson’ s quicker 3.591.
Despite this being Jackson’ s first event win in the Winter Series, he and his team are no strangers to success. This is the third consecutive race in the Winter Series featuring a car from the KTR camp in the final round. Jackson fell to Steve King in the 2025 WSOPM finals, while teammate Sidnei Frigo made it to the finals in early December at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks against Jason Harris.
With the win, Jackson moved into second place in the DIWS points championship, behind only Harris. With points and a half available at
THE FINAL ROUND BETWEEN JACKSON AND VETERAN DEREK MENHOLT WAS DECIDED ON THE STARTING LINE, WHEN MENHOLT WENT-. 006 RED.
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