Three-time and defending Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous world champion Jim Halsey returned to the winner’s circle Saturday night at the PDRA Vortech Superchargers Doorslammer Derby presented by Stroud Safety at Beech Bend Raceway Park, after an uncharacteristic first-round exit at the season opener in early April. Halsey defeated Mike Achenbach in the final round, denying Achenbach a second consecutive event win.
Todd “King Tut” Tutterow scored a second consecutive win in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive, Johnny Pluchino notched a win in Liberty’s Gears Extreme Pro Stock presented by AED Competition, and second-generation PDRA star Amber Franklin earned her first $hameless Racing Pro 632 victory.
The Doorslammer Derby sportsman victories went to Chris Nyerges in MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by US Rail, Kyle Harris in Lucas Oil Elite Top Dragster presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance, Joe Roubicek in MagnaFuel Top Sportsman 32, and Nick Isenhower in Lucas Oil Top Dragster 32 presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance.
The Jr. Dragster event wins went to a pair of Virginia-based racers, Chris Suppers in Coolshirt Systems Pro Jr. Dragster presented by PRP and Gavin Wood in Classic Graphix Top Jr. Dragster presented by PRP. Suppers cut a .007 reaction time to get the starting line advantage and followed through with a 7.934 to defeat Danika Miles and her 7.915, both on a 7.90 index. Wood also had the starting line advantage against Hannah Sheppard, winning with a 9.016 on an 8.99 dial-in over Sheppard’s 12.121 on a 12.00 dial-in.
In Edelbrock Bracket Bash presented by COMP Cams, Brandon Frame won in the final round in his Nashville-based ’11 Racecraft dragster. He ran a 4.931 on a 4.93 dial-in to beat Blake Gentry, who went red by .004.
For the first time in his young Pro Mod racing career, Robert Gallegos raced from the No. 1 spot in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive,…
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