Fresh off of a fourth consecutive PDRA Pro Nitrous world championship, Jim Halsey raced to a $51,000 victory in Outlaw Pro Mod Sunday night at the 51st annual Snowbird Outlaw Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Halsey squared off with 2022 FuelTech Radial Outlaw Series Radial vs. the World champion Jason Lee in the big-money final round.
Another championship driver, three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown, won in Pro 275 in his drag radial debut. Radial Outlaw Series Extreme 275 season champion Kenny Hubbard won in X275, adding even more championship flair to the winner’s circle.
Additional wins went to Alan Drinkwater in Outlaw 632, Larry Salvator in Limited Drag Radial, Shawn Pevlor in Ultra Street, Mac McAdams in 4.60 Bike, Eric Walkup in 5.50 Index, Jay Adams in 6.50 Index, Dean Thompson in 7.50 Index, Jude Kersnason in 7.90 Index Jr. Dragster, Cameron Rich in 8.90 Index Jr. Dragster, and Cyril Mitchell in 11.90 Index Jr. Dragster.
Pro Modified
Jim Halsey went into race day as one of just two nitrous-assisted drivers who qualified in the 32-car field packed full of boosted cars driven by standouts like 2022 PDRA Pro Boost world champion Todd Tutterow and defending Snowbirds winner Melanie Salemi. After qualifying No. 5 in the stacked field, Halsey marched through eliminations to face Jason Lee in the final round. There, Lee left the starting line first, but Halsey’s Fulton-powered “Daddy Shark” ’68 Camaro powered ahead to win with a 3.627-second pass at 208.36 MPH over Lee’s 3.673 at 204.23.
“For us, [nitrous] is all we know,” Halsey said. “To beat Jason Lee, he’s a Radial vs. the World champion. People like that, Melanie, Todd, Brandon Snider, all these guys – there were some badass racers in this field today. To come out with a win, it means a whole lot. It’s tough out here. It took some luck, maybe some skill too.”
Halsey posted a best of 3.612 at 209.30 in qualifying to go into eliminations in the fifth spot. He opened eliminations with a 3.682 at 207.18 over Billy Banaka. A close race followed in the second round, where he used a 3.665 at 208.33 to finish ahead of 2022 Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association champion Mike Decker Jr. and his 3.667. It was then a battle of the No. 4 and 5 qualifiers in the third round, with Halsey’s 3.648 at 209.26 beating Mark “Tydo” Werdehausen’s 3.655 at a record 221.71. The semifinals saw Halsey square off with Tutterow, who cut a .009 reaction time but…
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