Reigning PDRA Pro Boost world champion Jason Harris returned to the FuelTech Winner’s Circle for the first time this season at the inaugural PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown Saturday night at Bristol Dragway. In a side-by-side WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive final round against Johnny Camp, Harris laid down a 3.643-second pass at 205.94 MPH to defeat Camp and his 3.663 at 203.68 at the sixth of eight races on the 2024 Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series tour.
For the second time this season, three-time and reigning Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous world champion Tommy Franklin doubled up with his daughter, Amber Franklin, who won in PDRA Pro 632. Harris and the Franklins were joined by professional class winners Daryl Stewart in Liberty’s Gears Extreme Pro Stock presented by AED Competition, Brunson Grothus in Drag 965 Pro Extreme Motorcycle, Ethan Steding in Menscer Motorsports Pro Street presented by Afco Racing, and Connor McGee in Afco Racing Super Street presented by Menscer Motorsports.
In the sportsman categories, Dewayne Silance (MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by PAR Racing Engines), Michael White (Laris Motorsports Insurance Elite Top Dragster presented by Greenbrier Excavating & Paving), Mark Reese (MagnaFuel Top Sportsman presented by Corbin’s RV), and Nick Meloni (Laris Motorsports Insurance Top Dragster presented by Younce RV) also walked away with Bristol trophies. Jake Hodge raced to victory in Edelbrock Bracket Bash presented by COMP Cams, driving Tyler Crossnoe’s ’23 Race Tech dragster to the final-round win over Kyle Eggers in his ’92 Beretta.
The PDRA’s rising stars in the Jr. Dragster classes also took part in the Thunder Valley Throwdown, with Carson Hoyle and Kylie Varnier earning wins in Coolshirt Systems Pro Jr. Dragster presented by Philadelphia Racing Products and Classic Graphix Top Jr. Dragster presented by Philadelphia Racing Products, respectively. In an all-North Carolina final round, Hoyle ran a 7.936 in his ’23 Mike Bos dragster to get closer to the 7.90 index than Kameron Helms, who left first but ran a 7.969 in his ’13 Mike Bos entry. Top Jr. Dragster championship contenders Varnier and Braydon Crayton squared off in the final round, with Varnier’s better reaction time and 9.113 on a 9.10 dial-in defeating Crayton’s 8.955 on an 8.95 dial-in.
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Reigning Pro Boost world champion Jason Harris went into the Thunder Valley Throwdown with a win at the…
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