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Reid, Snider, Harvey, Franklin, Rivenbark, Ferguson and Moore Win at PDRA Rockingham!!!
RIP Ronnie Davis
The crew here at Neal Chance Racing Converters offer our condolences to the Friends and Family of Ronnie Davis “The King”. Davis was critically injured at the Rockingham Race during a bad wreck. We are also praying for Drag Illustrated Journalist and Photographer Ian Toucher’s quick and full recovery from his injuries.
Pro Extreme Rockingham
Photo Courtesy Rick Belden/Drag Illustrated
Randall Reid captured his first PDRA Pro Extreme win of the season at Rockingham. He defeated Jason Scruggs in a “All NCRC” final with a .017 holeshot, 3.550@215.96 to Scruggs 3.501@222.66. That was quite a win, Scruggs had been as fast as 3.498 and was #1 qualifier at this event. The runner up position put Jason Scruggs in the #1 points position after this race.
Congratulations to Randell and Team on the win, and to Jason Scruggs and the ScruggsFarm.com Team on the #1 qualifer and Runner Up!!
Pro Extreme Tulsa Makeup
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Due to bad weather at Tulsa, the final for Pro Extreme was ran at Rockingham and Brandon Snider came out on top over Jason Scruggs. Snider, who was Low ET at Tulsa with a blistering quick 3.486 pass ran a 3.559@218.87 to Scrugg’s aborted 4.771@115.59
Congratulations to Brandon and Team on the Tulsa makeup win, and to Jason Scruggs and the ScruggsFarm.com Team on the Runner Up!
Pro Nitrous Rockingham
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Travis “The Carolina Kid” Harvey made it back to the PDRA Pro Nitrous Winners circle again at Rockingham. Harvey defeated Jay Cox in the “All NCRC” final, a close race where Harvey went 3.751@201.73 and had to run down Cox, who went 3.763@200.26. As the runner up for the Tulsa makup race and winning the Rockingham race, that put Travis in the #1 points position going into PDRA’s 3rd race of the season
Congratulations Travis and Team and to Jay Cox on the R/U!!
We also want to congratulate “Mean Dean” Marinis on his #1 qualifier 3.73@202 pass at Rockingham, pretty impressive for the fifth pass on the new car!!!
Pro Nitrous Tulsa Makup
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Tommy Franklin was the Tulsa makeup race winner at Rockingham after resetting the Pro Nitrous Record at Tulsa with a 3.686 where he and Stevie Fast Jackson recorded the fastest ever side by side Nitrous pass. At the Rockingham Tulsa makeup, He defeated Travis Harvey with a 3.742@203.49 to Harvey’s aborted 4.586@122.97 pass to take the win!
Congratulations Tommy on win and Travis on the Runner Up!!
Pro Boost Clean Sweep
Photo Courtesy Drag Illustrated / Ian Tocher
Kevin Rivenbark not only qualified #1 at both Tulsa and Rockingham setting the Pro Boost Record, he collected BOTH the Tulsa makeup race AND the Rockingham event wins!!! A total clean sweep for the Galot Motorsports Team.
Kevin defeated Melanie Salemi in the Tulsa Makeup Race final by running a 3.761@200.02 over Salemi’s 3.846@192.85. In the Rockingham race final, he defeated Steven Whiteley with a 3.732@203.43 to Whiteley’s 3.789@199.82.
Congratulations to Kevin, Todd Tutterow and the entire Galot Motorsports Team on your Double Win!!!
Also congratulations to Melanie and Team on your Runner Up!!!
Top Sportsman
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Dan Ferguson got the win in Top Sportsman at Rockingham!! Dan defeated Scott Duggins in the final, 3.981 to Duggins 4.059 for the win!
Congratulations Dan, Dale Pittman, Mike Matheos, Jim Rowe, Marty Noir and Rick Fogle on your win!!!
Top Dragster
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Congratulation to Cody Moore on his Top Dragster win at Rockingham!! Cody defeated Chaz Silance in the final with a 4.071@168.30 over Silance’s 4.129@172.19.