Camp, Halsey, Pluchino, Distefano and Davis Earn Victories at PDRA DragWars|

Pro Nitrous veteran turned Pro Heave rookie Johnny Camp secured his starting time-e'er Professional person Elevate Racers Association (PDRA) "660 Man" bays Saturday night when he won PDRA DragWars presented by Modern Racing. Racing in Penske/PRS Pro Boost presented by WS Construction, Camp recorded a three.693 at 203.xvi mph on a single when last-round opponent James Beadling couldn't fire upward.

The event victories in the other professional classes went to multi-time event winners, as Jim Halsey (Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous), Johnny Pluchino (Liberty'southward Gears Farthermost Pro Stock), Wes Distefano ($hameless Racing Pro Outlaw 632) and Travis Davis (Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle) also won.

In the sportsman classes, past world champions Donny "Hollywood" Urban and Kellan Farmer won in MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by Tejas Borja and Lucas Oil Elite Top Dragster, respectively. JR Ward (MagnaFuel Height Sportsman 32) and Wallace Wilson (Lucas Oil Top Dragster) also won. Jarret Creech claimed the Edelbrock Bracket Bash win.

Coolshirt Pro Jr. Dragster finalists Nyckolas Shirkey and Ethan Steding both broke out on the seven.90 dial-in, but it was Shirkey'south 7.882 that won out over Steding's vii.88. In Gilbert Motorsports Top Jr. Dragster, McKenzee Hogan grabbed a significant holeshot advantage, but broke out on her 9.61 dial-in with a 9.523, allowing Kamryn Dearest to get the win with a nine.068 on a 9.06 punch-in.

PRO BOOST

In just his fifth Pro Boost race, Johnny Camp strung together four win lights to earn his first career PDRA victory after six years of trying in Pro Nitrous. Camp, who qualified No. 2 in his Brandon Stroud-tuned, ProCharger-boosted "Hells Bells" '69 Camaro, concluded the twenty-four hour period with a three.693 at 203.16 on a single pass. Opponent James Beadling wasn't able to start his roots-blown '69 Camaro for the final round.

"I'd similar to first thank Proline and Tatman Electric for everything they do, and our ain company, Donaldson Supply and Turnkey Foundations," Campsite said. "Especially Proline and the tuners and the whole package. Nosotros've been working at it and it'southward finally paid off. We won Maple Grove in Northeast Outlaws and we've been No. 1 a couple times, No. ii at Shakedown. We're really happy with what'south going on. It's my commencement yr with this combination, start year in this car. I only take 50-some passes on the car. I'chiliad happy with what nosotros've achieved."

Army camp'south start 2 circular wins came via singles, equally start-round opponent Wade Moody broke in qualifying. Camp ran a 3.694 at 202.58 on that bye run, and then laid down a 3.689 at 203.31 on a unmarried in the 2d circular. He stepped upwardly again with a 3.678 at 203.37 against John Strickland in the semis, but Strickland went ruddy on his 3.681 pass.

Beadling, who earned his first depression qualifier award on Friday, recorded a 3.717 at 200.32 in his roots-blown '68 Camaro on his earned first-circular adieu. He defeated Kurt Steding in the other remaining roots-blown car in the second round, going a iii.674 at 201.37 to Steding's 3.694. Beadling repeated the performance to the thousandth of a second to knock out defending globe champion Kevin Rivenbark in the semifinals.

PRO NITROUS

Jim Halsey had a ascendant championship season in 2019, but the nitrous Pro Modified veteran was winless in Pro Nitrous competition this flavour going into DragWars. He needed a major comeback to stay in contention for another world championship, as he was abaft two-time world champion Tommy Franklin past a couple rounds. He made upwards one of those rounds Saturday night, firing off a 3.632 at 206.61 in his Fulton-powered Yellowbullet.com Nationals '68 Camaro to defeat Franklin and his 3.685 at 204.14 in the final circular.

"This is our first win of the year, so it'due south tremendous for u.s.," Halsey said. "We changed a bunch of stuff on the machine over the winter. We had some bad luck. At present we're one round apart. [Franklin]'s one round ahead. I told Eric [Davis, crew master] concluding week, all we accept to exercise is qualify No. 1 at the next 2 races and win both of them. We're one down, one to go. I think [this win] puts us in the driver's seat. I've never really chased everyone from behind this close, so we'll see what happens."

Halsey in his Brandon Switzer-tuned entry qualified No. i and steadily improved throughout race day. He started with a 3.704 at 205.26 to trounce Dane Wood in the first round, then ripped into the 3.60s with a 3.657 at 206.45 against Baton Albert. A 3.644 at 206.73 on a semifinal single gave Halsey lane pick over Franklin in the final.

Franklin qualified No. 2 in his Musi-powered "Jungle Rat" '69 Camaro. His iii.692 at 204.98 in the first round was skilful for low Eastward.T. of the round and a circular win over Brian Shrader. Franklin recorded a 3.671 at 206.07 next to a red-lighting Tommy Mauney in the second round, so improved slightly to a iii.661 at 205.82 to deny Chris Rini and his iii.719 in the semis.

Extreme PRO STOCK

Johnny Pluchino rolled into the weekend with incredible momentum subsequently winning three of the first four races in his Kaase-powered Strutmasters.com 'thirteen Mustang. He added yet another victory and padded his points lead over JR Carr by three rounds, effectively securing the 2022 world title. He left on Elijah Morton in the final round and held the lead with a four.086 at 176.79 to Morton's 4.111 at 175.52.

"Nosotros won two 632 championships as a stepping stone to get to this," said Pluchino, who will need to officially clinch the title at the World Finals. "This was where I wanted to be. I dreamt nearly this for a long fourth dimension. Pro Stock's my goal. Mountain Motor Pro Stock is pretty badass. These things are a ton of fun to drive. I have a lot of respect for these competitors out here. I say we're badass and nosotros're the ones to beat out – and we are – only there are some really adept competitors out hither, guys who've been doing this for a long fourth dimension. I take a lot of respect for them. But we told them we were coming this year and we did."

Pluchino, who drives the same auto his father John collection to the world championship in 2016, qualified third. His iv.105 at 176.58 crush Dave Hughes' 4.eleven in the commencement round. Pluchino improved in reaction time and elapsed time in the semis, going iv.085 at 177.51 to eliminate 2022 world champion Steven Boone and his iv.xv.

Morton defenseless his lucky intermission in the first circular when Carr left too soon, throwing away a four.068 adjacent to Morton's iv.117 at 175.52. Morton made his own luck in the semis, though, as he used a holeshot advantage and a iv.109 at 175.75 to defeat No. 1 qualifier Chris Powers and his 4.068.

PRO OUTLAW 632

Wes Distefano has had consistency on his side all season, merely the Michigan commuter was winless in four sequent final-round appearances. He ended that streak at DragWars, as he took downwards two-time world champion Dillon Voss in the final round on a holeshot. Distefano's 4.211 at 170.19 in his Musi-powered $hameless Racing '68 Camaro held off Voss' 4.207 at 169.57.

"Information technology'south really keen to get the monkey off our back," Distefano said. "Honestly, my conviction wasn't in that location. I was actually dreading that fifth runner-up. For us to be able to pull it off on a holeshot, that makes it a piffling more than special as a driver, merely I'thousand but then happy for me and my squad. We worked really hard. Nosotros worked our tails off. It feels actually adept."

Distefano out-qualified Voss in the No. 1 spot, just he admitted he was a couple numbers behind Voss through eliminations. He did have low E.T. of the first round, though, with his 4.211 at 170.02 over Mike Oldham. He slowed slightly to a iv.239 at 170.45 on a second-round single, so picked back up to a 4.213 at 170.32 to beat a red-lighting Jordan Ensslin.

Voss ended upwards No. 9 in his Voss-powered Race Star Pro '17 Corvette. He won first round with a iv.281 at 168.05 over Alan O'Brien's four.294, so dipped in the four.10s with a 4.182 at 170.64 to defeat Chris Holdorf. A 4.168 at 171.05, ane of his quickest passes e'er, helped him beat out Walter Lannigan'due south iv.25 in the semis.

PRO NITROUS MOTORCYCLE

Defending earth champion Travis Davis was dealing with a gremlin in Friday qualifying, but the Alabama rider got his Timblin-built Hayabusa figured out for race day. A little luck helped, too. Davis ended up seeing the win calorie-free illuminated in his lane when his final-round opponent, Ashley Owens, went red. Davis ran his slowest pass of eliminations, a iv.082 at 172.19, while Owens threw away a iv.051 at 171.95.

"All the competition's tough," Davis said. "The guys who haven't been and then fast, they tin can step up and run a number at any time. Sometimes I get a fiddling relaxed on the tree and I'one thousand behind. I'm just glad everything came together and we won tonight. The bike stayed together and I didn't have to do anything to it."

In the kickoff circular, Davis and championship rival Chris Garner-Jones left the starting line with nearly identical reaction times, merely Davis pulled away with his 4.069 at 175.09 over Garner-Jones' iv.084 at 171.49. He was consistent in the semis, laying down a four.068 at 174.71 while opponent Gerald Smith went red. With Davis' win over Garner-Jones in the first round and his third win of the flavour, he clinched his 3rd PDRA world championship.

Owens went into eliminations as the No. one qualifier aboard his McKinney Motorsports Hayabusa. He ran a 4.fifteen at 172.21 to eliminate Terry Wynn in the opening round before firing off a four.052 at 172.06 on a semifinal single.

TOP SPORTSMAN

A pair of past world champions battled information technology out for the Elite Peak Sportsman win, with 2022 champion Donny "Hollywood" Urban in his Nesbitt-powered '69 Camaro taking on 2022 champion Dewayne Silance in his Buck-powered '68 Camaro. Urban was better on both ends of the track, leaving first and running 3.941 on his 3.89 dial-in. Silance broke out, going 3.973 on his 4.00 dial-in.

The Elevation Sportsman 32 upshot winner was decided on the starting line in the final circular. Ron Whitlock rolled through the stage beam before the tree activated, letting JR Ward run 4.391 on his four.36 dial on a single pass to win.

Height DRAGSTER

Defending Elite Pinnacle Dragster world champion Kellan Farmer broke through for his first win of the flavour in his nitrous-assisted '20 Race Tech dragster. The Race Tech shop foreman used a slight starting line advantage and a 3.99 on a three.97 dial-in to defeat Josh Duggins, who ran a 4.243 on a four.22 dial-in in his '15 Maddox dragster.

Information technology was a North vs. South matchup in Top Dragster xvi, where South Carolina's Wallace Wilson cut a .004 light and ran 4.455 on a four.45 dial-in to knock out Ohio's Rikki Molnar, who broke out with a 4.404 on a 4.41 dial.

The PDRA will decide its 2022 world champions and shut out the season at the Proline Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals, Oct. 22-25 at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Va.

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