With a good showing, last year’s PMRA Champion, Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario, hopes to stretch his present points lead at this weekend’s Pro Modified Racing Association event, The PMRA Challenge presented by Motorsport 1320.
 
This race, the third in the 2009 tour, will be held during the 10th annual running of the IHRA MOPAR Canadian Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex July 17-19.
 
Driving the B&B Racing 1967 Chevy Nova, Boland, with 585 points, has a mere four-point advantage in the Championship Points Award Series Standings over Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario with 581 points.

Upcoming PMRA Challenge presented by Motorsport 1320, held in conjunction with IHRA MOPAR Canadian Nationals
 
With a good showing, last year’s PMRA Champion, Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario, hopes to stretch his present points lead at this weekend’s Pro Modified Racing Association event, The PMRA Challenge presented by Motorsport 1320.
 
This race, the third in the 2009 tour, will be held during the 10th annual running of the IHRA MOPAR Canadian Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex July 17-19.
 
Driving the B&B Racing 1967 Chevy Nova, Boland, with 585 points, has a mere four-point advantage in the Championship Points Award Series Standings over Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario with 581 points.
 
Next in line is Branford, Ontario’s Mark Nielsen, who has made it be known he will pursue the 2009 PMRA championship with his 1968 Chevy Camaro. The former Cayuga Dragway winner (2006), and series top speed record holder (237.30-mph) has 563 points.
 
Fourth in PMRA Championship Point Award Series is Joe Boniferro of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Dave Earhart of Strathroy, Ontario is fifth, and rounding out the top ten is Tony Piselli, Jeff Roth, Jason Kalso, Eric Latino and Jack Grainy.
 
Maier won the opening round at Cayuga, and Boland won the second event, also held at Cayuga. Boniferro has been to the PMRA winner’s circle twice (Grand Bend, 2006, 2007), and Earhart has a win to his credit, at Sanair in 2007.
 
A large contingent of PMRA Pro Modifieds is expected to do battle at the Grand Bend Motorplex, and will be running in eight-mile competition.
 
This is a new venue for the PMRA, which traditionally races at the Southwestern Ontario track during Labor Day. Last year’s Labor Day winner was Ralph Andreacchi of Maple, Ontario, with his Al Billes-tuned 1953 Studebaker.
 
All of the front-runners will be competing at the Grand Bend Motorplex, along with debut appearances by Dave Kulik Jr. of Elma, New York, and Barrie, Ontario’s Tim Martin with his 1963 Corvette.
 

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