Jason Scruggs’ Pro Extreme race cars have all the makings of a fictional character in a slasher flick. In one episode the slasher kills everyone that crosses their path and at the end of the movie, meets a definitive demise only to return for a more gruesome sequel.
 
That’s a comparable scenario to a Scruggs race car. One weekend, it’s spraying oil under the tires and crashing head-on into the retaining wall. The next race the competition is scratching their heads as the car returns equally as potent.

Doorslammer Racer Kills the Competition on Friday Night

Jason Scruggs’ Pro Extreme race cars have all the makings of a fictional character in a slasher flick. In one episode the slasher kills everyone that crosses their path and at the end of the movie, meets a definitive demise only to return for a more gruesome sequel.
 
That’s a comparable scenario to a Scruggs race car. One weekend, it’s spraying oil under the tires and crashing head-on into the retaining wall. The next race the competition is scratching their heads as the car returns equally as potent.

Friday night was a killer experience for the Saltillo, Ms.-based ADRL champion as he pushed his repaired Camaro to the provisional No. 1 position with a 3.768, 203.06 in St. Louis at Gateway Raceway.

Scruggs damaged his potent classic Chevrolet during testing two weeks ago during the ADRL U.S. Drags in Dinwiddie, Va.

“The run felt good but I was concerned because there weren’t that many good runs ahead of us,” said Scruggs of his only qualifying effort. “I was at the back of the pack and kept hearing car after car shut off early. I was concerned about track conditions.”

Scruggs took a cautious approach and when he first felt his car crimp the tires, he used a quick pedal to rectify the situation.

“I scrubbed off a little bit of elapsed time and the run probably could have been quicker,” Scruggs explained. “I was just happy that we got in the show and I would say the track was decent.”

Saturday qualifying is expected to be considerably warmer than the Friday evening session. According to weather.com, the high is expected to reach 95 degrees.

“We’re probably only going to make one of the two qualifying runs today,” Scruggs added. “We can run faster than we did on Friday, but it’s likely not going to come in this heat.”
 

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