Drag racing’s most decorated Pro Modified driver added one more accolade to his resume.

Shannon Jenkins, a four-time series champion in NHRA and IHRA competition, scored his first Shakedown title by winning the Pro Modified division at the first-ever Palm Beach International Raceway version of the popular doorslammer event.

Joining Jenkins in the winner’s circle was Danny Lowry [Outlaw 10.5], Scott Gaudagno [Drag Radial/Limited Street], Ronnie Wilson [X275], Bruno Massel [Pro Import] and Ron Procopio [Pro Drag Bike].

Originally a two-day event, persistent Saturday rain showers forced the event over to Sunday.

Drag racing’s most decorated Pro Modified driver added one more accolade to his resume.

Shannon Jenkins, a four-time series champion in NHRA and IHRA competition, scored his first Shakedown title by winning the Pro Modified division at the first-ever Palm Beach International Raceway version of the popular doorslammer event.

Joining Jenkins in the winner’s circle was Danny Lowry [Outlaw 10.5], Scott Gaudagno [Drag Radial/Limited Street], Ronnie Wilson [X275], Bruno Massel [Pro Import] and Ron Procopio [Pro Drag Bike].

Originally a two-day event, persistent Saturday rain showers forced the event over to Sunday.

The delay didn’t faze the Pro Modified contingent as the top two qualifiers made their way to the finals. Pseudo teammates Jenkins and Rickie Jones worked their way through a tough field to reach the finals.

Jones was the No. 1 man at the conclusion of qualifying but Jenkins was the top runner when it mattered most. The cagey veteran beat the rookie Pro Modified driver on the line and never looked back en route to the finish line with a winning 4.150, 184.75.

Jenkins had a productive day scoring low elapsed time of race day with a 3.836 second pass to beat Brad Personnet. He then defeated Alex Viscardi and Mike Knowles to reach the final round.

For his part, Jones ran like a seasoned veteran to beat Andrew Handres, Melanie Troxel and then Rickie Smith on a holeshot.

In the Outlaw 10.5 division, Lowry, of Griffin, Ga., used an incredible .004 reaction time to get the best of Scott Filkins, who came up .005 short at the stripe. Lowry won with a 4.339, 183.79.

Gaudagno make his long trip from Brooklyn, NY, worth it by claiming the Drag Radial/Limited Street division over Steve Jackson. Just like Lowry, in the final round of Outlaw 10.5, Gaudagno used a quicker starting line reaction as the determining factor at the finish line with a 4.535 to 4.483 decision.

Wilson starting from the No. 3 position in the X275 division knocked off the division’s top runner Jeff Wallace during the final round. He won with a 5.048 at 140.50.

Massel dominated the Pro Import division from start to finish by scoring the win from the pole position. He won with a 4.524 second run at 157.19 over the valiant effort of Aruban Frans Ponson.

Procopio, a regular in the ADRL’s Pro Extreme Motorcycle, scored the Pro Drag Bike title at the expense of ADRL series champion Kim Morrell. Procopio and Morrell recorded identical 4.121 but the deciding factor was his quicker .041 reaction.

 

Final round results from the inaugural Shakedown at Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Fla.

 

 

 

 

 

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