Longtime Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous driver Chris Rini scored his first-ever Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) win Sunday night at the Drag 965 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Graphix at Virginia Motorsports Park. Rini’s .006 reaction time and 3.732-second, 202.97 MPH pass gave him the win over first-time finalist Dane Wood and his 3.963 at 178.00. 
 
The final rounds closed out a long weekend that extended into Sunday due to afternoon rain showers on Friday and Saturday. A brief shower on Sunday afternoon also tried to derail the completion of the series’ fifth of eight races. 
 
The other winners in the pro classes are Melanie Salemi in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive, Tony Gillig in Liberty’s Gears Extreme Pro Stock presented by AED Competition, Daryl Stewart in $hameless Racing Pro 632, Travis Davis in Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle, and Ty Kasper in Menscer Motorsports Pro Street presented by AFCO. 
 
Radial racing star Ron Rhodes became just the second winner in the PDRA’s new small-tire class, AFCO Super Street presented by Menscer Motorsports, putting together a dominant performance in his nitrous-assisted, small-block ’68 Camaro. 
 
In the sportsman classes, event victories went to Bruce Thrift in MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman presented by US Rail, Michael White in Lucas Oil Elite Top Dragster presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance, Nick Meloni in MagnaFuel Top Sportsman 32 presented by Vortech Superchargers, and Randy Midgett in Lucas Oil Top Dragster 32 presented by Laris Motorsports Insurance. Vince Fourcade Jr. scored the win in Edelbrock Bracket Bash presented by COMP Cams in a tight final round, where he ran a 5.286 on a 5.28 dial-in to beat Ben Jones and his 5.964 on a 5.96 dial-in. 
 
The PDRA’s future stars also raced at the Summer Shootout in the Jr. Dragster classes, where the winners were Chris Suppers in Coolshirt Systems Pro Jr. Dragster presented by PRP and Carter Jackson in Classic Graphix Top Jr. Dragster presented by PRP. Suppers bounced back from a runner-up finish at the last race, winning on a double breakout with a 7.892 to Justin Kerby’s 7.872, both on a 7.90 index. Jackson also won on a double breakout, running an 8.891 on an 8.90 dial-in to beat Wyatt Stanley’s 8.966 on an 8.99 dial-in.