EVENT RESULTS EVENT NOTEBOOK

THURS. GALLERY (Posted) FRI. GALLERY (Posted) SAT. GALLERY

FINAL RESULTS - TAYLOR, JACKSON AND STRICKLAND HEADLINE MARTIN PDRA WINNERS

Former minor league baseball player Jay Cox earned his second consecutive event win in Pro Nitrous at this weekend’s 3rd annual Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Summer Drags at US 131 Motorsports Park. The three other professional class winners, Frankie Taylor, John Strickland, and Meshal Alsaber, were victorious for the first time on the PDRA tour. 

Midwest favorites scored the victories in the sportsman classes, with Mick Snyder winning Top Sportsman and Craig Sullivan claiming the Top Dragster win. Michiganders Libby Ledford and Alex Kish picked up the wins in Pro Junior Dragster and Top Junior Dragster, respectively. 

The Extreme Pro Stock class rejoined the series regulars for their second race of 2016, with New York’s John Pluchino coming out on top. Outlaw 10.5 driver Frank Pompilio drove his turbocharged entry to the win in the class’ 2016 PDRA debut. 

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FRIDAY QUALIFYING - SNIDER, JACKSON AND RIVENBARK PACE FIRST DAY QUALIFYING

Brandon Snider stands on the cusp of his second No. 1 qualifying effort after three qualifying sessions at the PDRA Summer Drags in Martin Michigan. 

Joining Snider atop the leaderboard was Stevie "Fast" Jackson [Pro Nitrous], Kevin Rivenbark [Pro Boost] and Eric McKinney [Pro Extreme Motorcycle].

In the sportsman divisions, past Pro Extreme world champion Mick Snyder thundered to the top of the Ronnie Davis Top Sportsman presented by MagnaFuel with his 3.939 elapsed time. Bryan Keller’s 3.688 is the low elapsed time in Lucas Oil Top Dragster heading into Saturday’s final qualifying session. Mia Schultz leads three other young ladies on the Talbert Pro Junior Dragster qualifying order, while a .009 reaction time gave Connor Glaser the top spot in MegaCorp Top Junior Dragster.

In addition to the usual four professional classes, two sportsman classes and two Junior Dragster categories, the PDRA welcomed DiSomma Racing Engines Outlaw 10.5 and Extreme Pro Stock racers to the tour for the first and second time this year, respectively. J

Johnny Pluchino’s Mustang grabbed the top spot in Extreme Pro Stock with a 4.106 at 174.83 mph. In Outlaw 10.5, Canadian Frank Pompilio earned the provisional number one spot thanks to his 4.124 at 195.74.

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