The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series made its way to the quarter mile strip this weekend at Atco Dragway with hundreds of racers competing in head to head competition. Winners were crowned in Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator and the rest of the classes that comprise the nationwide series.
The blazing power of the alcohol classes was on fully display this weekend as Josh Hart, Ocala, Fla., posted a 5.344 second, 269.56 mph run narrowly defeating Dan Page, Hampstead, N.H., 5.401 seconds, 270.16 mph in Top Alcohol Dragster. In the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, DJ Cox Jr., Whiteford, Md., ran 5.782 seconds, 254.18 mph to hold off Matt Gill, W. Bridgewater, Mass., 5.738 seconds, 258.37 mph.