DEFENDING CHAMPION TOPS NITRO FUNNY
CAR QUALIFYING
Gary Densham claims #1
slot in first-ever Knoll – Gas Nitro Jam™ eighth-mile event; Foley (Top Fuel),
Commisso (Pro Modified), Patrick (Pro Stock) and Munroe (Alcohol Funny Car) also
grab top qualifying honors
Last season Gary Densham, Bellflower, Calif.,
defeated Paul Lee in the Knoll Gas-Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car final
round to claim the first IHRA Ironman of the season at the Amalie Oil Texas
Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at San Antonio Raceway. This year the
situation is completely different, but Densham is back on
top.
Necessity being the better part of invention, IHRA officials made a
historic decision following Friday qualifying at the Texas Nationals. Problems
with the right lane caused them to create the first-ever eighth-mile Knoll – Gas
Nitro Jam™ national event, even after completely resurfacing the entire final
half of the right lane. All Friday runs were converted to eighth-mile runs using
incremental times.