Jason Scruggs described what could be the quickest and fastest pass in drag racing history as one he had to “drive a little bit”.

The two-time ADRL Pro Extreme champion from Saltillo, Ms., in only his second pass in a new Garrett Race Cars Camaro, turned in a 3.687 elapsed time at 206.61 miles per hour. This testing run at Alabama International Raceway in Steele, Ala., though unofficial, eclipses his previous best of 3.70 at 205 in Rockingham, N.C.

“If the clocks are right, I guess we did,” Scruggs said with a laugh, describing unofficially the quickest and fastest Pro Extreme run ever.

Jason Scruggs described what could be the quickest and fastest pass in drag racing history as one he had to “drive a little bit”.

The two-time ADRL Pro Extreme champion from Saltillo, Ms., in only his second pass in a new Garrett Race Cars Camaro, turned in a 3.687 elapsed time at 206.61 miles per hour. This testing run at Alabama International Raceway in Steele, Ala., though unofficial, eclipses his previous best of 3.70 at 205 in Rockingham, N.C.

“If the clocks are right, I guess we did,” Scruggs said with a laugh, describing unofficially the quickest and fastest Pro Extreme run ever.

If one studies the “what if” factor, the quarter-mile incremental would have netted a 5.5-second elapsed time.

“The air was real good and the track was too. The car did a good job and we still have some fine-tuning to do before it’s to our liking. We’ll get it worked out in another pass or two.”

Scruggs told CompetitionPlus.com he had to work on the run to keep the car off of the centerline. He’s confident with the car he’s bringing to this weekend’s ADRL Hardees Georgia Drags in Valdosta, Ga.  He also knows that a good run in testing is nice, it’s what he does this weekend that really counts.

“I feel like we have a good and fast car,” Scruggs said. “Some of the media calls me a long ball hitter but to win in this Pro Extreme class, you have to make those kinds of runs over and over. That’s what wins.

“We just lucked up and hit it right. We’ll see what we do this weekend. It will be a whole different ballgame down there.”

Scruggs will be going for the upper deck shot too. 

 

 

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