eighth-mile with a career-best
215.31 pass in qualifying and five
elimination rounds over 212 mph.
Salemi produced a solid 213.57
mph effort.
Marcus Birt was again the
division’s quickest nitrous-oxide
injected entry with a best of
3.62/204 before his renowned
Corvette took a well-documented
flight and was unable to continue.
The ProLine-powered Camaros of
Bryan Markiewicz, (3.59/206), and
Kevin Rivenbark, (3.62/205), were
the strongest of the centrifugal-
ly-blown racers and Ronnie Hobbs earned the
quickest and fastest turbocharged numbers at
a best-ever 3.66/213.81.
The health of RvW racing could easily be
measured at the close of Lights Out XI compe-
tition. To date, no less than thirty-one different
drivers have recorded an elapsed time below
3.70 seconds with another twenty-three under
3.80! In general, it appears the Radial Versus
The World category will not be slowing from
its record pace anytime soon.
BUGINGA HITS RECORD
NUMBERS IN X275
AT LIGHTS OUT!
Manny Buginga, Jr., a many-time World
Champion and a pioneer of small-tire racing,
led the X275 field at Lights Out XI with his
turbocharged 2003 Mustang Cobra at a re-
cord-breaking 4.229 and then ripped through
the field with runs as quick as 4.220 before
losing a tire-spinning, pedaling final round
against MoPar stalwart Rob Goss.
Buginga and Goss outqualified the field
UNLIMITED PRO MOD ELIMINATOR
QUICKEST DRIVERS (eighth-mile)
RANK E.T.
1
3.485
DRIVER
Frankie Taylor
SITE
STATE DATE
Rockingham NC
4/5/2014
2 3.486 Brandon Snider Tulsa OK 3/18/2016
OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL
ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS
X275 ELIMINATOR
QUICKEST DRIVERS (eighth-mile)
(eighth-mile)
RANK E.T.
with their mounts along with the centrifugal-
ly-blown ’88 Mustang of Earl Stanley, (4.25),
and Dean Marinis’ notorious nitrous-fed
bigblock-powered 2000 Mustang, (4.29), as
the only cars under 4.3 seconds.
In eliminations, the Procharged Hemi-pow-
ered 2009 Challenger of Goss stayed within
a few hundredths of its brutal 4.23 qualifying
pace in working toward the final round. In fact,
the only other racer under 4.30 in eliminations
was Texan Eric Moore’s turbo’d ’93 Mustang,
(4.29).
While no X275 racer came close to the
astonishing 175.68 mph blast of Gary White’s
six-cylinder Toyota Supra from the previous
month, Buginga did post the fastest V8 speed
ever for the class at 173.52 followed closely
by Floridian John McDonough, whose turbo’d
2003 Mustang posted a shocking 173.47 mph
on a 4.32 qualifying pass.
In fact, eleven X275 competitors have now
exceeded 170 mph with another twenty-one
over 167 mph. Meanwhile, twelve drivers have
run under 4.30 with eighteen more under 4.35!
- BRET KEPNER
EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR
QUICKEST DRIVERS (eighth-mile)
RANK E.T.
1
3.527
DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
Jose Gonzalez Dinwiddie VA
10/23/2015
2 3.540 Kevin Fiscus Benson NC 4/5/2016
DRIVER SITE
STATE DATE
RANK E.T.
3.546 Steve Jackson Brandenton FL 1/25/2020 1 4.220 Manny Buginga Cecil GA 2/15/2020
3.546 Melanie Salemi Cecil GA 2/15/2020 2 4.235 Rich Bruder Cecil GA 3/23/2019
3 3.553 Marcus Birt Bithlo FL 11/9/2019 3 4.236 Rob Goss Cecil GA 2/14/2020
4 3.563 Bryan Markiewicz Brandenton FL 1/26/2020 4 4.245 Jamie Johnson Cecil GA 10/20/2019
5 3.573 Kevin Rivenbark Brandenton FL 1/21/2020 5 4.248 Gary White Bradenton FL 1/25/2020
6 3.578 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA 3/22/2019 6 4.253 Earl Stanley Cecil GA 2/14/2020
7 3.580 David Reese Cecil GA 2/15/2020 7 4.279 Dean Marinis Cecil GA 3/22/2019
8 3.598 Jeff Miller Darlington SC 8/25/2019 8 4.286 Brian Brooks Cecil GA 3/22/2019
OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL
ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS
X275 ELIMINATOR
FASTEST DRIVERS (eighth-mile)
(eighth-mile)
RANK M.P.H.
SITE STATE DATE SITE STATE DATE
1 221.20 Mark Micke
DRIVER
Cecil GA 3/22/2018
RANK M.P.H.
1 175.68 Gary White Bradenton FL 1/25/2020
2 218.44 Tim Slavens Cecil GA 10/18/2019 2 173.52 Manny Buginga Cecil GA 2/14/2020
3 216.20 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA 3/23/2018 3 173.47 John McDonough Cecil GA 2/14/2020
4 215.89 Mark Woodruff Bradenton FL 1/24/2020 4 173.36 Jared Johnston Cecil GA 3/22/2019
5 215.31 Steve Jackson Cecil GA 2/14/2020 5 171.99 Dom DiDinato Rising Sun MD 8/31/2019
6 214.18 John Carinci Bradenton FL 1/25/2019 6 171.51 Rich Bruder Bowling Green KY 4/21/2018
7 213.81 Ronnie Hobbs Cecil GA 2/15/2020 7 171.47 Brad Medlock Cecil GA 3/23/2019
8 213.57 DeWayne Mills Cecil GA 3/24/2018 8 171.34 Jon Thomas Cecil GA 3/22/2019
UNLIMITED NITROUS ELIMINATOR
QUICKEST DRIVERS (eighth-mile)
RANK E.T.
1
3.553
DRIVER
Marcus Birt
SITE
Bithlo
(eighth-mile)
RANK PERF
STATE DATE
FL
1/25/2020
Jason Scruggs Tulsa OK 3/18/2016 3 3.561 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10/14/2015 3 3.613 Jim Halsey Dinwiddie VA 10/19/2019
3.496 Terry Leggett Benson NC 11/12/2016 4 3.566 Carl Stevens, Jr. Dinwiddie VA 10/24/2015 4 3.615 Lizzy Musi Darlington SC 10/5/2019
3/22/2019 5 3.612 Tommy Franklin Dinwiddie VA 9/20/2019
6 3.627 Jay Cox Darlington SC 10/5/2019
Khalid al Refaei Tulsa OK 3/19/2016 5 3.578 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA Mustafa Buhumaid Tulsa OK 3/18/2016 6 3.596 Khalid Mohammed Doha QAT 3/3/2018 7 3.513 Randell Reid Martin MI 6/27/2015 7 3.618 Kris Thorne Dinwiddie VA 10/17/2019 7 3.636 Chris Rini Benson NC
8 3.514 Bubba Stanton Rockingham NC 4/5/2014 8 3.621 Tim Slavens Cecil GA 2/14/2019 8 3.643 Mahana al Naemi Doha
1
DRIVER
231.24 Jose Gonzalez
SITE
STATE DATE
Rockingham NC
4/10/2016
RANK M.P.H.
1
DRIVER
SITE
231.44 Kevin Fiscus
Benson
NC
4/5/2016
2 231.24 Jose Gonzalez Rockingham NC 4/10/2016
5/1/2015 3 230.10 Carl Stevens, Jr. Dinwiddie VA 10/14/2015 4 225.33 Turki al Zafiri Gilliam LA 224.92 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 2 230.10 Carl Stevens, Jr. Dinwiddie VA 10/24/2015
3 225.33 Turki al Zafiri Gilliam LA 4 224.92 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA
RANK M.P.H.
1
DRIVER
209.23 Lizzy Musi
SITE
Dinwiddie
10/18/2019
181.20 Jeff Dobbins Dinwiddie VA 10/19/2018
OUTLAW 275 ELIMINATOR
QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
(eighth-mile)
RANK PERF
DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
David Reese Cecil GA 10/20/2019
208.42 David Reese Cecil GA 10/20/2019
4/7/2019 1 3.691
QAT 2/7/2017 1
UNLIMITED NITROUS ELIMINATOR
FASTEST DRIVERS (eighth-mile)
STATE DATE
VA 1 Brandenton FL 3.512 STATE DATE
Dinwiddie 11/9/2019 Jamie Hancock 3.510 SITE Chris Powers 4.007
3.605 5 DRIVER 1 2 6
OUTLAW SIX-CYLINDER ELIMINATOR
QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
(quarter-mile)
RANK PERF
STATE DATE
VA
DRIVER
EXTREME PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR
QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
3.492
RANK M.P.H.
STATE DATE
1 3
EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR
FASTEST DRIVERS (eighth-mile)
SITE 2 4
UNLIMITED PRO MOD ELIMINATOR
FASTEST DRIVERS (eighth-mile)
DRIVER DRIVER SITE Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10/5/2019
262.39 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10/31/2019
10/22/2018 1 5.557
1 2 208.82 Jim Halsey Darlington SC 10/5/2019
10/24/2015 3 208.72 Jay Cox Darlington SC 10/5/2019
5/1/2015 4 208.52 Tommy Franklin Dinwiddie VA 9/20/2019
10/14/2015
STATE DATE
OUTLAW SIX-CYLINDER ELIMINATOR
QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
(eighth-mile)
5 223.54 Jason Scruggs Tulsa OK 3/19/2016 5 5 207.37 Mike Achenbach Bradenton FL 1/26/2020 6 221.56 Brandon Snider Tulsa OK 3/19/2016 6 221.20 Mark Micke Cecil GA 3/22/2018 6 207.18 Marcus Birt Bithlo FL 11/9/2019 DRIVER SITE 7 221.20 Mark Micke Cecil GA 3/22/2018 7 221.02 Kris Thorne Dinwiddie VA 10/17/2019 7 206.67 Chris Rini Dinwiddie VA 9/20/2019 1 3.693 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10/5/2019
8 221.02 Kris Thorne Dinwiddie VA 10/17/2019 8 220.58 Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 1/12/2017 8 205.63 Jason Harris Dinwiddie VA 10/19/2019 1 210.21 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10/5/2019
“SMALL TIRE” CLASS LEGEND
Outlaw 10.5 Eliminator: 10.5W rear tires; 3000 pound
weight minimum.
Outlaw Drag Radial Eliminator: Any Drag Radial tires; no other rules.
Outlaw 275 Eliminator: 275 mm rear tires; no other rules.
March 2020
X275 Eliminator: 275 mm rear tires; X275 association.
RANK PERF
STATE DATE
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