Drag Illustrated Issue 155, April 2020 | Page 96

DRIVER SITE STATE DATE 1 3.623 Brittany Force Mohnton PA 9/14/2019 1 338.17 Brittany Force Las Vegas NV 11/1/2019 FUNNY CAR ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS (1000-feet) DRIVER SITE STATE DATE 1 6.460 Matt Hartford Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 2 6.467 Aaron Stanfield Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 3 6.468 Erica Enders Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 DRIVER SITE STATE DATE 4 6.470 Greg Anderson Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 Robert Hight Brainerd MN 8/18/2017 5 6.472 Deric Kramer Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 339.87 Robert Hight Sonoma CA 7/28/2017 6 6.476 Jason Line Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 7 6.478 Jeg Coughlin, Jr. Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 8 6.480 Kyle Koretsky Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 RANK PERF 1 3.793 1 TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) RANK PERF DRIVER SITE Bill Reichert Baytown TX 4/1/2007 Pomona CA 11/10/2016 1 5.103 1 285.83 Don St. Arnaud STATE DATE TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) RANK PERF DRIVER SITE 1 5.352 1 275.56 John Lombardo, Jr. Sean Bellemeur STATE DATE RANK PERF NHRA PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (EFI, quarter-mile) RANK M.P.H. DRIVER SITE STATE DATE 1 214.59 Greg Anderson Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 214.31 Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 Gainesville FL 3/17/2019 2 Gainesville FL 3/21/2016 3 214.28 Bo Butner Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 4 214.18 Erica Enders Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 5 214.11 Shane Gray Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 6 214.08 Vince Nobile Gainesville FL 3/18/2017 NHRA PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS (carbureted, quarter-mile) Jeg Coughlin, Jr. DRIVER SITE STATE DATE Jason Line Concord NC 3/29/2015 7 213.87 Jason Line Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 215.55 Erica Enders-Stevens Englishtown NJ 5/31/2014 8 213.37 Tanner Gray Gainesville FL 3/17/2017 1 6.455 1 NHRA PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) RANK E.T. 1 (EFI, quarter-mile) RANK E.T. 5.623 UNLIMITED TURBOCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) RANK E.T. DRIVER SITE STATE DATE Justin Bond Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 1 5.379 PRO MOD PERFORMANCES HIGHLIGHT WORLD DOORSLAMMER NATIONALS! Orlando (FL) SpeedWorld Dragway, site of numerous performance benchmarks in recent months, continued producing jaw-dropping numbers at the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals presented by CTech Manufacturing. A massive purse, exceptional track preparation and extremely rare atmospheric conditions led to career-best clockings by teams in multiple classes. Although the race was the first ever contested under existing National Hot Rod Association rules for Pro Modified Eliminator with a full NHRA Technical Inspection crew on hand, the association declined to permit official NHRA records to be set during the meet since it was not held in conjunction with an NHRA National Event. It should be strongly noted, however, the NHRA crew supplied NHRA-mandated equipment, (including the same turbocharger boost controllers which are utilized by each turbo car at NHRA National Events), and, in fact, were complimented by many teams, (including Rickie Smith!), for the thorough scrutiny afforded each entry. Because of the “record moratorium”, the quickest runs ever recorded under NHRA PM rules, a stunning pair of 5.626/254.90 and 5.623/253.14 blasts by Justin Bond, won’t be listed as the Elapsed Time National Standard UNLIMITED SUPERCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) DRIVER SITE STATE DATE Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 2/28/2018 1 5.424 RANK E.T. anywhere but the DI Top Eight. At the wheel of a brand-new Jerry Bickel-built 1969 Camaro racing under the Bahrain1 team umbrella, British Columbian Bond and crew chief Brad Personett produced a shocking glimpse of the power produced by the new ProCharger engine combination legal in NHRA Pro Mod racing for 2020. Other career-bests came from the Roots-blown Camaros of the legendary Jason Scruggs, (5.65/254.86), and Alex Laughlin at the helm of Marc Caruso’s ATI Perfor- mance Products rig, (5.66), the Corvettes of Alabamian Brandon Snider, (5.68), and Texan Jeff Jones (5.72), the once-again Roots-blown Charger of veteran Chip King, (5.72), and Steve Matusek, who jumped into the newly-Pro- charged Freeman/Elite Camaro for one event, (5.72). Among the turbocharged entries, Hoo- sier Mike Biehle ran a 5.72 in his well-known blue Mustang but hit a best-ever 258.32 mph velocity to claim the fastest PM speed. It was the legendary Rickie Smith who opened eyes, however, when he arrived with his nitrous oxide-injected Bahrain1 Camaro sporting not the 959 cubic inch powerplant now legal for NHRA PM but his trusty 903 with which he has earned nearly all his twenty-first century titles. It was business as usual for Smith; he posted an amazing 5.689 at 254.28 mph, the quickest and fastest unblown NHRA runs ever and the second-fastest nitrous speed of all time, and was the only nitrous racer to qualify of the four on the property against the record 5.739-second bump spot. Why no big-inch engine now that it’s legal? Said Smith, “The new rules say the 959 has to carry seventy-five more pounds and that means it’s not gonna outrun the 903!”. UNLIMITED NITROUS OXIDE PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) DRIVER SITE STATE DATE DRIVER SITE John Zappia Dinwiddie VA 10/19/2017 RANK E.T. 1 5.572 Dean Marinis Budds Creek MD STATE DATE 10/5/2019 2 5.643 Steve Jackson Gainesville FL 3/17/2019 2 5.403 Jose Gonzalez Cecil GA 3/10/2017 2 5.476 Frankie Taylor Madison IL 8/23/2014 2 5.622 Fred Scriba Budds Creek MD 10/5/2019 3 5.656 Jason Scruggs Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 3 5.440 Eric Dillard Las Vegas NV 11/19/2017 3 5.513 Justin Jones Las Vegas NV 11/23/2019 3 5.689 Rickie Smith Bithlo FL 3/6/2020 4 5.657 Jose Gonzalez Concord NC 4/26/2019 4 5.461 Turki al Zafiri Madison IL 8/23/2014 4 5.521 Kevin McCurdy Budds Creek MD 10/5/2019 4 5.710 Khalid al Balooshi Gainesville FL 3/16/2019 5 5.660 Alex Laughlin Bithlo FL 3/7/2020 5 5.524 Rick Hord Las Vegas NV 11/15/2018 5 5.522 Aaron Wells Las Vegas NV 11/24/2019 5 5.713 Bob Rahaim Gainesville FL 3/16/2019 6 5.662 Todd Tutterow Gainesville FL 3/17/2019 6 5.543 Ed Thornton Las Vegas NV 11/18/2018 6 5.527 Jason Scruggs Bradenton FL 3/15/2016 6 5.718 Chad Green Gainesville FL 3/16/2019 7 5.674 Jeremy Ray Gainesville FL 3/16/2019 7 5.565 Paul Mouhayet Las Vegas NV 11/21/2015 7 5.527 Scott McLean Willowbank QLD 6/2/2018 7 5.734 Ed Burnley Crofton MD 9/9/2017 9/22/2018 8 5.591 Troy Coughlin Las Vegas NV 11/20/2016 8 5.534 Mattias Wulcan Poddington ENG 5/20/2018 8 5.753 Mahana al Naemi Doha QAT 1/15/2016 8 5.676 Mike Castellana Madison IL NHRA PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) UNLIMITED TURBOCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) SITE STATE DATE SITE STATE DATE SITE STATE DATE 261.22 Erica Enders Norwalk OH 6/22/2019 1 278.79 Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 2/28/2018 1 266.74 John Stanley Las Vegas NV 11/19/2017 1 255.19 Dean Marinis Budds Creek MD 10/5/2019 2 260.41 Steve Matusek Norwalk OH 6/22/2019 2 275.45 Eric Dillard Las Vegas NV 11/19/2017 2 266.42 Aaron Wells Las Vegas NV 11/24/2019 2 254.28 Rickie Smith Bithlo FL 3/6/2020 DRIVER DRIVER UNLIMITED NITROUS OXIDE PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) 1 RANK M.P.H. RANK M.P.H. UNLIMITED SUPERCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS (quarter-mile) RANK M.P.H. DRIVER RANK M.P.H. DRIVER SITE STATE DATE 3 259.96 Jose Gonzalez Concord NC 4/27/2019 3 274.83 Troy Coughlin Las Vegas NV 11/21/2015 3 265.33 John Zappia Dinwiddie VA 10/19/2017 3 252.85 Khalid al Balooshi Gainesville FL 3/16/2019 4 259.91 Mike Bowman Las Vegas NV 10/27/2017 4 274.61 Ed Thornton Las Vegas NV 11/18/2018 4 263.82 Mike Maggio Las Vegas NV 11/24/2014 4 251.58 Fred Scriba Budds Creek MD 10/5/2019 5 259.66 Don Walsh Las Vegas NV 10/31/2015 5 274.33 Paul Mouhayet Madison IL 8/28/2015 5 263.77 Frankie Taylor Madison IL 8/23/2014 5 251.49 Bob Rahaim Topeka 5/20/2017 IL ENG 5/20/2018 6 251.34 Chad Green Norwalk OH 6/22/2019 7 250.97 Jonathan Gray Baytown TX 4/21/2017 8 250.92 Erica Enders Clermont IN 9/1/2018 6 259.56 Sidnei Frigo Concord NC 10/14/2018 6 272.83 Turki al Zafiri Madison 8/23/2014 6 262.67 Mattias Wulcan Poddington 7 259.31 Troy Coughlin Norwalk OH 6/24/2017 7 272.34 Greg Tsakiridis Eastern Creek NSW 7/20/2019 7 261.02 Steve King Budds Creek MD 8 259.16 Alex Laughlin Norwalk OH 6/22/2019 8 267.64 Rick Snavely Las Vegas 8 260.95 Paul Mouhayet Kwinana Beach NV 11/23/2019 10/5/2019 WAU 3/3/2018 KS ATTENTION READERS & RACERS: The Drag Illustrated Top Eight lists do not include the eight quickest elapsed times or eight fastest speeds recorded in each class. The Lists also do not reflect the eight quickest or fastest vehicles. The DI Top Eight lists rank the quickest and fastest drivers in each Eliminator category. The DI Top Eight rankings do not necessarily reflect the current National or World Records of any association. For current official world records, consult the sanctioning body or racing organization. Listings are not subject to verification or confirmation by any other runs. A claim to any record may be made by submitting all pertinent information and a photo or scan of a timeslip to [email protected]. Performances recorded outside organized drag racing events are accepted in all classes except NHRA Pro Modified, NHRA Pro Stock, NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster, NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car, Extreme Pro Stock and X275 Eliminators. Testing results may be subject to additional scrutiny. 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