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The record remained standing seven years after Reichert RETIRED !
Four thousand nine hundred and six days is a very long time . In comparison , 5.097 seconds is but a flicker . However , when Megan Meyer crossed the finish line in the second round at Indy against Jackie Fricke and that number illuminated on the scoreboard , time stood still . It was no less amazing the next day when , in the next round , she posted a 5.090 at 280.54 to defeat eventual low qualifier Cowie , ( who earlier clocked the best blown alcohol numbers of the race at 5.16 / 280.54 ). She slowed to a 5.14 / 271 in the final to defeat Josh Hart ’ s A / Fueler en route to securing back-to-back TAD victories at the sport ’ s premiere event . It should be noted Megan , on the initial 5.097 pass , also smashed Reichert ’ s 2007 eighthmile Top Alcohol Dragster Eliminator ET record of 3.403 with a 3.397 . She already held the eighth-mile speed mark at over 238 mph .
The patriarch of the Meyer A / Fuel dynasty , Randy Meyer , deserves far more recognition than he receives . Using a five year-old Copeland chassis and an uncomplicated Brad Anderson Chrysler Hemi , Randy fought to create this record-setting tune-up despite every obstacle the NHRA Technical Department could throw at him . Randy ’ s own storied career includes everything from AHRA World Championship-winning Blown Alcohol Dragsters to a mighty self-funded Top Fuel effort through the late 1980s and early 1990s before he also left the sport to build a family … and a bigger racing team .
The Meyers ’ Indy romp marked the second time in 2020 an outright performance mark in the alcohol classes has been exceeded . At the NHRA Div . II LODRS event in March at Gainesville
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, FL , Coloradoan Annie Whiteley pushed her J & A Services Camaro to the fastest Top Alcohol Funny Car speed ever at 276.18 mph .
There have been some notoriously long-standing records in drag racing ’ s annals but the entire Meyer family will hereafter take the credit for finally surpassing the one which stood for almost a decade and a half . Only the sport ’ s thrust-powered standards have stood longer .
SILVER LIGHTNING IS NOW WORLD ’ S QUICKEST ELECTRIC VEHICLE !
Denmark ’ s Hans Henrik-Thomsen also broke an ancient elapsed time mark . The rider of the Danish “ Silver Lightning ” motorcycle smashed Larry “ Spiderman ” McBride ’ s eight year-old 6.940 record for electric motorcycles with a spectacular 6.86 pass at England ’ s Santa Pod Raceway .
Using a new 350-volt LiPo powerpack in a Docol Top Fuel Bike chassis , the True Cousins team clocked a 7.08 / 185 at Sweden ’ s Mantorp Park earlier in the year but they improved at Santa Pod to a 6.86 at 195 to become the World ’ s Quickest Electric Vehicle . The Danes also scored the eighth-mile marks at 4.39 / 160 . McBride remains the only electric drag racer over 200 mph .
- BRET KEPNER
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OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 3.539 Steve Jackson Jackson SC 4 / 21 / 2020
2 3.546 Melanie Salemi Cecil GA 2 / 15 / 2020
3 3.553 Marcus Birt Bithlo FL 11 / 9 / 2019
4 3.563 Bryan Markiewicz Brandenton FL 1 / 26 / 2020
5 3.573 Kevin Rivenbark Brandenton FL 1 / 21 / 2020
6 3.578 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2019
7 3.580 David Reese Cecil GA 2 / 15 / 2020
8 3.598 Jeff Miller Darlington SC 8 / 25 / 2019
OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 221.20 Mark Micke Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2018
2 218.44 Tim Slavens Cecil GA 10 / 18 / 2019
3 216.20 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA 3 / 23 / 2018
4 215.89 Mark Woodruff Bradenton FL 1 / 24 / 2020
5 215.31 Steve Jackson Cecil GA 2 / 14 / 2020
6 214.18 John Carinci Bradenton FL 1 / 25 / 2019
7 213.81 Ronnie Hobbs Cecil GA 2 / 15 / 2020
8 213.57 DeWayne Mills Cecil GA 3 / 24 / 2018
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X275 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 4.220 Manny Buginga Cecil GA 2 / 15 / 2020
2 4.235 Rich Bruder Cecil GA 3 / 23 / 2019
3 4.236 Rob Goss Cecil GA 2 / 14 / 2020
4 4.245 Jamie Johnson Cecil GA 10 / 20 / 2019
5 4.248 Gary White Bradenton FL 1 / 25 / 2020
6 4.253 Earl Stanley Cecil GA 2 / 14 / 2020
7 4.254 Blake Copson Bithlo FL 7 / 25 / 2020
8 4.273 Dom DiDinato Darlington SC 5 / 16 / 2020
X275 ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 175.68 Gary White Bradenton FL 1 / 25 / 2020
2 173.52 Manny Buginga Cecil GA 2 / 14 / 2020
3 173.47 John McDonough Cecil GA 2 / 14 / 2020
4 173.36 Jared Johnston Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2019
5 172.02 Dom DiDinato Darlington SC 5 / 16 / 2020
6 171.51 Rich Bruder Bowling Green KY 4 / 21 / 2018
7 171.47 Brad Medlock Cecil GA 3 / 23 / 2019
8 171.34 Jon Thomas Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2019
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EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
UNLIMITED NITROUS ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
EXTREME PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
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RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
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1 3.485 Frankie Taylor Rockingham NC 4 / 5 / 2014
2 3.486 Brandon Snider Tulsa OK 3 / 18 / 2016
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1 3.527 Jose Gonzalez Dinwiddie VA 10 / 23 / 2015
2 3.540 Kevin Fiscus Benson NC 4 / 5 / 2016
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1 3.553 Marcus Birt Bithlo FL 11 / 9 / 2019
2 3.605 Jamie Hancock Brandenton FL 1 / 25 / 2020
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1 4.007 Chris Powers Dinwiddie VA 10 / 18 / 2019
1 181.20 Jeff Dobbins Dinwiddie VA 10 / 19 / 2018
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3 3.492 Jason Scruggs Tulsa OK 3 / 18 / 2016
4 3.496 Terry Leggett Benson NC 11 / 12 / 2016
5 3.510 Khalid al Refaei Tulsa OK 3 / 19 / 2016
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3 3.561 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10 / 14 / 2015
4 3.566 Carl Stevens , Jr . Dinwiddie VA 10 / 24 / 2015
5 3.578 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2019
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3 3.613 Jim Halsey Dinwiddie VA 10 / 19 / 2019
4 3.615 Lizzy Musi Darlington SC 10 / 5 / 2019
5 3.621 Tommy Franklin Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2019
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OUTLAW 275 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
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6 3.512 Mustafa Buhumaid Tulsa OK 3 / 18 / 2016 |
6 3.596 Khalid Mohammed Doha QAT 3 / 3 / 2018 |
6 3.627 Jay Cox Darlington SC 10 / 5 / 2019 |
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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 4 / 7 / 2019 |
1 3.691 David Reese Cecil GA 10 / 20 / 2019 |
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8 3.514 Bubba Stanton Rockingham NC 4 / 5 / 2014 |
8 3.621 Tim Slavens Cecil GA 2 / 14 / 2019 |
8 3.641 Daniel Ray Bithlo FL 7 / 25 / 2020 |
1 211.33 Craig Sullivan Bithlo FL 5 / 22 / 2020 |
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EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
UNLIMITED NITROUS ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile ) |
OUTLAW SIX-CYLINDER ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
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RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE |
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1 231.24 Jose Gonzalez Rockingham NC 4 / 10 / 2016
2 230.10 Carl Stevens , Jr . Dinwiddie VA 10 / 24 / 2015
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1 231.44 Kevin Fiscus Benson NC 4 / 5 / 2016
2 231.24 Jose Gonzalez Rockingham NC 4 / 10 / 2016
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1 209.23 Lizzy Musi Dinwiddie VA 10 / 22 / 2018
2 208.82 Jim Halsey Darlington SC 10 / 5 / 2019
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1 5.557 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
1 262.39 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 31 / 2019
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3 225.33 Turki al Zafiri Gilliam LA 5 / 1 / 2015
4 224.92 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10 / 14 / 2015
5 223.54 Jason Scruggs Tulsa OK 3 / 19 / 2016
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3 230.10 Carl Stevens , Jr . Dinwiddie VA 10 / 24 / 2015
4 225.33 Turki al Zafiri Gilliam LA 5 / 1 / 2015
5 224.92 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10 / 14 / 2015
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3 208.72 Jay Cox Darlington SC 10 / 5 / 2019
4 208.52 Tommy Franklin Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2019
5 207.37 Mike Achenbach Bradenton FL 1 / 26 / 2020
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OUTLAW SIX-CYLINDER ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
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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 |
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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 |
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8 221.02 Kris Thorne Dinwiddie VA 10 / 17 / 2019 |
8 220.58 Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 1 / 12 / 2017 |
8 206.07 Keith Haney Brandenton FL 3 / 8 / 2020 |
1 210.21 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019 |