Terry McMillin (Brad Turk photo)
Defending World Champion Bruce Litton was the number one qualifier with a 4.743/302.75, but he was eliminated in the first round by Massey. His tuner, Richard Hartman, was also tuning Andy Kelley’s nitro Funny Car, which qualified No. 1, but also was knocked out in the first round.
“Richard and our tuning consultant, Nicky Boninfante, really know this car and always make the right calls,” Litton said. “They make my job a lot easier because all I have to worry about is driving the car.”
Spencer Massey (Steve Embling photo)
NITRO FUNNY CAR
Terry Haddock (Brad Turk photo)
Terry Haddock (Woodville, Wash.) won his second career national event Ironman when he stopped Steven Macklyn in the Nitro Funny Car final. Haddock’s other win also came in Canada, as he won the Rocky Mountain Nationals championship in Edmonton last season.
Haddock drove around Matt Hagan, a two-time winner on the tour this season, in the first round then defeating Motor City Nationals champion Paul Lee in the semis. Prior the final round on Sunday he did not know if Macklyn was going to be able to make the call due to the fact that Macklyn severely damaged his clutch in the semifinals against Jack Wyatt.