As the clock neared the tick of midnight the fans had been treated to a total of 49 passes with an average elapsed time of a 4.22, including twelve passes in the “four o” zone and seven passes in the threes, entertainment with no comparison!  The OFAA series again proved its status as the top playground for heads-up outlaw racing in the southwest and the only place you’ll find twenty blown fuel altereds anywhere in the nation.  It was now time to crown a winner as the final two cars fired up and the many remaining fans and racers found their spot to watch the last dance go down under the lights in Denton, Texas.

Jones earned the Good Vibrations “Quick Reaction Time” bonus in first round and again took the advantage off the starting line and blasted down the eighth mile with Trussell right on his heels.  Trussell’s car started to shoot a few sparks as it reached the top end and lit the boards with a 4.11 at 172 mph just behind Jimmy Jones’ winning 3.93 at 184 mph, notching the first win of the season for the “Texas Tremor” team.

Trussell notched his second consecutive runner-up finish of 2011 and held a grasp on the second position in the Painless Performance points standings and are looking forward to the next outing on Friday, June 24th at Texas Raceway in Kennedale, Texas.

For Jones and partner Paul Kelly, the years of experience driving and tuning blown alcohol racing machines made the transition from Top Alcohol Funny Car to an Outlaw Fuel Altered a somewhat easy task as seen in their instant success with the OFAA series.  Three consecutive three second passes and a spankin’ new paint job made this win that much better for the “Texas Tremor” team as they found the winners circle for the third time in just their sixth start.  Congratulations to the entire “Texas Tremor” team on your win at North Star Dragway!

“We picked up our body from Marcus Spence’s paint shop Saturday morning and were just set back and how well he did with the new paint job.  The race in Denton was one of the best I’ve seen for everyone in the series, not just our team.  Everyone was running really strong and there isn’t much room for error out here.  With the quality, performance and amount of cars that were racing we feel lucky to be in the winners circle.  We’d like to thank all the racers, Painless Performance and all the bonus sponsors for their support of the Outlaw Fuel Altereds this season.  I’d also like to thank my crew and especially Scott Palmer for his help in getting us to the line for each round as my partner Paul Kelly wasn’t able to attend.  The crowd was great and we look forward to the next race out at Kennedale,” said Jones. 

Jimmy Jones propelled himself into the points lead from fourth to first with Chris Trussell on his heels just three points behind.  Terry Brian is holding his spot in the top three with Bobby Marriott and Mary Reep rounding out the Painless Performance Top 5.  Jimmy Jones and Chris Trussell accepted their Wizard’s Warehouse bonuses for advancing to the finals and DoDad Burton earned the Lenco Transmissions “Outside Looking In” bonus via qualifying as the first alternate. 

With six weeks off, the Painless Performance Outlaw Fuel Altered teams will have plenty of time to prepare to unleash their beasts under the lights on a Friday night at Texas Raceway, June 24th in Kennedale, Texas.  After round three in Kennedale, the OFAA series will enjoy a three month summer break before competing in five events in less than two months to close the season in the busiest fall schedule to date.  To contend for the 2011 Painless Performance Outlaw Fuel Altered Championship check and a piece of the $10,000 payout pie, consistency is the key.  Contending teams must be able to attend all the events and perform well without loosing any points due to mechanical failures during the coming five race fall schedule.  Until then, look forward to round three at Texas Raceway on a Friday night under the lights on June 24th.