Eric Latino  (Brad Turk photo)

Eric Latino won the Pro Modified Racing Association Invitational on Sunday, defeating three-time PMRA champion Bruce Boland in the final. Latino won his second Mopar Nitro Jam Nationals in row in easy fashion as Boland broke on his burnout allowing the Ontario native to take a nice leisurely stroll to the Ironman.

Latino qualified No. 2 on the charts and defeated Steve Legare, Kenny Lang and Boland on his way to the win.

SPORTSMAN

In sportsman competition Harrod, Ohio, native Jacob Elrod returned to the track where he won three races in one day one year ago, once again claiming a win in Super Rod to give him four Sunday wins in four years at Grand Bend. Elrod drove his Corvette roadster to a win over Dave Klomps as Elrod ran one-thousandth off the 9.90 dial while Klomps broke out by that same margin.

In Top Sportsman Fred Sommer won via red light over Steve Corriveau while Bill Moloughney produced a very close win over Tony Positano in the Top Dragster final. In the Stock categories Franco Cantusci won over a red-lighting Robert Becker in Super Stock and Stephen McGrath continued his hot streak in Stock with a win over Doug Box.

In Quick Rod Ken Hebert Jr. used a 0.001 reaction time to help propel him to a win over Vince Gregoire, and Roy Lister took the win light over a red-lighting Chris Black in Hot Rod.

TOP SPORTSMAN: Fred Sommer, Fisher, Ill., '89 Cavalier, 7.807, 172.14  def. Steve Corriveau, Fonthill, Ont., '67 Nova, foul.

TOP DRAGSTER: Bill Moloughney, Shawville, Quebec, dragster, 6.610, 204.32  def. Tony Positano, Toronto, Ont., dragster, 6.699, 201.67.

QUICK ROD: Ken Hebert Jr., Tecumseh, Ont., dragster, 8.936, 147.54  def. Vince Gregoire, Lake View, N.Y., dragster, 8.930, 154.05.

SUPER ROD: Jacob Elrod, Lima, Ohio, '92 Corvette, 9.901, 155.29  def. Dave Klomps, Hensall, Ont., '02 Corvette, 9.899, 158.41.

HOT ROD

Roy Lister, Welland, Ont., '68 Camaro, 11.782, 100.92  def. Chris Black, Fenelton, Pa., '88 S-10, foul. (IHRA photo)

SUPER STOCK: Franco Cantusci, Stittsville, Ont., '85 Camaro, GT/JA, 11.358, 92.08  def. Robert Becker, Port Colborne, Ont., '87 Camaro, GT/DA, foul.

STOCK ELIMINATOR: Stephen McGrath, Rochester, N.Y., '73 Dart, H/SA, 11.621, 109.37  def. Doug Box, London, Ont., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.563, 123.52.

HARLEY DESTROYERS: Pete Thomson, Burlington, Ont., '06 V-Rod, 9.378, 135.41  def. Chris Fox, Owen Sound, Ont., '06 Destroyer, 14.298, 54.24.

ET FINAL: Will Steckly, Milverton, Ont., '80 Charger, 8.954, 149.08  def. Ed McCleaft, Shinglehouse, Pa., dragster, 7.633, 175.37.

NO BOX ET: Will Steckly, Milverton, Ont., '80 Charger, 8.951, 136.88  def. Tim Ferguson, Amherstburg, Ont., '67 Nova, 10.374, 126.85.

BOX ET: Ed McCleaft, Shinglehouse, Pa., dragster, 7.650, 175.32  def. K.C. Kovacs, Windham Centre, Ont., dragster, foul.

JUNIOR DRAGSTER: Tyler Donahue, Dorchester, Ont., dragster, 11.857, 53.78  def. Ryan Paquette, Strathroy, Ont., dragster, 7.954, 81.17.

Next up for the IHRA Nitro Jam series is a trip to U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan for the CarSafe Northern Nitro Jam presented by Perry Harley-Davidson August 9-10.