PRO NITROUS

Prior to the start of the PDRA Summer Drags, Jason Harris had driven his '68 Pontiac "Warbird" to victory at each of the three PDRA races held so far in its inaugural year. Given the level of competition in the Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous class, even Harris was surprised at his continued perfection. After the Summer Drags, where he made a 3.776-second solo pass at 197.25 mph to take his fourth-straight win, he was almost speechless.

"I really don't know what to say; I really don't," the Pittsboro, NC, racer said after beating Matt Guenther, Tim Savell, Pat Stoken and Lizzy Musi. "It's unreal; we've had a fantastic season so far; everything has worked so good ever since we unloaded for the first time at Rockingham (NC), I can't believe how good everything has gone so far."

Harris qualified second with a 3.795-second lap at 198.46 mph, just four-thousandths of a second behind class rookie Musi, who scored her first number-one start in Pro Nitrous.

In eliminations, Musi duplicated her 3.791 qualifying time in an opening-round win over Jim Sackuvich, then ran 3.781 in beating Lee Adkins before going quicker again with a career-best 3.765 to edge out the 3.776 by Tommy Franklin in the semis and reach what also would be her first Pro Nitrous final round.

Unfortunately, however, a nitrous solenoid got stuck wide open just as she was about to stage for the final race and she had to shut down on the starting line and watch Harris streak unopposed to the Summer Drags title.

"Lizzy definitely had the car to beat this weekend," Harris said of his rival's performance. "I knew I would have to step up there, but then she had some problems and I didn't want to win like that, but it is what it is and if a little good fortune comes our way, we'll take it."

EXTREME PRO STOCK

It's been a long time since Brian Gahm last visited an Extreme Pro Stock victory lane, but the Lucasville, Ohio-based Pro Stock driver re-introduced himself in the winner’s circle at U.S. 131.

"Man, it feels good to pick this up," Gahm declared as he was handed the PDRA trophy after using a .044 holeshot that made his slower but winning 4.093/175.62 that beat perennial powerhouse Cary Goforth's quicker and faster 4.081 at 176.78-mph pass in the final round. He was part of the first eight-car field in all Mountain Motored Pro Stock this season.

"Now, if someone could just give me directions to the winner's circle we can get this party started!" Gahm quipped after the race was over.