PRO OPEN OUTLAW

The Powershield Pro Open Outlaw class belonged to Jody Stroud at Dragstock XII, where the Chesterfield, SC-based driver picked up his second PDRA win of the year.

Stroud qualified his 2014 Ironman dragster at Rockingham in the top slot over the eight-car field with a 3.65 at 198.06 mph. He then opened eliminations with a lone 3.97 pass at 188.70 after opponent Latchman Hansraj broke and went 3.67 at 197.57 to defeat Matt Cooke before beating fellow finalist Robert Frigon with a 3.66 pass at 198.73 against Frigon's game 3.79 at 194.91 effort.

"I was a little worried about the track when I went up there (for the final), but my crew chief, Mike Kopchick, he told me he put a special set of tires on it and assured me if I stayed in it we would win the race," Stroud said. "And he was right."