Kyle Wurtzel

(Jeff Burk photo)

Atlanta was the first outing for Kyle Wurtzel, from Warsaw, IN, and J.R. Todd’s 3.759/326.00 put Wurtzel’s 3.853/309.84 back in the pits. At Bristol, Wurtzel’s 3.917/300.46 couldn’t catch Doug Kalitta’s 3.783/329/34.

At Joliet Wurtzel made his quickest pass of the weekend with a 3.865/307.30, but Doug Kalitta’s was 3.805/325.37. At St. Louis Wurtzel had to click it off in his first-round match with J.R. Todd.

T.J. Zizzo

(Ron Lewis photo)

T.J. Zizzo, from Lincolnshire, IL, made the Joliet race his first appearance with the NHRA Mello Yello series in 2016. His 3.865/317.12 could not compete with J.R. Todd’s 3.789/323.66. At Sonoma Zizzo ran his career best with a 3.792 at 322.34, but Brittany Force was better with a 3.763/325.45.

At Seattle Zizzo ran a losing 3.815/282.95 against Antron Brown’s 3.702/324.28. At the U.S. Nationals Antron Brown’s 3.750/325.30 took out Zizzo’s 3.843/319.22 in the first round.