VOLUME XX,  NUMBER 5 - MAY,  2018

Mauney takes Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod victory at Rockingham

North Carolina Motorsports Hall of Famer Tommy Mauney cruised to victory in the Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod portion of Saturday’s Spring Extreme Drags at Rockingham Dragway while Allen Furr and Michael Smith grabbed the Footbrake and Top ET titles, respectively.

 

Mauney, the Shelby, NC, chassis builder who won the 1995 IHRA Pro Mod Championship, saved his best for last, guiding his replica 1968 Chevy Camaro through the eighth-mile timers in 3.844 seconds in the final round to turn back the Camaro of Tony Wilson (3.900).

Nicole Zuccarelli was the Jr. Dragster winner.

 

Terry Rosberg directed the Southern Thunder jet dragster to a finish line speed of 284 mph to highlight the exhibition show. The event awarded track championship and NHRA Summit Series points in Top ET, Footbrake and Jr. Dragster.

It was a family affair in the MXA Street Car Shootout where Hamlet’s Trey Sikes drove his 2009 BMW 335D to victory over the 2014 Audi driven by his wife, Holly Smith. (photos courtesy Rockingham Dragway)  [05/14/18]

Wann sets A/SA record at Sacto

Steve Wann dominated the Stock/Super Stock Combo class at the NHRA Pacific Division National Open at Sacramento Raceway Park on May 6, as he set the new A/Stock Automatic class record at 9.65 seconds, 136.30 mph, and went on to win the combo eliminator.

 

See all of the National Open results at here.  (Bob Johnson photo) [05/14/18]

Krawiec tries four wheels

At the recent OSCR-V event, NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Eddie Krawiec was driving an X-275 car. Krawiec has been involved with a variety of drag cars over the years and this latest one had a best of 4.60 at 161 MPH for the weekend but not enough to make the show. This car is a new build and is in the testing/tuning phase for the time being.  (Tom McCarthy photo) [05/14/18]

Former Maple Grove GM Dudas passes on

​Lex Dudas (right) received the Appreciation Award at Maple Grove in 2012. (DRO file photo by Todd Dziadosz)Alexander “Lex” Dudas, most recently General Manager of Maple Grove Raceway, succumbed to cancer on May 8.

 

Dudas, 72, had a career that spanned 55 years including NHRA Southeast Division Director, president of the Super Chevy Shows, Track Manager and General Manager at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Director of Operations for Las Vegas Motor Speedway, General Manager of Pikes Peak International Raceway, General Manager of the American Speed Association’s ACDelco Series, and VP and General Manager of Maple Grove Raceway. He retired from Maple Grove at the end of the 2017 season.

 

He leaves his wife, Laura, and two children. Visitation is Tuesday, May 15, from 9-11 a.m. at Houck & Gofus Funeral Home, 955 N. Charlotte St., Pottstown, PA. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in memory of Lex Dudas to Gift of Life Family House in Philadelphia.   [05/14/18]

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