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Two Canadians, Two Kuwaitis in International Field of Pro Extreme Motorcycles
MARTIN, Mich. – Undefeated Kevin Rivenbark of Wallace, N.C., continued his domination of the Pro Boost division and two Canadians and two Kuwaitis were among the eight quickest in Pro Extreme Motorcycle following Friday’s initial qualifying sessions in the third annual PDRA Summer Drags at US 131 Motorsports Park.
Rivenbark, who drove his Galot Motorsports 2015 Corvette to victory at Tulsa, Okla., Rockingham, N.C., and Dallas, Texas to start the season, covered the eighth-mile course in 3.842 seconds at a finish line speed of 195.48 miles per hour Friday to take the provisional No. 1 position in his class.
The final qualifying order will be subject to change in a “last chance” session Saturday morning although Rivenbark’s mark and those of the other two No. 1 qualifiers in the Pro Modified classes — Brandon Snider of Atmore, Ala., and Steve Jackson of Evans, Ga., aren’t likely to be challenged.
Snider, who won the season-opener at Tulsa, drove his 1969 Chevy Camaro to a time of 3.540 seconds to grab the provisional No. 1 in Pro Extreme while Jackson took his nitrous-injected ’69 Camaro to the top spot in Pro Nitrous at 3.763 seconds, considerably off the track record of 3.694 set last year by defending event champion Pat Stoken of Eureka, Mont., who in so doing became the first in the class to break the 3.70 second barrier.
Stoken could manage only a 3.795 Friday and will go into Saturday’s “last chance” in the No. 7 spot. Despite a slow start, 25-year-old Lizzy Musi, a the two-time tour winner from Mooresville, N.C., and runner-up at the inaugural Summer Drags in 2014, drove her 2015 Dodge Dart to the third quickest time overall at 3.775 seconds.
In Pro Extreme Motorcycle, reigning series and Summer Drags champion Chris Garner-Jones of Harvest, Ala., struggled during qualifying but finished the day in third place behind pacesetting Eric McKinney of Hamersville, Ohio, and Mashal al-Saber of Kuwait City but ahead of Terry Schweigert of Abbotsford, B.C., Mohammed BouRashid of Omariyah and Burke Forster of Fort St. John, B.C.
In addition to the Pro Modified classes and Pro Extreme Motorcycle, champions will be crowned Saturday in Extreme Pro Stock, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Outlaw 10.5 and two Jr. Dragster categories.
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MARTIN, Mich. – Friday qualifying results from the third annual Summer Drags at US 131 Motorsports Park, fourth race in the 2016 PDRA Pro Modified Series. Last chance qualifying at 10:30 a.m. Saturday followed by eliminations at 4 p.m.
PRO EXTREME – 1. Brandon Snider, Atmore, Ala., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.540, 215.72 mph; 2. Jason Scruggs, Saltillo, Miss., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.572, 216.55 mph; 3. Frankie Taylor, Dickinson, Texas, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 3.589, 209.79 mph; 4. Tommy D’Aprile, Port Charlotte, Fla., 2015 Chevy Corvette, 3.590, 212.77 mph; 5. Randell Reid, Iowa Park, Texas, 2007 Chevy Corvette, 3.594, 211.76 mph; 7. Terry Leggett, Pinetown, N.C., 1971 Ford Mustang, 3.635, 211.27 mph; 6. Mike Recchia, Roselle, Ill., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.642, 208.62 mph; 8. John Stanley, Hagerstown, Md., 2014 Cadillac CTS-V, 3.741, 206.52 mph; 9. Don Walsh Jr., Wixom, Mich., 1972 Oldsmobile 4-4-2, 3.769, 200.95 mph; 10. Todd Tutterow, Yadkinville, N.C., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.812, 197.20 mph; 11. Carl Stevens Jr., North Haledon, N.J., 2014 Chevy Camaro, 3.951, 201.67 mph; 12. Monte Grace, Muscatine, Iowa, 1968 Chevy Camaro, 4.035, 171.04 mph.
PRO NITROUS – 1. Steve Jackson, Evans, Ga., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.763, 199.82 mph; 2. Tommy Franklin, Fredericksburg, Va., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.772, 198.50 mph; 3. Lizzy Musi, Mooresville, N.C., 2015 Dodge Dart, 3.775, 202.61 mph; 4. John Camp, Cannonsburg, Pa., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.779, 199.29 mph; 5. Travis Harvey, Elon, N.C., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.786, 200.18 mph; 6. Jay Cox, Smithfield, N.C., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.788, 197.72 mph; 7. Pat Stoken, Eureka, Mont., 2014 Chevy Camaro, 3.795, 199.82 mph; 8. John Hall, Sunrise, Fla., 1968 Chevy Camaro, 3.804, 196.51 mph; 9. Jason Harris, Pittsboro, N.C., 2016 Chevy Camaro, 3.821, 196.42 mph; 10. Jim Laurita, Morgantown, West Va., 2014 Chevy Camaro, 3.822, 199.73 mph; 11. Ritchie Stevens, Claremore, Okla., 1968 Chevy Camaro, 3.827, 196.78 mph; 12. Ray Schuler, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.833, 195.65 mph;
13. Mike Gondziola, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 2006 Chevy Corvette, 3.834, 193.22 mph; 14. Chris Rini, Carmel, N.Y., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.856, 195.23 mph; 15. Scott Blake, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.868, 194.81 mph; 16. Keith Haney, Broken Arrow, Okla., 2015 Chevy Camaro, 3.872, 195.31 mph.
PRO BOOST – 1. Kevin Rivenbark, Wallace, N.C., 2015 Chevy Corvette, 3.842, 195.48 mph; 2. John Strickland, Harrels, N.C., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.860, 194.55 mph; 3. Ric Fleck, Lexington, S.C., 1941 Willys, 3.861, 190.03 mph; 4. Melanie Salemi, Buffalo, N.Y., 1968 Pontiac Firebird, 3.866, 189.79 mph; 5. Jeremy Ray, Lugoff, S.C., 1963 Chevy Corvette, 3.869, 189.47 mph; 6. Brian Hicks, Genoa, Ill., 1970 Plymouth Duster, 3.870, 201.79 mph; 7. Steve Summers, Utica, Ill., 1970 Chevy Camaro, 3.881, 201.61 mph; 8. Gary White, New Market, Ala., 2016 Toyota FT86, 3.919, 195.14 mph; 9. Paolo Giust, Osgoode, Ontario, Canada, 2015 Chevy Corvette, 3.919, 189.79 mph; 10. Larry Higginbotham, Mineral Ridge, Ohio, 1957 Chevy Bel Air, 3.930, 185.49 mph; 11. Marc Caruso, Canandaigua, N.Y., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 3.996, 188.76 mph; 12. Mike Stawicki, Medina, N.Y., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 4.006, 184.65 mph; 13. Colby Barber, Alma, Ga., 2000 Chevy Corvette, 4.023, 194.05 mph; 14. Tom Bailey, Orion, Mich., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 4.026, 188.68 mph; 15. Todd Moyer, Pasadena, Texas, 2015 Chevy Camaro, 4.145, 185.34 mph; 16. Craig Sullivan, Avon, Ind., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 4.383, 167.47 mph.
PRO EXTREME MOTORCYCLE – 1. Eric McKinney, Hamersville, Ohio, 4.072, 172.81 mph; 2. Mashal al-Saber, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 4.106, 169.68 mph; 3. Chris Garner-Jones, Harvest, Ala., 4.116, 171.23 mph; 4. Brad McCoy, Cleveland, N.C., 4.121, 168.92 mph; 5. Terry Schweigert, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, 4.135, 168.04 mph; 6. Chuck Wilburn, Tupelo, Miss., 4.136, 169.49 mph; 7. Mohammed BouRashid, Omariyah, Kuwait, 4.156, 168.16 mph; 8. Burke Forster, Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, 4.161, 167.66 mph.
EXTREME PRO STOCK – 1. John Pluchino, Commack, N.Y., 2013 Ford Mustang, 4.106, 174.83 mph; 2. Brian Gahm, Lucasville, Ohio, 2013 Ford Mustang, 4.116, 176.47 mph; 3. John Montecalvo, Center Moriches, N.Y., 2012 Chevy Camaro, 4.125, 172.74 mph; 4. Richard Penland, Belmont, N.C., 2010 Ford Mustang, 4.146, 173.88 mph; 5. Matt Bertsch, Tecumseh, Mich., 2007 Ford Mustang, 4.154, 174.42 mph; 6. Dwayne Rice, Grove City, Ohio, 2015 Chevy Camaro, 4.160, 171.89 mph; 7. Doug Kirk, Lenore, West Va., 2014 Ford Mustang, 4.227, 172.22 mph.
TOP SPORTSMAN – 1. Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., 1963 Chevy Corvette, 3.939, 187.27 mph; 2. Billy Albert, Wytheville, Va., 2006 Ford Escort, 4.019, 181.82 mph; 3. Jackie Slone Jr., Belleville, Mich., 2003 Pontiac Grand Am, 4.021, 182.78 mph; 4. Buddy Perkinson, Prince George, Va., 2012 Chevy Camaro, 4.031, 182.93 mph; 5. Henry Underwood, Quinton, Va., 1968 Chevy Camaro, 4.043, no speed; 6. Barry Daniluk, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, 1968 Chevy Camaro, 4.055, 179.43 mph; 7. Tom Schultz, Terre Haute, Ind., 1968 Chevy Camaro, 4.057, 181.28 mph; 8. Lester Johnson, Cynthiana, Ky., 1955 Chevy Bel Air, 4.077, 185.03 mph; 9. Tim Molnar, Seville, Ohio, 1968 Chevy Camaro, 4.090, 177.80 mph; 10. Dwayne Silance, Jacksonville, N.C., 1968 Chevy Camaro, 4.116, 174.22 mph; 11. Aaron Glaser, Shepherdsville, Ky., 1968 Pontiac Firebird, 4.133, 173.01 mph; 12. Mark Malcuit, Strasburg, Ohio, 1968 Chevy Camaro, 4.137, 175.78 mph; 13. Chris Gulitti, Spring, Texas, 1968 Chevy Camaro, 4.138, 174.01 mph; 14. Cheyenne Stanley, Cynthiana, Ky., 2007 Ford Mustang, 4.143, 172.08 mph; 15. Bruce Thrift, Waycross, Ga., 2007 Pontiac GTO, 4.149, 173.61 mph; 16. Randy Primozic, Willoughby Hills, Ohio, 2001 Chevy Cavalier, 4.166, 173.06 mph.
TOP DRAGSTER – 1. Bryan Keller, Macedonia, Ohio, 3.688, 202.61 mph; 2. Mark McElwee, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 3.783, 187.34 mph; 3. Shanna Snyder, Fishers, Ind., 3.836, 192.55 mph; 4. David Brown, Jacksonville, N.C., 3.877, 186.57 mph; 5. Zach Sackman, Channahon, Ill., 3.922, 187.34 mph; 6. Craig Sullivan, Avon, Ind., 3.928, 180.80 mph; 7. Michael Smith, Owosso, Mich., 3.937, 183.15 mph; 8. Chaz Silance, Jacksonville, N.C., 3.943, 180.58 mph; 9. Dan Norris, Brighton, Mich., 3.956, 183.00 mph; 10. Justin Kirk, Lenore, West Va., 3.957, 183.22 mph; 11. Jeff Schefus, Waukesha, Wis., 3.974, 178.78 mph; 12. Blake Peavler, Olney, Ill., 3.981, 175.03 mph;
13. George Marks, Bourbon, Ind., 3.993, 174.96 mph; 13. Kathy Fisher, Lima, Ohio, 4.003, 175.92 mph; 15. Chase Beverley, Wise, Va., 4.026, 174.83 mph; 16. Robert Pickens, Elyria, Ohio, 4.042, 177.65 mph.
OUTLAW 10.5 – 1. Frank Pompilio, King City, Ontario, Canada, 1967 Ford Mustang, 4.124, 195.74 mph; 2. Mark Micke, Jefferson City, Mo., 2005 Chevy Corvette, 4.132, 192.06 mph; 3. John Carinci, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, 2004 Chevy Corvette, 4.180, 186.18 mph; 4. Jeff Harrington Jr., Taylor, Mich., 1992 Ford Mustang, 4.234, 181.81 mph; 5. Joel Wensley, Dearborn, Mich., 1969 Chevy Camaro, 4.290, 179.14 mph; 6. Nick Agostino, Markhall, Ontario, Canada, 2000 Chevy Camaro, 4.510, 136.94 mph.
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