Drag Illustrated Issue 143, April 2019 | Page 116

PRO 275 DAN BOYKO ■ THE LONG TRIP in from Winnipeg paid off for Dr. Dan Boyko, who wheeled his Josh Ledford-tuned Lanap 2000 Pontiac Firebird to the Pro 275 victory with a 4.083 at 197.86 to defeat Greg Powrie in the final round. Aside from an off-pace 4.75 in the opening round, Boyko was locked in the low-4-second zone through eliminations. ■ DAN BOYKO OUTLAW 632 JIM ALDOUS ■ THE TWO QUICKEST cars in Outlaw 632 met in the final round to race for the ultimate bragging rights, with Jim Aldous in his ’92 Camaro driving around Dillon Voss’ holeshot advantage to record a 4.233 at 165.86 to Voss’ 4.315. It was a memorable outing for both teams, as Aldous won his first-ev- er race and Voss posted a career-best Lights Out finish. ■ JIM ALDOUS NO-CLOCK SMALL-BLOCK SHOOTOUT D.J. M C CAIN ■ ■ D.J. MCCAIN THE MCCAIN FAMILY overcame a num- ber of obstacles on their road to the No-Clock Small-Block Shootout victory, from engine damage to having their “Bowser” ’71 Datsun 1200 dragged off the return road by another car’s parachutes. Driven by D.J. Mc- Cain and tuned by brother Ryan, the Datsun powered past Troy Pirez Jr. in the “Stonewall Jackson” Chevy S-10 in a thrilling final round. OPEN COMP KEN HEBERT ■ ■ KEN HEBERT 116 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com FANS OF KEN HEBERT’S one-of-a-kind ’11 MINI Clubman got to see a whole lot of it at Lights Out, as the Canadian driver steered the nitrous-fed entry to the Open Comp win. Racing in the sixth and final round, Hebert used a 5.62 on a 5.61 dial-in to defeat Troy Pirez Sr. in his ’70 Nova. Issue 143