Drag Illustrated Issue 162, November 2020 | Page 104

TOP 8

TOP FUEL ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( 1000-feet )
RANK PERF DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 3.623 Brittany Force Mohnton PA 9 / 14 / 2019
1 338.17 Brittany Force Las Vegas NV 11 / 1 / 2019
FUNNY CAR ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( 1000-feet )
RANK PERF DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 3.793 Robert Hight Brainerd MN 8 / 18 / 2017
1 339.87 Robert Hight Sonoma CA 7 / 28 / 2017
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
RANK PERF DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 5.090 Megan Meyer Clermont IN 9 / 6 / 2020
1 285.83 Don St . Arnaud Pomona CA 11 / 10 / 2016
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
RANK PERF DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 5.352 Sean Bellemeur Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2019
1 276.18 Annie Whiteley Gainesville FL 3 / 7 / 2020
NHRA PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( carbureted , quarter-mile )
RANK PERF DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 6.455 Jason Line Concord NC 3 / 29 / 2015
1 215.55 Erica Enders-Stevens Englishtown NJ 5 / 31 / 2014
NHRA PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( EFI , quarter-mile )
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 6.460 Matt Hartford Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
2 6.467 Aaron Stanfield Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
3 6.468 Erica Enders Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
4 6.470 Greg Anderson Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
5 6.472 Deric Kramer Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
6 6.476 Jason Line Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2017
7 6.478 Jeg Coughlin , Jr . Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
8 6.480 Kyle Koretsky Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
NHRA PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( EFI , quarter-mile )
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 214.59 Greg Anderson Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2017
2 214.31 Jeg Coughlin , Jr . Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2017
3 214.28 Bo Butner Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2017
4 214.18 Erica Enders Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
5 214.11 Shane Gray Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2017
6 214.08 Vince Nobile Gainesville FL 3 / 18 / 2017
7 213.87 Jason Line Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2017
8 213.37 Tanner Gray Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2017
MOORE WINS GREATEST STREET BIKE BRAWL EVER AT DERBY !
An innovative new vision in event promotion became the talk of the sport with the astonishing success of the first Hail Mary Derby at Maryland International Raceway . A two-month promotional blitz spread the word this new approach to drag racing would replace the 2020 edition of the track ’ s legendary Haltech World Cup Finals and the monstrous response to the plan took most promoters by surprise .
The concept was simple . Named after baseball ’ s notorious “ Home Run Derby ” in which competitors worry not about wins but simply the best performance , the “ Hail Mary ” drag racing version offered drivers in six basic classes a minimum of three runs per day over four days to be the quickest in each division . The results in all classes were posted as simple qualifying sheets ; anybody at the top was a “ winner ”. It was nothing more than a matter of “ going big ” or “ going out in a fireball ”.
The Miller family , MDIR ’ s operational masterminds , gambled the November atmospheric conditions , Jason Miller ’ s amazing track preparation and a chance for new outright
world records would prove a popular concept . Although all tickets were only available through advance sale , the crowd was amazing . Only 220 racecars were admitted , ( and hyped on an ever-growing “ roll call ” online page ), and the allotted entries sold out in a matter of days . Finally , after sponsors Haltech and Wise- Co jumped aboard , Mother Nature cooperated with stunning weather .
Of all the classes which provided daily onsite and “ live feed ” drama , fans were provided four days of incredible warfare between the world ’ s two quickest Pro Street Motorcycles . Coming into the event , the records for the narrow-tire , “ no wheelie bar ” bikes were owned by the turbocharged Suzukis of Ohioan Jeremy Teasley , ( 6.346 ), and South Carolinian Ehren Litten , ( 232.59 mph ). The Derby opened with Teasley hitting a 6.350 at 228.00 right out of the box but it was Moore ’ s 2008 GSX-R , the eighth-mile speed record holder , which , on the same day , flew to a staggering 233.36 mph on a 6.359 pass !
The racers made run after run . Teasley ran a string of 6.30s with a best of 6.350 . Moore put down a train of 6.40s . Late in the third evening in the tenth session of runs , the two staged up for the ultimate grudge match with nothing more than a possible record waiting for the winner . In a race during which the SpeedVideo cameras showed Moore carrying the front wheel three feet in the air at the thousand-feet mark (!) on a 6.36 / 226.13 , Teasley unloaded an astonishing 6.304 at a slowing 226.96 !
On the final day , both riders made repeated attempts to better their numbers but the last laugh belonged to the “ Moore Mafia ”, stealing both ends of the world records at 6.300 and 233.64 mph ! It should be noted Teasley reset
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NHRA PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
UNLIMITED TURBOCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
UNLIMITED SUPERCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
UNLIMITED NITROUS OXIDE PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 5.623 Justin Bond Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
1 5.379 Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 2 / 28 / 2018
1 5.424 John Zappia Dinwiddie VA 10 / 19 / 2017
1 5.572 Dean Marinis Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
2 5.643 Steve Jackson Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2019
2 5.403 Jose Gonzalez Cecil GA 3 / 10 / 2017
2 5.476 Frankie Taylor Madison IL 8 / 23 / 2014
2 5.622 Fred Scriba Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
3 5.656 Jason Scruggs Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
3 5.440 Eric Dillard Las Vegas NV 11 / 19 / 2017
3 5.513 Justin Jones Las Vegas NV 11 / 23 / 2019
3 5.689 Rickie Smith Bithlo FL 3 / 6 / 2020
4 5.657 Jose Gonzalez Concord NC 4 / 26 / 2019
4 5.461 Turki al Zafiri Madison IL 8 / 23 / 2014
4 5.521 Kevin McCurdy Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
4 5.710 Khalid al Balooshi Gainesville FL 3 / 16 / 2019
5 5.660 Alex Laughlin Bithlo FL 3 / 7 / 2020
5 5.524 Rick Hord Las Vegas NV 11 / 15 / 2018
5 5.522 Aaron Wells Las Vegas NV 11 / 24 / 2019
5 5.713 Bob Rahaim Gainesville FL 3 / 16 / 2019
6 5.660 Brandon Snider Madison IL 10 / 2 / 2020
6 5.543 Ed Thornton Las Vegas NV 11 / 18 / 2018
6 5.527 Jason Scruggs Bradenton FL 3 / 15 / 2016
6 5.718 Chad Green Gainesville FL 3 / 16 / 2019
7 5.662 Todd Tutterow Gainesville FL 3 / 17 / 2019
7 5.565 Paul Mouhayet Las Vegas NV 11 / 21 / 2015
7 5.527 Scott McLean Willowbank QLD 6 / 2 / 2018
7 5.734 Ed Burnley Crofton MD 9 / 9 / 2017
8 5.674 Jeremy Ray Gainesville FL 3 / 16 / 2019
8 5.590 Joseph Oksas Las Vegas NV 11 / 19 / 2020
8 5.534 Mattias Wulcan Poddington ENG 5 / 20 / 2018
8 5.745 Jeff Barker Madison IL 10 / 2 / 2020
NHRA PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
UNLIMITED TURBOCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
UNLIMITED SUPERCHARGED PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
UNLIMITED NITROUS OXIDE PRO MODIFIED ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 261.22 Erica Enders Norwalk OH 6 / 22 / 2019
1 278.79 Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 2 / 28 / 2018
1 266.74 John Stanley Las Vegas NV 11 / 19 / 2017
1 255.19 Dean Marinis Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
2 260.41 Steve Matusek Norwalk OH 6 / 22 / 2019
2 275.45 Eric Dillard Las Vegas NV 11 / 19 / 2017
2 266.42 Aaron Wells Las Vegas NV 11 / 24 / 2019
2 254.28 Rickie Smith Bithlo FL 3 / 6 / 2020
3 259.96 Jose Gonzalez Concord NC 4 / 27 / 2019
3 274.83 Troy Coughlin Las Vegas NV 11 / 21 / 2015
3 265.33 John Zappia Dinwiddie VA 10 / 19 / 2017
3 253.14 Jeff Barker Madison IL 10 / 2 / 2020
4 259.91 Mike Bowman Las Vegas NV 10 / 27 / 2017
4 274.61 Ed Thornton Las Vegas NV 11 / 18 / 2018
4 263.82 Mike Maggio Las Vegas NV 11 / 24 / 2014
4 252.85 Khalid al Balooshi Gainesville FL 3 / 16 / 2019
5 259.66 Don Walsh Las Vegas NV 10 / 31 / 2015
5 274.33 Paul Mouhayet Madison IL 8 / 28 / 2015
5 263.77 Frankie Taylor Madison IL 8 / 23 / 2014
5 251.58 Fred Scriba Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
6 259.56 Sidnei Frigo Concord NC 10 / 14 / 2018
6 272.83 Turki al Zafiri Madison IL 8 / 23 / 2014
6 262.67 Mattias Wulcan Poddington ENG 5 / 20 / 2018
6 251.49 Bob Rahaim Topeka KS 5 / 20 / 2017
7 259.31 Troy Coughlin Norwalk OH 6 / 24 / 2017
7 272.34 Greg Tsakiridis Eastern Creek NSW 7 / 20 / 2019
7 261.02 Steve King Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
7 251.34 Chad Green Norwalk OH 6 / 22 / 2019
8 259.16 Alex Laughlin Norwalk OH 6 / 22 / 2019
8 267.64 Rick Snavely Las Vegas NV 11 / 23 / 2019
8 260.95 Paul Mouhayet Kwinana Beach WAU 3 / 3 / 2018
8 250.97 Jonathan Gray Baytown TX 4 / 21 / 2017
ATTENTION READERS & RACERS : The Drag Illustrated Top Eight lists do not include the eight quickest elapsed times or eight fastest speeds recorded in each class . The Lists also do not reflect the eight quickest or fastest vehicles . The DI Top Eight lists rank the quickest and fastest drivers in each Eliminator category . The DI Top Eight rankings do not necessarily reflect the current National or World Records of any association . For current official world records , consult the sanctioning body or racing organization . Listings are not subject to verification or confirmation by any other runs . A claim to any record may be made by submitting all pertinent information and a photo or scan of a timeslip to bret @ dragillustrated . com . Performances recorded outside organized drag racing events are accepted in all classes except NHRA Pro Modified , NHRA Pro Stock , NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster , NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car , Extreme Pro Stock and X275 Eliminators . Testing results may be subject to additional scrutiny . Drag Illustrated reserves the right to refuse a claim for any reason .
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