Drag Illustrated Issue 162, November 2020 | Page 105

PHOTO : JANICE JOHNT
Moore ’ s eighth-mile speed record , ( 186.12 ), but Moore snatched Richard Gasden ’ s ET mark , ( 4.168 ). Look for the world to quickly begin copying another original Miller family concept .
RANDOM WRECKED RECORD ROUNDUP !
Another of the NHRA ’ s oldest records has fallen . Over eight years ago , Indiana ’ s Carey Bales stunned the class-legal “ old school ” by clocking 176.12 mph in his turbocharged four-cylinder-powered rear-wheel-drive 2004 Honda S2000 in SS / DX . During the season ’ s final NHRA National Open at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose , LA , second generation racer and homestate favorite P . B . Candies and his supercharged 330-inch FGT / A Ford Mustang Super Cobra Jet finally toppled that mark while simultaneously erasing Roy Hill ’ s three year old 7.78 FSS / A record by producing the quickest and fastest NHRA Super Stock pass in history at 7.70 / 178.24 … David Reese ’ s amazing 3.518 pass at South Georgia Motorsports Park during No Mercy XI was preceded by a telling 3.53 at a supercharger-coughing 201 mph but the performance drew instant rules revisions to the screw-blown smallblock Chevy combination
used by the “ El Diablo 2.0 ” Camaro . The weight addition was enough to make Reese go to the World Street Nationals at Orlando , runner-up at the event and immediately put the car up for sale … At the NHRA AAA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex , Shawn Cowie ’ s British Columbia-based 417-inch BAE-powered Top Alcohol Dragster clicked off the fastest eighth-mile speed ever for any supercharged machine not burning nitromethane at 227.08 mph … Hoosier diesel superstar Jared Jones pushed his turbo ’ d 393 Cummins six-cylinder Spitzer Top Dragster past the eighth-mile diesel record held by the nearly identical Power Services-backed TD of Texan John Robinson . During the PDRA ProLine World Finals at Dinwiddie , VA , Jones hit 4.04 / 184.35 to become the owner of all four diesel drag racing performance marks . “ J-Rod ” and his Scheid Diesel Motorsports digger already owned the quarter-mile marks at 6.31 / 226.47 … Easily the most active category in the final quarter of 2020 has been X275 Eliminator where ten positions in the top thirty-two elapsed rankings changed in the final two weeks of November alone . The top four drivers , ( sporting three different forms of induction ), are now separated by a mere eighteen thousandths of a second proving class creator and administrator John Sears continues to maintain incredible parity within one of the sport ’ s most heavily restricted divisions . As of this issue , forty-six drivers representing twenty-two states and Canada have recorded elapsed times quicker than 4.35 seconds . The same number of contestants have clocked over 167 mph with seventeen above 170 mph . Gary White ’ s turbo six-cylinder Toyota Supra remains the fastest !
- BRET KEPNER
OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 3.505 Steve Jackson Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020
2 3.518 David Reese Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
3 3.542 J . R . Gray Cecil GA 10 / 12 / 2020
4 3.546 Melanie Salemi Cecil GA 2 / 15 / 2020
5 3.549 Marcus Birt Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
6 3.563 Bryan Markiewicz Brandenton FL 1 / 26 / 2020
7 3.567 Ken Quartuccio Cecil GA 10 / 16 / 2020
8 3.570 Kevin Rivenbark Dinwiddie VA 9 / 18 / 2020
OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 221.20 Mark Micke Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2018
2 218.44 Tim Slavens Cecil GA 10 / 18 / 2019
3 216.20 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA 3 / 23 / 2018
4 216.10 Ken Quartuccio Cecil GA 10 / 16 / 2020
5 215.89 Mark Woodruff Bradenton FL 1 / 24 / 2020
6 215.31 Steve Jackson Cecil GA 2 / 14 / 2020
7 214.55 David Reese Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020
8 214.18 John Carinci Bradenton FL 1 / 25 / 2019
X275 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 4.175 Manny Buginga Dinwiddie VA 9 / 19 / 2020
2 4.185 Charles Hull Dinwiddie VA 9 / 19 / 2020
3 4.189 Ron Rhodes Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
4 4.193 Rob Goss Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020
5 4.200 John Urist Las Vegas NV 11 / 22 / 2020
6 4.222 Blake Copson Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
7 4.227 Dom DiDinato Cecil GA 10 / 16 / 2020
8 4.235 Rich Bruder Cecil GA 3 / 23 / 2019
X275 ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
RANK M . P . H . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 175.68 Gary White Bradenton FL 1 / 25 / 2020
2 175.62 Manny Buginga Dinwiddie VA 9 / 19 / 2020
3 174.44 John McDonough Cecil GA 10 / 12 / 2020
4 173.36 Jared Johnston Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2019
5 172.70 Dom DiDinato Cecil GA 10 / 11 / 2020
6 172.70 Ron Rhodes Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
7 172.43 John Urist Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
8 172.28 David Farlow Dinwiddie VA 9 / 19 / 2020
UNLIMITED PRO MOD ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
UNLIMITED NITROUS ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
EXTREME PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
( eighth-mile )
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
RANK E . T . DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
RANK PERF DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 3.485 Frankie Taylor Rockingham NC 4 / 5 / 2014
2 3.486 Brandon Snider Tulsa OK 3 / 18 / 2016
1 3.527 Jose Gonzalez Dinwiddie VA 10 / 23 / 2015
2 3.540 Kevin Fiscus Benson NC 4 / 5 / 2016
1 3.542 J . R . Gray Cecil GA 10 / 12 / 2020
2 3.549 Marcus Birt Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
1 4.007 Chris Powers Dinwiddie VA 10 / 18 / 2019
1 181.20 Jeff Dobbins Dinwiddie VA 10 / 19 / 2018
3 3.492 Jason Scruggs Tulsa OK 3 / 18 / 2016
4 3.496 Terry Leggett Benson NC 11 / 12 / 2016
5 3.505 Steve Jackson Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020
3 3.561 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10 / 14 / 2015
4 3.566 Carl Stevens , Jr . Dinwiddie VA 10 / 24 / 2015
5 3.578 Daniel Pharris Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2019
3 3.572 Luis de Leon Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020
4 3.599 Daniel Ray Dinwiddie VA 9 / 18 / 2020
5 3.602 Jim Halsey Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020
OUTLAW 275 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
( eighth-mile )
6 3.510 Khalid al Refaei Tulsa OK 3 / 19 / 2016
6 3.596 Khalid Mohammed Doha QAT 3 / 3 / 2018
6 3.605 Jamie Hancock Brandenton FL 1 / 25 / 2020
RANK PERF DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
7 3.512 Mustafa Buhumaid Tulsa OK 3 / 18 / 2016
7 3.618 Kris Thorne Dinwiddie VA 10 / 17 / 2019
7 3.610 Jay Cox Dinwiddie VA 9 / 19 / 2020
1 3.691 David Reese Cecil GA 10 / 20 / 2019
8 3.513 Randell Reid Martin MI 6 / 27 / 2015
8 3.621 Tim Slavens Cecil GA 2 / 14 / 2019
8 3.615 Lizzy Musi Darlington SC 10 / 5 / 2019
1 213.27 Mark Micke Cecil GA 10 / 17 / 2020
UNLIMITED PRO MOD ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
UNLIMITED NITROUS ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )
OUTLAW SIX-CYLINDER ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & 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 PERF DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
1 231.24 Jose Gonzalez Rockingham NC 4 / 10 / 2016
2 230.10 Carl Stevens , Jr . Dinwiddie VA 10 / 24 / 2015
1 231.44 Kevin Fiscus Benson NC 4 / 5 / 2016
2 231.24 Jose Gonzalez Rockingham NC 4 / 10 / 2016
1 209.36 Jim Halsey Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020
2 209.23 Lizzy Musi Dinwiddie VA 10 / 22 / 2018
1 5.557 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
1 262.39 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 31 / 2019
3 225.33 Turki al Zafiri Gilliam LA 5 / 1 / 2015
4 224.92 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10 / 14 / 2015
5 223.54 Jason Scruggs Tulsa OK 3 / 19 / 2016
3 230.10 Carl Stevens , Jr . Dinwiddie VA 10 / 24 / 2015
4 225.33 Turki al Zafiri Gilliam LA 5 / 1 / 2015
5 224.92 Eric Dillard Dinwiddie VA 10 / 14 / 2015
3 208.72 Jay Cox Darlington SC 10 / 5 / 2019
4 208.52 Tommy Franklin Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2019
5 207.82 Ron Muenks Dinwiddie VA 9 / 20 / 2020
OUTLAW SIX-CYLINDER ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS
( eighth-mile )
6 221.56 Brandon Snider Tulsa OK 3 / 19 / 2016
6 221.20 Mark Micke Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2018
6 207.37 Mike Achenbach Bradenton FL 1 / 26 / 2020
RANK PERF DRIVER SITE STATE DATE
7 221.20 Mark Micke Cecil GA 3 / 22 / 2018
7 221.02 Kris Thorne Dinwiddie VA 10 / 17 / 2019
7 207.18 Marcus Birt Bithlo FL 11 / 9 / 2019
1 3.693 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
8 221.02 Kris Thorne Dinwiddie VA 10 / 17 / 2019
8 220.58 Khalid Mohammed Sakhir BAH 1 / 12 / 2017
8 207.18 J . R . Gray Cecil GA 10 / 12 / 2020
1 210.21 Arnaldo Santiago Budds Creek MD 10 / 5 / 2019
“ SMALL TIRE ” CLASS LEGEND Outlaw 10.5 Eliminator : 10.5W rear tires ; 3000 pound weight minimum . Outlaw Drag Radial Eliminator : Any Drag Radial tires ; no other rules . Outlaw 275 Eliminator : 275 mm rear tires ; no other rules .
X275 Eliminator : 275 mm rear tires ; X275 association . RED HIGHLIGHT INDICATES NEW PERFORMANCE MARK
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