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Wright, Reid, Wilkins double up at San Antonio Summit Pro-Am
SAN ANTONIO, TX – It was a thrilling weekend for sportsman racers at the annual San Antonio Nitro Jam presented by CarSafe and 
Good Vibrations and Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am presented by AMSOIL doubleheader weekend as tens of thousands of rabid fans packed San Antonio Raceway to see thrilling nitro racing and some of the best sportsman racers Texas has to offer.
At the end of the day three racers found themselves holding more than one Ironman as Kamron Wright, from Odessa, Texas, doubled up in Top Sportsman, Scooter Wilkins of Hubbard, Texas took home two wins in Hot Rod and Laramie Reid, from Iowa Park, Texas, won in Quick Rod and Super Rod.
Dragstar.ca and ISP providing safety and confidence with seat technology
WATERLOO, ON – When it comes to drag racing, speed is obviously important, but a more vital factor is safety. A relatively new 
product in drag racing is the form-fitting engineered seat for the driver, and dozens of teams in the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series have installed custom seats from Dragstar.ca and Innovative Safety Products, who support both the drag racing series.
Dragstar.ca is trying to make the PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman Series drivers safer, said Dragstar.ca’s Marc McCrae, who has been preparing and installing the seats for five years. We make drivers more consistent, more comfortable, and more confident.
Built as a foam insert, the ISP “pour in place” method fills all the voids around the driver, protecting the driver’s torso 100 percent. The material is inherently self-extinguishing in case of fire, and will not drip or melt when in contact with a flame, and is stable to temperatures up to 400 degrees without deformation. Carbon X material is used to finish the seat insert.
The driver sits in the same position every time, said McCrae. The foam swells around the driver, and makes them more comfortable in the car.
Sanford Qualifies at NHRA Debut Race
LAS VEGAS, NV – Top Alcohol Dragster rookie Ashley Sanford impressed the Las Vegas crowd on Saturday when she qualified for her 
very first drag race on pavement. Running a best of 5.60 at 259 MPH during shortened qualifying, she took the #10 spot to earn a first round matchup with Chris Demke. She even got the starting line advantage over one of the best drivers in the class, but tire smoke put an early end to her debut weekend. Despite an early exit, it was a dream weekend for the former sand drag racer.
“I’m still a little overwhelmed. To me, my dream came true this weekend. As we were going through the tower for the first qualifying run, I had a couple happy tears come out of my eyes. It’s been a dream of mine for years to race an NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster. I’m so proud of myself and my team for making it this far, qualifying for a field with some of the top drivers in the country,” Ashley said after the SummitRacing.com Nationals.
Demke Keeps National Event Final Streak Alive
LAS VEGAS, NV – A final round showing at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals couldn’t have come at a better time for Chris 
Demke and his Peen Rite/OSI/801 Racing Top Alcohol Dragster team. Coming off a first round loss at the Vegas regional and just one qualifying run this weekend, Demke was able to turn on the win light three times before falling to 801 Racing teammate Joey Severance in the final round by just over a foot.
Due to a low car count, TAD qualifying was cut to just two sessions instead of the national event standard three. Though he was able to click off a 5.44 to put him in the show during the final session on Saturday, Chris didn’t even have a time on the board after Friday. An empty air bottle prevented the Maddern Racing entry from making a qualifying run in the opening session, as Chris explains.
Severance, Bartone Continue Vegas Dominance
Written by Todd Veney/Pro Sportsman Association
Photo by Competition Plus
Las Vegas, NV – Top Alcohol Dragster veteran Joey Severance, appearing in his sixth final in eight years at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor 
Speedway, and Tony Bartone, who was in his fifth Top Alcohol Funny Car final in a row there, scored again at the desert supertrack. Severance edged Chris Demke by about a foot, 5.45 to 5.44, for the SummitRacing.com Nationals title, and Bartone nipped emerging star Shane Westerfield, 5.66 to 5.69, for his 37th career win.
“I don’t know what it is about this place, but it’s my second-favorite track in the world,” said Severance, who is a co-owner of Woodburn Dragstrip. He and Demke actually made their worst runs of eliminations in a final decided by just three-thousandths of a second. Severance, who has countless .00 lights to his credit, got off the mark first with a .057 reaction time and ran a 5.45, and Demke cut a .070 and clocked a 5.44. Demke’s Operational Solutions/Peen Rite/801 entry broke a lifter three seconds into the run and eventually kicked a rod.
Johnson Earns Second Consecutive NHRA National Title for 2013
Las Vegas, NV – Mopar driver Allen Johnson will be leaving Las Vegas a big winner. Not only did he defend his two previous NHRA 
National titles at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but by earning his 18th career Pro Stock victory in the new look Mopar Express Lane Dodge, he claimed the jackpot of a $25,000 “Sweep Bonus” to go with his $50,000 win in Saturday’s annual K&N Horsepower Challenge.
It is the fourth consecutive national event in which a Mopar has advanced to the final round of eliminations in either Pro Stock or Funny Car categories. The SummitRacing.com Nationals win also brings Mopar’s title victories total to five in just the first four races of the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Series season.
Xylotek Solutions Bolsters the NDRA Series for 2013
Cambridge, ON – The National Drag Racing Association continues to expand its diverse sponsorship base by welcoming Xylotek 
Solutions Inc. of Cambridge, ON.
Xylotek is a full-service IT consulting firm based in the technology hotbed of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario and is one of Canada’s fastest growing companies.
Since 2005 when two systems engineers, Doug Grosfield and Michael Topp founded the company, it has grown to a staff of 30 with revenue of over $5 million.
Another top finish for Coughlin keeps him in top contender status
LAS VEGAS, NV – Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger reached the semifinals for the third time in four races this 
season on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Coughlin beat Matt Hartford and Rodger Brogdon before falling to teammate Allen Johnson, who was Kryptonite to Coughlin’s Superman this weekend.
Johnson knocked Coughlin out of the first round of the K&N Horsepower Challenge on Saturday, and Coughlin said Sunday’s semifinal matchup unfolded in similar fashion.
“We had a little too much wheel speed yesterday morning and had a little bit here as well,” Coughlin said. “It rolled out nice and just started shaking about a quarter of the way through low gear.”
Dillard Makes History During X-DRL Spring Nationals, 3.78 in Pro Turbo
TULSA, OK – At the debut event for the new X-treme Drag Racing League, Eric Dillard made his own incredible history by reaching a 
monumental turbocharger milestone.
Racing in the X-DRL’s Precision Turbo & Engine Pro Turbo class, the Pro Line Racing Co-Owner became the first turbo driver in drag racing history to reach the 3.70s in the eighth-mile, running a remarkable 3.796 at 209.79 mph on Sunday.
Dillard’s picture-perfect pass came in the car of customer and noted turbo standout Jose Gonzalez and took place during the final qualifying session at the X-DRL Spring Nationals at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park.
“It felt great. We were confident that run was going to be the one and it just felt great to put it on the scoreboard,” Dillard said. “This has been a big deal for me. Jose owns the car and runs the car, and he wanted to support this class and the X-DRL.
Gallen blasts to victory in front of packed house at San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, TX – It was anything but a routine weekend for Funny Car racer Peter Gallen. After opening the San Antonio Nitro Jam 
with a blistering shot right out of the box Friday night, Gallen’s weekend progressively got worse First, too much power on Friday sent his “Poverty Stricken” Monza up in smoke in the AMSOIL Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car final relegating him to a runner-up finish.
Second, a hiccup in the timing system on Saturday forced he and his opponent to shut it off before getting to make a pass in round one. Third, Gallen was forced to turn his car around in limited time to compensate for the timing system error.
