(From Maryland International Raceway)
Rain did not hold anything back at Budds Creek on Saturday, and the skies cleared by early-afternoon at the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour’s Division 1 Double-Header race at Maryland Int’l Raceway.
There were some shockers early that will be sure to cause a shakeup in the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour point standings. Michael Beard from North Carolina went down and out early to local driver Michael Bolton.
Florida’s Jim Carlton raced Virginia’s Mike Harvey early on, but Harvey went on to win with a 7.51 as Carlton raced well under his dial with a 6.84. John Taylor, from Naples, Florida, red lighted in round three of Top Dragster, knocking himself out of competition in Budds Creek.
Bill Hawk provided a moment when, on the green light, his Black Ford Shelby nearly took out the tree. Nothing happened, but Hawk fell out of competition.
Local driver Jimmy Jones, from Waldorf, made it to the IHRA Top Dragster final round against veteran Donny Urban; but fell short when Urban, with a 7.142, scored the overall win in Top Sportsman.
Jim Harrington, “the Teacher” who owns his own racing school, looked well on his way to victory until the final round when he raced against Bryan Worner in Super Stock Finals. Worner won, in a close race, with a 10.174.
Other notable races included Bernard Weaver’s victory, in the 1984 Dodge Daytona, in Super Rod against local driver Ray Koncen, from Mechanicsville. Jeff Gardiner, from Waldorf, scored a win against Russell Linke in the Stock final with a 10.943.
The final race in Saturday’s Pro-Am Tour was a classic battle of Ford vs. Chevy. Tony Morell in the Thunderbird beat Glenn Butcher in the Chevy Camaro in Top Sportsman; closing out day one of the Double Header weekend.
Day two featured a lot of great side-by-side action and racing. Anthony Bertozzi was dominant again, as he won in Super Stock against Bryon Worner.
In the Hot Rod finals, it was the Glenn and Glenn show, as Glenn Ferguson beat Glen Grimstead, essentially by reaction time, to win.
Mike Koontz wins in Top Sportsman closer to his 7.32 on a 7.368 to score the win against his opponent.
Steve Furr, who has dominated much of the weekend’s races, went up against David Elrod. Furr ran down Elrod in a fantastic, side-by-side finish. Steve Furr also won in Super Rod competition beating out Calvin Butler.
Great racing all weekend long presented a fantastic show for the fans that came out despite the weather; proving once again that the fans are the best in the sport.
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