Chris Evans scores another win, Can he be stopped?

Once again Maryland International Raceway held an X275 race this past Friday in the sweltering heat. John Sears called all his troops out to put on a show for the loyal fans who filled the stands for a great night of racing. As we have seen at each event, the 275 radial races keep getting better with faster elapsed times and more and more cars trying to qualify. In fact, it may have been a record for the most cars in attendance with 28 making the qualifying rounds and two more were unable to make the call, which would have put them at 30.

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Unfortunately for some their is a green Mustang that has been on a tear in the 275 world this year. Chris Evans wheels the Mustang with the mastermind on the laptop Matt Butrim calling all the shots. The pair have proven that they can race in just about any condition as the Mustang better known as “Big Green” racks up number one qualifier spots like they are going out of style. A few times this year some have come close to knocking off the current front runner but even in 100 plus degree temperatures Evans can run the number.

Friday night started out strong for Evans as he marched right to the front of the pack with a 5.102 @ 141mph. He would stay there through both rounds of qualifying but the hard charging Don Barnett in his Vortech motivated Firebird was in a close second with a 5.193 @ 138mph. Could this be the night that Evans would be knocked off his throne?  In round one of eliminations Chris would take on Tony Reddix in his Chevy Nova and Reddix would fall victim to yet another consistent 5.10 second run at 135mph. Round two was going to be equally tough as Evans lined up against Bobby Flippin in the S10 truck. Flippin had the hole-shot advantage but the Mustang would cruise on around for the win. Chris’ 5.026 @ 141mph would prove to be a tough number to beat for Ron Rhodes in the finals.

The final held up to all its glory as it was a great race for the two competitors. Ron Rhodes in his Camaro lined up to take on Chris Evans for the final round. As both drivers staged, they left the line with nearly identical reaction times. Rhodes had stepped up his performance level through out the night but in the end it was not enough to hold off the small block Procharged power of Evans and Butrim. Evans’ 5.035 @ 141mph simply out gunned Rhodes’ 5.19 @ 136mph.  What could be next? Will we see a bounty put up for the number one spot in X275? I guess we will have to wait til next month and see.

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