MUSI, SNIDER, GOFORTH LEAD WINNERS AT PDRA U.S. DRAGS

23-year old, second-generation racer Lizzy Musi scored her first professional class victory on Saturday evening at the U.S. Drags at the Virginia International Raceway, joining Brandon Snider (Pro Extreme), Cary Goforth (Extreme Pro Stock), Kevin Rivenbark (Pro Boost), and a host of others as champions.

PDRA U.S. Drags

After being disappointed in the final round at the PDRA’s most recent event in Michigan, second-generation racer Lizzy Musi finally put it all together in Virginia Saturday evening, racing to victory in Pro Nitrous after qualifying No. 1 over a record field of 32 nitrous competitors. Musi ran 3.88 in the final to oust the previously-undefeated Jason Harris in the final. In Pro Extreme, Brandon Snider downed Tommy D’Aprile in the final, 3.56 to a 3.60, while Kevin Rivenbark bested Joe Baker in Pro Boost. Cary Goforth took Extreme Pro Stock honors, and Billy Vose took out Eric McKinney in Pro Extreme Motorcycle, 4.11 to a 4.15

Event Winners:

Pro Extreme: Brandon Snider
Pro Nitrous: Lizzy Musi
Pro Boost: Kevin Rivenbark
Extreme Pro Stock: Cary Goforth
Pro Extreme Motorcycle: Billy Vose
Top Dragster: Derrik Sholar
Top Sportsman: Bruce Thrift
Pro Junior Dragster: Preston Tanner
Top Junior Dragster: David Roloff

NHRA Sonoma Nationals

Courtney Force became the winningest female Funny Car driver of all-time on Sunday at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals at the Sonoma Raceway in California, defeating her father, John Force, in the final round, 4.25 to 4.40. The Top Fuel final, likewise, was an affair between a pair of teammates, as Khalid alBalooshi defeated Shawn Langdon, 3.91 to 4.00, for his second victory of the season. In Pro Stock, Jason Line bested V. Gaines by a 6.54 to 6.56 count, while Eddie Krawiec used a stellar 6.85 in the final to oust Jerry Savoie, who fouled out on the starting line.

Event Winners:

Top Fuel: Khalid alBalooshi
Funny Car: Courtney Force
Pro Stock: Jason Line
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Eddie Krawiec
Super Stock: Jeff Taylor
Stock: Dan Fletcher
Super Comp: Chad Langdon
Super Gas: Thomas Bayer
Top Sportsman: Ted Kellner
Top Dragster: Bobby Ray McMahan

NHRA Division 5

Bruno Massel collected the Competition Eliminator Wally at the NHRA West Central division Lucas Oil Series event at the Heartland Park Topeka in Kansas, simply taking the green for the win when opponent Clark Smiley was unable to make the bell. In Super Stock, Jared Swinehart put an .018 light on A.J. Patterson and was never headed for the win. Austin Williams did likewise in Stock, bettering Duane Dickens on both ends of the racetrack. 

Event Winners:

Competition Eliminator: Bruno Massel
Super Stock: Jared Swinehart
Stock: Austin Williams
Super Comp: Kevin Dyck
Super Gas: Steve Collier
Super Street: Jeff Landholm
Top Dragster: Matt Driskell
Top Sportsman: J.J. Heber
Sportsman Motorcycle: John Fitzpatrick