The Moser Chrome Axle trophy is given to the racer who takes home the win at the NHRA’s Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout, held yearly at the JEGS Northern SPORTSNationals at National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio. This year, London, Ohio’s Pat Martin took home the honors by beating out a number of well-known racers in the tough battle for the trophy.
Martin competes in a ’27 Roaster and took out Phillip Smida in the final round of competition by posting a stout seven-thousandths package in the eighth-mile. He turned in the feat with a .003 reaction time and 5.814 elapsed time in a 5.81 dial-in, crossing the stripe at 130.15 MPH.
On his way to the final round, Martin cruised by Troy Coughlin, Jr. with a .004 reaction time, then took out Ray Connolly in the second round before receiving a single run into the final when Marco Abruzzi couldn’t make the lane call due to engine issues. Smida’s 2008 dragster on the other side of the ladder took out Bryan Richardson, Damien Hazleton, and Brad Zazowski to earn his chance to compete for the prize.
For his win, Martin took home a cool $5,000 check from Moser Engineering. In order to be eligible for the prize money, Martin’ used a set of Moser Engineering axles to earn the full payout.
The margin of victory at the stripe? .031-seconds, or approximately seven feet. A nice win for the longtime racer with the cool flamed roadster.
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