JOLIET, IL (JULY 29th, 2018) - James Lawrence and the Dragzine.com C7 crew have added yet another win to their 2018 NMCA season. Lawrence, the current NMCA Radial Wars points leader, came to the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl with 2 wins under his belt year, one at Bradenton and the other at Bowling Green.
The Dragzine.com C7 Corvette is powered by a 548ci PLR Hemi with an F3-136 ProCharger, Billet Atomizer Injectors, and a FuelTech FT600 EFI System.
Lawrence started off by qualifying #3 with a 3.93 at 192mph right behind #2 Marty Stinnett and #1 DeWayne Mills and the PLR-powered Golden Gorilla Camaro. During round 1 of eliminations, Lawrence ripped off the low ET of the event with a 3.88 at 193 mph vs Bill Houghton. E2 he faced Marty Stinnett in his freshly painted Mustang. The Dragzine.com Corvette ran a 3.91 at 192 to beat Stinnett's 3.98 at 191 mph.
In an all PLR-powered final round, Lawrence took the win light with a 3.89 at 192mph against DeWayne Mills who looked to be on a great pass but spun and aborted the run at half track.
Scott Taylor earned his first NHRA Wally at Brainerd, defeating Shawn “Murder Nova” Ellington in a close all-Proline Racing customer final.
Paul Gargus and Scott Tidwell Racing earned another Pro Mod win at DragCoverage’s Night of Fire at Alabama International Dragway. Gargus qualified No. 1 with a 3.602 at 207.94 MPH before defeating No. 7 qualifier Michael Neal in the final.
Ned Dunphy earned his first career PDRA Pro Boost victory at the Thunder Valley Throwdown at Bristol Dragway, using consistent passes and strong reaction times to race his way into the winner’s circle.