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BENSON, NC (April 1, 2017) – The PDRA tour made its way to the GALOT Motorsports Park for the East Coast Nationals, which is the second race of the season. Several Pro Line Racing-powered teams, from multiple countries, joined in on the action.
In Pro Extreme, the Q80/El General Racing (EGR) C7 Corvette ran 3.59 at 219 MPH, which was enough to claim sixth qualifying position. The Q80/EGR team, who was coming off of a runner-up finish last race, had their sights set on Jason Scruggs in first round of eliminations. Unfortunately the Q80/EGR C7 Corvette made a move to the left and had to pull the chutes early. It was a tough loss for the team, but 219 MPH in the eighth mile alludes to the power on tap from the twin-turbo PLR Hemi between the rails.
Pro Boost was a completely different story for more than one PLR-powered car. Twenty-three teams were vying for a seat at a table that only seats 16, and the Q80/EGR Pro Boost Mustang made it a point to sit at the head of that table with a 3.71-second pass to claim number one qualifier. Not one to be left out, Shane Molinari snuck the PLR Hemi-powered Molinari Bond Motorsports Firebird into the 15th spot by running a 3.86 at 200 MPH in NHRA-legal trim.
Both PLR-powered cars won their first round matchups, yet the Molinari Bond Motorsports team ran into issues and could not make the call for second round. The Q80/EGR Mustang was not ready to call it a day and ran a 3.69 at 214 MPH to win round two, and then ran a 3.71 at 213 MPH to earn lane choice on the final round against John Strickland in the GALOT Camaro on his home track. The pressure was high for the Q80/EGR Mustang, yet so was the boost on the Steve Petty-tuned PLR Hemi and the Mustang made a searing 3.68-second charge to claim victory over Strickland who ran a 3.71. That makes two back-to-back PDRA Pro Boost wins for the Q80/EGR team!
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.
Jere Rantaniemi claimed the Pro Modified win at Tierp Arena in Sweden, defeating fellow Proline Racing customer Andres Arnover in a close final at the second stop of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship.
John Ricca capped off a huge weekend at Brisbane Jamboree 2026 with the Pro Mod Outlaw win after qualifying No. 1 and running a record-setting 5.41 at 265 MPH. Fellow Dandy Engines and Proline Racing customer Joe Gauci joined him in the final.
