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Qualifying results from 2015 IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series season opener at Southwestern International Raceway

Friday, 06 February 2015
Katarina Moller Katarina Moller IHRA.com

The International Hot Rod Association’s 2015 Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series season opened tonight at Southwestern International Raceway in Tucson, Ariz

After two rounds of qualifying for the annual Good Vibrations Motorsports Southwestern Nationals presented by Budweiser, these racers currently stand atop the heap: Mike McIntire (AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car), Ray Stringer (CIFCA Funny Car), Cary Goforth (U.S. Bounty Hunters Mountain Motor Pro Stock), Jay Turner (Nitro Harley-Davidson) and Katarina Moller (Jet Cars).

Both sessions were free of oil-downs. 

Moller topped an all-female, all-Florida field and turned in the fastest pass of the night – 277.26 miles per hour (5.840 seconds in the quarter mile) to lead the Jet Cars class.

McIntire debuted a newer, second-generation “McAttack” Camaro and leads the AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car field at 251.16 miles per hour (5.823 seconds).

IHRA NITRO JAM QUALIFYING RESULTS (AFTER TWO ROUNDS)

AMSOIL Nitro Funny Cars

1. Mike McIntire (Mentor, Ohio) Camaro 5.823 sec./251.16 mph.

2. Tim Boychuk (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Firebird 5.863 sec./231.12 mph.

3. Jason Rupert (Yorba Linda, Calif.) Camaro 5.895 sec./239.95 mph.

4. Kris Krabill (Kent, Wash.) Firebird 6.126 sec./237.17 mph.

5. Roger Garten (Fallbrook, Calif.) Mustang 6.170 sec./229.90 mph.

6. Mark Sanders (Maple Valley, Wash.) Nova 6.213 sec./180.89 mph.

7. Bob Godfrey (Moreno Valley, Calif.) Barracuda 6.240 sec./228.31 mph.

8. Will Martin (Chino, Calif.) Omni 6.344 sec./190.78 mph.

9. Dennis Swearingen (Carson, Calif.) Omni 6.465 sec./231.87 mph.

10. Mike Halstead (Fontana, Calif.) Barracuda 6.946 sec./156.61 mph.

Jet Cars

1. Katarina Moller (Sarasota, Fla.) 5.840 sec./277.26 mph.

2. Marisha Falk (Port Orange, Fla.) 5.913 sec./270.81 mph.

3. Elaine Larsen (W. Welborne, Fla.) 6.012 sec./262.33 mph.

4. Shea Holbrook (Groveland, Fla.) 6.577 sec./252.80 mph.

Nitro Harley-Davidson

1. Jay Turner (Julian, N.C.) 6.578 sec./201.15 mph.

2. Ron Gledhill (Cochise, Ariz.) 6.598 sec./202.48 mph.

3. Lyle Newton (Naniamo, B.C., Canada) 6.763 sec./188.94 mph.

4. Brian Jernigan (Cypress, Texas) 6.854 sec./186.41 mph.

5. Mark Conner (Robertsville, Mo.) 7.059 sec./181.47 mph.

6. Tracy Kile (Asheville, N.C.) 10.111 sec./83.67 mph.

7. Rickey House (Humble, Tex.) 10.397 sec./88.32 mph.

8. Randal Andras (Amelia, La.) 13.483 sec./57.71 mph.

U.S. Bounty Hunters Mountain Motor Pro Stock – Eight-car field

1. Cary Goforth (Holdenville, Okla.) Camaro 6.385 sec./218.48 mph.

2. J.R. Carr (Pasco, Wash.) Camaro 6.387 sec./218.09 mph.

3. Brad Waddle (Salina, Kans.) Mustang 6.406 sec./216.31 mph.

4. Scott Hintz (Odessa, Tex.) Mustang 6.415 sec./217.11 mph.

5. Kevin Bealko (Bridgeport, W.V.) Chevrolet 6.429 sec./217.70 mph.

6. John Deflorian Jr. (Arnold, Mo.) Camaro 6.434 sec./217.14 mph.

7. John Montecalvo (Center Moriches, N.Y.) Camaro 6.476 sec./215.93 mph.

8. John Konigshofer (Otterville, Ontario, Canada) Ford .790 sec./121.33 mph.

9. Dean Goforth (Holdenville, Okla.) Camaro 14.641 sec./52.50 mph.

CIFCA Funny Cars

1. Ray Stringer (Alamogordo, New Mex.) Corvette 7.580 sec./173.99 mph.

2. Lyle Brum (El Paso, Tex.) Daytona 7.599 sec./169.38 mph.

3. Andy Mears (Lubbock, Tex.) 1957 Bel Air 7.633 sec./171.58 mph.

4. Becky Sylvester (St. George, Utah) Oldsmobile Achieva 7.735 sec./172.85 mph.

The Good Vibrations Motorsports Southwestern Nationals presented by Budweiser concludes Saturday with the third round of qualifying, followed by eliminations. Gates will open at 9 a.m. The Nitro Jam – featuring AMSOIL Nitro Funny Cars, CIFCA Funny Cars, U.S. Bounty Hunters Mountain Motor Pro Stocks, Nitro Harley-Davidsons and Jet Cars -- will start at 1 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for kids.

Southwestern International Raceway (www.raceswir) is located at 12000 S. Houghton Rd. in Tucson.

For more information on the Good Vibrations Southwestern Nationals presented by Budweiser, please visit www.nitrojam.com.

             For more information, please contact the IHRA at (419) 663-6666. Follow IHRA and Nitro Jam on Twitter and Facebook.

Last modified on Saturday, 07 February 2015

 

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