Current IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series Points:

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For Immediate Release

 

 

 

Current IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series Points:

New Leaders In Crower Pro Mod And Nitro Harley Classes

 

 

 

NORWALK, OHIO (June 2, 2015) - Current points for the IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series after five events.

 

 

 

The next event on the 2015 IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series schedule is the June 19-20 President's Cup Nationals at Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsville, Maryland.

 

 

 

AMSOIL NITRO FUNNY CAR PRESENTED BY AEROMOTIVE - After five events

 

1. Mike McIntire (Mentor, Ohio) "McAttack" 496

 

2. Jason Rupert (Yorba Linda, California) "Bays & Rupert Black Plague" 395

 

3. Tim Boychuk (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) 345

 

4. Paul Romine (Fishers, Indiana) "Man O' War" 238

 

5. Mark Sanders (Maple Valley, Washington) "Mr. Explosive" 225

 

6. Steve Nichols (Newark, Delaware) "Steve Nichols" 165

 

7. John Hale (Addison, Texas) "One Bad Texan" 126

 

8. Bruce Litton (Indianapolis, Indiana) "U.S. Male" 111

 

9. Mike Smith (Boynton Beach, Florida) "Jungle Jim" (red car) 95

 

10. Wayne Mellinger (North Ridgeville, Ohio) "Candies Family Motorsports"

 

11. Kris Krabill (Kent, Washington) "Bardahl Northwest Hitter" 73

 

12. Greg Jacobsmeyer (Flourissant, Missouri) "All Star" 70

 

13. Ronny Young (Wylie, Texas) "Blue Max" 52

 

14. Roger Garten (Fallbrook, California) "War Horse" 52

 

15. Bob Godfrey (Moreno Valley, California) "Burnin' Money" 50

 

16. Rick Krafft (Chesterton, Indiana) "Jungle Jim" (blue car) 49

 

17. Shawn Bowen (Grand Blanc, Michigan) "Violator" 49

 

18. Will Martin (Chino, California) "Speed Racer" 49

 

19. Jordan Pawlick (Alberta, Canada) 10

 

20. Marc White (Chicago, Illinois) "Crop Duster" 10

 

21. Michael Halstead (Fontana, California) "Candies & Hughes" 10

 

22. Dennis Swearingen (Carson, California) "Nitro Cowboy" 10

 

23. Doc Halladay (Eagen, Minnesota) "Telstar" 10

 

 

 

U.S. BOUNTY HUNTERS PRO STOCK - After five events

 

1. John Montevcalvo (Center Moriches, New York) 432

 

2. Cary Goforth (Holdenville, Oklahoma) 374

 

3. John DeFlorian Jr. (Arnold, Missouri) 336

 

4. J.R. Carr (Pasco, Washington) 324

 

5. Kevin Bealko (Bridgeport, West Virginia) 275

 

6. Trevor Eman (Pos Chiquito, Aruba) 246

 

7. Dean Goforth (Holdenville, Oklahoma) 151

 

8. Scott Hintz (Odessa, Texas) 184

 

9. Matthew Bertsch (Tecumseh, Michigan) 151

 

10. Cale Aronson (Chillicothe, Missouri) 143

 

11. John Konigshofer (Otterville, Ontario, Canada) 119

 

12. Brad Waddle (Salina, Kansas) 107

 

13. John Pluchino (Commack, New York) 20

 

14. Larry O'Brien (Lakeshore, Ontario, Canada) 10

 

15. Scott Benham (Conroe, Texas) 10

 

 

 

CROWER PRO MOD - After three events

 

1. Ruben Tetsoshvili (Wesley Chapel, Florida) 220

 

2. Isaias Rojas (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 212

 

3. Jimmy Keen (Parrish, Florida) 210

 

4. Dina Parise (New Freedom, Pennsylvania) 197

 

5. Bill Lutz (Canal Winchester, Ohio) 123

 

6. John Welter (Mitchellville, Iowa) 75

 

7. Kevin Fiscus (Jacksonville, Florida) 73

 

8. Mike Pruss (West Palm Beach, Florida) 51

 

9. Chuck Mohn (Fountainville, Pennsylvania) 24

 

10. Jerico Balduf (New Smyrna Beach, Florida) 21

 

 

 

NITRO HARLEY - After five events

 

1. Randal Andras (Amelia, Louisiana) 399

 

2. Jay Turner (Julian, North Carolina) 390

 

3. Tracy Kile (Asheville, North Carolina) 387

 

4. Alvin Kobernusz (Manly, Iowa) 246

 

5. Jim Fagan (Valley City, Ohio) 226

 

6. Brian Jernigan (Cypress, Texas) 214

 

7. Rickey House (Humble, Texas) 195

 

8. Larry "Drums" Brancaccio (Nutley, New Jersey) 190

 

9. Tii Tharpe (East Bend, North Carolina) 186

 

10. Takeshi Shigematsu (Ehime, Japan) 96

 

11. Lyle Newton (Naniamo, British Columbia, Canada) 83

 

12. Ron Gledhill (Cochise, Arizona) 74

 

13. Bob Molloy (Elmton, Maryland) 72

 

14. Rocky Jackson (Youngsville, Louisiana) 51

 

15. Mark Conner (Robertsville, Missouri) 51

 

16. Chris Streeter (Cleveland, Ohio) 20

 

17. Paul Kelly (Mohall, North Dakota) 10

 

 

 

JET DRAGSTER - After five* events

 

1. Elaine Larsen (West Welborne, Florida) 428

 

2. Katarina Moller (Sarasota, Florida) 374

 

3. Marisha Falk (Port Orange, Florida) 346

 

4. Shea Holbrook (Groveland, Florida) 240

 

5. Allison West (Coral Springs, Florida) 74

 

*Jet Dragsters qualified at Cordova but did not race (rain, schedule change).

 

 

 

SCOREBOARD: 2015 Nitro Jam Victories To Date

 

Crower Pro Mod

 

Isaias Rojas - 1 (April 18 - Bradenton)

 

Jimmy Keen - 1 (April 25 - Palm Beach)

 

Ruben Tetsoshvili - 1 (May 31 - Cordova)

 

 

 

AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car Presented By Aeromotive

 

Mike McIntire - 4 (Feb. 7 - Tucson; April 18 - Bradenton; April 25 - Palm Beach; May 31 - Cordova)

 

Tim Boychuk - 1 (March 14 - Baton Rouge)

 

 

 

U.S. Bounty Hunters Pro Stock

 

John Montecalvo - 2 (April 18 - Bradenton; April 25 - Palm Beach)

 

Cary Goforth - 1 (Feb. 7 - Tucson)

 

Kevin Bealko - 1 (March 14 - Baton Rouge)

 

John DeFlorian - 1 (May 31 - Cordova)

 

 

 

Nitro Harley

 

Jay Turner - 2 (Feb. 7 - Tucson; April 25 - Palm Beach)

 

Tracy Kile - 1 (March 14 - Baton Rouge)

 

Randal Andras - 1 (April 18 - Bradenton)

 

Tii Tharpe - 1 (May 31 - Cordova)

 

 

 

Jet Dragster

 

Elaine Larsen - 2 (Feb. 7 - Tucson; April 18 - Bradenton)

 

Kat Moller - 1 (March 14 - Baton Rouge)

 

Marisha Falk - 1 (April 25 - Palm Beach)

 

 

 

How IHRA Nitro Jam Points Are Awarded

 

Event entry points: 10

 

Qualifying points: 1st - 16; 2nd - 15; 3rd - 14; 4th - 13; 5th - 12; 6th - 11; 7th - 10; 8th - 9; 10th - 7; 11th - 6; 12th - 5; 13th - 4; 14th - 3; 15th - 2; 16th - 1.

 

Competition points: Win - 90; Runner-up - 70; Semi-finalist - 50; Quarter-finalist - 30; Eighth-finalist - 10.

 

E.T. world record: 20.