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Records Fall in IHRA President's Cup Nationals Fueled by Sunoco Qualifying at Maryland International Raceway;
Eliminations Set For Saturday

MECHANICSVILLE, Md. (June 17, 2016) - It was a record-setting night as International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Drag Racing returned to Maryland International Raceway for the 22nd annual IHRA President's Cup Nationals Fueled by Sunoco, the third race of the 2016 IHRA Drag Racing Series season. After two qualifying sessions, Jason Rupert, Billy Harper, Tracy Kile and Cary Goforth lead their respective IHRA categories.

Two-time and defending AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car champion Jason Rupert picked up right where he left off after winning the season's second race in Texas. His 5.635-second pass at 255.39 mph set the Maryland International Raceway track record, and he is the No. 1 qualifier entering President's Cup Nationals eliminations on Saturday. Mike McIntire, Jr., who qualified second, set the track speed record reaching 258.71 mph at the finish line.

Harper, the IHRA Pro Mod points leader, set the Pro Mod World Record when he covered the quarter mile in just 5.832 seconds at 235.93 mph. Harper's first round elapsed time, 5.873 seconds, was within one percent of the record run and serves its "backup."

Jay Turner, the four-time and defending IHRA Nitro Motorcycle champion, set both ends of the track record during the first round of qualifying with a 6.285-second effort at 228.11 mph. In the second session, however, Kile, who entered the President's Cup Nationals in eighth place in the point standings, snatched the top spot and the records from a 6.253-second run at 230.33 mph. Kile owns Maryland International Raceway's elapsed time and speed records for the class.

Goforth, who is currently second in the IHRA Pro Stock point standings, raced to the qualifying lead after two rounds. His 6.249-second pass at 223.80 mph was good enough to take the top spot with one qualifying round remaining.
Racing action resumes Saturday at 9 a.m. eastern time with Sportsman qualifying; the final round of professional qualifying is set for 2 p.m. with eliminations at 5 p.m. The AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car field is set.

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Friday Round 1 Qualifying Results
Mechanicsville, Md. - - Round one qualifying results from the IHRA President's Cup Nationals fueled by Sonoco:

AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car: 1. Jason Rupert, 5.662 secs., 255.29 mph; 2. Tim Boychuk, 5.714 secs., 248.07 mph; 3. Paul Romine, 5.727 secs., 249.16 mph; 4. Mark Sanders, 5.786 secs., 251.58 mph; 5. Mike McIntire, Jr., 5.817 secs., 242.93 mph; 6. Mike Smith, 5.820 secs., 243.85 mph; 7. Richard Hartman, 5.920 secs., 245.99 mph; 8. Shawn Bowen, 6.053 secs., 223.69 mph; 9. Steve Nichols, 11.326 secs., 92.59 mph.

Pro Stock: 1. J.R. Carr, 6.287 secs., 223.32 mph; 2. John Pluchino, 6.302 secs., 215.17 mph; 3. John DeFlorian, 6.417 secs., 220.80 mph; 4. Dean Goforth, 6.532 secs., 193.60 mph; 5. Trevor Eman, 6.708 secs., 161.57 mph; 6. Larry O'Brien, 7.480 secs., 193.05 mph; 7. Matt Bertsch, 7.681 secs., 193.63 mph; 8. John Konigshofer, 8.165 secs., 143.83 mph; 9. Cary Goforth, 13.215 secs., 73.93 mph; Dwayne Rice and Brad Waddle, no time.

Pro Modified: 1. Dwayne Wolfe, 5.870 secs., 242.84 mph; 2. Billy Harper, 5.873 secs., 243.15 mph; 3. Tommy Gray, 5.902 secs., 240.08 mph; 4. Angela Kinson, 5.958 secs., 235.10 mph; 5. Casey Stemper, 6.056 secs., 228.73 mph; 6. Mac McAdams, 6.063 secs., 233.72 mph; 7. Kevin McCurdy, 6.100 secs., 237.38 mph; 8. Jim Bersani, 6.132 secs., 232.79 mph; 9. Tyler Hard, 6.156 secs., 197.45 mph; 10. Ed Burnley, 6.206 secs., 219.47 mph; 11. Raymond Matos6.339 secs., 190.03 mph; 12. Steve Kramer, 6.605 secs., 215.03 mph; 13. Gary Hood, 6.832 secs., 192.08 mph; 14. Allan Juhasz, 6.927 secs., 167.05 mph; 15. Matthew Deitsch, 7.345 secs., 130.90 mph; 16. Ruben Tetsohvili, 12.705 secs., 67.10 mph; 17. Steve King, 16.478 secs., 73.66 mph; 18. Fredy Scriba - no time

Nitro Motorcycle: 1. Jay Turner, 6.285 secs., 228.11; 2. Tii Tharpe, 6.415 secs., 219.29 mph; 3. Randal Andras, 6.455 secs., 201.37 mph; 4. Jake Stordeur, 6.473 secs., 216.97 mph; 5. Tracy Kile, 6.604 secs., 216.06 mph; 6. Jason Pridemore, 6.637 secs., 167.16 mph; 7. Rickey House, 6.672 secs., 214.62 mph; 8. Billy Jackson, 7.090 secs., 196.02 mph; 9. Bob Malloy, 12.754 secs., 65.84 mph; 10. Frank Capone, 16.167 secs., 54.55 mph; 11. Jim Fagan, no time.

Friday Round 2 Qualifying Results
Mechanicsville, Md. - - Round two qualifying results from the IHRA President's Cup Nationals fueled by Sonoco:

AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car: 1. Jason Rupert, 5.635 secs., 255.39 mph; 2. Mike McIntire, Jr., 5.686 secs., 258.71 mph; 3. Mark Sanders, 5.698 secs., 252.10 mph; 4. Tim Boychuk, 5.714 secs., 248.07 mph; 5. Paul Romine, 5.727 secs., 249.16 mph; 6. Richard Hartman, 5.745 secs., 255.19 mph; 7. Shawn Bowen, 6.053 secs., 223.69 mph; 8. Steve Nichols, 9.818 secs., 102.02 mph.

Pro Stock: 1. Cary Goforth, 6.249 secs., 223.80 mph; 2. J.R. Carr, 6.287 secs., 223.32 mph; 3. Matt Bertsch, 6.291 secs., 221.45 mph; 4. Larry O'Brien, 6.299 secs., 223.88 mph; 5. John Pluchino, 6.302 secs., 215.17 mph; 6. Dwayne Rice, 6.348 secs., 218.80 mph; 7. Brad Waddle, 6.355 secs., 223.21 mph; 8. John DeFlorian, 6.417 secs., 220.80 mph; 9. Trevor Eman, 6.524 secs., 202.91 mph; 10. Dean Goforth, 6.532 secs., 193.60 mph; 11. John Konigshofer, 8.165 secs.; 143.83 mph.

Pro Modified: 1. Billy Harper, 5.832 secs., 235.93 mph; 2. Dwayne Wolfe, 5.850 secs., 243.24 mph; 3. Tommy Gray, 5.889 secs., 239.91 mph; 4. Angela Kinson, 5.945 secs., 235.93 mph; 5. Kevin McCurdy, 5.962 secs., 239.48 mph; 6. Robert Patrick, Jr., 6.019 secs., 237.34 mph; 7. Steve King, 6.028 secs., 232.67 mph; 8. Casey Stemper, 6.031 secs., 222.47 mph; 9. Ed Burnley, 6.060 secs., 224.17 mph; 10. Mac McAdams, 6.063 secs., 233.72 mph; 11. Fredy Scriba, 6.100 secs., 234.33 mph; 12. Jim Bersani, 6.132 secs., 232.79 mph; 13. Tyler Hard, 6.156 secs., 197.45 mph; 14. Raymond Matos, 6.339 secs., 190.03 mph; 15. Ruben Tetsoshvili, 6.508 secs., 174.10; 16. Steve Kramer, 6.605 secs., 215.03 mph; 17. Gary Hood, 6.802 secs., 199.14 mph; 18. Allan Juhasz, 6.927 secs., 167.05 mph; 19. Dave Norris, 7.079 secs., 208.49 mph; 20. Matthew Deitsch, 7.345 secs., 130.90 mph.

Nitro Motorcycle: 1. Tracy Kile, 6.253 secs., 2. Jay Turner, 6.260 secs., 224.70 mph; 3. Bob Malloy, 6.311 secs., 213.77 mph; 4. Rickey House, 6.372 secs., 214.45 mph; 5. Tii Tharpe, 6.415 secs., 219.29 mph; 6. Jake Stordeur, 6.422 secs., 220.26 mph; 7. Randal Andras, 6.455 secs., 201.37 mph; 8. Jason Pridemore, 6.508 secs., 178.57 mph; 9. Billy Jackson, 7.801 secs., 197.13 mph; 10. Frank Capone, 7.172 secs., 166.99 mph; 11. Jim Fagan - no time.

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