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Musi/Franklin win
2018 Flatout Gaskets Nitrous Wars
Jason Harris takes Musi power to Championship victory
PITTSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2018): The 2018 Flatout Gaskets
Nitrous Wars is one for the history books. Although a quick
look at the 2018 season Pro Nitrous pole setters shows
incredible parity in the class, all but one of those drivers
relies on Musi Racing Engines power. When it was all said and
done after Virginia, a Musi driver was on top of the pack
seven out of eight events, with Jay Cox giving Buck Racing
Engines one lone #1 qualifier award at the second tour stop.
The incredible part of the Flatout Gaskets Nitrous Wars
dynamic is that only one driver was able to repeat the pole
position all year. Tommy Franklin topped Pro Nitrous
qualifying at the season opener and then again at the Drag
Wars. Other #1 qualifying awards in the first half of the
season went to Musi customers Jason Harris and Randy
Weatherford.
At the PDRA Fall Nationals at Darlington Dragway, Lizzy Musi
went to the top with her 3.677 effort at an incredible 207.28
MPH, becoming the first female of 2018 to hold bragging rights
with the coveted Nitrous Bottle Trophy.
The PDRA World Finals was plagued with a host of bad weather,
but racers still made some incredible runs. After the final
round of qualifying it was Danny Suaro (Musi) in first with a
3.658, Jim Halsey (Fulton) in second with a 3.663 and Jay Cox
(Buck) with a 3.675.
The competition of Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous presented by
MoTeC continues to astound. At the World Finals, Halsey used
his Fulton power to reset the national record to 3.646 and
Lizzy Musi went on to reset her own MPH record to 209.23.
Jason Harris went on to win the event and, in doing so,
effectively locked up the 2018 Pro Nitrous World Championship,
amassing five final rounds throughout the season.
Tommy Franklin will retain bragging rights for Flatout Gaskets
Nitrous Wars throughout the off season as the only driver to
repeat as #1 qualifier.
“We are incredibly grateful to Flatout Gaskets for their
support of this program,” stated PDRA Director of Marketing,
Will Smith. “Mark is a stand-up guy who has always gone above
and beyond to support his customers and give back to racers.
The Flatout Gaskets Nitrous Wars was a lot of fun to watch
this year. Congratulations to Tommy Franklin and Musi Racing
Engines!”
Author: Lisa Collier / PDRA660.com
Photos: Gary Rowe / PDRA660.com
PDRA Media Distribution & PR:
Brett Hore
media@pdra660.com
Phone (720) 662 8516
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