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This is a team of volunteers that work for no less
than the lunch provided by Peggy, the team leader.
Unfortunately for the Nitro Madness team they kicked
a rod out Friday night in Qualifying. They returned
Saturday to qualify 6th before finding an oil leak and
with safety in mind, Scott withdrew from competition
before elimination rounds.

Pete Dove was qualified 3rd and sitting solidly
AMERICA’S ’S FASTEST GROWING FASTEST GROWING among the top three with a legitimate shot at taking
AMERICA
PROFESSIONAL DRAG RACING SERIES home the championship before a throttle mishap led
PROFESSIONAL DRAG RACING SERIES
to his early loss. Dove eventually came back to make a
solo exhibition pass with a 3.77 at 215mph, the fastest
mph of the show! Dove’s car “Back from the Ashes” is
a whole other story for another time, but this is a team
that will be one to be reckoned with.
Jeff Sanborn – Bruiser Neal Hinman is the owner, driver, crew chief and
sponsor of the Bad Habit AA/FA. A problem Friday
We’ll race with the Rocky Mountain Superchargers again this season. Fast paced, close
competition. Organized show. Bleachers full of fans. Prizes, points, bonuses - race with night in qualifying resulted in him not locked in the
the Superchargers - get a check. Industry leader support. Best of all, Friends. field. A blistering 2nd round qualifier on Saturday left
Jim Chase, 2020 Champion Competition Products Funny Car Rampage him sitting second with a 3.73 at 200mph! Hinman
Wetsch and Chase “Wicked Quick” may be the last of a dying breed as he is not only the
driver, but he does all work including building his own
chassis, engine and drivetrain. This car is built as a
near mirror image of the Nitro Madness car. Hinman
would eventually fall to the number one qualifier Texas
based “Bushwhacker” driven by Jody Austin.

Before any eventual winners are crowned let’s lay
the groundwork for how this event unfolded. First
round of eliminations as you can expect came with a
plethora of exciting passes starting with the C field. Up
first was Jack Doyle against John Cross, Doyle come
out on top with a 4.77 at 142mph over Cross at 5.44.

Kelly Freels Key Justin Shaffer, Paul Appelbaum, Dave Shaffer, Neil
THANKS… Girot and Kelly Freels Key all went mid fours at near
THANKS…
150mph to round out the C Field in round one.
B field eliminations would not disappoint. With huge
half track burnouts Kurt Duckworth lined up next
to Dave Gallegos. Duckworth’s .026 on the tree to
WE BRING THE BIG SHOW… Gallegos .166 gave Duckworth the win on a holeshot
as his 4.33 at 161 mph beat Gallegos 4.28 at 173mph.
WITHOUT THE BIG SHOW PRICE! Lee Loveall in his “Demon Hunter” took a page out of

Duckworth’s book. Chopping the tree down, Loveall
CALL NOW…
CALL NOW… cut a .007 light with his 4.538 beating Jeff Woolard’s
ED ARCURI — 719-481-2307 Kurt Duckworth – Complete Chaos quicker but losing 4.490.

edarcuri@gmail.com • www.rockymountainsuperchargers.com Continued on page 43
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