{"id":1748,"date":"2016-04-03T11:39:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T16:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2016-04-03T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T16:46:07","slug":"ihra-good-vibrations-texas-nationals-fueled-by-sunoco-at-san-antonio-raceway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/03\/ihra-good-vibrations-texas-nationals-fueled-by-sunoco-at-san-antonio-raceway\/","title":{"rendered":"IHRA Good Vibrations Texas Nationals fueled by Sunoco at San Antonio Raceway"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JM Hallas<\/p>\n

MARION, TX. – Saturday it was time to start handing out the coveted IHRA Drag Racing Series<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> ‘Ironman’ awards. But first, the Pro classes still had some fields to settle in qualifying for Nitro Funny Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stocks and Nitro Motorcycles after postponement of yesterday\u2019s events.<\/p>\n

Also looking for their first chance of an ‘Ironman’ for the weekend were the Sportsman racers in Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Hot Rod, Super Rod, NTS 11.50 index class and three Jr. Dragsters categories.<\/p>\n

It was a good field of cars in Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Hot Rod, Quick Rod, Super Rod, and NTS 11.50 dial index and three classes of Jr. Dragsters. Unfortunely due to time, rapidly cooling temperatures and a light dew forming completion of those events was rescheduled until Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

The weather condition were cool and crisp as Sportsman qualifying kicked off the day\u2019s events early. By the time the rounds of Pro qualifying rolled to the line things had changed with sunny, warm conditions now the order of the day. By the time evening Pro eliminations began things had begun to cool dramatically. IHRA and track crews were on top of things with the \u00bc mile drag strip near Seguin ready for action throughout the evening.<\/p>\n

Coming into the event are returning 2015 event champ and points champions, Cary Gosforth (Pro Stock), 2014 event champ and 2015 points champion Jason Rupert (Nitro Funny Car) and 2015 points champ, Jay Turner (Nitro Motorcycle).<\/p>\n

After the season opening event in Orlando, Shawn Bowen (Nitro Funny Car), former European champion Adam Flamholc (Pro Mods), Cary Gosforth (Pro Stock) and Randall Andras (Nitro Motorcycle) come in with the early points lead.<\/p>\n

\"Nitro

Nitro Funny Car winner Jason Rupert on a burnout for the finals. Photo by JM Hallas<\/p><\/div>\n

Rupert Races to Funny Car Crown<\/strong><\/p>\n

The two-time and defending IHRA Nitro Funny Car champion, Jason Rupert(Yorba Linda, Calif.) found himself where he was in 2014, the San Antonio Raceway Winners Circle. In the finals, Rupert in his Lucas Oil, Littlefield and Rupert, Chevy Camaro overcame a slight starting line disadvantage and drover around Shawn Bowen in the Violator Challenger. Rupert edged out Bowen, the Orlando winner, by only a tenth of a second.<\/p>\n

Rupert took out Mike McIntire Jr. in round 2 after doing away with Bruce Litton in round 1. Bowen knocked out Tin Boychuck and Mark Sanders on his way to the finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels great,\u00a0the thing responded.\u201d\u00a0replied Rupert.\u00a0 \u201cWe put a new blower on it, and I had to chase the tune-up on it all day.\u00a0 We hurt a bunch of pistons the first run, but as time went on, I was able to figure that out and step up a little bit each run.\u00a0 It\u2019s always good when you can do that. We did really good at the last race but shook the tires in the semis and fell behind so we needed to make up some ground right here so it was good.\u00a0 The competition out here is tough, and these guys are getting tougher, too.\u00a0 You try to stay ahead, but then all of a sudden, there\u2019s a bunch of guys that come up with some stuff so you\u2019re chasing them.\u00a0 It\u2019s always tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nitro Funny Car Finals<\/p>\n

Jason Rupert, 5.649 @ 255.68<\/p>\n

Shawn Bowen, 5.759 @ 244.03<\/p>\n

Nitro Funny Car round 2 eliminations<\/p>\n

Jason Rupert, 5.667 @ 256.26<\/p>\n

Mike McIntire Jr., 6.308 @ 229.24(LB3A)<\/p>\n

Shawn Bowen, 5.741 @ 235.48<\/p>\n

Tim Boychuk, 5.920 @ 228.08<\/p>\n

Nitro Funny Car round 1 eliminations<\/p>\n

Tim Boychuk, 6.043 @ 206.04<\/p>\n

Paul Romine, 5.696 @ 246.44(Red)<\/p>\n

Jason Rupert, 5.690 @ 253.52<\/p>\n

Bruce Litton, 5.775 @ 251.96<\/p>\n

Mike McIntire Jr., 5.727 @ 254.96<\/p>\n

Ryan Hodgson, 5.845 @ 240.64<\/p>\n

Shawn Bowen, 5.842 @ 246.31<\/p>\n

Mark Sanders, 5.851 @ 242.59<\/p>\n

Nitro Funny Cars qualifying<\/p>\n

Jason Rupert, Littlefield and Rupert, 5.699 @ 252.81, Paul Romine, Man O’ War, 5.654 @ 247.12, Mike McIntire Jr., McAttack, 5.684 @ 250.42, Shawn Bowen, The Violator, 5.761 @ 238.60, Mark Sanders, Mr. Explosive, 5.769 @ 253.38, Bruce Litton, US Male, 5.856 @ 250.84, Ryan Hodgson, Ron Hodgson, 5.806 @ 222.77, Tim Boychuk, Happy Hour, 5.872 @ 246.04, Fred Farnden, Play it Loud, DNQ(Crash), Steve Nichols, DNQ(Time), Ronnie Young, Blue Max DNQ(Motor)<\/p>\n

\"Pro

Pro Mod winner Billy Harper heating up the tires during qualifying. Photo by JM Hallas<\/p><\/div>\n

Harper Hauls to Pro Mod Win and New Record<\/strong><\/p>\n

Billy Harper (Paducah, Kent.) in his Harper Industries, nitrous, Dodge Viper saved his best until last in the finals against Ruben Tetsoshvilis’ turbo Camaro. Tetsoshvili was away first slightly, but shook the tires loose early, Harper, on the other hand, was hauling through the night setting a new IHRA Pro Mod ET record in the process. Harper better his own past record of 5.875 with this pass of 5.842. Ray Commisso still holds the speed side of the record books at 246.08.<\/p>\n

Harper beat Jerico Balduf in round one and got a competition bye after Bill Lutz broke on his burnout. Tetsoshvili had a round 2 bye and got by Adam Flamholc in round 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt always feels great to win, but I could never do it without this crew.\u201d\u00a0said Harper. \u201cThey\u2019ve done a great job.\u00a0 We had a lot of bugs this weekend, but they got through it and brought home a national record and a win.\u00a0 The car\u2019s coming around; we made a lot of changes in the winter, and we\u2019re excited about how the car\u2019s running.\u00a0 We\u2019re having a ball here at IHRA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pro Modified Finals<\/p>\n

Billy Harper, 5.842 @ 240.64 ***New IHRA ET Record<\/p>\n

Ruben Tetsosvili, 10.255 @ 77.65<\/p>\n

Pro Modified round 2 eliminations<\/p>\n

Billy Harper, 6.293 @ 152.85<\/p>\n

Bill Lutz, (Broke on burnout)<\/p>\n

Ruben Tetsoshvili, 10.807 @ 74.90<\/p>\n

Bye<\/p>\n

Pro Modified round 1 eliminations<\/p>\n

Bill Lutz, 6.111 @ 248.34<\/p>\n

Bye<\/p>\n

Ruben Tetsoshvili, 6.084 @ 231.01<\/p>\n

Adam Flanholc, 6.134 @ 196.51<\/p>\n

Billy Harper, 5.851 @ 241.03<\/p>\n

Jerico Balduf, 6.373 @ 205.67<\/p>\n

Pro Modifieds qualifying<\/p>\n

Bill Lutz, 6.082 @ 240.51, Ruben Tetsoshvili, 6.167 @ 200.80, Jerico Balduf,8.752 @ 103.88, Billy Harper, 9.208 @ 94.52, Adam Flamholc, 9.805 @ 9.805<\/p>\n

\"Jay

Jay Turner Nitro Motorcycle winner getting ready for a run. Photo by JM Hallas<\/p><\/div>\n

Turner Tops in Nitro Motorcycle<\/strong><\/p>\n

After being eliminated in opening event in Orlando, Jay Turner (Julian, NC.) returned to his championship ways despite a poor showing in qualifying. Turner, who clocked in seventh, found his mojo with consistent runs getting to finals where he faced number eight qualifier, Ricky House. The two put on a good side by side battle with Turner, a four-time IHRA Nitro Harley champ, eking out the victory by less than 2\/100th of a second.<\/p>\n

Turner ousted Randall Andras and Tii Tharpe while House bettered Jake Stordeur and number one qualifier, Tracy Kile.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a long day, but it worked out.\u201d\u00a0commented Turner.\u00a0 \u201cWe struggled and spun the tire in qualifying on the first pass.\u00a0 We broke some stuff in the transmission that takes a while to fix, it\u2019s such a small unit.\u00a0 We missed the second round of qualifying, but we were still confident going into the race.\u00a0 It sucked we ended up having to run all of our teammates, but it is what it is.\u00a0 It was three good races.\u00a0 The transmission issue didn\u2019t fix itself completely; we just crushed it through.\u00a0 It kind of gave up a little in the final.\u00a0 It was still a good race, and we put on a good show for the fans with side-by-side passes. It feels good to get a win for the 2016 season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nitro Motorcycle Finals<\/p>\n

Jay Turner, 6.467 @ 220.26<\/p>\n

Ricky House, 6.483 @ 203.90<\/p>\n

Nitro Motorcycle round 2 eliminations<\/p>\n

Ricky House, 6.648 @ 190.03<\/p>\n

Jake Stordeur, 7.903 @ 132.24<\/p>\n

Jay Turner, 6.353 @ 224.55<\/p>\n

Randall Andras, 6.385 @ 225.00<\/p>\n

Nitro Motorcycle round 1 eliminations<\/p>\n

Jay Turner, 6.375 @ 222.00<\/p>\n

Tii Tharpe, 6.435 @ 207.09<\/p>\n

Randall Andras, 6.558 @ 208.91<\/p>\n

Frank Capone, 7.365 @ 136.03<\/p>\n

Jake Stordeur, 6.763 @ 210.18<\/p>\n

Brian Jernigan, (Red)<\/p>\n

Ricky House, 6.680 @ 204.92<\/p>\n

Tracy Kile, 11.061 @ 78.85<\/p>\n

Nitro Motorcycles qualifying<\/p>\n

Tracy Kile, 6.549 @ 218.66, Tii Tharpe, 6.666 @ 171.62, Frank Capone, 6.915 @ 155.66, Brian Jernigan, 6.981 @ 175.37, Jake Stordeur, 7.172 @ 194.97, Randall Andras, 9.215 @ 100.78, Jay Turner, 9.816 @ 93.48, Rickey House, 11.052 @ 79.09<\/p>\n

\"Pro

Pro Stock winner John Konigshofer launching in the semifinals. Photo by JM Hallas<\/p><\/div>\n

Konigshofer King of Pro Stocks<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Konigshofer (Otterville, Ont.) hadn’t fared well in San Antonio up until this weekend, but put it all together with the number one qualifying spot, then backing it up with a holeshot win the finals over Trevor Eman. Konigshofer got less than 3\/100th on the tree and needed most of the to hold off Eman at the stripe for the win.<\/p>\n

Konigshofer, in his Jon Kaase powered, Jerry Haas Chassis, Ford Mustang, got a break in round one against Larry O’Brien. Konigshofer was vulnerable, but O’Brien had been having issues all day. Konigshofer righted the ship in round two with a decisive win over John Deflorian. Eman, in the Aruba, Ford Mustang posted wins over Matt Bertsch and JR Carr.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an awesome day for us; the car is strong.\u201d\u00a0exclaimed Konigshofer.\u00a0\u201cJon Kaase gave us some awesome motors.\u00a0 We ran 6.22 (seconds) with a five this morning in real good conditions.\u00a0 I thought we could maybe grab the record tonight, but it wasn\u2019t there.\u00a0 We\u2019re really happy with the car; everyone\u2019s doing their jobs, the brothers are doing their job so it\u2019s working.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pro Stock Finals<\/p>\n

John Konigshofer, 6.255 @ 224.78(Hole shot)<\/p>\n

Trevor Eman, 6.240 @ 223.10<\/p>\n

Pro Stock round 2 eliminations<\/p>\n

John Konigshofer, 6.280 @ 224.10<\/p>\n

John Deflorian, 6.359 @ 211.27<\/p>\n

Trevor Eman, 6.261 @ 224.33<\/p>\n

Matt Bertsch, 6.296 @ 221.78<\/p>\n

Pro Stock round 1 eliminations<\/p>\n

John Deflorian, 6.389 @ 222.22<\/p>\n

Dean Goforth, 6.417 @ 218.34<\/p>\n

Matt Bertsch, 6.349 @ 220.91(Hole shot)<\/p>\n

Cary Goforth, 6.330 @ 223.44<\/p>\n

Trevor Eman, 6.288 @ 222.22<\/p>\n

JR Carr, 6.422 @ 222.33<\/p>\n

John Konigshofer, 7.040 @ 217.50<\/p>\n

Larry O’Brien, 7.369 @ 190.92<\/p>\n

Pro Stock qualifying<\/p>\n

John Konigshofer, 6.225 @ 225.34, Trevor Eman, 6.230 @ 224.22, Cary Goforth, 6.322 @ 202.25, Cary Goforth, 6.322 @ 202.25, John Deflorian, 6.358 @ 222.77, Matt Bertsch, 6.393 @ 220.37, JR Carr, 6.628 @ 218.87, Larry O’Brien, 7.209 @ 189.00, Brad Waddle, DNQ(Time)<\/p>\n

\"Hayden

Hayden Proffitt in a Jet Truck warming the night air. Photo by JM Hallas<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Sportsman

Sportsman class wheels up action. Photo by JM Hallas<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Sportsman

Sportsman class wheels up action. Photo by JM Hallas<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Sportsman

Sportsman class wheels up action. Photo by JM Hallas<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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