Budds Creek, MD – The President’s Cup Nationals Fueled by Sunoco was in full swing when remnants from Tropical Storm Bill moved into the Southern Maryland area.
Shortly after the start of the second round of eliminations, the event was postponed and will conclude at the Northern Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, MI August 7 – 8.
The U.S. Bounty Hunters Pro Stock completed round two before the storm moved in at Maryland International Raceway. Matt Bertsch and John DeFlorian Jr. advanced into the final round for a Ford versus Chevrolet battle in Michigan. All three major car manufacturers were represented this weekend as Chevrolet, Ford and Mopar all made passes down the quarter-mile.
The AMSOIL Nitro Funny Cars presented by Aeromotive completed one round with Shawn Bowen showing the way. The Grand Blanc, MI native laid down a 256.06 mph pass, making it the quickest pass in IHRA history. Jason Rupert, Tim Boychuk, and Mike McIntire Jr. will join Bowen in the second round of eliminations at Martin.
Tii Tharpe, Bob Malloy, Rickey House and Jay Turner were the winners in round one of the Nitro Harley eliminations and will advance into the semi-finals. Jay Turner was the story of the weekend as he dominated all three qualifying sessions and won against Jim Fagan in the first round of eliminations.
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