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<\/figure>\nOne year after securing his first career Pro Nitrous world championship at the 2024 World Finals, Fredy Scriba raced to his second consecutive ProStars victory in his Musi-powered \u201cSorcerer\u201d \u201969 Camaro. The final round pitted him against two-time and reigning Pro 632 world champion Amber Denton, who stepped up to Pro Nitrous this season. Though Denton moved first, Scriba rolled to his quickest pass of the season, a 3.622-second blast at 207.24 mph, and Denton lifted to a 4.283 at 130.89.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes it\u2019s the car, sometimes it\u2019s the driver,\u201d Scriba said. \u201cI was a little tardy on the tree, but we made up for it down track. I\u2019m just happy the car is making consistent runs right now. It\u2019s a good start for the weekend. We\u2019ll see how the rest of it goes. It\u2019s pretty neat \u2013 two events in one weekend. It\u2019s good to get a lot of laps the first day. It\u2019s really helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scriba used a holeshot advantage in the first round to knock out recent DragWars winner and championship contender Marcus Butner, who posted a quicker 3.629 at 207.82 to Scriba\u2019s 3.645 at 206.83. He was quicker than semifinal opponent John Vergotz at both ends of the track, winning with a 3.630 at 207.34 to Vergotz\u2019s 3.712 at 200.41.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton, who held the points lead earlier in her rookie season, was consistent in both reaction times and elapsed times en route to the final in her Musi-powered \u201cOG Jungle Rat\u201d \u201969 Camaro. She started the evening with a 3.648 at 206.73 to defeat Brian Shrader\u2019s 3.870 at 156.64, then knocked out her father, points leader and three-time world champion Tommy Franklin, on a holeshot in the semifinals. She ran a 3.635 at 206.86 to Franklin\u2019s 3.615 at 208.59.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PRO BOOST<\/strong><\/p>\n Pro Boost world championship contender Melanie Salemi started building momentum for the World Finals as she wheeled Eddie Whelan\u2019s screw-blown Al-Lee Installations \u201cPurple Reign\u201d \u201968 Firebird to a string of 3.50-second passes to earn the ProStars win. All three of Salemi\u2019s passes in eliminations were quicker than the current class E.T. national record of 3.555 seconds. She capped off the streak with a 3.547 at 210.87 in the final round to defeat a red-lighting Jason Lee, who recorded a 3.566 at 211.20.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cEvan and Jon [Salemi] have been working tirelessly to get our program to be where it is right now,\u201d Salemi said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of struggles, but then we\u2019ve also had a lot of great times at the racetrack this year. I\u2019m going to probably say it\u2019s been my best season so far, but like I said, there\u2019s been trials and tribulations along the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTo get this win tonight, obviously it\u2019s not a full four-round race, but there were tough competitors and I don\u2019t think anybody was ready for us to come out this evening and lay down the 3.54,\u201d Salemi added. \u201cI actually wasn\u2019t even ready for it because I just focus on driving. It\u2019s just really awesome being able to race with our family and our best friends and know that everybody has the same goal in mind and everybody puts in 100% of their effort into everything that they do.\u201d<\/p>\n Salemi, who sits second in the points standings by just under three rounds behind Ty Tutterow, set low E.T. of the race in the opening round with her 3.543 at 211.73 next to Kurt Steding and his 3.583 at 210.24. Salemi charged to a 3.550 at 212.39 in the semifinals to defeat Joel Wensley Sr., who slowed to a 4.217.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lee, who made it into ProStars as an alternate, made it past two-time and reigning world champion and defending event champion Jason Harris in a wild first-round match. Harris went red on a 3.604 at 209.56 pass, while Lee drove Eric Gustafson\u2019s screw-blown Coast Packing Co. \u201920 Camaro to a 3.597 at 209.07. Semifinal opponent Steve King rolled the beams, allowing Lee to coast to a 5.770 at 82.66 to advance to the final.\u00a0<\/p>\n EXTREME PRO STOCK<\/strong><\/p>\n Less than a month after Jordan Ensslin earned his first career Extreme Pro Stock win at the rain-delayed Thunder Valley Throwdown, the third-generation racer hoisted another trophy Thursday night after knocking out 2023 world champion and points leader Alan Drinkwater in the final round.\u00a0\u00a0Ensslin in his Allen-powered \u201cSeabiscuit\u201d \u201909 Mustang led wire-to-wire, lighting up the scoreboards with a career-best 4.014 at 179.40 to Drinkwater\u2019s 4.024 at 179.78.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWinning ProStars is pretty special and important,\u201d Ensslin said. \u201cIt\u2019s a specialty race. The money is good, of course, but just being able to go rounds with our family and friends helping us, it means a lot because we put a lot of heart and soul and dedication into this whole program and to see it come to fruition is pretty astounding.\u201d<\/p>\n Ensslin made career-best runs before the final as well, starting with a 4.030 at 178.33 to get past two-time and reigning world champion Chris Powers and his 9.924 in the first round. He then made the most of a semifinal bye run, throwing down a 4.017 at 179.02.\u00a0<\/p>\n Drinkwater in his Kaase-powered Flatout Gaskets \u201908 Mustang advanced past the first round with a 4.046 at 179.02 over Elijah Morton\u2019s 4.076 at 175.68. He shut down championship challenger Jeremy Huffman in the semis with a 4.042 at 179.56 to Huffman\u2019s wounded 4.082 at 164.65.\u00a0<\/p>\n PRO STREET<\/strong><\/p>\n For the second year in a row, Chesterfield, Virginia\u2019s Ron Green walked away with the ProStars Pro Street victory. This year, he made it into the race-your-way-in event as an alternate in his newly screw-blown \u201cGamechanger\u201d \u201900 Firebird. He took advantage of the opportunity, leaving on final-round opponent Richard Reagan and crossing the finish line first with a 3.872 at 202.58. Reagan fired off a 3.852 at 199.67, which would\u2019ve set a new class E.T. record if ProStars was a record-eligible event.\u00a0<\/p>\n Green opened eliminations by defeating Reagan\u2019s teammate, Scott Kincaid, with a 3.896 at 203.92 to Kincaid\u2019s 3.925. Another side-by-side race followed in the semis, where he beat championship contender Blake Denton and his 3.914 at 188.33 with a 3.879 at 203.22.\u00a0<\/p>\n Reagan in his screw-blown \u201991 Mustang made it through a tough first-round match with Joel Wensley Jr., posting a 3.902 at 186.95 to Wensley\u2019s 3.947. When points leader and reigning world champion Ethan Steding slowed to a 4.389 in the semis, Reagan capitalized by throwing down a 3.875 at 199.17<\/p>\n PRO 632<\/strong><\/p>\n Perennial Pro 632 championship contender Walter Lannigan extended his round-win streak to seven as he followed up his recent DragWars victory with a ProStars win in David Cook\u2019s Nelson-powered Copy&PrintWarehouse.com \u201910 GTO. Paired up with Kyle Salminen in the final round, Lannigan caught a break when Salminen threw away his quicker 4.158 at 176.70 with a .009-second red light. Lannigan muscled his way to a 4.172 at 169.25 victory lap.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the first round, Lannigan overcame a massive holeshot advantage by Gary Hood, running a 4.129 at 170.67 to Hood\u2019s 4.412 at 160.40. The Georgia native was back on his starting line game in the semis against newly crowned two-time world champion Jeff Melnick in the semis and won with a 4.131 at 170.17, while Melnick slowed to an 8.797.\u00a0<\/p>\n Salminen, who won the Mid-Atlantic Showdown at Virginia earlier this year, started eliminations with a 4.166 at 166.58, while opponent Nicole Liberty couldn\u2019t make the run. He then drove around a quicker-reacting Jason Ventura and his 4.198 in the semifinals with a 4.15 at 164.99 in his Musi-powered \u201903 Cavalier.\u00a0<\/p>\n SUPER STREET<\/strong><\/p>\n Super Street rookie Carson Perry broke through to pick up his first win in the category by defeating fellow young gun Matt Schalow in a final that guaranteed a first-time winner. Schalow left the starting line first, but Perry powered to a career-best 4.503 at 157.58 in his Greenbrier Excavating & Paving \u201900 Camaro. That was more than enough to defeat Schalow, who slowed to a 5.078 at 104.58.\u00a0<\/p>\n Perry started the evening with a first-round win over reigning world champion and defending event winner Dan Whetstine. The two drivers left the line together before Perry pulled ahead with a 4.507 at 157.69 to Whetstine\u2019s 4.576 at 160.08. Perry then lifted early on a semifinal bye run, coasting to a 4.911 at 113.38.\u00a0<\/p>\n Similarly, Schalow in his Knieriem-powered \u201969 Camaro got a free pass in the first round, lifting to a 9.230 at 67.89. He stepped up to a 4.622 at 155.76 in the semis to deny points leader Connor McGee, who matched Schalow\u2019s .048 reaction time but followed with a 4.631 at 150.95.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n TOP SPORTSMAN<\/strong><\/p>\n Elite Top Sportsman points leader Bryan LaFlam started his World Finals with a non-points-earning ProStars win when he defeated fellow championship contender Tim Lawrence in the final round. LaFlam, who has one win in his supercharged BigStuff TPM \u201967 Mustang, got the starting line advantage and turned on the win light with a 3.734 on a 3.71 dial-in. Lawrence, no stranger to Thursday night eight-car shootouts, posted a 3.91 on a 3.89 dial-in in his nitrous-fed Bell Trucking \u201913 Camaro.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dinwiddie\u2019s own Mark Reese kept the Top Sportsman trophy in town after surviving a double-red-light final round over Ronnie Proctor, who rolled the beams and coasted across the finish line. Reese left just .006 seconds too soon and ran a 4.212 on a 4.18 dial-in in his \u201908 Mustang for the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n TOP DRAGSTER<\/strong><\/p>\n In a side-by-side final-round battle between the two most recent Elite Top Dragster world champions, points leader and reigning world champion Kyle Harris emerged victorious over two-time champion Steve Furr. Harris in his supercharged DFS Projects \u201932 Bantam Altered left first with a .002 reaction time to Furr\u2019s .004 and powered to a 3.74 on a 3.73 dial-in to turn on the win light. Furr broke out by .001 in his ProCharged \u201913 American dragster with a 3.739 on a 3.74 dial-in.\u00a0<\/p>\n Virginia\u2019s Troy Williams came up .006 seconds short of a home track win in Top Dragster as he went red by .006 seconds in his \u201915 Miller dragster before running a 4.476 on a 4.46 dial-in. That opened the door for Pennsylvania\u2019s Dave Petrofske, who coasted to the win with a 10.400 on a 4.18 dial-in in his \u201921 Precision dragster.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series will roll into Brian Olson Memorial World Finals qualifying on Friday morning starting with Jr. Dragster and sportsman classes at 8:30 a.m. Pro sessions are set for noon and 5:45 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tickets are available for $25 for Friday qualifying, $30 for Saturday final qualifying and the Night of Fire, and $25 for Sunday eliminations. Kids and Junior tickets are also available. Purchase tickets at\u00a0www.PDRA660.com<\/a>\u00a0or at the gate.\u00a0<\/p>\n PDRA fans around the world can catch all the action live on the official event live stream through\u00a0www.FloRacing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n This story was originally published on October 3, 2025. 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