Just a month after winning the $100,000 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod, Derek Ward added another achievement to his 2024 scorecard by setting a new Pro Boost national E.T. record in his screw-blown \u201968 Firebird. Racing against 2023 WSOPM champion Spencer Hyde in a special grudge race at the end of the final qualifying session at the Summit Racing Equipment PDRA East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech, Ward charged to a 3.555 at 211.76 to win the grudge match, set the record, and take the No. 1 qualifier award over a field that saw eight other drivers dip into the 3.50s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s incredible,\u201d said Ward, who backed up the record with his 3.587 in the second session. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a race car right now, and I\u2019ve got to give props to G-Force Race Cars and Resolution Racing Services \u2013 Jon and Jim [Salemi] \u2013 and MSR [Mike Stawicki Racing] for the motors. They\u2019ve got a killer package. It\u2019s one of the best cars out here. It runs great out the back. It\u2019s just a very powerful car we have right now. I knew if it goes down, we were gonna put up a number. I wasn\u2019t expecting a .55.\u201d<\/p>\n
Running the record and finishing ahead of Hyde in the grudge race added an exclamation point to the statement Ward and his team made at the WSOPM. The 2023 NEOPMA champion is determined to make more statements this season, including getting his first Pro Boost win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just won this year\u2019s [WSOPM] championship, and to beat last year\u2019s champion, we definitely have a good car, and we\u2019re here to stay to hopefully win some more races,\u201d Ward said. \u201cWe\u2019ll take it day by day, but it\u2019s racing. Anything can happen, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two-time world champion Todd Tutterow, who\u2019s returning to the driver\u2019s seat after a one-year hiatus, drove car owner Justin Smith\u2019s screw-blown QuikFuel \u201969 Camaro to a 3.584 at 212.06 to qualify No. 2. Hyde, who laid down a 3.586 at 212.13 alongside Ward, qualified third in his screw-blown \u201cJack & The Green Stock\u201d \u201969 Camaro.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tutterow\u2019s teammate, Kurt Steding, just missed the top three with his 3.586 at 210.05 in his screw-blown P2 Contracting \u201969 Camaro, but it was quick enough to get the Boost Wars engine builder challenge win for Team WYO Motorsports over Melanie Salemi, who had to lift to a 3.786.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This story was originally published on April 6, 2024. <\/p>\n
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