E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series To Award Its First Winner Of 2022 At Indy This Weekend|

By advancing to the final circular of the first race of the 2022 season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented past J&A Service, Jason Scruggs and Chad Green put themselves in position to win their first career race in the form.

Just with the completion of that race postponed to the upcoming DENSO Motorcar Parts U.Southward. Nationals, the chance to take hold of that first victory at present comes this weekend as part of the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Like the opener, which took place concluding month, this race likewise takes place at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, and Scruggs will again look to put together an impressive weekend in his diddled Scruggs Farm Camaro from Jerry Bickel Race Cars.

In just his 7th career NHRA Pro Mod start, Scruggs, who has enjoy remarkable success in his doorslammer career, advanced to his first career concluding, making significant strides in the off-season.

"We were happy to go some rounds," Scruggs said. "We knew we could run with everyone here, so I was glad nosotros were able to bear witness that. At the end of the day, we've got a expert motorcar. Everything kind of fell into place and nosotros won the close races, and that'southward what yous take to do at this level. We changed some stuff on the car and the fashion nosotros were running the car, and it has responded well."

The race, which is presented by Jerry Bickel Race Cars, is the second event of the 2022 E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Modern Drag Racing Series flavor and will be shown on Fox Sports 2 (FS2). It will determine the first winner of the yr and an abundance of talent volition be on hand, including reigning earth champ Stevie "Fast" Jackson, Todd Tutterow, Mike Castellana, Mike Janis and Khalid AlBalooshi.

It was an entertaining debut to the 2022 Pro Mod flavour at Indy last month, as the semifinals included a motorcar with each of the four dissimilar power adders. Along with Scruggs and Light-green, who pilots the nitrous-powered Bond-Coat Corvette, Kris Thorne advanced in his turbocharger car, while Clint Satterfield raced well with a centrifugal supercharger, which were simply immune into the course this year. It represented the parity in the course at its finest, as 3 of the four semifinalists are after their first career victory in the serial.

Satterfield has won in the NHRA Pro Mod ranks previously, merely his offset marked a clear resurgence in his program. That has him confident for this weekend, where the veteran looks to render to the winner'due south circumvolve.

"The car is actually fast and nosotros've been able to use the ability well," Satterfield said. "We know we had lots of power, but it was all about applying it. We had cracking organized religion the ProCharger would be fast and it has been, plus the car just drives phenomenally well. It'due south just a matter of standing to go downwards the rails because this car just wants to go fast, no matter if information technology's hot or cold."

Green impressed terminal calendar month with victories confronting Tutterow, Brandon Snider and Thorne, advancing to his third final round. The warmer conditions have typically been beneficial to the nitrous cars and Green had the quickest run of the weekend during eliminations concluding calendar month, putting him in a great position for the weekend. Scruggs, though, enjoys the variety of challenges the class presents.

"In that location's a lot of good cars in this class and we knew it would be a difficult claiming, but nosotros've managed to run pretty well," Scruggs said. "We've got dandy people who help and great equipment, then that's been big. Everybody is and so tough so proficient in this course and information technology all has to come together. Our goal is to come up out hither, have a good time and enjoy ourselves, then hopefully let them know we're here and pull out a Wally before we're washed."

Jerry Bickel Race Cars is the presenting sponsor for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Serial race in Indy, every bit the course looks to honour its first winner after a memorable 2022 season. Jerry Bickel Race Cars has enjoyed tremendous success in the class, with a client list that current includes category standouts like Albalooshi, who qualified No. i at the offset race of the flavour, Thorne, Tutterow, Castellana, Green, Scruggs, Snider, Jonathan Greyness, Bo Butner, who is driving for multi-time globe champ Rickie Smith, Jeffrey Barker and Rick Hord.

Jerry Bickel Race Cars likewise offers a one-end shop and an extensive diverseness of services, with its stiff track record in the Pro Mod making information technology a trusted name for drivers all over the world.

Featuring the earth's fastest doorslammer race cars, the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service offers something for every kind of hot-rodding enthusiast. The grade is highlighted by historic muscle cars, similar '67 Mustangs, '68 Firebirds and '69 Camaros, equally well equally a variety of late model American muscle cars.

The outset of two E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Serial presented past J&A Service qualifying sessions takes place at 11:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. The first round of Pro Modernistic eliminations are scheduled for 11:40 a.m. on Sunday.

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