NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

ENNIS, Texas – The team from Texas Motorplex dominated the team competition finishing nearly 20 points ahead of second place Royal Purple Raceway at the NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division Finals at Texas Motorplex. Max McGlothin won the Super Pro/Pro runoff and will join Jake Howard, Jeff Hefler, and Tony Davis in advancing to the Summit Racing Series National Championship in Pomona, Cali.

Racking up 83 points, the Motorplex team ran away from Royal Purple Raceway (64 points), Texas Raceway (50 points), and the eight other NHRA member tracks that brought teams to the event.

McGlothin first met up with Daryl Hamlin Jr. in the Pro final round, using a nice .008-second reaction time to take the early lead and the win in 6.488 seconds at 108.17 mph in his ’27 roadster. The win put McGlothin in a runoff with Joe Chamberlain, who won a close Super Pro final with Ray Dunaway. Chamberlain combined a .001 reaction time with a 5.626-second pass on a 5.62 dial to beat Dunaway, who had a great .027 package of his own.

The runoff was equally as impressive with McGlothin running 6.456 (6.45 dial) and a .015 package that forced Chamberlain to break out by just .003-second, running 5.607 on the 5.61 dial.

In the No Box class, it was Howard going eight rounds as he took out fellow Texas racer Michael Porcher, running 6.426, 101.19 to Porcher’s quicker 6.354, 107.10. Howard and McGlothin have grown up together, racing in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League prior to the Summit Series.

Hefler and Davis made it a clean sweep for the home state as Hefler knocked out Harry Barker for the win in Sportsman, and Davis downed Derek Dorey in Motorcycle. Hefler took the early lead, forcing Barker to break out, while Davis was better at both ends of the track to end Dorey’s day. This marks the fifth year that Hefler will advance to Pomona, where he has raced to a pair of NHRA Summit Racing Series national championships.

In the Race of Champions, it was Bart Jetton leading the charge as he took out Jeff Riedel for the trophy in the Electronics class. Jetton went 4.820, 144.10 for the win to Riedel’s 6.520, 110.18. Jim Baughan and Brenda Kay joined Jetton in the winner’s circle, picking up the wins in No Electronics and Motorcycle, respectively. Baughan defeated Stephen Watson with a lap of 5.987, 114.84 in his ’37 Chevrolet, and Kay raced to a 5.403, 125.12 mph lap for the win over her husband Rickey.

In the High School class, Darian Boesch raced to the win over Chandler Howard, and Dalton Lummas outran Morgan Wallaxe in the Jr. Street competition. The final trophy went to Garry Gilland in the Track Managers race.

The following are final results from the 2016 NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division Finals:

SUPER PRO/PRO RUNOFF
Max McGlothin, Frisco, Texas, '27 roadster, 6.456, 113.64 def.
Joe Chamberlain, Millersview, Texas, '01 Davis, 5.607, 132.28.

SUPER PRO
Joe Chamberlain, Millersview, Texas, '01 Davis, 5.626, 129.97 def.
Ray Dunaway, Richland Hills, Texas, '56 Chevrolet, 5.610, 123.04.

PRO ET
Max McGlothin, Frisco, Texas, '27 roadster, 6.488, 108.17 def.
Daryl Hamlin Jr., Irving, Texas, '67 Chevy II, 6.438, 97.70.

NO BOX
Jake Howard, Lavon, Texas, dragster, 6.426, 101.19 def.
Michael Porcher, Conroe, Texas, '88 S-10, 6.354, 107.10.

SPORTSMAN
Jeff Hefler, Ft Worth, Texas, '65 Impala, 7.561, 84.65 def.
Harry Barker, Chouteau, Okla., '05 SSR, 9.053, 79.09.

ET MOTORCYCLE
Tony Davis, Houston, Texas, '86 Suzuki, 5.994, 114.64 def.
Derek Dorey, Kingwood, Texas, '03 Trac/razor, 5.667, 119.56.

RACE OF CHAMPIONS
ROC ELECTRONICS
Bart Jetton, Paris, Texas, '12 Mac Sherill, 4.820, 144.10 def.
Jeff Riedel, N Richland Hills, Texas, '00 S-10, 6.520, 110.18.

ROC NO ELECTRONICS
Jim Baughan, Haslet, Texas, '37 Chevrolet, 5.987, 114.84 def.
Stephen Watson, Joshua, Texas, '68 Camaro, foul.

ROC MOTORCYCLE
Brenda Kay, Humble, Texas, '00 Mustang, 5.403, 125.12 def.
Rickey Kay, Humble, Texas, '84 Mustang, 5.503, 124.34.

HIGH SCHOOL
Darian Boesch, Keenner, La., '13 truck, 10.542, 66.42 def.
Chandler Howard, Norman, Okla., '94 Chevy P/U, 10.430, 63.95.

JR STREET
Dalton Lummas, China, Texas, '14 Chevy, 9.725, 68.80 def.
Morgan Wallaxe, Grand Prairie, Texas, '15 Ford P/U, 10.426, 60.45.

TRACK MANAGERS
Garry Gilland, dragster, 10.350, 67.66 def.
Randy Boren, dragster, foul.