NHRA Carolina Nationals Comp winner Art Hodges
Appearing in his first national event final, custom home builder Art Hodges delivered his first win when he drove his C/Altered Camaro to a final-round win over Danny Holt’s C/EA in Comp. Down .09-second in Competition Index Control penalties, Hodges won the final with a (-.561) 7.249 to Holt’s (-.419) 8.171. Holt had .11-hundredths taken off his index during his early-round wins over Frank Aragona Jr., Van Puckett, and Larry Pritchett.