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Lyle Barnett capped off his rookie season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service in impressive fashion, taking his second victory in three races as part of this weekend’s Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.The event was the last of 11 events during the 2021 E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season.Barnett finished off a stellar season in his first year in the class, knocking off fellow …

On the strength of a final round appearance, Joey Oksas clinched his first Pro Mod world championship in the Mid-West Drag Racing Series on Saturday.Oksas was one of several champions crowned at the final race of the 2021 Mid-West Drag Racing Series season, the MWDRS Xtreme Texas World Finals at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, Texas. Oksas qualified second in Texas and then advanced to his fourth final round in the final five races, clinching the world championship after a storybook season. The y …

In his first year driving in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, Lyle Barnett raced to his first career win on Sunday at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.The event, which was presented by Imperial Construction, is the ninth of 11 events during the 2021 E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service season.Barnett had a huge advantage on the starting line and held off Justin Bond at the finish, going 5.894-seconds at …

Reigning two-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders is right in the mix to win three in a row and the fifth of her career after her performance Sunday in St. Louis.Enders won the NHRA Midwest Nationals for the third year in a row, beating Dallas Green in the finals.Enders clocked a 6.572-second elapsed time at 207.24 mph to edge Green’s 6.583-second lap at 206.86 mph.“St. Louis has always been great for me,” Enders said. “I have been coming here since I was 16 years old driving a Super …

After qualifying third, Oksas and the team displayed impressive consistency on raceday, going 3.773 at 212.63 in the opening round. He followed with a 3.747 at 212.66 to beat Wayne Roberts and advance to the semifinals, where Oksas got a bye run followed Jon Stouffer’s crash. The team still put together a stout run, going 3.702 at 214.55, setting the stage for the final round duel with Haney.Oksas left first with a .036 reaction time and dipped into the 3.60s to round out a win he won’t forget, …