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Armstrong, Drury, Nicholson, Janousek Win Ironman Classic Races at Amarillo Dragway

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

AMARILLO, TX — Four racers including 2023 IHRA Summit SuperSeries national runner-up Tyler Janousek captured IHRA Ironman Classic victories last Saturday at Amarillo Dragway.

It was a great day of racing at the West Texas track with Jackie Armstrong (Box), Tammy Drury (No Box) and Bob Nicholson (Sportsman) also taking home the prestigious IHRA Ironman trophies.

Armstrong registered the $2,000-to-win Box final on a holeshot with a .006 start to a .066 for runner-up Jaonne Dosher. Armstrong posted a 6.221-second run at 112.47 mph on a 6.21 dial-in. Dosher finished in 5.021 seconds at 138.85 mph on a 5.00 dial-in. 

Jackie Armstrong

(Box winner — Jackie Armstrong)

Jaonne Dosher

(Box runner-up — Jaonne Dosher)

Drury’s elapsed time of 6.772 seconds at 102.27 mph was right on her 6.77 dial-in for the $2,000 No Box victory. Matt Diamond went down the track in 6.508 seconds at 102.88 mph on a 6.39 dial-in. Diamond had an .011 to .121 advantage at the tree.

No Box finalists

(No Box finalists — Matt Diamond and Tammy Drury)

It was a closely-contested Sportsman final as Nicholson’s final numbers included an 11.912-second pass at 119.36 mph on an 11.80 dial-in. Runner-up Brayden Stephens went down the drag strip in 11.646 seconds at 110.65 mph on an 11.42 dial-in. Stephens gained the early lead, quicker .108 to .176 at the start.

Bob Nicholson

(Sportsman winner — Bob Nicholson)

Brayden Stephens

(Sportsman runner-up — Brayden Stephens)

Janousek added another major victory to his impressive resume’. He had a solid effort of 7.937 seconds at 75.58 mph against a 7.90 dial-in with a .078 reaction time. His final-round opponent, Jakobi Schilling, had a 9.183-second run at 68.73 mph against a 9.08 dial-in along with a .062 reaction time.

Tyler Janousek

(Junior Dragster winner — Tyler Janousek)

Jakobi Schilling

(Junior Dragster runner-up — Jakobi Schilling)

Amarillo Dragway has an IHRA Summit SuperSeries points race scheduled for Saturday. IHRA Ironman Classic races are scheduled for Ethridge Motorsports Park and Great Lakes Dragaway this weekend.

Last modified on Wednesday, 21 August 2024

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