BENSON, N.C. – Defending Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous world champion Jim Halsey picked up his third No. 1 qualifier award in five races Friday night at the PDRA DragWars presented by Modern Racing at GALOT Motorsports Park. 1 qualifier James Beadling in Penske/PRS Pro Boost presented by WS Construction, Chris Powers in Liberty’s Gears Extreme Pro Stock, Wes Distefano in $hameless Racing Pro Outlaw 632 and Ashley Owens in Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle. 1 in Coolshirt Pro Jr. Dragster, where the top eight qualifiers all ran 7.90s. 1 qualifier lead the pack, as Beadling, in his roots-blown ’68 Camaro, held off a slew of ProCharger-boosted Camaros. Beadling ran a 3.656-second pass at 204.26 mph in the first session to shoot to the top spot, then followed it up with a 3.657-second run in Q2. 1 qualifier Perkinson said he was only trying to run in the low 3.70s during the first qualifying session, but a 3.673-second pass at 204.82 mph popped up on the scoreboard. 2 qualifier Junior Houston in Top Dragster, as White recorded a 3.719-second pass at 194.46 mph in his ProCharger-boosted, ’57 Chevy-themed Maddox dragster to end the day in the No.

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