Personett and Tran Win NHRA SC Nationals
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Personett and Tran Win NHRA SC Nationals
Brad Personett and Kenny Tran, in their tC sports coupes, won their segments this past weekend at the Palm Beach National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Sport Compact Nationals at Moroso Motorsports Park in Jupiter, Florida.
Tran had a best-ever pass and was number one qualifier in the Hot Rod class with a run of 8.108 seconds at 177.72 mph. Tran and the Jotech tC raced past Stephanie Eggum in the finals. Tran ran another personal best of 8.09 seconds at 181.45 mph to Eggum’s 8.35 seconds at 181.48 mph for his first NHRA win of the season.
Personett, in the Titan Pro Compact tC, was the number one qualifier in his segment with an e.t. of 6.831 seconds at 209.49 mph. In the finals, Personett won and established a new national e.t. record with a pass of 6.81 e.t. at 195.69 mph while Gary White’s car broke at the line.
Leslie Armendariz, in her All Motor tC, started the weekend with a qualifying run of 9.46 seconds at 142.47 mph. Armendariz backed up her first run in her second qualifying pass with a 9.456 e.t. at 143.06 mph to set new e.t. and mph national records. However, on Sunday the Horizon Motorsports tC’s transmission broke and racing ended for Armendariz. Armendariz’s mph national record was eclipsed by Jeremy Lookofsky who ran at 146.31 mph in the finals.
Christian Rado qualified for second in the Pro FWD class with a 7.884 e.t. at 184.80 mph. Rado and the World Racing tC defeated Gary Gardella in the semifinals, but lost with a 7.95 e.t. to Jason Hunt’s 7.55 e.t.
The next stop for the Scion Racing team will be the Virginia NHRA Sport Compact Nationals on April 21 and April 22 at Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond, Va.
Tran had a best-ever pass and was number one qualifier in the Hot Rod class with a run of 8.108 seconds at 177.72 mph. Tran and the Jotech tC raced past Stephanie Eggum in the finals. Tran ran another personal best of 8.09 seconds at 181.45 mph to Eggum’s 8.35 seconds at 181.48 mph for his first NHRA win of the season.
Personett, in the Titan Pro Compact tC, was the number one qualifier in his segment with an e.t. of 6.831 seconds at 209.49 mph. In the finals, Personett won and established a new national e.t. record with a pass of 6.81 e.t. at 195.69 mph while Gary White’s car broke at the line.
Leslie Armendariz, in her All Motor tC, started the weekend with a qualifying run of 9.46 seconds at 142.47 mph. Armendariz backed up her first run in her second qualifying pass with a 9.456 e.t. at 143.06 mph to set new e.t. and mph national records. However, on Sunday the Horizon Motorsports tC’s transmission broke and racing ended for Armendariz. Armendariz’s mph national record was eclipsed by Jeremy Lookofsky who ran at 146.31 mph in the finals.
Christian Rado qualified for second in the Pro FWD class with a 7.884 e.t. at 184.80 mph. Rado and the World Racing tC defeated Gary Gardella in the semifinals, but lost with a 7.95 e.t. to Jason Hunt’s 7.55 e.t.
The next stop for the Scion Racing team will be the Virginia NHRA Sport Compact Nationals on April 21 and April 22 at Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond, Va.
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go team scion! it was really cool seeing leslie, chris, brad, and kenny. they were awesome to talk to and such!
the Scion VIP event was also held yesterday. lots of nice scions present
the Scion VIP event was also held yesterday. lots of nice scions present
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That’s really great news for Scion Racing; hope they continue with their winning streak throughout the season. I've been privileged to meet two of the four drivers for scion racing and they are class acts, totally approachable and really cool to talk to.
Way to Kenny and Chris!
Way to Kenny and Chris!
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