Frank “The Flying Meatball” Gugliotta (Mt. Airy, Md.) claimed top honors in Elite Motorsports Pro Stock, taking the provisional “pole” and Last Man Standing award at the IHRA Spring Nationals at Rockingham Dragway with a pass of 6.328 at 218.23 mph.

“She was rocking at ‘The Rock’,” Gugliotta said. “We had her locked in and had a great run. This is only our second race out and we are just trying to do the best we can out here.”

Frank “The Flying Meatball” Gugliotta (Mt. Airy, Md.) claimed top honors in Elite Motorsports Pro Stock, taking the provisional “pole” and Last Man Standing award at the IHRA Spring Nationals at Rockingham Dragway with a pass of 6.328 at 218.23 mph.

“She was rocking at ‘The Rock’,” Gugliotta said. “We had her locked in and had a great run. This is only our second race out and we are just trying to do the best we can out here.”

Gugliotta’s ’09 Pontiac GXP edged out Cary Goforth’s (Holdenville, Okla.) Chevy Cobalt which ran a 6.332 at 218.94 mph. Baton Rouge runner-up John Montecalvo (Center Moriches, N.Y.) currently sits third with a pass of 6.333 at 219.26 mph.

Defending Pro Stock World Champion Pete Berner (6.338/219.51) and Elite Motorsports entry Richard Freeman (6.370/218.62) rounded out the top five.
 

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