2013 XDRL - MARYLAND RESULTS
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SUNDAY
GOFORTH, TAYLOR AND RAHAIM SCORE X-DRL WINS
Cary Goforth, the two-time defending ADRL Extreme Pro Stock world champion, made it to a final round for the first time in 2013 and scored his first win of the year July 28, in the X-Treme Drag Racing League’s “Mayhem at the Creek” event at Maryland International Raceway (MIR). Joining Goforth as a first-time X-DRL pro class winner was Frankie “Mad Man” Taylor in Pro Extreme, with Bob Rahaim earning his second X-DRL Pro Nitrous event title.
Goforth, crew chief Brian “Lump” Self and their Holdenville, OK-based team had struggled all season long in both ADRL and X-DRL competition and it looked like their troubles might continue in Maryland after qualifying fourth in just a six-car field with a 4.100-seconds pass at 176.77 mph, while his father and team owner, Dean, placed fifth at 4.129 and 174.91 mph. John DeFlorian was the number-one starter with a 4.049 at 178.05 over the MIR eighth mile.
Goforth claimed he was so discouraged Saturday afternoon (July 27) after both his 2010 Pontiac GXP and his father’s 2013 Camaro failed to get down the track, that he actually told his dad he was ready to quit and go fishing instead. He might even have been able to stay at the track for it as heavy rains drenched Budds Creek, MD, just before Saturday night’s scheduled eliminations and postponed racing for all classes to Sunday.
Goforth got the job done in round one of racing with a holeshot win over Matt Bertsch, then stepped up with his best run of the weekend at 4.094 at 175.46 to easily outdistance his dad in the semis, while DeFlorian lost lane choice with an off-the-gas 4.175 at 155.72 bye run after defeating Lester Cooper in the opening round.
In the final, DeFlorian left with a .016 holeshot, but almost immediately went into severe tire shake with his 2012 Camaro, as Goforth laid down a 4.134 at 174.28-mph winning pass in the right lane, though he admitted to straying from the norm when he left the starting line.
“If I had made an identical run from the semis it should’ve run an .09, but me being an idiot looking out the window for that Black Diamond car, I shifted about 300 RPMs too early and knocked the clutch out of it. I had no idea he shook until my brother, Chris, told me on the radio, but luckily we escaped with the win,” Goforth said.
“So it really was the crew that won this one, one-hundred percent. I don’t want to take any of the credit today. The driver did his very best to screw it up and it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to screw up and still go home with the win. But I’m not even going to feel bad about it today because, by golly I’ve had a bad time of it this year.”
Taylor put his Stupid Fast Racing 2005 Corvette on the Pro Extreme pole at MIR with a 3.604-seconds pass at 208.81 mph that also set a new X-DRL elapsed time record in Friday-night’s third qualifying session.
“We really wanted to go a .59 and last night (Saturday) if we had got to run then, I think it could’ve happened,” Taylor said. “But a .60 with a 4, that’s not too bad and we’re not taking anything away from it, but we do wish we could’ve run that .59 for the fans.”
Regardless, that paired him up with eighth-place starter Danny Lowry and his twin-turboed ’09 Mustang for round one of eliminations. Taylor’s car broke on the line, though, before the two could stage. After quick repairs were made while Lowry waited, both drivers finally launched, but both went into tire shake and only Taylor recovered with a 4.317 at 144.58 mph, while Lowry coasted through an eight-second lap.
Taylor made a better showing with a 3.641 at 205.57 in the semis, but still needed his .036 holeshot to get past the quicker and faster 3.629 at 208.01 by Todd Martin in his ’68 Mustang. On the other side of the ladder, number-three qualifier Terry Leggett beat Todd Tutterow and Taylor’s Florida-based teammate, Tim Tindle, to also reach the PX final with his screw-blown ’09 Mustang. 
Once there, Leggett left first by .049, but his 3.693 at 207.11 fell short of holding off Taylor’s 3.613 at 207.59-mph charge.
“Today we had some problems, but we got lucky and some great people helped us. We broke a throttle bracket before the first round and Danny Lowry, he waited on me so we could tape it up and at least put on a show. And then we actually got the win, so that was lucky. Then Terry Leggett and his group actually came down and welded it up for us,” the Dickenson, TX-based winner said. “Every pass but that first one today it was really hauling butt and I’ve also got to thank my brother, Paul, for tuning it. He did a great job.”
North Carolina’s Danny Perry took the number-one qualifying position in Pro Nitrous with a solid 3.847-seconds performance at 197.25 mph in his ’69 Camaro. He then made it all the way to the final with an even quicker and faster 3.832 at 197.83-mph pass in beating Ed Burnley before going 3.848 at again 197.25 mph in the semis against Tommy Franklin.
Meanwhile, number-two qualifier Rahaim from Grosse Pointe, MI, had a fortunate free pass in round one after Chuck Mohn couldn’t stay over on Sunday due to family obligations, since Rahaim’s ’69 Camaro shook hard and got sideways before tripping the eighth mile beams in 4.908 seconds at just 103.88 mph. He regained his form for round two, though, as Rahaim ran low ET for the event with a 3.798 at 198.06 to get past an also-stout 3.814 at 196.07 by Jim Laurita.
Perry continued his bracket-like consistency with a 3.838 pass at 197.05 in the final round, but Rahaim led stripe to stripe, leaving with a .023 advantage off the start and going 3.824 at 196.39 to earn his second X-DRL event title.
“We were lucky that first round, but they were all good runs today; my guys and girls did a phenomenal job and I want to thank them all from the bottom of my heart for all their hard work and dedication,” Rahaim said after winning in his first appearance at MIR.
“I knew he (Perry) was close; I mean, I could sense he was there, but I never saw him the whole way down,” Rahaim added about the final. “Danny and his guys, they really stepped it up and had a good weekend, too. That car runs well; they can be very competitive out here. It was fun racing them.”
Also leaving Maryland with X-DRL “Mayhem at the Creek” trophies were Kevin Rivenbark (Pro Mod), Jim Bell (Pro Turbo), Glen Teets III (Top Sportsman), Clint Mills (Top Dragster), Mo Hall (Outlaw 10.5), Charlie Cooper (SuperCar Showdown), and Morgan Torres (Jr. Dragster).
SATURDAY
(FINAL SESSION)
PRO XTREME
1 10 Frankie Taylor, Dickinson TX, '05 Corvette 3.604 208.81 209.01
2 463 Brandon Pesz, The Woodlands TX, '58 Corvette 3.609 208.78 208.78
3 277 Terry Leggett, Pinetown NC, '09 Mustang 3.610 206.26 206.26
4 4607 Todd Martin, Mustang OK, '68 Mustang 3.646 207.34 207.34
5 1101 Quain Stott, Columbus NC, '63 Corvette 3.689 205.91 205.91
6 202 Todd Tutterow, Yadkinville NC, '67 Mustang 3.702 207.37 207.37
7 5 Tim Tindle, Santa Rosa Beach FL, '67 Mustang 3.866 198.52 198.52
8 316 Danny Lowry, Locus Grove GA, '09 Mustang 4.028 175.07 175.07
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XTREME PRO STOCK
1 531 John Deflorian Jr., Arnold MO, '12 Camaro 4.049 178.05 178.10
2 1594 Kevin Bealko, Bridgeport WV, '11 GXP 4.074 177.00 177.00
3 352 Matt Bertsch, Tecumsen MI, '07 Mustang 4.092 177.14 177.14
4 1 Cary Goforth, Holdenville OK, '10 GXP 4.100 176.77 176.93
5 151 Dean Goforth, Holdenville OK, '13 Camaro 4.129 174.91 174.91
6 431 Lester Cooper, Laurinburg NC, '09 Mustang 4.175 172.98 172.98
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XTREME PRO MOD
1 212 T.J. Tindle, Santa Rosa Bch FL, '67 Mustang 3.909 188.73 189.12
2 2008 Kevin Rivenbark, Wallace NC, '02 Firebird 3.970 168.03 187.36
3 51 Tommy Gray, Baltimore MD, '05 Corvette 3.999 186.00 189.12
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TOP DRAGSTER
1 1519 Chris Powers, Caeluh PA, S&W-Sonny 4.068 173.81 173.81
2 9X84 David Collison, California MD, Bolton-BBC 4.343 162.25 162.90
3 102Y Clint Mills, Kennedyville MD, Gebhardt-Chevy 4.443 155.02 155.02
4 3362 Mike Crick, Nortonville KY, Miller-Chevy 4.635 141.85 142.04
5 1335 Mandy Teets-Seal, Manassas VA, RaceTech-Buick 4.660 147.18 147.18
6 1306 Randy Newsome, Annapolis MD, RaceTech-Chevy 4.747 146.56 146.56
7 1X13 Jeff Martin, Hollywood MD, Undercover-Chevy 4.867 142.19 142.19
8 1925 Todd Nebel, Charlotte Hall MD, Innovative-Chevy 4.954 139.50 139.52
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TOP SPORTSMAN
1 169W Wayne Woodard, Stafford VA, '68 Camaro 4.179 169.93 174.21
2 1557 Glenn Teets Jr., Manassas VA, '08 GTO 4.298 166.23 166.23
3 1451 Terry Teets, Manassas VA, '04 Cavalier 4.354 165.64 165.64
4 193 Ronnie Proctor, Harpers Ferry WV, '09 Mustang 4.405 159.16 159.16
5 1027 Vonnie Mills, Kennedyville MD, '05 Cobalt 4.428 158.33 158.39
6 1X47 David Weedon, King George VA, '03 Mustang 4.451 160.98 160.98
7 165 Phil Stewart, Warrenton VA, '68 Camaro 4.498 154.88 154.88
8 9213 Gene Fries, Manassas VA, '97 Cutlass 4.505 159.12 159.12
9 1663 Bill Meadows, Midland VA, '05 Grand Am 4.554 118.59 118.59
10 1564 Johnny Burch Jr, Welcome MD, '71 Vega Wgn 4.663 152.85 152.85
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FRIDAY
(SESSION 3)
PRO NITROUS
1 1969 Danny Parry, Sim NC, '69 Camaro 3.847 197.25 197.25
2 1087 Jim Laurita, Morgantown WV, '70 Camaro 3.866 193.21 193.21
3 360 Bob Rahaim, Grosse Point MI, '69 Camaro 3.883 194.24 194.24
4 1903 Randy Weatherford, Danville VA, '69 Camaro 3.883 193.71 193.71
5 5472 Jim Sackuvich, Raymore MO, '13 Camaro 3.948 184.57 184.57
6 124X Chuck Mohn, Fountainville PA, '69 Camaro 3.967 181.18 181.18
7 1994 Ed Burnley, Pasadena MD, '67 Camaro 3.984 186.51 186.51
8 117 Tommy Franklin, Fredricksburg VA, '69 Camaro 4.070 150.75 150.75
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XTREME PRO STOCK
1 531 John Deflorian Jr., Arnold MO, '12 Camaro 4.049 178.05 178.10
2 1594 Kevin Bealko, Bridgeport WV, '11 GXP 4.081 176.88 176.88
3 352 Matt Bertsch, Tecumsen MI, '07 Mustang 4.092 177.14 177.14
4 1 Cary Goforth, Holdenville OK, '10 GXP 4.100 176.77 176.93
5 151 Dean Goforth, Holdenville OK, '13 Camaro 4.129 174.91 174.91
6 431 Lester Cooper, Laurinburg NC, '09 Mustang 4.175 172.98 172.98
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XTREME PRO MOD
1 212 T.J. Tindle, Santa Rosa Bch FL, '67 Mustang 3.909 188.73 189.12
2 2008 Kevin Rivenbark, Wallace NC, '02 Firebird 3.970 168.03 168.03
3 51 Tommy Gray, Baltimore MD, '05 Corvette 4.029 182.62 189.12
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TOP DRAGSTER
1 1519 Chris Powers, Caeluh PA, S&W-Sonny 4.068 173.81 173.81
2 9X84 David Collison, California MD, Bolton-BBC 4.343 162.25 162.76
3 102Y Clint Mills, Kennedyville MD, Gebhardt-Chevy 4.443 155.02 155.02
4 3362 Mike Crick, Nortonville KY, Miller-Chevy 4.635 141.85 142.04
5 1335 Mandy Teets-Seal, Manassas VA, RaceTech-Buick 4.660 147.18 147.18
6 1X13 Jeff Martin, Hollywood MD, Undercover-Chevy 4.867 142.19 142.19
7 1925 Todd Nebel, Charlotte Hall MD, Innovative-Chevy 4.954 139.50 139.50
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(SESSION 2)
PRO XTREME
1 277 Terry Leggett, Pinetown NC, '09 Mustang 3.610 206.26 206.26
2 10 Frankie Taylor, Dickinson TX, '05 Corvette 3.615 209.01 209.01
3 4607 Todd Martin, Mustang OK, '68 Mustang 3.664 207.21 207.21
4 1101 Quain Stott, Columbus NC, '63 Corvette 3.689 205.91 205.91
5 202 Todd Tutterow, Yadkinville NC, '67 Mustang 3.748 205.44 205.44
6 316 Danny Lowry, Locus Grove GA, '09 Mustang 4.028 175.07 175.07
7 5 Tim Tindle, Santa Rosa Beach FL, '67 Mustang 4.525 183.79 183.79
8 463 Brandon Pesz, The Woodlands TX, '58 Corvette 4.633 131.19 131.19
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PRO NITROUS
1 1087 Jim Laurita, Morgantown WV, '70 Camaro 3.866 193.21 193.21
2 360 Bob Rahaim, Grosse Point MI, '69 Camaro 3.883 194.24 194.24
3 1969 Duke Snyder, Mountain TN, '69 Camaro 3.894 195.76 195.76
4 1903 Randy Weatherford, Danville VA, '69 Camaro 3.929 192.66 192.66
5 1994 Ed Burnley, Pasadena MD, '67 Camaro 3.984 186.51 186.51
6 124X Chuck Mohn, Fountainville PA, '69 Camaro 4.029 179.11 179.11
7 117 Tommy Franklin, Fredricksburg VA, '69 Camaro 4.411 124.20 124.20
8 5472 Jim Sackuvich, Raymore MO, '13 Camaro 4.629 158.95 158.95
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XTREME PRO STOCK
1 352 Matt Bertsch, Tecumsen MI, '07 Mustang 4.092 177.14 177.14
2 1 Cary Goforth, Holdenville OK, '10 GXP 4.100 176.77 176.77
3 431 Lester Cooper, Laurinburg NC, '09 Mustang 4.216 172.47 172.47
4 531 John Deflorian Jr., Arnold MO, '12 Camaro 7.223 71.54 71.54
5 1594 Kevin Bealko, Bridgeport WV, '11 GXP 7.826 57.38 57.38
6 151 Dean Goforth, Holdenville OK, '13 Camaro 11.705 40.52 40.52
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XTREME PRO MOD
1 212 T.J. Tindle, Santa Rosa Bch FL, '67 Mustang 3.935 188.65 189.12
2 2008 Kevin Rivenbark, Wallace NC, '02 Firebird 3.970 168.03 168.03
3 51 Tommy Gray, Baltimore MD, '05 Corvette 4.033 189.12 189.12
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TOP DRAGSTER
1 1519 Chris Powers, Caeluh PA, S&W-Sonny 4.085 173.27 173.41
2 9X84 Not on File, , 4.347 162.76 162.76
3 102Y Clint Mills, Kennedyville MD, Gebhardt-Chevy 4.479 154.58 154.58
4 3362 Mike Crick, Nortonville KY, Miller-Chevy 4.647 142.04 142.04
5 1335 Mandy Teets-Seal, Manassas VA, RaceTech-Buick 4.691 146.23 146.85
6 1X13 Jeff Martin, Hollywood MD, Undercover-Chevy 4.867 142.19 142.19
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(SESSION 1)
PRO XTREME
1 10 Frankie Taylor, Dickinson TX, '05 Corvette 3.655 208.17 208.17
2 4607 Todd Martin, Mustang OK, '68 Mustang 3.664 207.21 207.21
3 1101 Quain Stott, Columbus NC, '63 Corvette 3.689 205.91 205.91
4 277 Terry Leggett, Pinetown NC, '09 Mustang 3.749 205.10 205.10
5 5 Tim Tindle, Santa Rosa Beach FL, '67 Mustang 5.951 113.05 113.05
6 463 Brandon Pesz, The Woodlands TX, '58 Corvette 6.585 89.27 89.27
7 202 Todd Tutterow, Yadkinville NC, '67 Mustang 6.719 70.49 70.49
8 316 Danny Lowry, Locus Grove GA, '09 Mustang 7.941 66.60 66.60
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PRO NITROUS
1 1994 Ed Burnley, Pasadena MD, '67 Camaro 3.984 186.51 186.51
2 1903 Randy Weatherford, Danville VA, '69 Camaro 4.023 186.02 186.02
3 124X Chuck Mohn, Fountainville PA, '69 Camaro 4.029 179.11 179.11
4 1087 Jim Laurita, Morgantown WV, '70 Camaro 4.752 108.67 108.67
5 1969 Duke Snyder, Mountain TN, '69 Camaro 5.114 99.02 99.02
6 360 Bob Rahaim, Grosse Point MI, '69 Camaro 5.148 97.17 97.17
7 117 Tommy Franklin, Fredricksburg VA, '69 Camaro 5.423 89.50 89.50
8 5472 Jim Sackuvich, Raymore MO, '13 Camaro 5.943 100.31 100.31
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XTREME PRO STOCK
1 352 Matt Bertsch, Tecumsen MI, '07 Mustang 4.092 177.14 177.14
2 1 Cary Goforth, Holdenville OK, '10 GXP 4.100 176.77 176.77
3 431 Lester Cooper, Laurinburg NC, '09 Mustang 4.216 172.47 172.47
4 531 John Deflorian Jr., Arnold MO, '12 Camaro 7.223 71.54 71.54
5 1594 Kevin Bealko, Bridgeport WV, '11 GXP 7.826 57.38 57.38
6 151 Dean Goforth, Holdenville OK, '13 Camaro 11.705 40.52 40.52
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XTREME PRO MOD
1 212 T.J. Tindle, Santa Rosa Bch FL, '67 Mustang 3.954 189.12 189.12
2 51 Tommy Gray, Baltimore MD, '05 Corvette 4.033 189.12 189.12
3 2008 Kevin Rivenbark, Wallace NC, '02 Firebird 7.604 91.48 91.48
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TOP DRAGSTER
1 1519 Chris Powers, Caeluh PA, S&W-Sonny 4.085 173.27 173.27
2 102Y Clint Mills, Kennedyville MD, Gebhardt-Chevy 4.556 146.80 146.80
3 1335 Mandy Teets-Seal, Manassas VA, RaceTech-Buick 4.707 146.85 146.85
4 3362 Mike Crick, Nortonville KY, Miller-Chevy 4.724 140.37 140.37
5 1X13 Jeff Martin, Hollywood MD, Undercover-Chevy 4.889 141.82 141.82
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TOP SPORTSMAN
1 169W Wayne Woodard, Stafford VA, '68 Camaro 4.208 169.00 169.00
2 193 Ronnie Proctor, Harpers Ferry WV, '09 Mustang 4.418 158.93 158.93
3 1027 Vonnie Mills, Kennedyville MD, '05 Cobalt 4.451 158.39 158.39
4 1451 Terry Teets, Manassas VA, '04 Cavalier 4.475 159.49 159.49
5 165 Phil Stewart, Warrenton VA, '68 Camaro 4.532 154.19 154.19
6 1663 Bill Meadows, Midland VA, '05 Grand Am 4.554 118.59 118.59
7 9213 Gene Fries, Manassas VA, '97 Cutlass 4.615 158.58 158.58
8 1X47 David Weedon, King George VA, '03 Mustang 4.656 153.67 153.67
9 565 Mark Campbell, King George VA, '63 Corvette 4.908 142.91 142.91
10 1564 Johnny Burch Jr, Welcome MD, '71 Vega Wgn 5.199 128.30 128.30
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