Dan Ferguson Wins PDRA Top Sportsman Crown

The following report is from Dan’s father Todd:

Back from race at 3am Tuesday morning. Took until 10pm Monday night to finish the race that was to finish Saturday night. Many delays due to rain! Many changes in the race lineups due to people leaving along the way.  30 cars showed up for qualifying and only 14 remained for the 16 car field when they started eliminations for Dan’s Top Sportsman class on Monday afternoon. Dan won his first round race and had a bye in the second round. The Championship number 2 racer went out in the first round and number 3 lost in the second round. So, by the time he ran his bye run, Dan had been declared the Championship winner!!!

He came out in the bye run and made a statement running a 4.18 with a .005 reaction time!

It was a beautiful clean and fast pass down the track! His goal was to win the race but in the semi final round was a little slow on the light with a .024 to his competitors .019 light but ran 4.156 on a 4.16 dial in, running too fast by 4 thousandths and losing. He really wanted to win the final round race but it was not to happen.  He was very happy to be the 2014 PDRA Top Sportsman World Champion though.

Best,

Todd Ferguson
Harrisburg, NC

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Pictures and 2014 PDRA Champions

Dan Ferguson beats the odds to clinch PDRA Top Sportsman championshipFastDoorSlammers.com – October 29, 2014

Ferguson Beats The PDRA OddsNSSN – October 2014

About Roger

Driver of our '57 Chev from 1972-2019, Vietnam veteran (A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Scout helicopter Line Chief and later Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader), retired ASE rated automotive mechanic. Roger became involved in drag racing during his high school days and after his stint in the Army ran E & F/MP [Modified Production] here in Division 6 before switching to bracket racing when the '57 became obsolete for class racing. He often raced at Puyallup, Kent-Pacific Raceways, Bremerton, Portland & the original Mission, B.C. track.
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One Response to Dan Ferguson Wins PDRA Top Sportsman Crown

  1. Roger says:

    Congratulations to Dan, and my thanks to his father Todd for keeping us informed as the points race evolved. Great season for Dan who is a recent newcomer to drag racing, outstanding achievement!

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