Drag racing season has started... diesel drag racing that is! The National Hot Rod Diesel Association (NHRDA) has had their first race of the season at Pacific International Raceway, in Seattle, WA. Contending two bracket racing classes this season, Pro-1 (sub 13.99 second ET's) and Pro-2 (13.00 seconds and above), the season began with a bang. It started with a lifted Ford SuperDuty spitting out a driveshaft in Pro-2, to fire breathing Dodge Cummins that ended up bending pushrods and rocker arms in Pro-1.

Otherwise, it was a spectacular, sunny day in Seattle, a rare commodity in the Pacific Northwest! Randy Cole, the president of the NHRDA, has done wonders to this NRHA sanctioned body. What began as a group of rag-tag diesel-junkies, now is a structured, regimented racing body with points and trophies. He was even able to bring MBRP Exhaust and Edge Products as title sponsors, along with South Bend Clutch, BD Diesel Performance, Diesel Power North America, TCI Torque Converters, Randy’s Off Road, ZEX Nitrous, K&N, and Silverline Exhaust.

Congrats to James Dalenta for winning Pro-1, and Fred Dykins in Pro-2, both in Cummins powered Dodge Rams.

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