What are the odds? — During the NHRA’s Division 7 season opening Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event held at Tucson Arizona last weekend — the added attraction Top Comp eliminator — which features head to head racing for TD and TS class cars — had all Canadian final.  That match paired off two racers who are both from Vegreville AB!   Grant Durie – racing his TNT Supercars built dragster defeated Will Yakimetz‘s  Camaro to claim that event title.  Grant hit a final round 6.915 secs at 192.44 mph (6.89 dial) to top Yakimetz who had a red-light start and a time of 7.127 secs 191.27 mph.  Both Grant and Will later went on to strong finishings in the overall TD and TS eliminators on Sunday — Grant won three rounds in his class competition and Yakimetz took his Chevy to a semi final round placing.

Index Champ!  One of Canada’s most lethal NHRA index racers — Ken Mostowich (from Calgary) emerged as another Canadian winner during the NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional 7 opener at Tucson Dragway.  After qualifying 10th — Mostowich (near lane) defeated Rick Cates in the all topless Corvette SG final.  Ken hit a winning 10.16 secs  — Cates had a red-light in the final.  For Ken and his talented “right hand man” crew member Charlie Marsh — this win was his 6th career score within NHRA’s Lucas Oil Divisional level playing field.

Slick New Skin! — Alberta’s very popular and always determined DarkSide Racing team gave the racing public a first look at some brand new motif during the recent World of Wheels Car Show — held in Calgary. The team which is owned and operated by David, Kelly and Nic Fedorowich proudly debuted a new expanded association with PartSource — implemented for 2020. PartSource is a reputed industry leader within Canada with over 90 stores in five Canadian provinces.