Current IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series Point Standings

NORWALK, OHIO (April 30, 2015) – Current points for the IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series after four events.

Notes: With one win each, Isaias Rojas and Jimmy Keen are locked in a battle for the title in the Crower Pro Mod standings, separated by just two points. By virtue of back-to-back wins in Bradenton and Palm Beach, John Montecalvo enjoys a comfortable lead over second-place Cary Goforth in the U.S. Bounty Hunters Pro Stock category.

AMSOIL NITRO FUNNY CAR PRESENTED BY AEROMOTIVE

1. Mike McIntire (Mentor, Ohio) "McAttack" 384

2. Jason Rupert (Yorba Linda, California) "Bays & Rupert Black Plague" 339

3. Tim Boychuk (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) "Hawaiian" 292

4. Mark Sanders (Maple Valley, Washington) "Mr. Explosive" 225

5. Paul Romine (Fishers, Indiana) "Man O’ War" 183

6. Steve Nichols (Newark, Delaware) "Steve Nichols" 155

7. Bruce Litton (Indianapolis, Indiana) "U.S. Male" 101

8. Mike Smith (Boynton Beach, Florida) "Jungle Jim" (red car) 95

9. Kris Krabill (Kent, Washington) "Bardahl Northwest Hitter" 73

10. John Hale (Addison, Texas) "One Bad Texan" 72

11. Ronny Young (Wylie, Texas) "Blue Max" 52

12. Roger Garten (Fallbrook, California) "War Horse" 52

13. Bob Godfrey (Moreno Valley, California) "Burnin’ Money" 50

13. Will Martin (Chino, California) "Speed Racer" 49

14. Rick Krafft (Chesterton, Indiana) "Jungle Jim" (blue car) 49

15. Michael Halstead (Fontana, California) "Candies & Hughes" 10

16. Dennis Swearingen (Carson, California) "Nitro Cowboy" 10

17. Jordan Pawlick (Alberta, Canada) 10

CROWER PRO MOD – After 2 Events

1. Isaias Rojas (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 212

2. Jimmy Keen (Parrish, Florida) 210

3. Bill Lutz (Canal Winchester, Ohio) 123

4. Ruben Tetsoshvili (Wesley Chapel, Florida) 106

5. Dina Parise (New Freedom, Pennsylvania) 101

6. Kevin Fiscus (Jacksonville, Florida) 73

7. Mike Pruss (West Palm Beach, Florida) 51

8. Chuck Mohn (Fountainville, Pennsylvania) 24

9. Jerico Balduf (New Smyrna Beach, Florida) 21

U.S. BOUNTY HUNTERS PRO STOCK

1. John Montevcalvo (Center Moriches, New York) 359

2. Cary Goforth (Holdenville, Oklahoma) 279

3. J.R. Carr (Pasco, Washington) 275

4. Trevor Eman (Pos Chiquito, Aruba) 236

5. Kevin Bealko (Bridgeport, West Virginia) 223

6. John DeFlorian Jr. (Arnold, Missouri) 220

7. Cale Aronson (Chillicothe, Missouri) 143

8. Matthew Bertsch (Tecumseh, Michigan) 141

9. Scott Hintz (Odessa, Texas) 134

10. Dean Goforth (Holdenville, Oklahoma) 128

11. John Konigshofer (Otterville, Ontario, Canada) 119

12. Brad Waddle (Salina, Kansas) 53

13. John Pluchino (Commack, New York) 20

14. Scott Benham (Conroe, Texas) 10

NITRO HARLEY

1. Jay Turner (Julian, North Carolina) 334

2. Tracy Kile (Asheville, North Carolina) 317

3. Randal Andras (Amelia, Louisiana) 305

4. Alvin Kobernusz (Manly, Iowa) 193

5. Rickey House (Humble, Texas) 185

6. Brian Jernigan (Cypress, Texas) 165

7. Jim Fagan (Valley City, Ohio) 154

8. Larry "Drums" Brancaccio (Nutley, New Jersey) 135

9. Takeshi Shigematsu (Ehime, Japan) 96

10. Lyle Newton (Naniamo, British Columbia, Canada) 83

11. Tii Tharpe (East Bend, North Carolina) 75

12. Ron Gledhill (Cochise, Arizona) 74

13. Bob Molloy (Elmton, Maryland) 72

14. Mark Conner (Robertsville, Missouri) 51

15. Rocky Jackson (Youngsville, Louisiana) 51

16. Chris Streeter (Cleveland, Ohio) 10

JET DRAGSTER

1. Elaine Larsen (West Welborne, Florida) 403

2. Katarina Moller (Sarasota, Florida) 348

3. Shea Holbrook (Groveland, Florida) 216

4. Marisha Falk (Port Orange, Florida) 206

5. Allison West (Coral Springs, Florida) 74

SCOREBOARD: 2015 Nitro Jam Victories To Date

Crower Pro Mod

Isaias Rojas – 1 (April 18 – Bradenton)

Jimmy Keen – 1 (April 25 – Palm Beach)

AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car presented by Aeromotive

Mike McIntire – 3 (Feb. 7 – Tucson; April 18 – Bradenton; April 25 – Palm Beach)

Tim Boychuk – 1 (March 14 – Baton Rouge)

U.S. Bounty Hunters Pro Stock

John Montecalvo – 2 (April 18 – Bradenton; April 25 – Palm Beach)

Cary Goforth – 1 (Feb. 7 – Tucson)

Kevin Bealko – 1 (March 14 – Baton Rouge)

Nitro Harley

Jay Turner – 2 (Feb. 7 – Tucson; April 25 – Palm Beach)

Tracy Kile – 1 (March 14 – Baton Rouge)

Randal Andras – 1 (April 18 – Bradenton)

Jet Dragster

Elaine Larsen – 2 (Feb. 7 – Tucson; April 18 – Bradenton)

Kat Moller – 1 (March 14 – Baton Rouge)

Marisha Falk – 1 (April 25 – Palm Beach)

How IHRA Nitro Jam Points Are Awarded

Event entry points: 10

Qualifying points: 1st – 16; 2nd – 15; 3rd – 14; 4th – 13; 5th – 12; 6th – 11; 7th – 10; 8th – 9; 10th – 7; 11th – 6; 12th – 5; 13th – 4; 14th – 3; 15th – 2; 16th – 1.

Competition points: Win – 90; Runner-up – 70; Semi-finalist – 50; Quarter-finalist – 30; Eighth-finalist – 10.

E.T. world record: 20.