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Alberta native Tim Nemeth drove his 1977 Pontiac Firebird to a win in the AMSOIL Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car class and in the process ended Tim Boychuk's three-year reign at the IHRA Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports all on championship Sunday at Castrol Raceway.
With Edmonton native Boychuk riding a three-year winning streak at his home track in IHRA's premier event, Nemeth came out of nowhere and blasted to the No. 1 qualifying position and ran that momentum all the way to an IHRA Ironman, giving the man known better as the “Iceman” his first-ever Rocky Mountain Nationals win.
“This win is for my mom. She is 80 years old and she is here with us this weekend and I really couldn't have done any of this without her,” an emotional Nemeth said.
“Since we switched to the new chassis and body last year everything has really come together for us. We have found a window to work in and the car has really been responding well to the adjustments. To be honest she is just really fun to ride right now.”
Joining Nemeth in the winner's circle on Sunday was Bobby Lagana Jr. in Top Fuel, Joey Steckler in Rocky Mountain Nostalgia Funny Car and Nathan Gagnon in Nitro Harley.
Sportsman winners from Sunday's Summit Pro-Am Tour presented by Amsoil competition were Rob Murphy (Top Sportsman), Jodi St. Arnaud (Top Dragster), Mark Faul (Super Stock), Ed Matiejewski (Stock), Mike Shannon (Quick Rod and Super Rod), Chad Barclay (Hot Rod), Zackary Pelrine (Junior Master), Tim Sletto (Junior Advanced) and Daniele Modersohn (Junior Beginner). ET winners were Braden Halina (Top), Kalim Menzel (Mod) and Mike Evanyshyn (Motorcycle).
Next up for the IHRA Nitro Jam series is a stop at the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario as the series continues its Canadian tour July 19-21.
Alberta native Tim Nemeth drove his 1977 Pontiac Firebird to a win in the AMSOIL Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car class and in the process ended Tim Boychuk's three-year reign at the IHRA Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports all on championship Sunday at Castrol Raceway.
With Edmonton native Boychuk riding a three-year winning streak at his home track in IHRA's premier event, Nemeth came out of nowhere and blasted to the No. 1 qualifying position and ran that momentum all the way to an IHRA Ironman, giving the man known better as the “Iceman” his first-ever Rocky Mountain Nationals win.
“This win is for my mom. She is 80 years old and she is here with us this weekend and I really couldn't have done any of this without her,” an emotional Nemeth said.
“Since we switched to the new chassis and body last year everything has really come together for us. We have found a window to work in and the car has really been responding well to the adjustments. To be honest she is just really fun to ride right now.”
Joining Nemeth in the winner's circle on Sunday was Bobby Lagana Jr. in Top Fuel, Joey Steckler in Rocky Mountain Nostalgia Funny Car and Nathan Gagnon in Nitro Harley.
Sportsman winners from Sunday's Summit Pro-Am Tour presented by Amsoil competition were Rob Murphy (Top Sportsman), Jodi St. Arnaud (Top Dragster), Mark Faul (Super Stock), Ed Matiejewski (Stock), Mike Shannon (Quick Rod and Super Rod), Chad Barclay (Hot Rod), Zackary Pelrine (Junior Master), Tim Sletto (Junior Advanced) and Daniele Modersohn (Junior Beginner). ET winners were Braden Halina (Top), Kalim Menzel (Mod) and Mike Evanyshyn (Motorcycle).
Next up for the IHRA Nitro Jam series is a stop at the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario as the series continues its Canadian tour July 19-21.