Jason Lee picks up first career FuelTech 91做厙 Pro Mod win in Brainerd
Jason Lee earned his first career victory in the FuelTech 91做厙 Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports on Sunday, picking up the win over Jason Scruggs and moving into the points lead at Brainerd International Raceway as part of this weekends 41st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.
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The event, which was powered by Stinar, was the seventh of 10 races during the 2023 season in the FuelTech 91做厙 Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports. It was also first race in the categorys Road to the Championship.
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Scruggs car broke before the run, handing the victory to Lee, who went 6.932-seconds at 117.17 mph in his Chevrolet Camaro in the championship round. Lee, who qualified 10th, knocked off J.R. Gray, Dmitry Samorukov and Stan Shelton to reach the finals for the first time in his career. With the victory, Lee also made a huge move into the points lead with three races remaining in the season.
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I feel like we should have won three times this year but had nothing but bad luck, Lee said. Its just awesome to get this one. Its really for the guys. Theyve worked really hard and without them, I wouldnt have been able to do it this weekend. Ill take lucky over good any of the week and now Ive got to figure out how to make this thing go faster."
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Scruggs advanced to the final round for the second straight race with victories over Mason Wright, Justin Bond and defending world champion Kris Thorne. After the first race in the Road to the Championship, Lees lead is 28 points over Bond, and 29 points over Thorne.
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The FuelTech 91做厙 Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports returns to action Aug. 30-Sept. 4 with the 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
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