| Randy Fabbro had a great race on Sunday of the event, qualify number one with a 9.904—edging out Gary Cooke who ran an identical number—and won the race with his vintage Pinto. In the quarterfinals, John Ross beat Ray Cordeiro, Steve Parsons beat Bud Treadway, and Fabbro got a bye. In the semi, Fabbro got by Parson’s Corvette, and Ross got a bye into the final. Ross’ best race of the day came in round two when both he and mentor Gary Cooke cut .001 reaction times, with Ross getting the win, at 9.912 as Cooke went under by .003.
Ross went into the final with three wins in the past three Pro Gas season, but a .001 red light held him back as Fabbro took the win with a 9.926, 137.79 with a car he’s been campaigning for over 30 years. Fabbro will hang on to the series point’s lead and the shootout points lead until at least the next event, scheduled for May 31 and June 1 at Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway.
The current Pro Gas top five includes: Fabbro, 167 pts; Steve Parsons, 152; John Ross, 150; Rick Gunther, 131, and Greg Ventura, 121. The Pro Gas Shootout standings have Fabbro leading with 11 points, Gary Cooke has 9, Ventura is third with 8, and Rick Gunther and Glenn Wagner are tied for fourth with 7 points.
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