BRISTOL — Aaron Stanfield made the most of his third opportunity from Erica Enders.
For the first time in 3 attempts towards Enders this season in a Pro Stock finals operate, Stanfield arrived away with a gain.
The acquire arrived in Sunday’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
The victory was an abnormal a person.
Enders, who won the Thunder Valley title in October, and arrived into Sunday’s motion with four wins in the last 6 NHRA events, had mechanical difficulties in the remaining dash and her car or truck went up in smoke just previous the start line.
Even with smoke engulfing her ride, Enders pressed on to the end, but Stanfield finished in advance of her despite owning a bumpy ride himself.
“That was not a very good show in the last spherical there,” Stanfield said. “We had some tire shake and I attempted to shift via it. I observed some smoke and I just stuck it again in gear and tried out to get there.
“That was just a rather wacky closing spherical there.”
Stanfield, a 3rd-generation NHRA driver and the son of 5-time NHRA Super Inventory driver Greg Stanfield — who won the Tremendous Stock race at Bristol last 12 months — was fired up to get the victory on Father’s Working day.
“It’s the greatest present I can give him,” Stanfield stated of profitable. “This is a good race keep track of, good enthusiasts. We’re happy we can get it finished.”
Stanfield defeated Baron Stroupe, Fernando Cuadra Jr., Kyle Koretsky and Enders on the way to the Thunder Valley acquire.
Local TIES
Stanfield life in Bossier City, La., but he has ties to Thunder Valley and the area.
Aaron’s father is a indigenous of East Tennessee and his grandfather, Howard, was a resident of Bluff City till his death.
Both Greg and Howard Stanfield raced at Thunder Valley.
SAVOIE WINS ON THE CYCLE
Veteran driver Jerry Savoie worked his way to the Thunder Valley Professional Stock Motorbike championship, his 15th win in his 12-year job.
The 63-yr-previous Savoie, who did not commence racing bikes until eventually he was 52, took preliminary-round wins in excess of Eddie Krawiec, Joey Gladstone and Angie Smith.
Then his engine broke.
His staff swapped an motor and altered it in about 30 minutes right before the finals run from best qualifier Angelle Sampey.
The improve did not quit Savoie’s solid operate in the gain, his 1st victory in two several years.
A Earn FOR Dad
Savoie committed the Father’s Working day acquire to his father, who died four decades ago.
“He was a large drag racing enthusiast,” Savoie stated of his father. “My uncles, they are all gone now. All of them experienced that have to have for speed. I’m just so grateful that on this weekend and this day that I can just devote this trophy to him.”
A NEW MARK EARLY
Greg Anderson squandered minimal time in location the normal for the Pro Inventory division.
The five-time environment winner established a new Thunder Valley history in the very first round of eliminations, reducing Kenny Delco with a time of 6.613 seconds.
Anderson was removed by Kyle Koretsky in the next spherical, but his record-breaking time stood by way of the function.