GONE RACIN’ (AGAIN)

Who says the track owner can’t compete on his own playground? As it turns out, Jeremy Wagler is quite the talented bracket racer. By the end of the day, he found himself lined up against Ryan Riddle—one of the most consistent drivers in the industry—in the finals.

It’s apparent that Cameron and Chase Davis like to drag race. In addition to making hits in their 6.70 Index Duramax, they put the tow-rig to work out on the track as well. The bone-stock ’18 Ford was able to cover the eighth-mile in 9.90 seconds at 71 mph. That’s roughly a mid15 in the quarter-mile—not bad for any stock diesel.

Of the five races Ryan Riddle has competed in this year, he and his ’06 Dodge have won four. But despite the lack of sanctioned events in 2020, it hasn’t been all doom and gloom for Ryan. In fact, he’s been honing his skills with some no-prep racing in his native Ohio and our racing series while waiting for the ODSS circuit to get underway again.

After putting up a 6.08 at 119 mph, Austin’s Super Duty became unsettled during the following launch and wasn’t able to nab its typical 1.3-second 60-foots the remainder of the day. But even with the new suspension gremlins needing to be ironed out, Austin took the runnerup spot in 5.90 Index.

Ben is back! After selling his Pro Mod Dodge a year ago, no one knew what the future held for Ben Shadday (far right). Little did we know, he had joined forces with Amsoil, Wagler, S&S Diesel Motorsport, CTT Tuning, and Hammertech Racecars and was piecing together the Cummins-powered, Rossler-shifted ‘63 Corvette he brought to Wagler Motorsports Park. We’d say the car definitely delivered, taking the win its first time out. Look for Shadday’s ‘Vette to continue to go deeper and deeper into the 4’s in the months ahead.

When you forget to lock the transfer case in 4-Hi and your 6.7L Cummins-powered dually has four-digit torque on tap, you’re going to tear up the starting line. Not to worry, all was forgiven after the mishap, as the lane still yielded a new personal best trap speed for Stainless Diesel’s John Gilbert.