First Place

RYAN PHAFF / PHAFF PHAB

QUARTER MILE: 8.87 sec.

DYNO: 1,868 hp / 2,507 lb-ft

SLED PULL: 266 feet

Phaff had just competed at the ATS Diesel Gauntlet Challenge dyno event a few months beforehand, so he knew he had a proven 1,800+ rwhp truck. What was left up to guessing was how the truck would do on the dragstrip and on the dyno—but we didn’t have to guess long. On his very first (and only) pass down the dragstrip, Phaff rocketed to an 8.87-second ET at 160 mph, proving he could get the power to the ground all the way down the dragstrip. On the dyno, he backed up his ATS numbers with a wild 1,868-rwhp pull, and pulled a traction-limited 266 feet in the sled pull. This solid performance in all three events added up to a win, and made him UCC Qualifier champion for 2018.