dynohonors.ShawnBacahastraditionallybeena strong
runner,andrumorsoftheShredderDodgeshootingfor
3,000hpwerecirculatingaroundthecrowd.JesseWarren,
whonevermanagedtomakea cleandragstrippass,was
shootingfor2,000rwhp—outofa 6.0LFord!A coupleof
strongmechanicallyinjectedtrucksfromPowerDriven
DieselandDeltaDieselwerealsointhemixandshooting
fornorthof2,000hp.Whentherollersgotrolling,noteverybodygotthenumbers
forwhichtheywerelooking.TrevorPeterson,whohadbeen
flyingonthedragstrip,wasclearlyhavingmechanicalissues
andwasonlyabletomake 691 hp.EthenSchneiderhad
horsepowerandtorquenumbersthatwerenearlyequal,
loweringhisoverallscore.ThebigsurprisewasAaronRudolf
finishingin anunexpected21stplaceaftera fuelingissue
ledtoa 1,087hpand1,693lb-ftnumber.Witheachtruck
onlygettinga rain-shortened10-minutedynowindow,the
crewdidn’thavetimetofixthetruck.
TheSt.JamesDieselentryhada heckofa timejustgettingtoUCCandhadtoswitchtoa 3.6sledpulling
chargeraftergrenadingtheirtriplesetup.Still,theywereabletomanagea mid-packfinishatthedrags.Banghart Diesel has always been a quick member of the Dodge contingent, and this year
wasnoexception,ashewasabletorunlow6sintheeighth-mile.Justin Andres was another strong runner at the dragstrip in his high-horsepower Cummins-
poweredDodge,andhedidhistriple-turbosetupproudwitha 6.27-secondelapsedtime.A goodamountoftheblueovalcrowdhadtroubleatthedrags.JesseWarrenwasunabletomakea cleanpassinhismega-horsepower6.0L,aswasShawnEllerton,whocoastedtoan
11.51-seconde.t.witha setupthatwasobviouslycapableoffarquicker.ULTIMATE CALLOUT
CHALLENGE 2019
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