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Edinburg Motorsports Park Racers Take Home Ironman Trophies

EDINBURG, Texas — Some of the best drag racers in Texas showed up during last weekend’s IHRA Kickoff and Easter Overdrive event at Edinburg Motorsports Park.

The IHRA Ironman Classic was part of the event with drivers taking home the prestigious IHRA Ironman trophies. In addition, there were some special guests at the race including IHRA Vice President of Racing Operations Alan Reinhart.

Jay Fitzgerald was quick at the tree and captured the Top ET title. Graeme Rufenacht has transitioned well from being a star Junior Dragster racer to one of the best in tbe big cars. He was the No Box winner.

Billy Janousek, who has won at IHRA tracks across the Lone Star State, was the Sportsman winner. Karmin Nelson led the Junior Dragster ranks. There were also a pair of Index classes contested with Jonathan Hernandez the 7.0 Index winner and Mike Gaitan best in the 5.80 Index race.

The great bracket racing was only part of the fun. Nitro Mike brought his world record holding PT Cruiser and performed wheelstands. The kids had a great time with an Easter egg hunt and basket giveaway.

More awesome action is scheduled this weekend with the South Texas 10.0 Index Classic this Friday night. There’s also an open test-and-tune from 7 p.m. to midnight. Keep up to date with Edinburg Motorsports Park through the track’s Facebook page.

Check out IHRA.com and our Facebook page as more sanctioned-tracks will be featured in the coming weeks.

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