Third-generation Pro Extreme Motorcycle rider Brayden Davis may have missed the season opener, but the 2023 Pro Jr. Dragster world champion didn’t miss a beat in his first PDRA race of the season back on his Timblin Chassis ’18 Hayabusa qualifying No. 1 Friday night at the Smokies Garage American Doorslammer Challenge presented by Callies Performance at Summit Motorsports Park.
He raced to the top of the 11-entry qualifying order in the final session when he laid down a 3.98 at 177.98, building on a 4.05 in the hot second session.
“We had changed some things with the motor and we struggled early on, then we went back to what we know and just slowly worked up on it,” Davis said. “When we went the 4.05, it showed a lot of promise. We really took power out and just added fuel to it and it picked up that much, so I really feel confident in our team and our performance level right now. I really feel like we can go even faster, but at this point, we’re just going to take it round by round and see what we can do and hopefully park it in the winner’s circle.”
Two-time and reigning world champion Chris Garner-Jones rode his TT Jones Racing ’18 Hayabusa to a 3.991 at 178.24 to end up second. Brunson Grothus stepped up to a 3.996 at 186.87 on his turbocharged ’19 Suzuki to take the No. 3 position on race day.
The Smokies Garage American Doorslammer Challenge presented by Callies will continue Saturday starting with Jr. Dragster final qualifying at 9 a.m. Pre-race ceremonies and professional eliminations will kick off at 2 p.m.
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