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EVENTS Blockbuster Weekend at Rudy’s

Rudy’s Season Opener attracts a crowd for a reason. The ODSS drag racing circuit kicked off in a big way recently, with new organization, industry, and personal records being set. Before the rain hit on Friday, last year’s Pro Mod Champion Ben Shadday and his nasty shortbed Cummins went 4.57 during the first round of qualifying. Other notable passes were made by the Firepunk Diesel/Save the Racks Pro Mod S10 and Johnny Gilbert’s/Stainless Diesel Pro Street Dodge. Gilbert turned in a new personal best of 5.06, while Larson Miller (driver of the Save the Racks S10) went 4.38 at 158 mph during the second round of qualifying, and then went 4.27 at 177 later on, reclaiming the quickest (and fastest) overall diesel door car record.

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EVENTS Derek Rose Wins UCC

After back-to-back second place finishes in 2017 and 2018 (and having been one of the favorites heading into 2019), Derek Rose wrapped up his first Ultimate Callout Challenge victory. Just as he’d done in past years, Rose became UCC’s new champion by performing consistently. At the drag strip, he put up a 5.44-second pass through the eighth mile (seventh overall). Strapped to the rollers, his center drive Dodge laid down 2,503 hp and 3,783 lb-ft and an incredible 6,286 combined number (first overall). Then finally, Rose was able to drag the sled more than 263 feet for a fifth-place finish in the sled pull category. The big UCC win was both well-deserved and a long time coming for Mr. Rose and the DNR Customs team.