08/29/2026
It was a rough weekend for the Cox Racing team at Darana Motorsports Park for the PDRA Drag Wars, with both cars facing challenges that brought their weekends to an early close.
In Pro Boost, the Big Guy, Fletcher Cox, began testing with a set of new tires. A big burnout was followed by tire shake, forcing Cox to abort the run. On the second and final testing attempt, the car left the starting line clean, but approximately 150 feet into the run, the blower banged, bringing the pass to an abrupt end.
The Cox Racing crew went to work and had the motor repaired and ready to go for qualifying.
Unfortunately, the problems continued. In the final qualifying session, everything looked good off the starting line, but the car dropped cylinders down track. Cox coasted to a 4.09, leaving him outside the Pro Boost field and ending his weekend.
In Pro Street, Andy Mac put together a solid qualifying effort, running a 3.957 to secure the sixth spot out of the eighteen cars that made a qualifying attempt.
Mac faced Tim Lyons in the first round of eliminations. The two cars ran nearly identical numbers, with both posting 3.96s, but it was Lyons who got the win light, bringing Mac’s weekend to an end.
Fletcher Cox will turn his attention to the Yellow Bullet Nationals next weekend at Cecil County Dragway, while Andy Mac will be back in action at the PDRA World Finals in a few weeks at Virginia Motorsports Park.
On to the next one.