Jay Bruneau had his first-ever round win in his great-looking Chevy S10 pickup during Sunday’s ASRA race, and then he went on to win five more rounds against some very experienced drivers. Congratulations to Jay on his first round win and his first time in the Winner’s Circle, all on the same day!

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I had the opportunity to reconnect with two long-time racers at Lebanon Valley Dragway on Sunday. I took a lot of photos of Grant Nichols and Jon Petrecky back in the 1990s, both on the track and in the Winner’s Circle.

Sunday I was lucky enough to be there when both Grant and Jon stood with a member of the next generation of racers from their respective families. Shawn Nichols won in Pro in the same car that Grant was driving more than 20 years ago.

Jim Petrecky took the win in Super and added to his own growing pile of kill stickers on his dragster. Congratulations to both Shawn and Jim, and to Grant and Jon for making the sport of drag racing the cornerstone of raising their kids.

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I am convinced that Eric Cabral’s favorite song is “Paint It Black” by the Rolling Stones – “I see a line of cars, and they’re all painted black”

He showed up with his latest black car, a 1969 Nova that he is running in G/SA as the newest member of the All-Star Racing Association. He made it through three rounds in Sunday’s race with consistent reaction times and ETs, losing to Bob Moran in the fourth round when he broke out. Eric plans to race the Nova at the upcoming NHRA Divisional and also will shoe for Ed Iannotti in the black Willys Top Sportsman car.