5/20/2023 0 Comments Rudys truck jam fall 2016![]() ![]() After pulling an estimated 600 hp out of the equation, Stainless Diesel Pro Street driver Johnny Gilbert was eventually able to get down track without breaking traction. Tom would end up earning fourth place points on the weekend, but seeing a new face in the Pro Street field is always a welcomed sight. Turba Tom blasted onto the Pro Street scene at Rudy’s Spring Truck Jam and even tree’d defending champion Johnny Gilbert. One of two 6.0L Power Strokes that came to the show, Trey Dunavant’s big single Super Duty put up a 6.006 at 116 mph on Friday night. A strong field of 12 racers were signed up to compete in 5.90 Index. After knocking the tires off and crossing the center line, Gilbert and team began pulling power out of the truck to try to get from A to B next time out. With the same combo that usually sends the common-rail second-gen through the traps in 4.86 to 4.89-second intervals, the cold track said no way. Stainless Diesel’s Johnny Gilbert took a wild ride during Pro Street qualifying on Friday night. Shadday would cross the stripe first with a 4.36-second pass at 174 mph. Shadday had previously secured the number 1 qualifier spot with a 4.39 at 170 mph and, at least on paper, it appeared he threw a few more ponies at the Wagler-built Cummins in his ’63 Corvette for the last pass of the weekend. Leading the charge in Pro Mod were two of its heavyweights, Done Right Diesel Performance’s Ben Shadday and Firepunk Diesel’s Larson Miller, who met in the final round. After Saturday’s unfortunate rainout, the stage was set for a Sunday showdown for all ODSS “Pro” class eliminations. All told, 30 racers who made the trek to North Carolina walked away in the money-and in the process kicked off what promises to be a collection of very entertaining points chases in 2021. As expected, the usual intense action we’ve come to expect from the Pro Street, Pro Mod, and Pro Dragster fields was on full display as well. The first Outlaw Diesel Super Series points race of the season, Rudy’s saw nearly 40 trucks competing in the ET Bracket category, almost 30 competitors trying their luck in 7.70 Index, and a dozen or more drivers signed up in both 6.70 and 5.90. And even though Mother Nature shook up the schedule with rain and abnormally cool temperatures on the first day of action, the return to racing in the Tar Heel State would not be denied. It’s called Rudy’s Spring Truck Jam and its return meant that East Coast diesel enthusiasts and drag racers were champing at the bit to get back on the eighth-mile track at Julian, North Carolina’s Piedmont Dragway. ![]() ODSS Drag Racing Returns To North Carolinaįollowing a forced hiatus in 2020, one of the biggest events in the diesel industry came roaring back to life this spring. ![]()
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