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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Dragster winner Al Kenny

27 Mar 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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The Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class also featured a single in the final round after Steve Cohen, the 1987 Super Comp world champion, reportedly broke a transmission. Cohen staged but did not leave the starting line, allowing Al Kenny to claim his eighth national event title, and his first in Top Dragster. Kenny’s other wins came in Super Comp and Super Gas, and he also spent time in the Pro Comp class more than 30 years ago. Kenny reached the final after a tough battle against former world champ Jeff Strickland in the third round. After a pair of near-perfect reaction times, Kenny took the stripe by .002-second at over 210 mph.