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Safety-Kleen Sponsored Car Sets New World Record

It is not often that a track is so good that drivers can’t handle it, but that was just the case Friday night. Perfect conditions wreaked havoc on a majority of the competitors on the opening day of the IHRA President’s Cup Nationals at Maryland International Raceway, but for the few who were able to figure it out Friday made for some of the most exciting passes of the year. Highlighting Friday’s opening round was Kenny Lang’s world record pass of 5.884 seconds to place him on top of the Pro Modified charts, while Bruce Litton (Top Fuel) and Pete Berner(Pro Stock) also figured out the conditions and rocketed to the top of the charts in their respective divisions.