Brian Ballard and his Mobil 1 Chevy Cobalt took advantage of two hole shots to secure a spot in the Budd's Creek, MD winner's circle. (Photo courtesy of Jenny @ Tempest Racing)

Ballard Takes the Mobil 1 Chevy Cobalt All The Way

At NOPI’s first Sportsman Only event this past weekend in Maryland the CSI team didn’t take any chances on their approach to this race. “We are running the car just like at the national events and not taking anything for granted,” stated Team Owner, Charlie Schafer at the start of the race. It was a good thing too, as the team still had to abide by the NOPI sanctioned by NHRA rules and qualified an impressive 3rd place.

As the rounds went on, it was evident that Brian Ballard was going to have to face two much quicker cars to get the event win. After winning his first two rounds of eliminations Brian faced #1 qualifier, Levi Stanley. Ballard got the advantage off the starting line and never looked back, taking the win with a 9.61 elapsed time to a losing 9.49 E.T. Going into the final was not going to be easy either as he faced #2, qualifier, Jonathon Reynolds. One again, Ballard showed why he is in the seat for CSI racing and took the Mobil 1 Chevy Cobalt, Ecotec powered, boosted by Air Werx across the stripe first with a 9.63 E.T. over a faster 9.53 E.T. read more...