With a disappointing second round loss in Tulsa, OK this past weekend, Jeff Dobbins is already focusing on business at hand in Epping, NH. The North American Nationals will feature a race within a race. During qualifying the top eight showdown points earners will race for race for the biggest purse  in pro stock history, $100,000 with $50,000 going to the winner. This is really the race we've all been working so hard for this season. Qualifying has really been tough this year. We started the season tied for 9th position and had to race our self into the field. Fortunately, we have qualified really well this year with three number one qualifying positions. Dobbins made his way into the number two position in the Elite Eight drivers. He will face off in round one against Rob Mansfield. Last week we lost a heart breaker when the hyme joint in the clutch linkage pulled apart causing the car to roll through the staging beams. When I put the car on the rev limiter it just took off so fast I could not grab the hand-break in time. We were still fortunate to keep the points lead. I just cant seem to get away from those other pesky drivers; Berner, Monte, and Meatball. They just wont go away. Dobbins is no stranger to high pressure situations. The former Top Sportsman World Champion has been at the top of the points chase for most of the season and is sure to be a major player for the Torco Shootout and the World Championship points chase. The season ending world finals in Rockingham, NC will give Dobbins home-court advantage for the brawl for it all.

MARTIN, MI - Jeff Dobbins of Wilmington, NC took home the IHRA Torco Northern Nationals event win on Sunday, August 3 from U.S. 131 Motorsports Park. Jeff, piloting the Quality Performance Ford Escort overcame Pete Berner in the final round. He also qualified very respectable in the #2 spot throughout the event.