K&N's Tommy Phillips Racks Up Wally Third Year in a Row at NHRA Houston National
- 11 May 2011
Wheeling one of his Tigerflow/K&N Engineering TNT-Suns dragsters at Houston, Phillips landed himself number sixteen on the ladder after his 8.953 win in round one. That may not have put Phillips on the ladder exactly where he had hoped, but with the way the rest of the rounds went, quickly changed that thinking with a string of luck that Phillips seemed to be lacking in races earlier this season. Phillips next shut down Bob Collins in round two by not being too greedy at the stripe and taking a .013 margin for the win light and that moved him on to round three for his first of two redlight round wins. "Sometimes it just goes your way," said Phillips. "I really haven't had much luck in Super Comp over the last year. This weekend I got a lot of breaks, it was like payback in a way. I guess I should lobby for NHRA to have more races here in Houston," he joked. In the final Phillips would line up against first time NHRA National Event finalist, Larry Thomason. Phillips used his .017 starting line advantage coupled with some veteran finish line driving to easily push Thomason out and way under the 8.90 index all while posting a safe 8.911 for the Super Comp title. "I'm just happy to get a win for Tigerflow and K&N, and each of our associate sponsors. Those companies and individuals have really stepped up to bring the Philco Motorsports team to the next level. Without their involvement I wouldn't be out here, much less be able to enjoy this type of success," said Phillips. Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the K&N dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world. |
