For the 2nd week in a row — Ohio’s Mike McIntire Jr scored an impressive IHRA Nitro Jam circuit victory.

Driving his popular “McAttack” 1970 model Camaro, the race duplicated his winning efforts from the week before by placing first in the IHRA Nitro Jam Palm Beach Nationals Presented By Sunoco Race Fuels held a Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Florida.

Mike McIntire Jr. and his tangerine-hued Camaro have become regular visitors to IHRA Nitro Jam victory lane. McIntire talked about his father, who recently underwent heart surgery and did not make the trip to Palm Beach.

“My dad wasn’t here this weekend but he was watching the live TV feed,” said McIntire. “He was pretty jacked up. I called him right away and the emotions were flying and he’s getting yelled at by nurses to relax. Everybody’s happy. He’s very proud. We worked our tails off for him. We said last week was for him but this was ‘way more important to get this for him.

“It was nice having more than eight cars. It brings out the competition. It steps everybody’s games up. It was a good weekend.”

After qualifying 4th, McIntire ultimately defeated Mike Smith in the final round running a winning 5.940 secs. Runner-up Smith was behind the wheel of the Boynton Beach Florida-based 1975 “Jungle Jim” tribute car.

AMSOIL NITRO FUNNY CAR PRESENTED BY AEROMOTIVE (Final Qualifying Results)

1. Jason Rupert (Yorba Linda, California) 1969 Camaro “Black Plague” 5.669 sec./258.42 mph
2. Mike Smith (Boynton Beach, Florida) 1975 Vega “Jungle Jim” (red car) 5.723 sec./249.58 mph
3. Paul Romine (Fishers, Indiana) 1979 Mustang “Man O’ War” 5.741 sec./248.93 mph
4. Mike McIntire Jr. (Mentor, Ohio) 1970 Camaro “McAttack” 5.753 sec./252.99 mph
5. Steve Nichols (Newark, Delaware) 1970 Camaro 5.835 sec./241.93 mph
6. Mark Sanders (Maple Valley, Washington) 1970 Mustang “Mr. Explosive” 5.840 sec./246.71 mph
7. Bruce Litton (Indianapolis, Indiana) 1974 Vega “U.S. Male” 6.057 sec./220.94 mph
8. Rick Krafft (Chesterton, Indiana) Chesterton, Indiana) 1974 Vega “Jungle Jim” (blue car) 6.927 sec./132.70 mph

Did not qualify:

Tim Boychuk (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) 1977 Trans-Am “Hawaiian”
Jordan Pawlick (Alberta, Canada) Plymouth Duster

Photos by: Holloway Saunders & John Bisci

Posted with files from  John Bisci & Bruce Biegler