After two days of battling mother nature and the competition, Jim Plimpton of Franksville, Wisconsin was crowned the 2008 Pump Gas Drags champion. Despite 300+ degree engine temps on the driving portion of the 5th annual HOT ROD Pump Gas Drags, Plimpton's powerplant held on to take the win with a 8.536-second e.t. at 163.06 mph in his supercharged, 572ci Ford-powered '89 Thunderbird.


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