{"id":62651,"date":"2019-06-04T06:05:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=62651"},"modified":"2019-06-04T06:05:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:05:44","slug":"deric-kramer-shows-pro-stock-potential-with-joliet-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/deric-kramer-shows-pro-stock-potential-with-joliet-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Deric Kramer Shows Pro Stock Potential with Joliet Win"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Deric
Image courtesy NHRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Deric Kramer\u2019s proficiency as an NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock racer hasn\u2019t been in doubt throughout his career. Up until two years ago, though, he drove a Dodge Dart, a machine that was clearly not allowing the Coloradan to show his talents as well as he could.<\/p>\n

When Pro Stock\u2019s prime Dodge driver, Allen Johnson, retired, most every competitive soul turned to the Chevrolet Camaro. Kramer was among them, taking his American Ethanol sponsorship to the Chevy side of the fence, earning his first two national event wins in 2018 and qualifying for NHRA\u2019s Countdown to the Championship six-race playoffs.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, the sole victory Kramer had achieved was in the Goodyear Battle of the Burnouts during the 2017 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.<\/p>\n

On the first Sunday in June, Kramer grabbed his initial 2019 victory and first yellow winner\u2019s hat since Brainerd in 2018. He defeated a tire-shaking Rodger Brogdon, took a very close win against Matt Hartford, achieved another tight win versus Alex Laughlin and, in his seventh final-round appearance – and first of the year – prevailed over a red-lighting Erica Enders.<\/p>\n

\"Deric
Image courtesy NHRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His affiliation with KB Racing has definitely helped Kramer solidify his competitive capabilities in this very tight class.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a KB Racing-powered car, it was really cool to take out all Elite Motorsports cars on raceday,\u201d Kramer said. \u201cPro Stock is a tough category and you really can\u2019t make any mistakes. That\u2019s been our detriment basically ever since Brainerd last year. In Indy, through the Countdown and even at the start of the year, we had more little mistakes. When you make mistakes in this class, it\u2019s so close that you just can\u2019t win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kramer hasn\u2019t been a full-time racer since he began competing in NHRA\u2019s Pro Stock category in 2012, but he has increased his participation every year, running 22 of 24 contests in last year\u2019s campaign. His Michael Hiner-tuned Camaro is now in seventh position with nine races left in NHRA\u2019s \u201cregular\u201d season before the Countdown playoffs begin.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy crew chief Michael knows how to put the power to the track,\u201d Kramer stated. \u201cHe has had a lot of success out here with people like Ron Krisher and now that our team has the ability to run with the big dogs, he can really show off what he can do.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw that win light on when I was about to hit high gear, it\u2019s a relief and you can just enjoy the ride at that point. You get six seconds of fun instead of six seconds of pressure on your way to the Winner\u2019s Circle.\u201d Kramer turned 6.532 seconds at 210.70 mph as Enders was disqualified for leaving early.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s still premature to say that this is the beginning of Deric Kramer\u2019s ascension to the heights of Pro Stock NHRA racing, but it is good to see new blood in the Winner\u2019s Circle this season.<\/p>\n

\"Deric<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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