Fredy Scriba, who earned his first career Pro Nitrous national event win at the most recent event to take over the points lead going into the World Finals, knew he had to outlast four-time world champion Jim Halsey and three-time and defending world champion Tommy Franklin to secure his first Pro Nitrous world championship. He saw Halsey fall in the opening round of eliminations, then Franklin lost in the semifinals, making Scriba the 2024 Pro Nitrous world champion. He went on to the final round to defeat first-time finalist Dane Wood, with Scriba running a 3.669 at 208.65 over Wood, who coasted to a 5.298 at 93.48. Scriba is the first driver other than Halsey or Franklin to win the title since 2018 when Jason Harris won his second title in the class.
“I tried not to think about [the championship] too much, but we knew what path we were on that it was probably going to be Tommy and I in the final,” said Scriba, who thanked parents Fred and Anne, his crew, his wife and kids, as well as chassis builder Robert Hayes, engine builder Pat Musi, and manufacturers like Neal Chance Converters, Ty-Drive, Liberty’s Gears, EFI Tech, and PRS Shocks. “We made it that far, but it didn’t work out that way [with Franklin in the final]. I can’t say I’m sad about that. It was hard to celebrate because after the semis, we had some broken parts we had to go back and fix, so we couldn’t really celebrate too much. We had to focus on getting the car ready. Tommy is a great competitor, and so is Jimmy and the rest of the guys. There are no gimme rounds in this class. It’s just awesome to race against these guys.”
Scriba qualified No. 2 and set low E.T. of the opening round with his 3.628 at 209.23 to beat John Vergotz and his 3.727. He faced past Elite Top Sportsman world champion Buddy Perkinson in the second round, laying down a 3.67 at 208.26 to get past Perkinson’s 3.715. Scriba won on the starting line in the semis when Chris Rini went red, but he charged through the finish line with a 3.718 at 201.88 to get lane choice for the final. He was declared the world champion one pair later.
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