Words by John Bisci and IHRA Communications

Photos courtesy John Bisci and IHRA

Former Ice Capades figure skater-turned-professional drag racer Dina Parise won the 2015 IHRA Crower Pro Mod points championship Saturday night in Memphis.

Going into the weekend’s IHRA Nitro Jam World Finals at Memphis International Raceway in Millington, Tennessee, Parise led Ohio’s Bill Lutz by 31 points.

Parise locked up the IHRA Crower Pro Modified World Championship in the first round of eliminations. Bill Lutz sat second in the points and was unable to advance to the semifinals as he lost to Rueben Tetsoshvili in the first elimination round. Lutz ran a 6.856 at 183.69 mph against Tetsoshvili’s 6.433-second run at 191.24 mph.

Parise and “Stella” advanced to the semifinals but lost to Billy Harper. This season marked the return of the Crower Pro Mod class to the IHRA after a lengthy absence from the series. The championship is the first for Parise in her IHRA season debut. She finished the season with two runner-up finishes in seven Pro Mod races.

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