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Tabitha Draughon · 10-16-2023, 05:19 PM

Darlington Dragway Full Race Recap:

Let's just say that Mother Nature tried her hardest to put a damper on our weekend but our CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association racers, officials, & Darlington Dragway staff showed her who was boss! We started much later on Saturday evening than we had scheduled but Jeff Miles & his phenomenal staff at Darlington Dragway never gave up. We finally hit the track about 6 p.m. on Saturday evening after deciding to run 1/8 mile for the Saturday race only due to safety concerns. We had our normal one time run & then our Warren Engines sponsored Dash for Cash. Homer Carty was the last car down the track & collected the first $100.00 bill of the weekend. He was dialed a 6.29, had a .0278 RT, & ran dead on his dial 6.2973 @ 109.20 mph. We had 27 cars make first round call. Bert Powell pairs up against one of his sons 🙂, Mike Pozzi, during round 1 of eliminations but comes out on the losing side of the round. He didn't leave empty handed though as he was awarded the Victory Lane Golf Carts 1st Round Best Losing Package. He ran a 6.1785 @ 110.13 mph on his 6.17 dial with a .0403 RT. With only a couple of cars left to complete 1st round, one of our racers crossed the center line & took out a timing block due to being able to see with the dew falling. We did complete the 1st round of competition but then decided to call the event for the night & pick up with 2nd round of race #1 on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. On Sunday morning, we went straight into 2nd round & ran that race to completion. Points leader, Kevin Locklear, found himself receiving a dreaded "yellow ticket" in round 2 but he did earn himself 5 gallons of Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants PRO 112+ racing fuel for getting the Ford's Fuel and Propane/ Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants 2nd Round Best Losing Package. Kevin had a .0365 RT & ran a 6.7563 @ 95.66 mph on his 6.74 dial. In the Semis', we had Mike Pozzi losing to Korey Alexander & Terry Taylor taking the loss against Curt Smith Jr. Curt Smith Jr. found himself in the finals at Darlington Dragway, on his first trip here, & a track that was good to The Smith Family in years past. Curt Jr. came out with his 2nd win in his 2nd finals of the CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association season when Korey Alexander had his worst light of the race. Curt Jr. was dialed a 7.20, had a .0309 RT, & broke out running 7.1995 @ 91.84 mph for the big W! Korey was dialed 6.66, had a .0926 RT, & also broke out running 6.6371 @ 96.38 mph. If y'all were there, you noticed Korey dialed & ran dead on a 6.66 several times during this race which has an emotional story to it & several of us were taking it pretty difficult but let's just say, he had an angel riding co-pilot with him this past weekend. RIP Chris, you are already missed brother!!! 🙁 Curt Jr was able to collect his 2nd CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association Eagle trophy, trailer check sponsored by Mj Custom Printing & Graphics, $300.00 gift certificate from QA1, & a $100.00 gift certificate from ATI Performance Products. His wife Marina & father, Curtis were in attendance to help celebrate this victory. Korey also received a smaller trailer check courtesy of Mj Custom Printing & Graphics (Kelsey's check is still bigger than yours), $100.00 gift certificate from Altronics Inc, $50.00 gift certificate from Meziere Enterprises, & a $50.00 gift certificate from ATI Performance Products. Korey's winnings didn't stop there though, he also was awarded the Auto Plus Service Center Paul Bunyan "Best Reaction Time" award for his .0006 RT in Round #2 & the Bounty Hunter Award sponsored by Wayside Landscapes & Supply for taking out our previous Coastal Plains Raceway Park Dragway Sunday winner Homer Carty in Round #2 while using his .0006 RT. The Butner Construction sponsored Sportsmanship Award went to Howie Adams for his help fixing the transmission leak on Homer Carty's Chevy II. The Zamp Racing Best Winning Package of the race came from a 1st round win for Dell Britt. He was dialed a 6.96, had a .0090 RT, & ran a 6.9600 @ 94.92 mph. Keith Alexander received the Gutters by Design Mind in the Gutter/Worst RT of the race when his first round losing ticket showed a LB3A. Race #1 was completed around 2:30 p.m. & we soon call for the Warren Engines sponsored Dash for Cash for the 2nd race which was contested 1/4 mile.

10-16-2023, 05:19 PM	#5
Tabitha Draughon Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 442 Likes: 115 Liked 688 Times in 230 Posts	Re: Races #9 & #10 at Darlington Darlington Dragway Full Race Recap: Let's just say that Mother Nature tried her hardest to put a damper on our weekend but our CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association racers, officials, & Darlington Dragway staff showed her who was boss! We started much later on Saturday evening than we had scheduled but Jeff Miles & his phenomenal staff at Darlington Dragway never gave up. We finally hit the track about 6 p.m. on Saturday evening after deciding to run 1/8 mile for the Saturday race only due to safety concerns. We had our normal one time run & then our Warren Engines sponsored Dash for Cash. Homer Carty was the last car down the track & collected the first $100.00 bill of the weekend. He was dialed a 6.29, had a .0278 RT, & ran dead on his dial 6.2973 @ 109.20 mph. We had 27 cars make first round call. Bert Powell pairs up against one of his sons 🙂, Mike Pozzi, during round 1 of eliminations but comes out on the losing side of the round. He didn't leave empty handed though as he was awarded the Victory Lane Golf Carts 1st Round Best Losing Package. He ran a 6.1785 @ 110.13 mph on his 6.17 dial with a .0403 RT. With only a couple of cars left to complete 1st round, one of our racers crossed the center line & took out a timing block due to being able to see with the dew falling. We did complete the 1st round of competition but then decided to call the event for the night & pick up with 2nd round of race #1 on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. On Sunday morning, we went straight into 2nd round & ran that race to completion. Points leader, Kevin Locklear, found himself receiving a dreaded "yellow ticket" in round 2 but he did earn himself 5 gallons of Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants PRO 112+ racing fuel for getting the Ford's Fuel and Propane/ Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants 2nd Round Best Losing Package. Kevin had a .0365 RT & ran a 6.7563 @ 95.66 mph on his 6.74 dial. In the Semis', we had Mike Pozzi losing to Korey Alexander & Terry Taylor taking the loss against Curt Smith Jr. Curt Smith Jr. found himself in the finals at Darlington Dragway, on his first trip here, & a track that was good to The Smith Family in years past. Curt Jr. came out with his 2nd win in his 2nd finals of the CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association season when Korey Alexander had his worst light of the race. Curt Jr. was dialed a 7.20, had a .0309 RT, & broke out running 7.1995 @ 91.84 mph for the big W! Korey was dialed 6.66, had a .0926 RT, & also broke out running 6.6371 @ 96.38 mph. If y'all were there, you noticed Korey dialed & ran dead on a 6.66 several times during this race which has an emotional story to it & several of us were taking it pretty difficult but let's just say, he had an angel riding co-pilot with him this past weekend. RIP Chris, you are already missed brother!!! 🙁 Curt Jr was able to collect his 2nd CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association Eagle trophy, trailer check sponsored by Mj Custom Printing & Graphics, $300.00 gift certificate from QA1, & a $100.00 gift certificate from ATI Performance Products. His wife Marina & father, Curtis were in attendance to help celebrate this victory. Korey also received a smaller trailer check courtesy of Mj Custom Printing & Graphics (Kelsey's check is still bigger than yours), $100.00 gift certificate from Altronics Inc, $50.00 gift certificate from Meziere Enterprises, & a $50.00 gift certificate from ATI Performance Products. Korey's winnings didn't stop there though, he also was awarded the Auto Plus Service Center Paul Bunyan "Best Reaction Time" award for his .0006 RT in Round #2 & the Bounty Hunter Award sponsored by Wayside Landscapes & Supply for taking out our previous Coastal Plains Raceway Park Dragway Sunday winner Homer Carty in Round #2 while using his .0006 RT. The Butner Construction sponsored Sportsmanship Award went to Howie Adams for his help fixing the transmission leak on Homer Carty's Chevy II. The Zamp Racing Best Winning Package of the race came from a 1st round win for Dell Britt. He was dialed a 6.96, had a .0090 RT, & ran a 6.9600 @ 94.92 mph. Keith Alexander received the Gutters by Design Mind in the Gutter/Worst RT of the race when his first round losing ticket showed a LB3A. Race #1 was completed around 2:30 p.m. & we soon call for the Warren Engines sponsored Dash for Cash for the 2nd race which was contested 1/4 mile.