LIVE from Union County Pro-Am

[Michael Beard]

Slept in yesterday, made it to the track in time to tech in and make it to the lanes at 1pm for the first qualifying run (first time a Pro-Am has tried the afternoon start schedule), came away with a R/U finish to red-hot "The Mongrel" John Boyer, and even after doing all the contingency and winners circle and a 3hr drive home, still home the same night, albeit around 2:15 am. All worth it! Congrats also to Mike Volkman, taking a close win over Stephen Jennings in Super Stock.

Here's some more pics... (and thanks for your contributions, butch!)

In this batch, Steve Johnson's sweet SS/PD-1 stick shift Chevy II, a couple overview shots of the track, Scotty Galyean's D/CM Camaro, semifinalist Junior Bryant driving Ernie Humes' H/CM Demon (as seen on PINKS All Out!), the aftermath of Darryl Hollin's incident, Randy Layton's G/CM Nova, and two more overview shots from later in the day, showing the good crowd on hand. They did a great job drawing spectators... there were cars, trucks, and ez-ups lined up all the way down the fence on both sides of the track!

The track surface was perfect, even in the heat. They did a good job and put a tremendous effort into their first Pro-Am, and I expect things to only get better. Thanks to Tony Brown and Union County Dragway for having us!

[butch8908]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Slept in yesterday, made it to the track in time to tech in and make it to the lanes at 1pm for the first qualifying run (first time a Pro-Am has tried the afternoon start schedule), came away with a R/U finish to red-hot "The Mongrel" John Boyer, and even after doing all the contingency and winners circle and a 3hr drive home, still home the same night, albeit around 2:15 am. All worth it! Congrats also to Mike Volkman, taking a close win over Stephen Jennings in Super Stock.

Here's some more pics... (and thanks for your contributions, butch!)

In this batch, Steve Johnson's sweet SS/PD-1 stick shift Chevy II, a couple overview shots of the track, Scotty Galyean's D/CM Camaro, semifinalist Junior Bryant driving Ernie Humes' H/CM Demon (as seen on PINKS All Out!), the aftermath of Darryl Hollin's incident, Randy Layton's G/CM Nova, and two more overview shots from later in the day, showing the good crowd on hand. They did a great job drawing spectators... there were cars, trucks, and ez-ups lined up all the way down the fence on both sides of the track!

The track surface was perfect, even in the heat. They did a good job and put a tremendous effort into their first Pro-Am, and I expect things to only get better. Thanks to Tony Brown and Union County Dragway for having us!

Here is one more that I forgot this morning. Wheels up.