Race #7 & #8 @ Galot

[Tabitha Draughon]

Full details will come in Tuesday.

[Tabitha Draughon]

CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association Carolina Classic Modified Production race for this weekend at GALOT Motorsports Park has been cancelled.

[Tabitha Draughon]

UPDATE: The CCRA & CCMP races have been moved to Coastal Plains Raceway Park Dragway this weekend. Thanks to Ronnie Humphrey & Charles Myers for reaching out & giving us a chance to get this race in.

Friday: gates open at 4 pm for early parking, track hosted test & tune 7:30 pm- midnight

Saturday: gates open at 8 am, CCRA time runs begin at 10 am, followed by CCMP.

Sunday: rain date

Racers, let's fill this place up & give them one heck of a show. See y'all this weekend!!!

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[Tabitha Draughon]

Shew we, where do I even start at?!?! First off, a special THANK YOU to Coastal Plains Raceway Park Dragway for inviting us to their track after we were cancelled at GALOT Motorsports Park. WE DID IT AGAIN!!! We got 2 races completed in 1 day.

Saturday Race #1 Results:

We started out early on Saturday morning to try to get ahead & beat the weather. We had our 1 qualifying run & then our Warren Engines sponsored Dash for Cash. "The Showstopper" (in his own &#128064 🤣, Brent Pozzi took the first $100.00 of the day!!! He was dialed a 6.70, had a 0.057 RT & ran dead on his dial with a 0 at 99.77 mph to collect the money & eligibility for 1st Round Bye Run. There were 10 total dead on runs with another dead 0 so we had to go to RT to declare Brent the winner. We had 27 cars make first round call after losing 2 cars to breakage either during the 1st qualifying run or Dash for Cash. In round #1, Avery McLawhorn received a losing ticket but it would have won in most cases. The losing ticket is attached in the photos. With his losing ticket, he was awarded the Victory Lane Golf Carts 1st Round Best Losing Package & $50.00 Cash. Avery was dialed on a 6.89, had a 0.026 RT & ran a 6.900 at 95.02 mph. Round 2 Best Losing Package sponsored by Ford's Fuel and Propane/ Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants went to Mr. Joe Collins who just happened to be looking to purchase 5 gallons of PRO 112+ racing fuel. I'm sure he would have rather purchased it than been awarded it for a loss but either way he got it. He was dialed a 7.09, had a 0.023 RT, & ran a 7.149 for the loss. In the Semi's, we had 2 tough runs & could have been a coin flip either way. On the losing side of those 2 runs were Kevin Locklear losing to Phil Hilling & Homer Carty losing to Hillarey Marshall. Kevin was dialed a 6.66, had a 0.016 RT, & broke out running 6.651 at 98.80 mph. Homer was dialed a 6.24, had a 0.024 RT, & also broke out running 6.227 at 109.76 mph. In the finals, we had a Mopar versus a Camaro. Both were dialed very close but the big difference on the victory came from the starting line. Hillarey Marshall came out on top of Race #1 on Saturday. She was dialed 6.26, had a 0.028 RT, & ran a 6.283 to claim victory of the coveted CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association Eagle trophy, trailer check, $300.00 gift certificate from QA1, & a $100.00 gift certificate from ATI Performance Products. Mr. Phil was dialed a 6.25, had a 0.099 RT, & ran 6.272 for the final round loss. He was giving Leigh Anne & I money for a pedicure (inside joke) if he won so now I guess we have to pay for our own. 🙂 Mr. Phil also received a trailer check courtesy of MJ Printing & Graphics, $100.00 gift certificate from Altronics Inc, $50.00 gift certificate from Meziere Enterprises, & a $50.00 gift certificate from ATI Performance Products. Hillarey was also the winner of the Auto Plus Service Center Paul Bunyan "Best Reaction Time" award for her .001 in the semi's against Homer. The Hard Luck Award sponsored by McLawhorn Racing went to 2 races this particular because we felt both were deserving of a "little pick me up". It took Homer & Sandy Carty 10 hours to make a 6 hour trip to Coastal Plains Raceway Park Dragway on Friday evening after having trailer troubles & Keith Alexander suffered engine damage during Dash for Cash. Our last winner from Rockingham Dragway, Billy Ryan wasn't in attendance for this race so the Bounty Hunter award sponsored by Wayside Landscapes & Supply then was placed on Kevin Locklear which was Rockingham Dragway Sunday runner-up. Phil Hilling was also awarded that as he took out Kevin in the semi's. The Sportsmanship award sponsored by Butner Construction went to Mr. Tim Sloan. He was trying to assist fellow racer Kevin Riner when he had a lifter failure during qualifying but after surveying the damage, it was deemed unable to fix at the track. Hillarey Marshall collected the Zamp Racing Best Winning Package of the entire race for her round #4 win were she was dialed a 6.26, had a 0.001 RT & ran a 6.263. Doyle Evans was working through some issues with his Camaro in round #1 which resulted in a loss but he picked up the Gutters by Design Worst Light award for his 0.176. Saturday race #1 was completed fairly close to 6 p.m. & we fell into race #2 in the run order.

[Tabitha Draughon]

Saturday Race #2 Results:

Since we had had a few hiccups with the weather, we opted to go straight into Round #1 of eliminations & just add the $100.00 from Warren Engines for the Dash for Cash to this race's purse. We had a spectator draw a random tech card for the Half Moon Marketplace "Act of Giving Back" award & Homer Carty was the winner of the Visa gift card. We had 25 cars make the 1st round car with 1 car suffering breakage. Jamey Caudill, also still in competition in Top ET, had a first round loss in CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association. He was dialed a 6.81, had a 0.025 RT, & ran a 6.833 for the loss. He received the Victory Lane Golf Carts 1st Round Best Losing Package award which is also the owner of the Camaro that Jamey drives. Fresh off her victory just an hour or so ago, Hillarey Marshall found herself with a tough loss in round #2 of competition. However she didn't leave empty handed from this race as she got a 5 gallon pail of PRO 112+ fuel courtesy of Ford's Fuel and Propane/ Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants. She was dialed a 6.26, had a 0.013 RT, & broke out running 6.253 for the L. In the semi's, we had Brent Pozzi & Tim Sloan. Brent was dialed a 6.70, had a .054 RT & ran 6.758. Tim was dialed a 6.04, had a .056 RT, & ran a 6.064. Saturday race #2 brought it all down to Homer Carty & Kevin Locklear. This will be the 3rd time in the finals for Locklear in the 2023 CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association season. Homer said in the finals, "Kevin messed that one up & gave it to me". Homer was dialed a 6.23, had a .039 RT, & ran off his dial to run a 6.283 for the victory. Kevin was dialed a 6.67, had a .059 RT, & broke out running 6.668. Kevin said this is his 3rd time of being a bridesmaid & he wants himself one of those Eagle trophies. He still has 4 races left for the year to collect one so everyone be aware he is on the hunt. Homer collected another Eagle trophy to add to his collection (Dennis Pope was trying to buy it), a large trailer check courtesy of MJ Printing & Graphics, $300.00 gift certificate from QA1 & $100.00 gift certificate from ATI Performance Products. Kevin now has (3) $100.00 gift certificates from Altronics Inc, (3) $50.00 gift certificates from Meziere Enterprises, & (3) $50.00 gift certificates from ATI Performance Products. Jim Morgan won the $50.00 from Auto Plus Service Center for the Paul Bunyan/Best RT award for his .006 RT in Round #1. Homer Carty collected the Wayside Landscapes & Supply Bounty Hunter award for taking out Hillarey Marshall in round #2. Mike Pozzi received the Butner Construction Sportsmanship Award for assisting his brother after the electric fan failed after his round #1 win. They went into full blown "heads up mode" to keep the car cool. Homer Carty was the winner of the Crew Chief Pro Software Best Winning Package of the race for once again his round #2 win against Hillarey. He was dialed a 6.25, had a .008 RT & ran a 6.243 for the W. Dennis Pope got the first round win in the 2nd race of the day but he said he had no idea how he did it as he was awarded the Gutters by Design/Worst Light of the race with his .185 RT.

Our next CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association race will be our only 1/4 mile event of the year held at Darlington Dragway on October 14-15. This will be our first time here in many years & also under the current management of Mr. Jeff Miles. We are all looking forward to this event & hope to surpass yet another record for the 2023 season. In the meanwhile, our racers will likely be participating in this weekend's NHRA Southeast Division 2 race at GALOT Motorsports Park, followed by the NHRA national event at zMAX DRAGWAY, & then closing out the month of September with the NHRA Northeast Division at Virginia Motorsports Park.

See y'all at the track!!!