[Tabitha Draughon]

KDS Motorsports Race Report & Results:

First off I want to say I'm sorry that I didn't get this posted yesterday like I typically do but I had an eye appointment where they dilated my eyes for potential eye surgery so seeing yesterday wasn't too easy but I'm on the mend today.

Let's start out by giving KDS Motorsports owners/employees a special THANK YOU for welcoming us to their facility & giving us 2 great days of racing. There were a few obstacles to overcome but overall the 2 days went pretty smooth.

Our CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association racers came with their A1 game on to start out the Warren Engines sponsored Dash for Cash. We had a total of 13 dead on runs with 4 of those runs being dead on with a 0. Keith Alexander came out on top collecting the $100 from Warren Engines for his .001 package. He had a .001 RT & ran 6.570 @ 100.61 mph on his 6.57 dial. By winning the Dash for Cash, he was also eligible for the first round bye run in which he did receive. WE DID IT! We got our 50 entries which was Leigh Anne & Tabitha's goal & it broke the record of 48 cars previously. Although only 49 cars made the 1st round call. One of our sponsors & racers, Doyle Evans had surgery & left it was best not to compete so he took his entry points only. Get well soon Doyle!!! Dennis Pope came out on the losing side of a good run with Steve Foley in Round 1 to earn the Victory Lane Golf Carts 1st Round Best Losing Package. Dennis was dialed a 7.07, had a .036 RT, & ran 7.084 @ 93.54 mph. BTW, Victory Lane Golf Carts suffered a major break-in overnight & has a cash reward for recovering the stolen property so please check out their page & be on the lookout for their stolen goods. The Ford's Fuel and Propane/ Renegade Race Fuels & Lubricants 2nd Round Best Losing Package went to Steve Foley. To make the loss not sting quit as much, he received 5 gallons of PRO 112+ racing fuel & also lost to the eventual race winner. Steve was dialed a 6.14, had a .021 RT, & ran 6.150 @ 93.54 mph. In the Semi-finals, Joseph Strickland lined up against our previous race winner & Bounty Hunter target, Raymond Roland. Raymond lost this run & Joseph would collect the 1st ever Wayside Landscapes & Supply Bounty Hunter Award. Raymond was dialed a 6.66, had a .023 RT, & ran a 6.661 @ 100.12 mph for the loss. Our next pairings would be Jeff Longhany versus Dan Fletcher. Dan had some issues off the starting line resulting in the loss here. He was dialed a 6.07, had a .061 RT, & ran a 14.88 after aborting the run. Joseph Strickland & Jeff Longhany met up in the finals. Joseph had his worst reaction time of the day but still came out with victory as Jeff's car spun off the starting line. Joseph was dialed a 7.42, had a .032 RT, & ran a 7.485 @ 79.72 mph. Jeff had had the advantage off the starting line with his .010 RT, but ran a 7.183 @ 93.00 mph off his 6.20 dial. Joseph collected the biggest CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association payout to date & on top of his race winnings, he also received the Auto Plus Service Center Paul Bunyan "Best Reaction Time" Award for his .003 RT during R2, the above mentioned Wayside Landscapes & Supply Bounty Hunter Award for taking out Raymond Roland in the semis, Zamp Racing Best Winning Package for his R2 win where he was dialed a 7.43, had a .033 RT, & ran a 7.431 @ 87.79 mph, $300 product gift certificate from QA1, & a $100 product gift certificate from ATI Performance Products. Jeff received his race winnings as well as a $100 gift certificate from Altronics Inc, a $50 gift certificate from Meziere Enterprises, & a $50 gift certificate from ATI Performance Products. The McLawhorn Racing "Hard Luck Award" was given to Jim Reynolds for his car troubles during our Warren Engines Dash for Cash in which he missed the run but luckily he did get the car fixed with the help of several fellow racers. Dennis Pope received the Butner Construction "Sportmanship Award" for helping Donald Webb & Mr. Underwood get their "new to them" Stocker fixed to make Saturday's race after having some troubles during testing on Thursday night. Randy Chew received the Gutters by Design "Mind in the Gutter/Worst RT" for his .179 RT during R1 but still came out with the win. The Chew crew got tickled to death at this award so I think it's safe to say that 2023 will be a great year for CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association. The evening was topped off with a surprise retirement party on behalf of his family for Mr. Ed McLawhorn. Everyone got their bellies full of hot dogs, hamburgers, & cake. Mr. Ed stated that he knew something was going on when he saw his sister-in-law showed up at the track. A big compliment to the racers in CCRA-Carolina Class Racers Association was several racers made the comment that this was one of the toughest associations to win in so y'all racers keep up the good work & keep doing what you're doing as it doesn't go unnoticed!!!