McNeal Freeman racing for $400,000!

Mike Schwartz · 04-08-2023, 01:43 AM

I was quite surprised to see McNeal all the way out in Pomona for the Winternationals last week. (Congratulations on your ¼-final finish.) However, today I learned the real reason for his western trip: to stop off for a shot at the Spring Fling Million at The Strip at Las Vegas. The guaranteed winner's prize for Friday's Million was announced at $400,000, meaning at least 350 entries at $2000 each.

I'm only part way through watching the 1st round, so I can't report results, but McNeal, Paz, and Lamb were some of the class racers that I've already seen.

BG56 · 04-08-2023, 08:12 AM

How far did he go? Need to win Rd.3 to start collecting $$$. 364 cars at $2k a pop for approx. $728k purse. Buybacks could add to that. I hope he made plenty of gas money!

KennyAnderson · 04-08-2023, 11:15 AM

McNeal is on a World Tour!!! In his own words, he is "LIVIN MY BEST LIFE!!!"

Rory McNeil · 04-08-2023, 01:40 PM

How cool would it be to see a V6 4 door Caprice being chased down by a bunch of dragsters! Good luck, McNeal !

GTX JOHN · 04-08-2023, 03:46 PM

My son and I enjoyed chatting with him at the Winters.

He is really quite a character and we had some laughs!

That is saying a lot coming from me.

Ron Ortiz · 04-08-2023, 06:05 PM

The video guy from the Spring Fling was in McNeal's backseat when he did his burnout, gave him some cash and exited, it was great. They did a good presentation on him.
Tyler Bohannan was another class racer along with a couple of guys with either a Copo or Cobra Jets, and Lane Weber.
Lamb's crew chief was Dan Fletcher, as Lamb was the runner up in the Pro class. There were quite a few of Super class racers there as well as the heavy hitters of bracket racing.
Kyle Cultrera was runner up in the finals to winner Andy Schmall.
They also used TruStart on the tree.
Saw several brutal packages and quite a few off pace runs. People were hitting the tree with double O's then turning around with a .035 or .041. Saw a couple guys go triple zero and 1 over. Saw a couple of side by side .002's and identical dials. There were some unreal runs, great entertainment.

04-08-2023, 01:43 AM	#1
Mike Schwartz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 533 Likes: 129 Liked 248 Times in 89 Posts	McNeal Freeman racing for $400,000! I was quite surprised to see McNeal all the way out in Pomona for the Winternationals last week. (Congratulations on your ¼-final finish.) However, today I learned the real reason for his western trip: to stop off for a shot at the Spring Fling Million at The Strip at Las Vegas. The guaranteed winner's prize for Friday's Million was announced at $400,000, meaning at least 350 entries at $2000 each. I'm only part way through watching the 1st round, so I can't report results, but McNeal, Paz, and Lamb were some of the class racers that I've already seen. Last edited by Mike Schwartz; 04-08-2023 at 01:44 AM. Reason: Formatting

04-08-2023, 08:12 AM	#2
BG56 Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 350 Likes: 499 Liked 294 Times in 110 Posts	Re: McNeal Freeman racing for $400,000! How far did he go? Need to win Rd.3 to start collecting $$$. 364 cars at $2k a pop for approx. $728k purse. Buybacks could add to that. I hope he made plenty of gas money!

04-08-2023, 11:15 AM	#3
KennyAnderson Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 290 Likes: 38 Liked 357 Times in 119 Posts	Re: McNeal Freeman racing for $400,000! McNeal is on a World Tour!!! In his own words, he is "LIVIN MY BEST LIFE!!!"

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Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,311 Likes: 316 Liked 1,103 Times in 301 Posts	Re: McNeal Freeman racing for $400,000! How cool would it be to see a V6 4 door Caprice being chased down by a bunch of dragsters! Good luck, McNeal ! __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang

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GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,732 Likes: 2,797 Liked 2,476 Times in 697 Posts	Re: McNeal Freeman racing for $400,000! My son and I enjoyed chatting with him at the Winters. He is really quite a character and we had some laughs! That is saying a lot coming from me. __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock

04-08-2023, 06:05 PM	#6
Ron Ortiz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Englewood, Florida Posts: 989 Likes: 35 Liked 317 Times in 103 Posts	Re: McNeal Freeman racing for $400,000! The video guy from the Spring Fling was in McNeal's backseat when he did his burnout, gave him some cash and exited, it was great. They did a good presentation on him. Tyler Bohannan was another class racer along with a couple of guys with either a Copo or Cobra Jets, and Lane Weber. Lamb's crew chief was Dan Fletcher, as Lamb was the runner up in the Pro class. There were quite a few of Super class racers there as well as the heavy hitters of bracket racing. Kyle Cultrera was runner up in the finals to winner Andy Schmall. They also used TruStart on the tree. Saw several brutal packages and quite a few off pace runs. People were hitting the tree with double O's then turning around with a .035 or .041. Saw a couple guys go triple zero and 1 over. Saw a couple of side by side .002's and identical dials. There were some unreal runs, great entertainment. __________________ Ron Ortiz 2102 STK