HEADS-UP 5.20 DRAGSTERS AT MMP
The August 12 race at Montgomery (AL) Motorsports Park will feature Outlaw Pro Mods, bracket racing and a brand new 5.20 Heads-up Dragster class paying $500 to win, $100 runner-up and $50 Semi's. Bracket racers will compete for $2,000 to win in Pro and $500 in Footbrake. Plus they will have a 32-car footbrake shootout with the winner getting an entry into the $100,000 Footbrake Halloween Classic at the end of October! For more info on this race call promoter George Howard’s office at 205-251-7311. [8-8-2006]
FATAL CRASH AT HRP
Long-time racer Rockey Keyes, was killed Aug. 5 at Houston Raceway Park after he lost control of his Super Comp car and crashed into a retaining wall near the finish line. Keyes had raced on Houston-area tracks for more than 30 years, track general manager Gerald Critchfield said. The car was going approximately 120 mph when the crash occurred. The County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Dept. of Public Safety will investigate to determine the cause of the accident. (Nick Hoffman photo) [8-8-2006]
GILBERTSON QUESTIONS TRACK CONDITION
At the IHRA race at Martin, MI, Bob Gilbertson defeated Terry Haddock then favorite Mike Ashley in the early rounds before losing to Jack Wyatt in the final when his
Autolite/Prestone Dodge Stratus smoked the tires at half-track due to track conditions.
"Lane choice played a big part in the final round," Gilbertson said. "We had to run right after the Jet Truck made a pass in the right lane and evidently there was still some jet fuel residue on the track that caused us to go up in smoke," Gilbertson said. "Doug Foley's Top Fuel car smoked the tires right behind us in the same lane and it's a shame. They had a great race track all weekend and ruined it by letting the jet run before the finals."
"Anyway, that's racing," Gilbertson added. "If we had run quicker in the semi's we would have had lane choice. I've got to congratulate Jack Wyatt, he's beaten me twice this year and I just want to let him know I'll be hunting for him at Norwalk." [8-8-2006]
‘FRANTIC’ WINNERS AT CORDOVA
Here are the results from last weekend’s special Frantic 14 at Cordova (IL) Dragway Park. Reher-Morrison Frantic 14 Top Dragster: Ed Bousman, Clinton, IA, dragster, 0.015, 7.47, 7.487, 168.26 def. Al Keufler, Naperville, IL, ‘97 Spitzer, 0.031, 7.3, 7.328, 184.98; Reher-Morrison Frantic 14 Top Sportsman: Pat Richardson, Moline, IL, ‘93 Firebird, 0.021, 7.97, 7.981, 166.91 def. Jeff Southerland, Andover, IL, ‘98 Cutlas, 0.011, 7.54, 7.537, 179.49; Reher-Morrison Frantic 14 Shootout: Ed Bousman, Clinton, IA, dragster, 0.013, 7.47, 7.488, 175.37 def. Pat Richardson, Moline, IL, ‘93 Firebird, 0.021, 7.97, 7.985, 171.58. [8-8-2006]
