In his third race with a new Alan Johnson 526 motor between the pipes, Merriville, IN’s Jeff Merritt qualified sixth in his 2000 Firebird, then lost in round one to eventual race winner Tony Williams. Merritt has been racing the JT Race Cars-built machine for 10 years. “It’s a dinosaur,” he said.
Dan Higgs, from Acworth, GA (near lane) defeated the ’67 Chevy II of Rome, GA’s Mark Earwood in a very tight Super Pro final.
Palmetto, GA’s Toby Barnes and his 1970 GTO prevailed over Braselton, GA’s Jacob Rutledge, who broke out with his pick-up in the eighth-mile Pro class final. Regardless, Barnes would’ve been tough to beat after leaving with a .002 light, then running 7.532/91.18 on a 7.53 dial.
Running on DOT tires, Justin Buckner and his 2002 Camaro, from Rincon, GA, won the Sportsman final over the 1974 Vega stationwagon of Douglasville, GA’s Kent Long.
After leaving with a .006 reaction, Hoschton, GA’s Morgan Wood (near lane) posted a 7.973-seconds pass at 79.89 mph to earn the Jr. Dragster win over Ashton Shubert, from nearby Commerce, GA.
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