Marriott’s Third Win Strengthens OFAA Points Lead
8/16/07
The B.H.R.A. (Bill Hielscher Racing Association) Nationals always guarantees the fans at Texas Raceway two action packed nights of drag racing fun under the lights and for the fifth consecutive year the Outlaw Fuel Altereds packed the house to entertain the wall-to-wall crowd that jams into Texas Raceway for the biggest show of the season. Travis Bouchey’s “Excitation” fuel Fiat has won two of the last three events prior to this, the sixth outing of the nine race season. The performance from the “Excitation” team this season has been stout with multiple sub-four second passes and two wins to their credit. Only one team can better their record, the “Shockwave” crew headed by Bobby Marriott, who has put together an amazing string of races this season. After taking home the season opener at Shreveport, Marriott advanced to the final of every event except Caddo Mills and collected a win at Prescott.
Bouchey and Marriott have lined up in two finals (Lufkin and Denton) with Bouchey taking home both event wins. These two nitro burners have provided some great racing that resembles the Reep & Rigler battles from past seasons. Friday night the altereds lined up for their first qualifying session under the lights at Kennedale where it is known that big power can be put down by these blown monsters!
Friday’s qualifying session was highlighted by great runs from the top five in points heading into this event. The top five cars actually claimed the top five spots on the ladder
after one session. Travis Bouchey clicked off a 4.04 at 159 mph after carrying the front wheels past the 330’ cone! Larry Reep’s “Grim Reeper” went 4.25 at 148 mph but “hung the bones” and had to pack up early and head back to Austin with engine damage. Jack Hodgson’s Waco based “Southern Outlaw” gang threw down a 4.03 at 173 mph to claim the third spot. Brad Rigler’s “Toxic” machine tripped the clocks with a very stout 4.02 at 169 mph and Marriott’s “Shockwave” blistered to a 4.11 at 182 mph which set high mile per hour for the evening. Donnie Massey claimed the sixth spot with a nice 4.31 at 158 with Wayne Lewis right behind at 4.36 at 157 mph. Nick Poloson rounded out the quick ten field with a 4.96 at only 127 mph which left DoDad Burton and Chris White on the outside looking in with one session remaining on Saturday evening. Twenty one year old White debuted his family run “White Lightning” blown Chevrolet and will be a welcome regular at all the OFAA events.
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