Too bad the quickest three winners can’t advance to the final because poor Brad Rigler’s 4.09 would have been a ticket to the final on any other day, but Hodgson and Marriott went lower with a 4.08 and 4.07 to advance them to the final round as the quickest two winners. Marriott would appear in his intimidating fourth straight final round and Hodgson would be making his first final round start this season. Hodgson was favored on paper by a slim margin but his reputation to be a killer on the starting line had Marriott sweating bullets.
Hodgson has lit the red bulb twice in eliminations this season. A final round is not the time for number three and maybe Hodgson played it a little too safe because Marriott brought the heat on the tree and on the track! With the starting line advantage out of the gate Marriott steadily pulled away from Hodgson with a 4.01 at 186 mph! The “Shockwave” set low elapsed time and top speed of the meet in the final round to claim his third win of the season and extend his points lead by 55 over Bouchey. Hodgson’s 4.12 at 173 mph was no slouch and had Marriott made a mistake the title would have been going home to Waco, but not tonight! Hodgson did make up ground in the points and now trails Bouchey by only eight points for second.
Final Round Eliminations:
(W) Bobby Marriott (.073 rt) 4.01 at 186 mph vs. (L) Jack Hodgson (.114 rt) 4.12 at 173 mph
“Snorter and Allen have worked very hard this year to keep the car running well and we have taken full advantage of that and a little luck helps too. Things are really working out this year and we are having fun doing it. The car is happy and we are happy and that’s all we could ask for,” said Marriott.
The Outlaw Fuel Altereds have three more stops in the 2007 racing season with the next event scheduled for September 1st and 2nd when the OFAA headlines the Mo-Kan Dragway Labor Day Weekend Classic. Brad Rigler has dominated Mo-Kan and taken home the win for the past three consecutive events there. Rigler missed the Kennedale final round by only eight thousandths of a second and looks good heading to what we like to call “Mo-Rigler” Dragway early next month. A huge field of cars is expected to pack into Mo-Kan Dragway so be there and if you can’t stop by www.ofaa.net to stay on top of the latest news and results!
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