By JM Hallas MARION, Texas – As the IHRA Summit Super Series Bracket Racing points season comes to a conclusion San Antonio Raceway hosted its final series race, with double points on the line. With extra points, class championships are still up for grabs as well as seating position for the IHRA Team Finals held at Pine Valley Raceway Oct. 5th-8th. While some classes are separated by only one or two rounds of racing among the top five, others are somewhat comfortable in their position. Although double points throw things up in the air for everyone. One bad reaction time,…
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By JM Hallas MARBLE FALLS, Texas – After two days of qualifying it was time for the final eliminations at the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series, 26th Annual LakeFest. Today was the day to find out who would take home the championship trophies in each class, and maybe set a new record or two in the process. Although with the heat and air density it would be difficult. Recapping Saturday final qualifying; In the Pro classes Bryan Sanders (Nitrochondriac)-Top Fuel Hydro, Travis Tutle (Short Fuse) – Top Alcohol Hydro and Tony Scarlotta (Shazam)-Top Alcohol Flats went to their rooms on…
By JM Hallas MARBLE FALLS, Texas – With the first day of Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series qualifying completed, Saturday was a last chance for racers in all classes to move up the starting ladder and/or test out any changes made from Friday. Recapping Friday qualifying; In the Pro classes Scott Compton (Liquid Voodoo)-Top Fuel Hydro, Travis Tutle (Short Fuse) – Top Alcohol Hydro and Tony Scarlotta (Shazam)-Top Alcohol Flats slept well knowing, at least for the night, that they were on top the qualifying sheets. The Pro Modifieds saw Mike Lamb (Just 1 More) grab the number one…
By JM Hallas MARBLE FALLS, Texas – Friday kicked off the first of three days of the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series on Lake Marble Falls. Friday and Saturday are qualifying for all the classes in competition as drivers try to get themselves set in good bracket position and get their boats dialed in for eliminations on Sunday. The day started early for the Sportsman racers with their opening rounds of qualifying beginning at 9:00am. The first round of Pro qualifying followed the Sportsman, around 10:30am, as drivers made their first passes. With no issues throughout the day with…
By JM Hallas MARBLE FALLS, Texas – If it’s August and 100 outside it must be time for the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series at the 26th Annual Marble Falls LakeFest. Drivers from all over the United States converge this weekend to run the “liquid quarter mile”(or 1000′ as the case may be) in the Pro Classes. In the Sportsman and Bracket Classes, many of the racers are local drivers or from Texas in general. The baddest of the Pro Classes is Top Fuel Hydro, much like its on-land brothers but no tires and no land. These bad boys…
By JM Hallas PLEASANTON, Texas – A huge weekend of events at I-37 Speedway was nearly done before it started when a fire burned down the office/ticket booth on the property. The cause, still unknown, is suspected to be electrical and also burned the tracks meter loop that supplies power to everything on the grounds. With dedication and hard work from track employees, workers and volunteers the facility was up and running by race time Saturday night. The Saturday night festivities included the 2 Jacks Back to School Bash. The Jacks, Karen and Bobby, have been sponsoring a back to…
By JM Hallas PLEASANTON, Texas – It’s hot! To say the weather is hot would be an understatement and redundant, but so is the racing at I-37 Speedway just south of Pleasanton. Saturday night was a regular points night with all six classes in action on the ¼ mile, semi-banked, dirt oval. Starting tonight the kids Go-Karts were also included with three age groups competing on the mini-track. This weekend the track, plus James Adams Racing Photography, added to the Pure Stock payout making it $400 to win in the 20-lap feature. Right now the two Dakotas (Heinaman and Hurley)…
By JM Hallas PLEASANTON, Texas – After a three week hiatus, I-37 Speedway returned to action Saturday with a big night of racing. Along with the regular classes, Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks and Sport Compacts, the Dwarf Car Racing Series of Texas made its second trip of the season to the ¼ mile, semi-banked, dirt oval. In their first trip it was Ryan Stoy taking the victory followed by James Fitzgerald, Dillon Spreen, Tyler Folkerts and Drew Simental in the top five. Fitzgerald currently lead the DCRST points with Dillon Coyne only 15 back,…
By JM Hallas PAIGE, Texas – Kicking off the 4th of July holiday, Cotton Bowl Speedway hosted another round of the Southern Texas Late Model Series, its second visit for the season. In the March race it was Austin Theiss picking up the victory after a spirited battle with Colton Horner and Tracy Denby Jr. The current STLMS points show Jim Moon, winner of two Houston area shows, ahead of GW Egbert, Theiss, Brandon Brzozowski and KC Fielding. Also in action on the 3/8 mile, semi-banked, dirt, oval were the regular Cotton Bowl Speedway classes (IMCA Modifieds, Southern Sport Mods…
By JM Hallas MARION, Texas – Saturday evening it was back to Summit Super Series Bracket Racing on the 1/8th mile at San Antonio Raceway. This would be the sixth round of points racing on the drag strip located just east of San Antonio. Coming to the midway portion of the Summit Series season, points races are already beginning to take shape. In the Electronics (Box) class it’s former San Antonio Raceway promoter Todd Zampese leading the way by a couple rounds over former track and IHRA World Finals champ, Scott Ball. Todd Robinson, Greg Meuth and Mike Atkinson round…