THE HOMETOWN TEAM WINS BIG
Greer Dragway, in Greer, S.C., is the
closest drag strip to the main offices of Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com. In fact,
director of photography Roger Richards is within walking distance of the track.
Last weekend, Greer
Dragway made us all proud during the IHRA Summit Team Finals Championship at
Rockingham Dragway. They took home the team championship by winning more rounds
of competition over ten other
Over 500 racers
representing eleven IHRA Division Nine tracks competed in the annual four-day event.
Sunday’s main event awarded one point for each individual win with Greer
accumulating a total of 74 points. The
team comprising of forty eight competitors from Mooresville Dragway took second
place racking up 58 points. Richmond
Dragway out of
Greer Dragway, in Greer, S.C., is the
closest drag strip to the main offices of Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com. In fact,
director of photography Roger Richards is within walking distance of the track.
Last weekend, Greer
Dragway made us all proud during the IHRA Summit Team Finals Championship at
Rockingham Dragway. They took home the team championship by winning more rounds
of competition over ten other
Over 500 racers
representing eleven IHRA Division Nine tracks competed in the annual four-day event.
Sunday’s main event awarded one point for each individual win with Greer
accumulating a total of 74 points. The
team comprising of forty eight competitors from Mooresville Dragway took second
place racking up 58 points. Richmond
Dragway out of
Individual winners were
Chris Dean in Top Eliminator and the runnerup was Ricky Boyette. Dean
represented Dunn Benson Dragway, Boyette, Fayetteville Dragway. Modified was won by Richard Alford, Jr., of
Raleigh representing Piedmont Dragway and Ronnie Forrester of Greer was the
runner-up.
The Jr. Dragster class was
won by Brandi Merritt of
Each track champion
competed in a special “Race of Champions” run-off with Travis Harvey winning
Top Eliminator over J.B. Donati and Mike Marley of
A special bonus event was
held on Saturday that awarded $10,000 to
RESULTS FROM THE IHRA
Teams Finals – 1. Greer
Dragway, 74; 2. Mooresville Dragway, 58;3.
Sunday Team Finals Race
Results
Top Eliminator
Chris Dean,
Modified
Richard Alford, Jr.,
Raleigh, Chevelle, 6.88, .009, 6.916, 96.38, def. Ronnie Forrester,
Jr. Dragster
Brandi Merritt,
Race of Champions
Top Eliminator
Travis Harvey,
Modified
Mike Marley,
Jr. Dragster
Troy Brewer, Shannon,
8.23, .027, 8.225, 78.61, def. Dylan Stancil, Angier, 8.29, 8.279, 77.99.