TWO HUNDRED TUTTEROW
Sun, 2009-03-08 08:00
Todd Tutterow had a clear cut objective heading into the ADRL
Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Tex.
He had planned to enter the event, run 200 miles per hour and slip out with the $5000 prize offered by Flowmaster Mufflers to any driver who could run the speed. In his mind, anything after that was a bonus.
That’s why Tutterow, the veteran doorslammer racer from Yadkinville, N.C., ran seven consecutive 200 mph runs over the course of the event.
Speed does indeed kill if you're in the lane opposite lane of Tutterow.
Thirty minutes shy of 11 PM on Saturday evening, Tutterow defeated big runner Jason Scruggs to collect his bonus. Todd Tutterow had a clear cut objective heading into the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Tex.
He had planned to enter the event, run 200 miles per hour and slip out with the $5000 prize offered by Flowmaster Mufflers to any driver who could run the speed. In his mind, anything after that was a bonus.
That’s why Tutterow, the veteran doorslammer racer from Yadkinville, N.C., ran seven consecutive 200 mph runs over the course of the event.
Speed does indeed kill if you're in the lane opposite lane of Tutterow.
Thirty minutes shy of 11 PM on Saturday evening, Tutterow defeated big runner Jason Scruggs to collect his bonus.
Tutterow’s participation in the ADRL competition over the years has been hit or miss. This season Tutterow has planned to hit more events than he expects to miss.
“If I can win some money and I have some people backing me now with money to travel on, we’re gunning to race all of the events,” Tutterow said.
Tutterow’s victory thumbs the nose at the notion that speed doesn’t win races.
“The track was good but it had been marginal at times at the front part,” Tutterow explained. “That’s why I ran it out the back door a lot.”
Sometimes that kind of racing will enable a driver to watch their opponents in the early part of the race only to pull away in the end. Tutterow admitted that he never saw an opponent until the final round when he raced Scruggs.
For the most part, Tutterow never saw opponents Bennie McDonald Jr., Ron Muenks and Jason Hamstra.
“I learned long ago that we don’t race to 60 feet, we go to 660,” Tutterow said. “It wasn’t too bad tuning down the car tonight for the front half because I’ve raced on some tough racing surfaces. I learned a long time ago that if you want to win you had better learn to race the race track.
“Winning is not about knocking it out of the park on every run.”
He had planned to enter the event, run 200 miles per hour and slip out with the $5000 prize offered by Flowmaster Mufflers to any driver who could run the speed. In his mind, anything after that was a bonus.
That’s why Tutterow, the veteran doorslammer racer from Yadkinville, N.C., ran seven consecutive 200 mph runs over the course of the event.
Speed does indeed kill if you're in the lane opposite lane of Tutterow.
Thirty minutes shy of 11 PM on Saturday evening, Tutterow defeated big runner Jason Scruggs to collect his bonus. Todd Tutterow had a clear cut objective heading into the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Tex.
He had planned to enter the event, run 200 miles per hour and slip out with the $5000 prize offered by Flowmaster Mufflers to any driver who could run the speed. In his mind, anything after that was a bonus.
That’s why Tutterow, the veteran doorslammer racer from Yadkinville, N.C., ran seven consecutive 200 mph runs over the course of the event.
Speed does indeed kill if you're in the lane opposite lane of Tutterow.
Thirty minutes shy of 11 PM on Saturday evening, Tutterow defeated big runner Jason Scruggs to collect his bonus.
Tutterow’s participation in the ADRL competition over the years has been hit or miss. This season Tutterow has planned to hit more events than he expects to miss.
“If I can win some money and I have some people backing me now with money to travel on, we’re gunning to race all of the events,” Tutterow said.
Tutterow’s victory thumbs the nose at the notion that speed doesn’t win races.
“The track was good but it had been marginal at times at the front part,” Tutterow explained. “That’s why I ran it out the back door a lot.”
Sometimes that kind of racing will enable a driver to watch their opponents in the early part of the race only to pull away in the end. Tutterow admitted that he never saw an opponent until the final round when he raced Scruggs.
For the most part, Tutterow never saw opponents Bennie McDonald Jr., Ron Muenks and Jason Hamstra.
“I learned long ago that we don’t race to 60 feet, we go to 660,” Tutterow said. “It wasn’t too bad tuning down the car tonight for the front half because I’ve raced on some tough racing surfaces. I learned a long time ago that if you want to win you had better learn to race the race track.
“Winning is not about knocking it out of the park on every run.”
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