Tim Kincaid of Thorn Hill, TN, outlasted 15 challengers Mar. 24, to win the second-chance race for Radial vs. the World non-qualifiers at Donald "Duck" Long's Sweet 16 event at South Georgia Motorsports Park (SGMP). In a battle of blown '63 Corvettes, Kincaid beat Rodney Whatley in the final round.

"This is really exciting for us. We knew it would be tough to break into the Sweet 16, but didn't think it would be as hard as it turned out, so to get this win really means a lot," Kincaid said.

After nine rounds of qualifying over Thursday and Friday, Kincaid's 3.82 at 195.36 left him 19th of 34 entries overall, but 3rd for the $5,000-to-win consolation event. Whatley, meanwhile, ran a best of 3.850 at 188.96 to place 6th or 22nd overall. 

Kincaid made a solo pass in round one of racing when Ed Haddock couldn't answer the call with his '85 Chevy C-10 pickup, then overcame a holeshot by Canadian Enzo Pecchini to advance to the semis and win over Don Lamana. Meanwhile, Whatley, from Sawyer, TX, beat Ken Quartuccio, Alan Pittman, and top starter Mark Woodruff to reach Kincaid in the final.

Once there, Whatley left first with a .026 reaction time in the left lane, while Kincaid posted a .031 light in the right. Whatley's blown small-block equipped Vette actually led to the halfway mark, but Kincaid's big-block power took over in the back half, running 3.86 at 195.14 for a close six-thousandths win over Whatley's 3.87 at 188.38 pass.

"I knew he was right there and I really didn't know who won until looking up at the scoreboard," Kincaid said. "It's a thrill to win here. We had a blast."