The twin-turboed '02 Mustang of Bridgewater, MA's Manny Buginga rocketed to the top of X275 qualifying with a 4.238-seconds pass at 170.04 mph in the sixth of seven rounds during Duck X Productions' Sweet 16 Ver. 3.0 at South Georgia Motorsports Park..

Charles Hull of Brunswick, GA, also stepped up in the final session with a 4.251 at 168.14 that boosted his turbocharged '92 Mustang from eighth to second place. With a 4.257 at 166.70-mph pass, Delaware's Ron Rhodes rounded out the top three over the quickest field in class history, anchored at 16th by a 4.335-seconds effort at 165.94 mph by New Jersey racer Robert Williams.

With a unique screw-blown small-block powerplant beneath the hood of "El Diablo," his Reese Brother's Race Cars 2019 Camaro, David Reese stepped up with a 3.531-seconds pass at 211.33 mph in Saturday's fifth round of qualifying to take over the top spot in Radials vs. the World qualifying for Duck X Productions' Sweet 16 Ver. 3.0 at South Georgia Motorsports Park.
Then he sat back through three additional qualifying sessions on Sunday while 22 rivals took shot after shot trying to unseat the Temple, GA-based chassis builder from his lofty perch.

Eric Dillard returned at Sweet 16 after a long layoff from the driver's seat and proved he hadn't missed a beat by steering team owner Manny Buginga's Procharger-boosted 2002 Mustang to the top position over the quickest Pro 275 qualifying field ever at Duck X Productions' Sweet 16 Ver. 3.0 at South Georgia Motorsports Park..

Dillard took over the lead position from Jeff Miller and his supercharged "Bumblebee" Camaro with a 3.777-seconds run at 194.80 mph in the seventh-and-final qualifying session.

Five years ago, Tony Caswell made the nearly 20-hour drive from his home in Durand, MI, just to experience a Duck X Production for himself at South Georgia Motorsports Park. This weekend he's back as team owner of a brand-new Pro 275 entry for promoter Donald "Duck" Long's third annual Sweet 16 event.

As a 13-year Top Alcohol Dragster racer, Caswell is no stranger to drag racing, however. For his first visit to SGMP he helped out as a crew member for doorslammer veterans Scott Carter and Bob Adel, but this time around he's teamed up with crew chief Jason French and chassis man Rich McCarren behind the wheel of his unique, twin-turboed '84 Chevy S-10 Blazer.

Pro Nitrous veteran turned Pro Boost rookie Johnny Camp secured his first-ever Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) “660 Man” trophy Saturday night when he won PDRA DragWars presented by Modern Racing. Racing in Penske/PRS Pro Boost presented by WS Construction, Camp recorded a 3.693 at 203.16 mph on a single when final-round opponent James Beadling couldn’t fire up. 

David Reese and his screw-blown 2019 Camaro climbed their way to the top of Radials vs. the World qualifying for Sweet 16 Ver. 3.0 at South Georgia Motorsports Park, capping five sessions with a track ET record 3.531 at an also class-leading 211.33 mph. Reese steadily improved from a 3.68 that had him fourth after round three and 3.58 in round four that boosted him to second behind then leader Marcus Birt at 3.575 seconds and 205.75 mph.

Birt sat out the late-night fifth round with his nitrous-breathing C7 Corvette, but dropped only to second, with J.R. Gray third at 5.93 and 205.22 mph in a second Reese-built 2020 Camaro. Melanie Salemi was fourth at day's end with a 3.597 at 208.42 in her screw-blown '16 Camaro, and rookie driver Luis de Leon placed his nitrous-fed '69 Camaro fifth with a 3.614-seconds blast at 200.74 mph.

The challenges faced across the globe due to the pandemic created challenges in motorsports unlike anything we’ve ever seen, but dedication and perseverance prevailed for the racers and fans of the Funny Car Chaos Championship Series in 2020. It was no easy feat, with multiple events relocated and rescheduled, yet a full eight-race season was completed and that came with record-setting crowds and an impressive fifty-five Funny Car teams participating in the tour this season. Over $175,000 in payouts and bonus programs was paid out thanks to continued support from major series sponsors Red Line Shirt Club, Mears Mazda Volvo, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Spell Concrete & Paving Services.

The 2019 season marked the debut of the points Championship for Funny Car Chaos which was won with authority by Ken Singleton’s “High Risk” Alcohol Funny Car team from Chickasha, Oklahoma. Singleton and company spent many years in drag boat circles before making the switch to asphalt and competing for four seasons in the Outlaw Fuel Altered Association, posting his best points finish of fourth in 2017 before going Funny Car racing on the Chaos tour in 2018. Singleton’s screw-blown alcohol burner is the last TA/FC campaigned by Texan Jimmy Jones and the hard-working team has proven that commitment and consistency can go a long way.

Defending Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous world champion Jim Halsey picked up his third No. 1 qualifier award in five races Friday night at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) DragWars presented by Modern Racing at GALOT Motorsports Park. Halsey came within thousandths of a second of his own E.T. world record with his 3.618-second blast at 208.88 mph. 

Scott Woodruff's mantra is to hang in the shadows, making stuff happen with little or no recognition. He prefers to be a mover and shaker in the drag racing community, painting the world in a positive light as his role as Director of Motorsports for Jegs Mail Order.

Sunday afternoon, Woodruff stepped out of his comfort zone. He is critical of the NHRA's decision to postpone the Midwest Nationals' balance outside of St. Louis, starting with the third pair in the quarter-finals in Pro Stock.

Speedmaster is a rapidly expanding manufacturing and distribution company with offices in Sydney, Los Angeles and Shanghai. To strengthen its brand recognition and market share, CEO of Speedmaster Jason Kencevski, has appointed well-known Aftermarket identity Vic Wood as North American Vice President of Sales, effective immediately. In his new role, brings four decades of experience in the performance aftermarket.
 
Wood 67, (a native Australian) will be the “face of Speedmaster” In the US and will represent the Speedmaster brand at all levels of Sales and distribution. “I am really looking forward to the challenge,” said Wood, who makes his home in Kansas City Kansas, “the range of products within the scope of Speedmaster is outstanding and the fact that we have products to suit the weekend hot rodder all the way to the highest levels of performance gives us something for all tastes and needs” To represent an Aussie company at this stage of my career makes me very proud”