Travis Harvey proved last Saturday night that he can win a big race
- even in the midst of the boss. The Mad Dawg event in Mooresville,
N.C., ran late into the night, and when the smoke cleared, August 16,
first time event winner, Travis Harvey, hoisted the Mad Dawg trophy -
dispelling all rumors that car owner Russ Farmer is bad luck.
"They told me I couldn't come tonight, but I showed up anyway," laughed Race Tech Race Cars owner, Russ Farmer.
Harvey, resident of Burlington, NC is having a spectacular year, which
started in July with his first ever Big Dog trophy - an event Harvey
won while Farmer was on vacation creating grounds for the good-natured
ribbing. Harvey's Mad Dawg performance on Saturday, was anything but a
joke, as he dipped into the teens to qualifying No. 1 in the heat with
a 4.19 elapsed time at a series high 181 miles per hour.
First round of eliminations got underway as the sun sank low in
Mooresville's sky, and the packed grandstands were ready for some
heads-up doorslammers. In round one action, eventual winner, Travis
Harvey had to first catch Darrin Hoyle, who took an early lead out of
the gate (.026 -.049). Hoyle's 4.24 came up short at the stripe though,
as Harvey goes low for the round with a 4.18, 180mph.