Drag Radial Event at South Georgia Motorsports Park

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Drag Radial Event at South Georgia Motorsports Park
Cecil, GA February 26-28

Racers from 24 states, including California, journeyed to South Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil, Georgia for the Outlaw Radial Tire Championship series event. This was THE race to determine who had the best car racing on radial tires. The headliner class, Radial vs. the World, pitted cars with radial tires against cars using racing slicks. Eighty-two cars attempted to qualify for the 32 car field to prove who was the best. After five rounds of tough racing, David Wolfe from Fort Worth, Texas, defeated Scotty Guadagno from New York. On his way to victory, Wolfe ran the quickest elapsed time ever recorded on radial tires when he scorched the SGMP track with an amazing 4.447 second run in the eighth mile.

In the Ultimate Street class, Mike Freeman of Lehigh, Florida, outlasted 56 other competitors for the victory when he defeated Bob Kurgan in the final. Brian Goss of Lehigh, Florida, had the best times ever recorded for the class when he ran 5.019 seconds at 141.43 mph.

Troy Pirez of Dover, Florida, won the XTreme 275 class over Joe Morgan of Sharpsburg, Georgia after the two waded through 36 competitors. Dave Bowman from Fremont, California had the best times, 4.912 seconds at 156.81 miles per hour, but lost to Morgan in the semifinals.

Valerie Clements from Central, South Carolina, won the 330 Outlaw class for ultimate Jr. Dragsters.
Marvin T. Smith