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TS Points Leader Ronnie Davis Makes Astounding Offer

PITTSBORO, NC – There’s one event left in the PDRA’s sophomore tour, which means championships are on the line Ronnie Davisand a year’s worth of racing boils down to four short rounds. In Top Sportsman Ronnie “The King” Davis leads the pack, 185 points over current reigning champion Dan Ferguson. Ferguson has been no slouch competitor this year, leading the points from the season opener, where he won, up until the Memphis Drags. This means that the young, self-funded driver from Pennsylvania was the sole points leader for Top Sportsman for 13 consecutive races.

The weekend after the PDRA Dragstock event in Rockingham, N.C. Ferguson took his 2002 Firebird to Norwalk Raceway Park for the Shakedown at Norwalk. One fateful run, Ferguson clocked a 6.41 elapsed time at 210 MPH. Everything was smooth until he pulled the parachutes, and one got tangled in his wheelie bars sending Ferguson on two wheels and up against the wall. While he managed to walk away unscathed, the Firebird told a different story.

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Davis Seeks NHRA National Championship in 2015

Written by Ian Tocher

SUWANEE, GA — Veteran Top Sportsman drag racer Ronnie Davis opens an ambitious 2015 schedule this weekend Ronnie Daviswith a trip to Florida’s Orlando Speed World Dragway for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Division 2 season opener. It’s also the first of at least 23 races the Suwanee, Georgia-based golf cart dealer plans to enter this year as he attempts to become the inaugural NHRA Top Sportsman national champion while also seeking a title with the all-eighth-mile Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA).

The California-based NHRA is the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body and early this year announced it would offer a national title for the first time to Top Sportsman competitors. It came as particularly good news to Davis, who along with retired Div. 2 director Bill Holt, was instrumental in bringing the world’s quickest and fastest door-car bracket racing class to NHRA 13 years ago.

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Ronnie Davis Building New Top Sportsman Corvette For 2015

Veteran Top Sportsman racer Ronnie Davis, who is known by the nickname “The King,” has earned an enviable and Ronnie Davis - Martin ADRLwell-deserved reputation throughout his career by winning IHRA championships in 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000 and 2002 as well as taking NHRA titles in 2006 and 2010.

These days Davis runs in and is a key part of the Professional Drag Racing Association’s eighth-mile racing program. He not only competes in Top Sportsman, the class that has defined his career for the last 25 years, but he also supports PDRA through his Davis Golf Carts Sales operation, which is the official pit vehicle provider for the organization.

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Davis Hoping for Home-State Success with PDRA

SUWANEE, GA — Veteran Top Sportsman racer Ronnie “The King” Davis has enjoyed several wins over the years at South Georgia Ronnie Davis - RockinghamMotorsports Park (SGMP) and hopes that success will continue this weekend with the all-eighth-mile Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA).

“Up the road here at Atlanta Dragway I can’t seem to win anything,” the golf cart dealer from Suwanee, GA, admitted. “But I’ve had a lot of good fortune at South Georgia in NHRA Division 2 races and some eighth-mile events, too. It’s a real good track and one of my personal favorites, so I’m definitely going after the win there this weekend.”

After qualifying number one for the PDRA season opener early in April with a 4.03-seconds pass at 182.92 mph at Rockingham, NC, Davis followed up the next week at the NHRA national event in Charlotte with a career-best 6.21 at 225.82 mph over the quarter mile at zMax Dragway. Since its inception in 2002, Davis has sponsored the NHRA Top Sportsman class through his business, Davis Golf Carts, a full-service dealer of stock and customized carts for home, business and racing use.

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Davis Determined to Do Well at NHRA Southern Nationals

SUWANEE, GA — It’s always a bonus to race close to home and that’s the case this weekend for veteran Top Sportsman racer Ronnie Ronnie Davis - SGMP“The King” Davis as the Suwanee, Georgia-based golf cart dealer heads to nearby Atlanta Dragway for the 33rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals.

“We always like coming to Atlanta Dragway. I’ve been racing here since the track opened (1976) and won a bunch of races over the years, but not yet in Top Sportsman,” Davis said. “I’ve been in two Top Sportsman finals in Atlanta, but finished runner-up both times, so obviously I’d like to finish one position better this weekend.”

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Davis Returning to Top Sportsman Roots in 2013

Written by Ian Tocher

SUWANEE, GA — Veteran Top Sportsman drag racer Ronnie “The King” Davis is returning home this year. After spending 2012 Davis Launchpursuing the inaugural ADRL Top Sportsman championship, the Suwanee, Georgia-based golf cart dealer is heading back to NHRA Division 2 competition, where he will mount a full-time campaign to win his third NHRA divisional title to go along with five previous IHRA championships.

“The competition was intense with the fast 16-car fields in the ADRL last year and I enjoyed every moment of the experience,” said Davis, who won two races before finishing third in the final point standings. “But my heart always remained with the Top Sportsman series that I helped develop and bring to NHRA back in 2002 with (retired Div. 2 director) Bill Holt. So I’m really looking forward to getting back out there and making a run for the championship again.”

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Davis Begins 2012 Top Sportsman Campaign

Written by Ian Tocher

SUWANEE, GA — He’s been drag racing for more than 40 years now, but Top Sportsman competitor Ronnie “The King” Davis is showing no signs of letting up as he opens an ambitious 2012 schedule this weekend with a trip to Orlando Speed World Dragway for the NHRA Division 2 season opener.

Just one week later, the Suwanee, Georgia-based golf cart dealer will attend another Division 2 race Feb. 17-19, also in Florida at Gainesville Raceway, and after a weekend off to regroup he’ll compete in a third NHRA Div. 2 event Mar. 2-4, at South Georgia Motorsports Park, which will feature the special-event Davis Golf Cart Sales Top Sportsman Shootout on Saturday night.

“I’ve never missed an NHRA Division 2 Top Sportsman race since we started holding them,” says Davis, whose business also serves as the divisional title sponsor for the class he helped develop and implement in 2002 with retired Div. 2 director, Bill Holt. “And there’s nothing I’d like better than to win another NHRA championship at the end of the year,” the two-time past Div. 2 champion adds.

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Davis Delivers Second-Straight ADRL Top Sportsman Top Qualifier

Written by Ian Tocher

SUWANEE, GA — For the second consecutive event, Ronnie Davis finished on top of the ADRL Top Sportsman qualifying list Sep. 10, piloting his Roush Yates-powered ’63 Corvette to a class-record 4.087-seconds pass at 180.67 miles per hour, which also stood as top speed for the class throughout Dragstock VIII at historic Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina.

Driving a second Davis Golf Carts ’63 Corvette, Jeff Pittman qualified eighth and made it to the semi-finals, while Davis fell in round one of eliminations with an uncharacteristic red-light start against Jerry Barker.

Unfortunately, the event was marred by the on-track death of Extreme Pro Stock driver Bert Jackson, the first driver fatality in the ADRL’s nearly eight-year history.

“First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Bert Jackson,” Davis said. “I didn’t know him personally, but whenever something like this happens at any race track, anywhere, you can’t help but feel a certain kinship as a race driver. It makes whatever happens to us that weekend, whether good or bad, pretty small in comparison.”

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Busy ADRL Weekend Coming for Davis at ‘The Rock’

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SUWANEE, GA — Top Sportsman racer Ronnie Davis is planning for a major presence this weekend (Sep. 9-10) during the ADRL’s Dragstock VIII at historic Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina.

“We’re going to have two Davis Golf Cart Sales ’63 Corvettes racing in the Top Sportsman class,” the defending NHRA Division 2 Top Sportsman champion confirmed. “I’ll be driving my black Tommy Mauney Pro Mod car with its awesome Roush Yates power and I’m happy to say my good friend and a great Top Sportsman driver, Jeff Pittman, will be in my second Mauney-built car.”

At the most recent ADRL race a month ago at Virginia Motorsports Park, Davis qualified in first place and made it as far as the semi-finals.

“Hopefully, both cars will go deep in eliminations at Rockingham, but this new ADRL Top Sportsman class is tough and there’s no guarantee we’ll even both qualify,” Davis said. “I expect we’ll see the quickest and fastest field yet with the ADRL, so it’s going to be a battle for sure.”

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Davis Plans Two Top Sportsman Entries for ADRL at Rockingham

Written by Ian Tocher

SUWANEE, GA — Fresh off making history last weekend at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) as the first driver to compete in three different American Drag Racing League (ADRL) classes, Ronnie Davis is planning to step up his program next month in the ADRL’s Dragstock VIII at historic Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina.

“There is a very good chance you will see two Davis Golf Cart Sales ’63 Corvettes in the Top Sportsman class at the ADRL race in Rockingham,” the defending NHRA Division 2 Top Sportsman champion said. “I’ll be in my black Tommy Mauney Pro Mod car in Top Sportsman again, but the driver for my second Mauney-built car has not yet been named.

“I actually asked if I could drive both cars in Top Sportsman,” he added with a smile. “But I don’t think ADRL will allow that.”

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