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Hargett Wins O’Reilly Auto Parts Outlaw Pro Mod Race at Texas Motorplex

ENNIS, TX – Consistency paid off for Dallas racer Kevin Hargett at the Texas Motorplex July 7, where he opened with a 4.29-seconds pass at 179.44 mph to qualify his turbocharged 2013 Camaro fourth for the track’s monthly O’Reilly Auto Parts Outlaw Pro Mod event. Hargett then ran a series of mid-4.20s to reach victory lane, which marked his second race title for 2018 and his first Texas Outlaw Pro Modified Association (TOPMA) win of the year.

“Despite the heat the track was killer out there and that really helped for me to tell the car what I wanted it to do,” said Hargett, 52. “The car has a twin-turbo setup, so we can control how much boost it has, so instead of turning it way up and trying to run a number that would make my team happy we just decided to make it run just good enough to beat the competition and it worked out okay.”

TOPMA points leader Steve Wiley took the top spot in qualifying with an outstanding 3.74-second run at 205.16 mph, but ignition troubles on the starting line with his supercharged ’63 Corvette handed an uncontested first-round win to eighth-place starter Chuck Poindexter and his Chevy Luv pickup. Meanwhile, last month’s winner, Doug Riesterer, advanced past David Baldwin, Tony Strachan also made a solo pass after Brandon McKinney suffered mechanical woes, and Hargett made the quickest and fastest pass of the opening round with a 4.26 at 179.40 mph to defeat Joseph Butler.

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Riesterer Rules Texas Motorplex in O’Reilly Auto Parts Outlaw Pro Mod Race

ENNIS, TX – Outlaw Pro Mod racing is alive and well at the famed Texas Motorplex, where 12 entries showed up June 2, attempting to break into the eight-car O’Reilly Auto Parts Outlaw Pro Mod show. After two scheduled rounds of qualifying, veteran nitrous racer Doug Riesterer secured the top spot with 4.01-seconds blast at 187.52 mph, and then went on to score his first Texas Outlaw Pro Modified Association (TOPMA) win of the year.

“We’ve been racing with TOPMA forever and it’s really great to race with them at the Motorplex this year because the track is always in good shape and there’s a lot of room out there,” said Riesterer, a chemical engineer from Victoria, TX. “It makes it a lot easier for us to put on a good show.”

Driving a wild, multi-colored ’68 Camaro, Riesterer got his personal show going with a win over Eddie Roach in round one of eliminations before overcoming a sizable holeshot by Brandon McKinney to prevail again in the semis. Meanwhile, third-place qualifier Bob Alexander beat Phil Binkley in the opening round, then defeated Steve Wiley, winner of the previous TOPMA event at the Motorplex last month, to also reach the final round.

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Wiley Wins O’Reilly Auto Parts Outlaw Pro Mod Race at Texas Motorplex

ENNIS, TX – After qualifying in the number-one position, Steve Wiley raced to a convincing O’Reilly Auto Parts Outlaw Pro Mod win May 5, during the Texas Outlaw Pro Modified Association (TOPMA) event at the famed Texas Motorplex, just south of Dallas.

Texas Motorplex General Manager Andy Carter dedicated the race to the memory of Tom Conquergood, event and motorsports marketing manager for O’Reilly Automotive Inc., who unexpectedly passed away the morning of the event. Carter said Conquergood helped get O’Reilly Auto Parts on board with the TOPMA series at the Motorplex, which will feature four more races on the first weekend of the next four months.

“Tom loved TOPMA racing and he loved coming here to the Texas Motorplex, too,” Carter said. “But it wasn’t just the big events or the big tracks that he and O’Reilly Auto Parts supported. Tom loved all kinds of racing, whether it was at the local drag strip or circle track or even kart tracks. He was just a great guy to be around and his influence on racing in general will be greatly missed.”

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PGT TRUCKING & JA CRANE CO TO SPONSOR TEXAS OUTLAW PRO MODS AT TEXAS RACEWAY

Written by Toyse Woody, Jr

Kennadale, TX – On Friday, September 14th, the Texas Outlaw Pro Mod Association (TOPMA) will bring their band of Outlaw doorslammers to Texas Raceway. While Texas Raceway has always been one of the favored stops for TOPMA, this particular event is peaking more interest than ever. A new sponsorship by PGT Trucking and the JA Crane Company has raised the purse by 50 percent.

Unlimited rules and run-what-you-brung environment has made TOPMA a favorite among racers and fans and with the stakes being raised at Texas Raceway, this will be a certainly can’t-miss event.

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Reid wins Back to Back at Texas Raceway

Written by Celeste Smith
Photos by Toyse Woody

Kennadale, TX – Well, the cold front did move in last night however don’t think it was quite jacket weather. The qualifying rounds were still a little warm and after the sun went down it cooled off a bit. Twelve teams showed up to battle it out TOPMA (Texas OutLaw Pro Mod) style and Ron Stokes drove about 11 hours from Columbus, MS, to come play with the Texas boyz. Here’s what went down after 2 rounds of qualifying.

#1 Gaylen Smith – 3.901 at 179 mph (Low ET points)
#2 Randell Reid – 3.950 at 182 mph
#3 Ron Stokes – 3.978 at 185 mph (Top MPH points)
#4 Steve Wiley – 4.029 at 185 mph
#5 Bob Alexander – 4.287 at 149 mph
#6 David Baldwin – 4.290 at 163 mph
#7 Jeff Benham – 4.299 at 166 mph
#8 Tommy Keeter – 4.321 at 165 mph

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12 Gunslingers show for the Texas Raceway Bounty

Written by Toyse Woody

Kennadale, TX – With a Three Thousand Dollar Bounty placed on Texas Raceway’s 3.72 track recorded set by Frankie Taylor in 2011 the gloves came off as did the blower rule . It looked like a modern day racing night from the seventies with fifty-seven Chevy’s, Studebaker, Camaro, Vegas, sixty-three Corvettes and a lone Beretta .

First round of qualifying was a shake rattle rock and roll as everyone tried to power their way down track. The Texas Bounty Hunter HelAir 57 Chevy driven by Gaylen Smith showed the way with 4.195 seconds elasped time at 162.78 mile per hour followed by the Small Block Mafia 63 Corvette driven by Gene Hector, Randell Reid’s 57 Chevy, David Baldwin Butler sponsored 63 Corvette, The Grimm Reaper 63 Corvette driven by Steve Wiley, Darren Inman 96 Beretta, Tim Cruce 54 Studebaker, Dennis Hendrix 86 Firebird, Jim Brinkerhoff 69 Camaro, Chris Shortridge 02 Turbo’ed Camaro, and Kent Birkes 77 Vega .

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