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ASHE AND ROBERTS RIDE OUT THE RAIN TO VICTORY LANE

Mooresville, NC – The inaugural event for the Verge Motorsports 4.70 Door Car and 4.50 Dragster Quick Outlaws was greeted with a 98% chance of rain for race day, so the Saturday event was rescheduled for Sunday and it proved to be a great decision.  Sunny skies greeted the 51 door cars and 21 dragsters that showed for first round at the historic Mooresville (NC) Dragway.

At the end of the day, it was Lee Ashe taking his 1963 Corvette to victory lane and a $10,000 pay day over a red-lighting Jonathon Gibbs. Ashe, who had been fighting chassis set-up problems all day saved his best reaction time .017 for the final but didn’t need it after Gibbs was -.008 red on the tree. Both drivers ran it all out with Ashe recording a 4.73 and Gibbs’ Camaro finishing in 4.74 seconds. Tyler Allen and Justin Smith were the semi-finalist.

During his victory lane celebration Ashe commented “I don’t think there is a bar on this car we didn’t touch today.”

Aaron Roberts was victorious in the 4.50 Dragster class over Barry Brown despite leaving second, recording .039 reaction time to Brown’s .015. Roberts, who was masterful at the finish line all day, ran a 4.533 to nip Browns 4.56. Joseph Bagwell was the lone semi-finalist.

Tim Baldridge picked up the GPS Race Cars $100 number one qualifier in 4.70 and young Brianna Webber took home the Lokar Products $100 bonus in 4.50.

Howard Day defeated Larry Barnes in the all Corvette Pro Tree Eliminator final and Chad Christy won over Wendell Bowie in the 32 Car Bracket Shoot out.

A solid field of Jr Dragsters was conquered by Brian Yerger Jr. when Kelsie Whitley red-lighted away her chances.

The next event for the Quick Outlaws is May 28 at Kil-Kare Dragway in Xenia OH. Visit vergemotorsports.com for more information,

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