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2022 JEGS Performance Summer Fling Presented by Optima Batteries Pre-Race

Columbus, OH — The second annual JEGS Performance Summer Fling presented by Optima Batteries returns to National Trail Raceway for a week of big money and over $50,000 in racer appreciation giveaways as the third installment of the Fling Race Series.

Festivities began with a free Expert Seminar with instructors Peter Biondo, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Jeff Serra, and Johnny Ezell in the JEGS Performance Tower Suite where 60 racers gathered to sharpen their skill set for a full slate of racing.

Cars hit the dragstrip tomorrow with the Law Chevrolet and Buick Test and Tune and Super Tuesday 32-Car Shootout in which each finalist will win a dragster chassis. The winner will choose between a Race Tech or American built frame valued at $16,000.

Advanced Product Design Wednesday features a $15,000 warm-up purse, while Fuel Tech Thursday and American Race Cars Saturday will be $30,000-to-win each day. On ATI Performance main event Friday, racers will stage up for $100,000 while the Mullis Race Cars Racer Appreciation Barbeque kicks off trackside at 7 p.m.

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Mickey Thompson is Proud to Support the Red White and Blue $20,000 Bracket Race

STOW, OH – Bracket racers are heading to Holly Spring Motorsports in Holly Springs, Mississippi this weekend for a big-money challenge, with support from Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels.

“Sponsoring the Red White and Blue and Scoggin Dickey Parts Center (SDPC) Raceshop Dream Team Challenge allows race enthusiasts and brand aficionados to showcase the quality and versatility of the Mickey Thompson ET Drag Racing tire line,” said Jason Moulton, Sr. Motorsports Manager of Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels.

“Our ET Drag products are designed for bracket racing, delivering improved traction and performance for automatic transmission setups,” Moulton added.

Mickey Thompson’s ET Drag Racing tires set the standard for straight-line competition, allowing drivers to “stand on the gas.” The record-setting tire lineup includes bias ply, radial and street-strip models, plus front tires, tubes and junior and motorcycle applications.

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Gary Williams Wins Wiseco $30,000 Saturday at the Spring Fling

Benson, NC — On Wiseco Performance Products $30,000 Saturday at the RAD Torque Spring Fling presented by Optima Batteries, 401 dedicated racers would pursue the final big check and trophy of the week.

The last of the giveaways would be dealt throughout the day with best losing package prizes and special awards. The Fling Team selected the 2022 American Dragster of Noah Lewis to take home the Todd Barton Design Best Appearing Car Award in which the rail features a
combination of two reversed paint schemes.

Several candidates were in mind for the Kyle Seipel Never Give Up Award but it was Jason Sizemore who was presented with the crystal plaque and $1,000 courtesy of Ivey Hutto Golf art Sales & Service. Sizemore suffered an on-track incident earlier in the week in his Beretta,
then continued eliminations in his dragster despite the accident and mechanical problems.

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Dink Holmes Wins Silverstate $100,000 Friday at the Spring Fling

Benson, NC — The time had arrived for the Silverstate Friday main event at the RAD Torque Spring Fling presented by Optima Batteries at GALOT Motorsports Park. Before 410 entries rolled in the lanes for the first round of the $100,000 race, the day began with the Spring Fling Reaction Time Challenge in which $600 was dealt to various racers on the starting line for .00X lights.

Between rounds, the Brodix Best Package Runoff was on deck between the best door car and best dragster package of Wednesday eliminations through the third round on Friday. It was Bill Fordyce who put up a .001 package with a perfect light to square off with Sammy Hollingsworth, who was .003 total with a .000 bulb to qualify. Fordyce walked away with the SR20 heads by way of Hollingsworth’s five thousandths breakout.

As racers and their families enjoyed the Laris Motorsports Insurance Racer Appreciation Party with free food and a live DJ adjacent to the dragstrip, fewer drivers returned for each round until 10 remained to be put on a ladder including Richie Brown, Sean Serra, Daren Lotts, Josh Duggins, Dink Holmes, Dallas Glenn, Christian Walston, Greg Hicks, Robert Holton, and Larry Meray.

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Will Roberts Wins JEGS Performance $30,000 Thursday at the Spring Fling

Benson, NC — As the week progressed at the RAD Torque Spring Fling presented by Optima Batteries at GALOT Motorsports Park, the stakes grew even higher. JEGS Performance Thursday saw a surge of new racers arriving to the track in pursuit of the $30,000 payday.

What was once 369 entries eventually became nine drivers returning for the ladder round including Cameron Manuel, Blane Parrish, Will Roberts, Donald Brown, Bailey Ferraro, Eric Aman, Ryan Barnes, Kevin Glenn, and Kevin Brannon.

Parrish turned it .004 red to Manuel while Ferraro laid down .002 total against the .015 bulb of Aman. Glenn used a seven thousandths advantage on the tree and ran dead-on eight to advance past Barnes, and Roberts was .011 total for the win against Brown. Brannon was .003 and dead-on two to be .005 total on the bye.

By way of Manuel’s redlight Ferraro earned a free pass to the semifinals while Roberts enjoyed a single. Glenn was .007 on the tree and Brannon wasn’t far behind with a .013, but it was Glenn running his ‘66 Nova dead-on three to move on.

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Tim Markoglu Wins APD $15,000 Wednesday at the Spring Fling

Benson, NC — The second day of the RAD Torque Spring Fling presented by Optima Batteries at GALOT Motorsports Park saw drivers battling it out for the Advanced Product Design $15,000 purse. The Flings Winner’s Circle banner rippled in the breeze adjacent to the starting line Wednesday morning as 311 racers staged up for the opportunity to park their car in that very spot at the end of the night.

As the field dwindled down a ladder was set at 15 entries. Eight then returned for the quarterfinals including Kyle Cultrera in two entries, Tim Markoglu, Jimmy Chavis, Bob Engelman, Jon Corbin, David Brodsky, and Randall Blinson.

In the first pairing Cultrera squared off with Blinson, using a .013 light and .010 stripe to advance his first entry into the semifinals. Chavis held a .034 advantage on the tree over Brodsky for the win, while Corbin turned it five thousandths red to Markoglu. Engelman’s .002 bulb awarded him a .031 head start at the hit to knock Cultrera out in his second entry.

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Kevin Brannon Wins Laris Motorsports Insurance $20,000 Shootout at the Spring Fling

Benson, NC — The RAD Torque Spring Fling presented by Optima Batteries at GALOT Motorsports Park fired up with Rob’s Test & Tune Tuesday in which drivers dialed their cars in for a full slate of racing throughout the week.

The victor of the Laris Motorsports Insurance $20,000 Shootout would partake in the first winner’s circle celebration of the weekend. The list of the 32 competitors consisted of seasoned veterans and up-and-coming talent alike.

As the day progressed into the early afternoon a ladder was set at eight cars including John Brown, Noah Lewis, Chris Gulitti, Troy Williams Jr., Kevin Brannon, Gary Williams, Mike Harbaugh, and Kyle Cultrera. Troy Williams Jr. was .017 total to advance past the .018 light of Cultrera, while Gulitti turned it .001 red to Harbaugh. Gary Williams broke out by just one thousandth on Lewis for the loss, and Brown was two thousandths red against Brannon’s .014 package.

In the semifinals Lewis was .002 red to Williams while Brannon used a .017 advantage on the tree and took one thousandth on Harbaugh for the win, creating an all-star matchup in the next round. Neither driver was a stranger to a Fling final, with both racers having a reputation of dominating big bucks bracket races across the country,

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2022 RAD Torque Spring Fling Presented by Optima Batteries Pre-Race

Benson, NC — The Fling Team has arrived at GALOT Motorsports Park for the second stop on tour for the RAD Torque Spring Fling presented by Optima Batteries. The event follows the Spring Fling Million just two weeks prior in which a new double entry structure was debuted where drivers were assigned a Fling competition number with separate group designations.

“When you roll out a new format like we did in Vegas, you never know what to expect until you open up the gates,” said promoter Peter Biondo. “I was happy to see it go smoothly and get a good response from the racers – I’m excited to watch it play out again at GALOT.”

On-track action begins on Tuesday with Rob’s Automotive Test & Tune run in conjunction with the Laris Motorsports Insurance $20,000 32-Car Shootout. Advanced Product Design Wednesday features a $15,000 warm-up purse, while JEGS Thursday and Wiseco Saturday will be $30,000-to-win each day. On Silverstate main event Friday, racers will stage up for $100,000.

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Mickey Thompson Supports Spring Fling Million

STOW, OH – Drag racers are hoping to hit the jackpot in Vegas next week as part of the Spring/Summer/Fall Fling Bracket Race series sponsored by Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels.

The sponsorship allows Mickey Thompson showcase its versatile line of drag racing tires and “Own a Round” at the Spring Fling Million race week, set for April 12-16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The racer with the “Best Losing Package” of the Mickey Thompson round will receive a set of slicks, in the form of a gift card, presented by the Fling staff.

“We all know how popular bracket racing is, and our year-long partnership with Fling events puts us right in the heart of the action,” said Jason Moulton, Sr. Motorsports Manager of Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels. “We’re happy to support the races and highlight the quality and winning design of our ET racing tires.”

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MUTT & JEFF FALL BRAWL FRIDAY RESULTS

Boonesboro, MD – In the infancy of Mutt & Jeff Promotions, their version of high dollar bracket racing involved three events held at Mason Dixon Dragway in Maryland before moved slightly north to Pennsylvania’s Beaver Spring Dragway.

For 2021 and Mutt & Jeff’s second event of the year returns to Mason Dixon Dragway for the appropriately named the Fall Brawl. A pre-entered and limited field of over 250 of the toughest bracket racers made their way down Highway 40 to enter the track to battle for some big money.

The original plan was for three days of $10k-$20k-$10k to win races held with the first of the two $10k beginning today. Plans sometimes go awry especially with incoming weather, and it was decided by Mutt & Jeff officials, Plan B would include running the $20k race on Friday. The announcement was released officially the day before in order to make everyone aware of the change. And so Friday began with a single time run followed by eliminations.

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