Bracket Racing
Ray Miller III Wins Moser Engineering $100,000 Friday at the Fall Fling
Bristol, TN — Moser Engineering $100,000 main event Friday brought the largest Fling car count in history at an unprecedented 674 entries 
during the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries at Bristol Dragway. The best bracket racers from across the country had their sights set on the biggest payday of the weekend, which would make for one of the most prestigious Fling victories in the franchise’s thirteen years of events given the enormity of the field.
The best door car and best dragster package of the weekend throughout eliminations from Wednesday to third round Friday met in a match race for a set of Brodix cylinder heads. Matt Dadas qualified on the door car side with a .001 package (perfect and dead-on one) while Lee Dixon was the representative on the dragster side after being .001 total as well (.001 and dead-on zero). Dixon showed why he deserved to be in the runoff by throwing down a .002 package to lock Dadas out, and picked up the brand new set of SR20 heads.
As the Mullis Race Cars Fling Racer Appreciation Party kicked off at 7 p.m. with free food and live music next to the starting line for all to watch the remainder of eliminations, the last eleven drivers standing of the 674 entries included Mitchell McKinney, Kiley Thaxton, Trevor Denton, Lester Adkins, Jack Collier, Makenna Brown, Jordan Willis-Parker, Jesse York, Ray Miller III, Koy Collier, and Matt Dadas.
Josh Luedke Wins ATI Performance Products $30,000 Thursday at the Fall Fling
Bristol, TN — ATI Performance Products $30,000 Thursday at the RAD Torque Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries at Bristol Dragway 
shattered the record for the highest entry count of any Fling event over the course of 13 years with 640 staging up for the first round.
An hour and a half rain delay did not interfere with the momentum of the program or the spirits of the racers as the track was dried and prepared to continue eliminations. Four run groups designated by Fling competition numbers allowed racers to know when they could expect to make their next run with the magnitude of cars on property.
The group of six drivers left standing for round eight was made up of Kevin Brannon, Robert Holton, Coty Whitt, Josh Luedke, Cory Gulitti, and Chase McKay. Brannon let go perfect to the .003 of McKay and had the lesser of the two breakouts to earn the bye in the semifinals. Whitt was .004 on the red side which allowed Luedke to advance, while Gulitti had a .013 advantage off the line with a .005 reaction to move past Holton.
In the semifinals matchup to see who would meet Brannon in the final, Gulitti was .006 and dead-on nine getting one thousandth behind at the stripe for the loss against the .014 package of Luedke.
Blaine Mayer Wins Advanced Product Design $15,000 Wednesday at the Fall Fling
Bristol, TN — The final Fling of the year had racers pouring through the gates at Bristol Dragway for the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling 
presented by Optima Batteries. The Advanced Product Design $15,000 Warm-Up race saw 496 entries stage up for the first round serving as a record-high Wednesday car count for any Fling event at Thunder Valley in years past.
All racers on property were given one time run session which ran into the early afternoon with the unprecedented amount of entries. With an efficient format in which drivers are assigned a Fling competition number and run in four designated groups — and a great crowd of cooperative racers — eliminations moved smoothly into the evening as the track lights illuminated the dragstrip.
The eight drivers returning for the ladder round included Bart Nelson, Mitchell McKinney, JR Lockhart, Blaine Mayer, Nick Hastings, Bo Sanders, Dustin Smiley, and Cameron Manuel.
Smiley used a substantial advantage on the hit to take the win over McKinney, while Lockhart advanced past the .008 breakout of Sanders with just a three thousandths separation on the tree. While Hastings was .004 to the .026 of Mayer, he bowed out of competition by way of a .010 breakout. Manuel let go .001 to the .007 of Nelson and ran it down to be dead-on seven for the win.
Cory Gulitti Wins American/Race Tech Super Tuesday Shootout at the Fall Fling
Bristol, TN — The Fling Race Series returns to Bristol Dragway for its thirteenth year of events at one of the most iconic dragstrips in the 
country with the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries. A beautiful week of weather was in store for the last stop of the 2022 Fling Tour featuring elite bracket racers from across the country.
The first of five days of racing fired up with the Rob’s Automotive Test and Tune at 2 p.m. run in conjunction between rounds of the exclusive Super Tuesday American Race Cars/Race Tech Shootout where 32 racers battled it out for the opportunity to take home one of the two dragster chassis with the winner having choice between builders.
As the sun went down, 32 drivers dwindled down to a stout eight competitors including Gary Williams, Cory Gulitti, Greg Hicks, Bo Sanders, Peeps Pennington, Jack Ostrowski, Troy Williams Jr., and Steve Sisko.
Gulitti used a .017 advantage on the tree to light up the scoreboard over Troy Williams Jr. who took .0004 at the stripe for the loss, and Pennington turned it .002 red against Sanders who put down a .017 package. Ostrowski was .039 ahead off the starting line for the win over Hicks, while Gary Williams took .004 on Sisko to advance to the round of four.
Kyle Cultrera Wins ATI Performance $100,000 Friday at the Summer Fling
Columbus, OH — ATI Performance Friday of the JEGS Performance Summer Fling presented by Optima Batteries at National Trail 
Raceway saw the highest purse of the weekend at $100,000. 312 entries created a mix of ‘traveling pro’ bracket racers and local grassroots drivers.
Prizes ramped up to match the richest payday of the week. Gift certificates and hardcore products were given out to racers for their performances in excess of hundreds of dollars in value.
The best door car and best dragster package of the weekend throughout eliminations from Wednesday to third round Friday met in a match race for a set of Brodix SR20 cylinder heads. Jeff Fargo, new to the top bulb racing scene, qualified on the door car side with a .001 package (perfect and dead-on one) while Chris Bear was the representative on the dragster side after being .002 total (perfect and dead-on two). By way of Bear’s redlight, Fargo took the win in his ‘81 LeMans wagon.
Josh Luedke Wins Advanced Product Design $15,000 Wednesday at the Summer Fling
Columbus, OH — The sun rose above the greenery of National Trail Raceway for the second day of racing at the JEGS Performance Summer 
Fling presented by Optima Batteries. Advanced Product Design Wednesday held a $15,000 Warm-Up race in store for the 205 entries on property.
With the progression of the program the Fling Team added more racing to Wednesday’s schedule with a $5,000 32-Car Shootout in the afternoon, giving racers eliminated from competition in the main event a second opportunity to park in the winner’s circle.
A ladder was set at the quarterfinals of five cars including Josh Luedke, Garrett Griffith, Wes May, Chris Stine, and Jeff Serra.
While Serra and Griffith left the starting line one thousandth apart, it was Serra that turned on the winlight after the .005 breakout of Griffith. Both Stine and Luedke laid down .010 total — Stine .002 and dead-on eight and Luedke .010 dead-on zero — but Luedke took the win by just .0006. May cruised down the dragstrip on the solo shot.
BIDDLE CONQUERS SUNDAY CROWN AT WORLD FOOTBRAKE CHALLENG XVI
Bristol, TN – Apparently, the quote that time flies when you’re having fun was written about drag racing since the BTE World Footbrake 
Challenge XVI has rapidly approached its final day. Sunday opened with a chapel service and new entry time trials, followed by the two remaining rounds of Saturday’s Gamblers Race.
The surviving competitors were hoping that win lights were on the breakfast menu this morning and Joe Foley was served the bye run. A pair of Tims battled to see who would advance into the final to face him. The .004 reaction time of Tim Douglas essentially sealed the deal as he took the win over Tim Curry.
In the final, Douglas was .004 again and runs dead on with an eight to earn a $4,000 payday beside the breakout pass of Foley.
Another large payout was still on the table as 400 entries raced down the eighth mile first round of Sunday’s Main Event. Several rounds later there were only five drivers left in the running for $15K. The all-Chevrolet driving quarterfinalists were Caleb Ellison, Brandon White, Chad Dotson, Kaleb Greene, and Randy Biddle Jr.
FITTON FINDS $15K AT BTE WORLD FOOTBRAKE CHALLENGE XVI ON SATURDAY
Bristol, TN – Patchy clouds hovered over the facility on Saturday as day three of the BTE World Footbrake Challenge XVI began at Bristol 
Dragway. New entries were rewarded with a time trial before the footbrake field dove into to first round of eliminations. Racers had to be rushing to get in the gates as the official car count climbed to 450 entries for the second $15,000 payday of the weekend.
The Coalburg Racing Promotions staff is always looking for ways to create a unique experience for the drivers, crew, and fans who attend their events. Throughout the weekend, numerous prizes are awarded to participants based on skill, vehicle fabrication, best losing packages, perfect reaction times, humorous awards, etc. These are all possible due to the support of prestigious companies such as Hoosier Racing Tire, Plourd Racing Products, BRODIX, Moser Engineering,JEGS Performance, AutoMeter, Austin Hinds Motors, Push Button Latches, and so many more.
During the BTE World Footbrake Challenge XVI, a new interactive segment with Cade Caufield was debuted with high praise from the crowd. Footbrake Fast Facts is a trivia gameshow-type experience in which anyone on the property may be surprised with a WFC related question, which if answered correctly, instantly earns them an item from the prize vault!
BTE World FootBrake Challenge XVI Thursday Collides with a Clash of the Titans
Bristol, TN – Thursday marked the beginning of the sixteenth installment of the BTE World Footbrake Challenge, where the competition has 
obviously been preparing to show off on the big stage. Track temperatures started warming up with the Test n’ Tune session followed by a Gamblers Race featuring the increased $5,000 payout.
Co-promoter, Jared Pennington said, “Steve and I are very appreciative of the large number of racers [263 pre-entries] that are choosing to attend the WFC, and we want to start the week right by increasing the gamblers purse, with no added entry fee.”
Thursday’s Gamblers Race began with a healthy 221 entries, but with no doubles or buybacks allowed, drivers had an all-or-nothing mentality. Within the first four rounds of competition, two drivers laid down perfect runs: Dennis Coffey and Dean Harmon.
By sixth round, only seven drivers remained for the quarterfinal quarrel: Brad Plourd, Tim Griffith, @Morgan Carroll, Nathan Sexton, Michael Beard, Daniel Johnson, and Dean Harmon.
BISHOP’S PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS PROMOTES SEA FOAM TO PRIMARY SPONSOR WITH NEW THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT
Bishop’s Performance Motorsports enters the 2022 racing season representing Sea Foam as the team hits the road with a full-time race schedule.
GRAND RAPIDS, MN – A new three-year sponsorship deal with Sea Foam Sales Company is the latest win for Bishop’s Performance 
Motorsports as they transform into a top-notch race team. Chris Bishop, founder of Bishop’s Performance Motorsports, is well-established with Sea Foam, but this redesigned arrangement allows for the four-driver team to focus full-time on clinching championships.
Bishop is enthusiastic when discussing the ability to partner with Sea Foam. He says, “We are grateful and excited to carry on Jim Davis’s legacy with Sea Foam branding on all our cars. It’s quite an honor when someone believes in what you’re doing enough to give you an opportunity like this! We have assembled a great group of people on our racing program and feel we will do a great job representing the Sea Foam family.”
There is no shortage of talent within the BPM team which consists of Donnie Durenburger, Steve Stockton, Jeff Chaney, Danielle Davis, and Chris Bishop. This year’s schedule includes fifteen events across eight states with each driver competing in eight NHRA divisional races as well as multiple NHRA national event races. Durenburger wheels a ’92 Camaro Z28 in the Super Street class while Stockton pilots a ’79 Chevy Malibu in the Top Sportsman ranks and Chaney races Stock in the ’70 Buick GSX. Bishop competes in both Super Comp and Super Gas utilizing a ‘19 American Race Cars dragster and an ‘05 Don Davis Corvette roadster, respectively. Davis continues to excel in her Super Street ’66 Nova as she stages up in both NHRA divisional races and the local bracket racing scene.
