Bracket Racing
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
