Williamson Out in First Round at Famoso

Courtesy of DCM

Sacramento, Ca – The Don Carter Motorsports 1953 Studebaker team did not have the outing they were hoping for when they left the Auto Club Famoso Raceway Sunday morning. In the first round of qualifying they could only come up with a 6.51@191 running on 7 cylinders after a spark plug broke during the pass. In the second and third qualifying sessions they couldn’t get the Studebaker down the track from A to B under power, so the 6.51 from the first session would have to do which placed them in the number four spot in the Pro Street field.
In the first round they were faced against number five qualifier Mike Bowman and his twin turbo 1968 Chevelle. Bowman had also been struggling getting the power to the ground as he could only run a best of 7.21 during qualifying.

With both cars staged during the first round it looked as if Bowman rolled through the beams and that threw off Williamson as he was caught dead late on the tree with a .200 reaction time. Bowman, however, did not flash the red bulb and left with a .019 reaction time and it was enough to hold off the Studebaker to take the win on a holeshot. Bowman ran a 6.79 while Williamson could only come up with a 6.66 after yet another spark plug broke early in the run.

The next race for the Don Carter Motorsports 1953 Studebaker will be with the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association this upcoming weekend July 11-12 at Sacramento Race Park. The last time out at Sacramento their car ran an astonishing 5.90 backed up with a 5.92 and they went on the win that event. They are hoping the hometown track will bring the luck needed to get back into the groove of things and continue where they left off the last time they ran at Sacramento.