The three car-class winners in Saturday night’s Atlanta Dragway Summit ET Series action used “well-seasoned” vehicles, proving one doesn’t need the latest technology and fancy equipment to win.
Super Pro winner Joshua Cohen of Lawrenceville secured his first victory with a well-seasoned ’77 Camaro. Running in only his sixth race, Cohen pulled off a beautiful win with a .0004 margin of victory, running a 5.13 on a 5.08 dial, against Woodstock’s Michael Morris, who ran a 6.73 on a 6.70 dial in his ’01 Undercover Dragster.
Stockbridge racer Kelly King scored the win in the Pro Class at Atlanta Dragway Saturday, turning in a 7.12 second run in the finals in his hot rod 1974 Vega Wagon. Photos by Amy Glover
Seasoned Equipment Reigns At Atlanta Dragway
Jim McKelvey of Snellville and Ashley Hancock of Commerce placed in the semifinals.
Long-time racer Kelly King, from Stockbridge, showed up his shinier opponents in the Pro class with his well-worn ’74 Vega Wagon. King won with a tighter package, running a 7.12 on a 7.06, against Brian Lyle, who ran an 8.06 on a 7.98.
King remarked on the visual status of vehicles, saying, “A clean car doesn’t win races.”
Two previous event winners, Howard Warren of Douglasville, and Justin Buchanan of Six Mile, SC, ended their night in the semifinals.
In the Sportsman class, another long-time racer, Randy Franklin of Loganville, broke out less (16.69 on a 16.84) in his 314,000 miled ’79 Chevy C-10, than his friend of 30 years, John Snapp of Conyers. Snapp ran a 16.69 on a 16.84 dial. Franklin said that while he has had his fair share of the runner-up position, this was his first win at Atlanta Dragway.
D.A. Streber, of Greenville, S.C. placed third.
Dallas racer Jeff Shropshire won in the Motorcycle category, pulling off a 15.04 on a 14.84 dial against Homer’s Howard Bowman. Bowman, riding his wife’s ’06 Harley, finished in a larger overshot of prediction, running 9.77 on a 9.60 dial-in.
Steve Jackson, from Bogart, was the semi-finalist of the category.
Competition was shortened from six to four classes this weekend due to the Atlanta Dragway Junior Dragster team representing the track at the NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, PA. The top ranking junior dragster driver was Brandon Thompson from Douglasville, who finished as a quarterfinalist in the 16-17 category.
Long-time racer Kelly King, from Stockbridge, showed up his shinier opponents in the Pro class with his well-worn ’74 Vega Wagon. King won with a tighter package, running a 7.12 on a 7.06, against Brian Lyle, who ran an 8.06 on a 7.98.
King remarked on the visual status of vehicles, saying, “A clean car doesn’t win races.”
Two previous event winners, Howard Warren of Douglasville, and Justin Buchanan of Six Mile, SC, ended their night in the semifinals.
The Gotham City Racing Pro Mod team was on hand at Atlanta Dragway Saturday, making practice passes in front of the fans.
D.A. Streber, of Greenville, S.C. placed third.
Dallas racer Jeff Shropshire won in the Motorcycle category, pulling off a 15.04 on a 14.84 dial against Homer’s Howard Bowman. Bowman, riding his wife’s ’06 Harley, finished in a larger overshot of prediction, running 9.77 on a 9.60 dial-in.
Steve Jackson, from Bogart, was the semi-finalist of the category.
Competition was shortened from six to four classes this weekend due to the Atlanta Dragway Junior Dragster team representing the track at the NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, PA. The top ranking junior dragster driver was Brandon Thompson from Douglasville, who finished as a quarterfinalist in the 16-17 category.
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