Cant wait til June 2 for the next race. Your email address will not be published. Missing this season has also been motor guru Brett Nesbitt, also with a new 762 combo that has been quick in testing but no races yet. Hope to see all of you in June at The DoorSlammer Capital of the World, Piedmont Dragway. Top ET For all those people who follow the Big Dog Shootout at historic Piedmont Dragway, the typical wisdom would have been to think that Brian Shrader, newly crowned champ of 2022, or Jason Harris, would be the odds-on favorites to win the season-ending event. This same Charles Terrell will also have a blower combo for himself. Like the first ProCharger-equipped Big Dog car. It was during this interview that Harris issued a challenge, backed up by $1,000 of his own money, to anyone that could come to a Big Dog event and defeat himself, Shrader, Clark, or Mitchell in the final. Super Clean gets a huge thank you for all your help with the Big Dog Shootout, along with OReilly, Deep Creek Motors, and Carolina Classic Car Restoration. !Follow Spoold Media Across Social Media Today!YouTube Race Coverage: YouTube.com/spoold0385YouTube Vlog: YouTube.com/mylifeonthelineFacebook: http://www.Facebook.com/spooldmedia Instagram: spooldmedia Fifth was Mike Graham at 4.039, with sixth going to Brian Shrader at a 4.05. While Mitchell is thrilled with his teams individual performance, hes equally excited about the direction of Piedmont Dragways Big Dog Shootout. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. This normal Thursday night pro mod shootout was moved to Friday due to the weather and these car showed out!!! Defending Big Dog champion Danny Perry . Shrader, and crew chief Robert Hayes, are also wrestling with a new engine combo from Gene Fulton, but we all know they will be back at the front shortly. 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More news will follow, but look forward to this being one of the most competitive seasons ever for the event that Drag Illustratedonce named The best single-track series in the country. The 63 split-window Corvette is owned by David Lambert and was built by none other than Tommy Mauney and featured a Scott Duggins-built PAR Race Engines powerplant. - Big Dog Shootout. Heading into the race, being held on October 8 because of a weather cancellation in July, Shrader needed only to qualify and the points title was his. - Then Harvey defeated the Corvette of Raynor. Definitely not a fluke. Saturday June 21, 2014 Lucas Oil 15K Pro Nitrous Shootout plus! Its gotta be one of the most impressive things happening in drag racing right now. The World Famous Big Dog Shootout returned to Piedmont Dragway!!!! - FB WESTERN CAROLINA 13-8, N.C. A&T 3-7: The Aggies squandered a 6-1 lead in the second game of a road doubleheader. This is a guy whos raced around the world, done it all, and you should see him up there on the starting line at Piedmont. With his first pass out of the trailer for the August edition of the Big Dog Shootout presented by ZDD Plus at Piedmont Dragway,. The semis were classic as Cuda Time squared up with the Hayes-built Corvette with Shrader setting a new Big Dog ET record at 3.770 with Mitchell close behind at 3.86. / - 6.00 Raiders The class is built around a five-inch nitrous motor. Were feeling good, but theres some great racers that are committed to the class, so I dont think were going to be able to let up.. Youve got Brian Shrader whos all-in, Chris Rini, too, and Bob and Jason Harris, of course, who are huge supporters. The championship winning group that stands behind Brian Shraders success. See what I mean. Three cars went .849 that same night, says Mitchell. Unfortunately, Tim Lawrence made the trip from Princeton, West Virginia, to settle in at a 4.17 ET, just missing the show. Weve seen the fire Marshall shut the gates. Graham finally got his Nova back from paint and is back to 4.00s right away, after finishing the 2019 season with a 3-second run. Tony Christian, one of the pioneering drivers of the Pro Street movement, passed away Thursday, June 9. In the 6.00 category, presented by Carolina Classic Car Restoration, Jason Marshall defeated Chad Dukes newly built Camaro. The final was classic as Clark and Shrader met, as they had done so many times before, with the Shrader Corvette running a 3.795 to the very competitive 3.815 of Cam Clark. Details not yet available. The famed first-Thursday-night-of-the-month drag race has been contested for nearly 30 years at Piedmont Dragway, the self-proclaimed doorslammer capital of the world, and still to this day remains the eighth-mile facilitys marquee attraction. APPALACHIAN STATE 10, N.C. A&T 5: The Mountaineers scored six runs in the seventh and eighth innings to erase a late deficit. In the two weeks leading up to the May edition of historic Piedmont Dragway's Big Dog Shootout, a series of events were taking place that would lead to an event that would provide history to a race that was jam packed with history but more was to come. 2022 Current Points Standings Jr. Dragster If no one took the challenge money, it would roll over to the next event, and so on. Watch as 7 of the baddest local pro mods go to battle under the Big Dog ruleset and see who can take home the bragging rights and trophy from the Piedmont original pro mod series!!!!! 7.49 Real Street We'll give you credit for the submission (of course) and what is cooler than showing all your gang that you have a story on Bang Shift? Please subscribe to keep reading. The number was a 4.009 qualifying effort and a top speed of 185.48, before the night was over. Oh yes, did I say the field was close? Students of doorslammer drag racing are well aware of Tutterows history in Big Dog competition his dominance and ongoing dance with the series rule-makers is something of drag racing folklore adding to the unique opportunity Mitchells return to racing in this particular eliminator represents for everyone involved. This is just a sample of upcoming teams and combos. Super Clean gets a huge thank you for all your help with the Big Dog Shootout, along with O'Reilly, Deep Creek Motors, and Carolina Classic Car Restoration. Footbrake Todd is actually my neighbor, has been for years. Honestly, it was at Todds sons Tys wedding that this whole deal was set in motion. Tony Christian, one of the pioneering drivers of the Pro Street movement, passed away Thursday, June 9. So incredible that it lured Mitchell out of drag racing retirement. It was special, I have to admit, Mitchell continues. - This set up the finals with a very competitive Justin Wall to meet Jason Harris. He will be back. Andy Beal is putting the finishing touches on a nitrous combo with chassis by Charles Terrell. Harvey is wrestling with a new Sonny Leonard combo that is coming around with each pass. Im sitting there with Robbie Keziah, Jason Manger and Nick Reynolds, the guys Id always gone racing with, and we were all kind of pouting about not racing. 2 of the top cars getting it on in a fast drag race. The biggest news is that the event will be run on the third Thursday of the month, due to schedule conflicts and to allow the largest number of cars to enter. This season, Big Dog founder Jim Turner will return in an advisory capacity and should help to make this one of the greatest seasons ever. The result was a group of cars that fall into the Top Sportsman format and not the Pro Modified type car. That gave us a field of 8 cars from 4.009 to 4.073. Mike Graham advanced with a 5.08 over a breaking Brian Shrader. Wow, what a qualified field this was. WAKE FOREST 3, HIGH POINT 1: Matt Conway and Mac Williamson hit back-to-back homers for the Deacons. - 7.49 Real Street The track obviously is doing a great job, but youve also got Bryant Marriner whos massively involved, supporting the class, beating the brush for people to come race. Although not having his new powerplant ready, Tim Lawrence has not missed a race, even though he has a 5 to 6 hour drive, one way, from his home in Princeton, WV, just to keep up with what his competition is up to. McShane was in a tie for 45th among 77 finishers. The first Pro Mod race I ever went to, back when I was 15- or 16-years old, was a Big Dog race, says Mitchell, who could hardly contain his excitement when rehashing the details surrounding winning the event for the first time on August 5th, 2021. Top ET 1 qualifying position and set the eliminators speed record. With almost identical lights, at .047 to .048, Harris laid down another 3 at 3.943 for low ET to defeat Walls 4.067 running a career best 180.07 in the Bumble Bee. Advertisement. Renegade 6.00 / 7.49 and More! Tony Christian, one of the pioneering drivers of the Pro Street movement, passed away Thursday, June 9. Then there was the 5.0 borespace Gene Fulton-built powerplant in the Robert Hayes-built and Brian Shrader-driven Corvette that has been a fixture in Big Dog competition for several seasons now. - Regardless of on-track performance or the future of Big Dog, Mitchells enjoying a new pace of the racing life and, perhaps most of all, the opportunity to again race with longtime friend Todd Tutterow. - From award-winning writing and photography to binge-worthy videos to electric live events, DI meets hundreds of thousands of racers where they live, creating the moments that create conversations. As with last months event, a drawing of the cards was held, before round 1 and went as follows; Lang with a 4.01 to defeat Cam Clarks 4.07, Mike Graham used a 4.01 to defeat Justin Walls 4.08, Brian Shrader ran a 3.99 at 182mph to defeat Travis Harvey and Jason Harris 4.02 defeated Tim Lawrence. To be honest, Todd Tutterow had this car on the money right out of the gate, says Mitchell. He stepped away from the sport a few years ago following a very successful run in radial tire racing, including dominating performances in X275 and helping usher in a new era for the near-unlimited Radial vs. the World eliminator. Required fields are marked *. This set the finals with the first time both finalists ran in the 3s. Copyright 2023 BangShift LLC. 1d ASAG Nos September Piedmont Dragway Cam Clark shook, giving a win to Jason Harriss 3.938. I understand that the Clark powerplant had not been apart all year. Not to be outdone was April winner Jason Harris in the SomeTime Racing Camaro, owned by Jack Gaddy and powered by a 5.3-inch borespace Gene Fulton powerplant. Drag Illustrated May 13, 2013. From award-winning writing and photography to binge-worthy videos to electric live events, DI meets hundreds of thousands of racers where they live, creating the moments that create conversations. He was 27 years old. Your email address will not be published. 16, 2018) Top ET And Turner is right there with his blower combo and could win at any given moment. With help from veteran Dan Ferguson, Shrader was on the way to a very productive evening. So qualifying went as follows: Scott Lang at 4.009, Mike Graham at 4.025, Brian Shrader at 4.034 and Tim Lawrence at 4.041 for the top four. UNCG finished sixth after Mondays two rounds of play. Thats about as much racing as I want to do, explains Mitchell, who is quickly becoming a favorite at the Big Dog Shootout, due in part to his new Jerry Bickel-built, Modern Racing-finished and WYO Motorsports-powered 1970 Plymouth Cuda in B5 blue, but primarily to his strong start to his debut season in Big Dog competition. 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One night only, says Mitchell, with a laugh. - 6.00 Raiders. For Jason Harris, the Billy Albert powered responded with several 3 second ETs to put Jason into the elite group of 3 second drivers in competition. Big Dog Shootout After trying to make two different cars work for Harris, the Jack Gaddy Some Time Racing group threw all they had at the final only to lose to the eventual winner, Mike Graham, in the first round. GrudgeFest at Piedmont Dragway Thursday Aug. 7, 2014 BIG DOG Shootout plus! So it was that the May edition of The Big Dog Shootout resulted in a first ever win for Wine Racing, both finalists were 3 second cars and were also nitrous cars. PINEHURST CHALLENGE: Audra McShanes 247 total led the High Point womens golf team to an 11th-place finish at the Pinehurst Challenge. 1 with a 3.785, Clark at 3.83, Harris at 3.85 and Mitchell at 3.86. He was 27 years old. Footbrake You have permission to edit this article.