(July
8, 2008) -- There were a boatload of great racers at the Super 7 Series
event at Montgomery Motorsports Park July 4-6. Roanoke Alabama racer Timmy
Smith had a really good weekend, winning the Saturday event and then a
special 32 car shootout which netted him a “free ride” at the Million Dollar
Drag Race worth $2,500. In the Saturday final, Smith faced Rodney Carr of
Millersville, AL. Timmy dialed a 4.97 and ran a 4.980 at 135.86 mph with a
.022 bulb. Carr dialed a 5.31 but could only manage a 5.343 at 126.84 mph.
Timmy’s dad Mike Smith was the lone semi-finalist.
Saturday’s
Footbrake event could be called the Jared Pennington nationals as he held
two of the three spots going into the semi-finals. His potential opponent in
the finals would be Steve Stites, who is Pennington’s partner in Footbrake
race promotion. The two called it a day and flipped to see who the winner
would be and Stites won the flip.
Temple,
GA racer Holly Williams took the Saturday Jr. Dragster event over Brett
Childs of Montgomery. Jack Wright of Prattville was the semi-finalist.
Sunday’s racing was hot and heavy. In Pro, veteran Melvin Wilson of
Alpine, AL scored a win over South Florida heavy hitter Bill Ierna. Melvin
dialed a 5.35 and ran a 5.359 at 126.58 mph. Ierna pulled the trigger a
touch too early for a .001 red light to settle the finals on the starting
line. Rex Huckabee of Stockton, AL was the lone semi-finalist.
In
Footbrake, Jim Griffiths of Foley, AL tooled his unique 1947 Ford to a win
over James Shoots of Hamilton, AL. Griffiths turned in a stellar .009 light,
dialed a 6.92 and ran a 6.959 at 93.06 mph. Shoots dialed an 8.92 in his
pickup truck and ran an 8.949 at 74.60 mph. He turned in a .057 light.
Waynesboro, GA racer Jamie Walker and Daniel Dean of Hartford, AL were the
semi-finalists.
The entire pits were buzzing Sunday when promoter Jim Howard announced
that the
finale of the 2008 Super 7 Series would feature an incredible four
$10,000 to win races over four days beginning Friday, August 29 and
continuing through Labor Day, September 1.
In addition to the big races, Howard promised a “Second Chance” each day,
a Huntsville Engine 32 car shootout raced at ¼ mile, a Million Dollar Race
shootout and more.
