$101,000-To-Win Sweet 16 Radial vs The World Coverage From Georgia

$101,000-To-Win Sweet 16 Radial vs The World Coverage From Georgia

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The 16 qualifiers that will vie for the record $101,000 payday in today’s inaugural Sweet 16.

Stephanie Long with the winner-take-all prize … in cold, hard cash.

DeWayne Mills uncorked a career-best elapsed time — low for the round — in a defeat of Alex Laughlin to open eliminations, 3.663 to 3.779.

(Left) Low qualifier Mark Micke overcame a stellar .002 reaction time from young-gun Ty Tutterow in their opening round match, sailing to a clean 3.74 at 219 mph to Tutterow's 3.84. (Right) Jamie Hancock continues to impress with his nitrous oxide-assisted Camaro, defeating Marty Stinnett in the best race of the round; Stinnett carried .009 out of the gate but didn't have enough steam up top, with his career-best 3.748 coming up just short of a 3.722.

Ever the entertainer, Donald Long was in character this morning as he and announcer Brian Lohnes discussed the opening round of eliminations — and the historic numbers that his event produced. Long noted this morning, “I knew the cars would be fast if we could get some decent weather, but I didn’t think we’d see low sixties.”

 

Keith Haney has worked his way into the late rounds yet again, carding a 3.78 in round two to dispose of an-out-shape Daniel Pharris.

Steve Jackson will not repeat his Lights Out 9 Radial vs The World crown, as he fouled out in a titanic round two match with DeWayne Mills. Mills was there for the taking, as he struck the tires early, and not realizing he’d already won, frantically gathered it back up for a 5.10-second victory. Mills will meet Haney in the final four – Haney with lane choice.

Jamie Hancock’s career weekend came to an end in the second round when his nitrous-assited powerplant expired at the stripe, allowing Paolo Giust to stay out front by a matter of inches inches; the two were separated by just .001-seconds at the tree, with the final numbers 3.763 to 3.768 – Hancock some 12 mph off-pace.

Mark Micke advanced on Tim Slavens’ red-light. Micke carded low elapsed time of the round at 3.732, and will meet Guist in the semifinals.

Eliminations Round Two Results

Paolo Giust (left) enjoyed a stellar weekend behind the wheel, setting a new career-best in qualifying and motoring to a semifinal appearance, but his 3.82 was no match for the Mark Micke buzzsaw, as the Missourian clocked another consistent 3.75 to punch his ticket into the $101,000 final round.

Following an epic thrash to repair damage to the torque converter – which Donald Long and the track staff graciously allowed an extra half-hour of time to complete — Keith Haney fouled out by the slimmest of margins, just .002-seconds, in his semifinal match with DeWayne Mills. Mills, with a an .041 light and a 3.734, would have been unbeatable with Haney’s 3.790-secon elapsed time.

Donald Long with the $101,000 in cash strapped to his wrist before the big final.

In what was a weekend dreams are made of, Mark Micke powered away from a slowing DeWayne Mills in the richest, most anticipated radial-tire finale in history, going 3.72 to a 4.07 to collect the $101,000 prize and the bragging rights. In all, Micke reset the world record three times, qualified number one, and was never headed in eliminations -- the only stat keeping him from running the table end-to-end being low elapsed time of raceday, which went to Mills.

About the author

Andrew Wolf

Andrew has been involved in motorsports from a very young age. Over the years, he has photographed several major auto racing events, sports, news journalism, portraiture, and everything in between. After working with the Power Automedia staff for some time on a freelance basis, Andrew joined the team in 2010.
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