Event Preview: WOOOSTOCK 2018 At Darlington Dragway

Brian Wagner
April 2, 2018

What do you get when you combine the insanity of Radial vs The World with the fastest No Time and Grudge racers in the world? You get a unique event known as WOOOSTOCK, and it’s coming to Darlington Dragway April 12-14. All the action from WOOOSTOCK will also be broadcast LIVE on SpeedVideo.com!

Radial tire racing legend Keith Berry joined forces with the team at Carolina N/T Small Tire Racing Productions to bring WOOOSTOCK to life. The idea behind WOOOSTOCK is to assemble the fastest racers from different genres of drag racing to one location and put on one heck of a show for the fans. The result of this combination in its inaugural contest were record-setting runs in Radial vs The World and some of the biggest grudge matches ever seen.

Last year WOOOSTOCK saw the Radial vs The World record reset by Steve Jackson, the quickest side-by-side racial race ever, and the first ever three-second pass on a set of 275 radial tires. Jimmy Bradshaw and his team at Darlington Dragway will once again have the track set on kill, and that could lead to records falling again. Racers from all over the country will be coming through the gates at WOOOSTOCK for their chance at being a part of radial tire racing history.

The No Time side of WOOOSTOCK is stacked with some excellent racing courtesy of the Carolina N/T Small Tire Racing Productions team. There will be a N/T 29/315 class, N/T 28/275 class, the N/T Carolina 28/275, along with a N/T small-block, nitrous-only class, and N/T small-block boosted class. Each of these shootouts will be running for a $5,000 pot, and that doesn’t include the huge side bets that will be made each round. The level of excitement will be off the charts when these shootout classes hit the track.

There is going to be more than just class racing and shootouts at WOOOSTOCK; the big time grudge racers will be coming out to play. Steve Jackson got his start in grudge racing and will be bringing some of that to Radial vs The World as he tries to lock in a huge grudge race with Mark Micke during qualifying. The monster grudge race of WOOOSTOCK has been set between Justin “Lil Country” Swanstrom versus Al Boogie. To raise the intensity level even more, Boogie has brought in PDRA star Jay Cox to wheel his Camaro in this race. The stakes are high, the pot is huge, and the talent is off the chain for this clash of the grudge racing titans!

WOOOSTOCK is going to bring serious racing fun and excitement to Darlington Dragway April 12-14. When the racing begins you will be able to see it all LIVE starting Friday on Speedvideo.com!  This broadcast is brought to you by presenting sponsor Lunati, along with Lithium ProsWeld RacingSCTDoorslammers.comFAST, and Late Model Engines.

Official Event Name:    WOOOSTOCK 2018

Event Dates:                    April 12-14

City:                          Hartsville, South Carolina

Track Name:            Darlington Dragway

Track Website:            https://www.darlingtondragway.com/

Track Phone Number:     (843) 383-0008

Tickets:               Available at the gate

Prices:                   2 Day Event Pass: $40

3 Day Event Pass: $50

Thursday: $15

Friday: $20

Saturday: $25

Event Pages:  Carolina N/T Small Tire Production

Live Stream:  This SpeedVideo broadcast is brought to you by presenting sponsor Lunati, along with Lithium Pros, Weld Racing, SCT, Doorslammers.com, FAST, and Late Model Engines.

Click Here For The Live Stream Event Page

Live Stream Schedule:

Friday: Live around   10:00am EST/ 7:00am PST

Saturday: Live around 9:00am EST/6:00am PST

Classes Being Contested:

  • Radial vs The World
  • No Time 29/315
  • No Time 28/275
  • No Time Small-Block Boost
  • No Time Small-Block Nitrous
  • No time Carolina 28/275

Schedule: All Times Are Central Time (EST)

Thursday, April 12

9:00am Gates Open

11:00-9:00pm Testing

Friday, April 13

9:00am Gates Open

10:00-4:00pm Testing

6:00pm Q1 Radial vs The World followed by Q2 and Q3

NT Class Testing Between Rounds

Saturday, April 14

8:00am Racer Gate Opens

9:00am Fan Gate Opens

9:00am First Bracket Time Run With Radial Vs The World Q4 To Follow

No Time Shakedown 1

Second Bracket Time Run

No Time Shakedown and Test and Tune

Round 1 Of Bracket Racing

2:00pm Radial vs The World Q5 and No Time Shakedown 2

4:00pm Round 1 Bracket Racing

5:00pm Eliminations For Radial vs The World, Carolina NT 28/275, Small Block Nitrous N/T 28/275, Small Block Boost N/T 28/275