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Radial tire racing’s biggest stars have been preparing all winter long for the biggest payday in drag radial history at the seventh running of ‘The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia’ at South Georgia Motorsports Park, and the time has finally arrived. Racers in the Radial vs the World class will be vying for an unprecedented $50,000 to the winner, and those dollar signs have brought out all of the baddest weapons on radial tires in the sport. Thanks to the folks at Fuel Air Spark Technology, we’ll be in the house once again bringing you all the news, notes, results, and hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos to keep you up to date on the biggest drag race of the season!
Wednesday Evening Radial vs the World Q1
Keith Haney debuted his new “Enigma” and put the entire Radial vs The World field on notice with his qualifying lap of 3.89 at 191 mph, the quickest pass in class history.
Steve Jackson punched The Shadow into the number two spot with a 3.91 at 192 mph pass during the first qualifying round. It appears Jackson’s ride is sporting a new blower and is really making some steam on each pass, including a massive power wheelstand during testing today.
Josh Klugger and Daniel Pharris had a blistering side-by-side race with nearly identical elapsed times. Klugger went a 3.934, while Pharris went a 3.936, but had a booming 210 mph on the pass.
Justin Shearer and his Crowmod are in the show after round one, running a 4.26 at 172 mph.
Several racers including Shawn Ayers swung for the fences but went into some gnarly power wheelies at different points on the track. The SGMP crew put some serious teeth in the track for this first round of qualifying.
Radial vs the World round one qualifying order.
