No. 1 seed Billy Glidden and No. 9 qualifier Bill Doner lead their respective “races” in first day eliminations at the third annual CompetitionPlus.com War Stories Showdown.

The unique storytelling competition assembles 16 of drag racing’s best yarn-spinners in an eliminations style competition to determine the grand champion. Readers determine the best stories of each “race” and inevitably have a hand in determining the champion.

No. 1 seed Billy Glidden and No. 9 qualifier Bill Doner lead their respective “races” in first day eliminations at the third annual CompetitionPlus.com War Stories Showdown.

The unique storytelling competition assembles 16 of drag racing’s best yarn-spinners in an eliminations style competition to determine the grand champion. Readers determine the best stories of each “race” and inevitably have a hand in determining the champion.

Glidden, a former NHRA Pro Stock racer and current Extreme 10.5 frontrunner, grabbed an 83.07 share of votes against former IHRA executive turned producer Ted Jones. His story tells about growing up a Glidden child and then meeting Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight.

On the other side of the “A” bracket, a close battle between the veteran promoter Bill Doner and nitro legend TV Tommy Ivo was a see-saw battle early. As of the last few hours, Doner has pulled ahead with a 58.18 share of the votes in their “race”.

Doner tells of his near bankrupt introduction to drag racing promotions while Ivo reveals his practical joker nature.

Voting in these single elimination races ends on Dec. 23. The winners of these matches will meet in the quarter-final round on Jan. 4, 2010.

If you missed yesterday’s first race, click here to read.

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