PRO MODS RETURN TO DARLINGTON
On Saturday, November 4th, some of the baddest Pro Modified competitors on the East Coast descended upon South Carolina’s Darlington Dragway for an eighth-mile, open Pro Mod event.
The legendary facility, which is undergoing a re-birth thanks to new owners Ronnie Siders and Bill Wilson, saw “name” racers such as Tommy Mauney, Annette Summer, John Lynam, Ronnie Hood, Todd Tutterow, Sonny Tindal, and more, 20 in all, take to the newly paved track for a shot at the $5,000 purse.
Blue sky and sunshine notwithstanding, temperatures struggled to climb into the upper 40s, but die-hard fans didn’t seem to mind. Wrapped in warm winter garb, they enjoyed the action in the pits and out on the track well into the night.
The most impressive shot of the day was fired by Tutterow, who paced his supercharged ’41 Willys coupe to a blast of 3.898, 190.88 during qualifying. The run didn’t count, however, as Tutterow experienced tire shake on his first launch, backed up, and launched a second time, voiding his outstanding effort. To add insult to injury, the throttle hung open on the run, and the engine suffered severe damage.
In the end it was the nitrous cars prevailing as Randy Weatherford’s Corvette outlasted Brian Williams’ Mustang in a classic Ford versus Chevy final round.
On Saturday, November 4th, some of the baddest Pro Modified competitors on the East Coast descended upon South Carolina’s Darlington Dragway for an eighth-mile, open Pro Mod event.
The legendary facility, which is undergoing a re-birth thanks to new owners Ronnie Siders and Bill Wilson, saw “name” racers such as Tommy Mauney, Annette Summer, John Lynam, Ronnie Hood, Todd Tutterow, Sonny Tindal, and more, 20 in all, take to the newly paved track for a shot at the $5,000 purse.
Blue sky and sunshine notwithstanding, temperatures struggled to climb into the upper 40s, but die-hard fans didn’t seem to mind. Wrapped in warm winter garb, they enjoyed the action in the pits and out on the track well into the night.
The most impressive shot of the day was fired by Tutterow, who paced his supercharged ’41 Willys coupe to a blast of 3.898, 190.88 during qualifying. The run didn’t count, however, as Tutterow experienced tire shake on his first launch, backed up, and launched a second time, voiding his outstanding effort. To add insult to injury, the throttle hung open on the run, and the engine suffered severe damage.
In the end it was the nitrous cars prevailing as Randy Weatherford’s Corvette outlasted Brian Williams’ Mustang in a classic Ford versus Chevy final round.
