BIG NUMBERS IN CARS AND CASH AT ROCKINGHAM’S TWIN TENS EVENT
Tue, 2009-03-10 18:33
Promoters George Howard and Steve Earwood weren’t ready to declare
North Carolina drag racing recession-proof Monday, but in the wake of
the success of their TCI Twin Tens event last weekend at Rockingham
Dragway they certainly were more optimistic about the 2009 season.
Clarkton’s Allen Britt and Lumberton’s Jerry Brewer walked away with the biggest individual purses of the weekend as each claimed a $10,000 prize, Britt for winning the Pro race on Saturday and Brewer for doing the same on Sunday.
What was most impressive to the promoters, though, was the field of 491 race cars representing eight states.
“We felt like our racers would support us, but we were still surprised by the turnout,” Earwood said. “Those are pre-recession numbers which we think shows that even in hard times, people need entertainment and they need diversions.” Promoters George Howard and Steve Earwood weren’t ready to declare North Carolina drag racing recession-proof Monday, but in the wake of the success of their TCI Twin Tens event last weekend at Rockingham Dragway they certainly were more optimistic about the 2009 season.
Clarkton’s Allen Britt and Lumberton’s Jerry Brewer walked away with the biggest individual purses of the weekend as each claimed a $10,000 prize, Britt for winning the Pro race on Saturday and Brewer for doing the same on Sunday.
What was most impressive to the promoters, though, was the field of 491 race cars representing eight states.
“We felt like our racers would support us, but we were still surprised by the turnout,” Earwood said. “Those are pre-recession numbers which we think shows that even in hard times, people need entertainment and they need diversions.”
Other big money winners were the Winston-Salem-based Plott brothers, Tommy and Chris, who each earned $5,000; and Phil Combs of Demossville, Ky., who also took home $5,000 check as the No Box winner on Saturday. Tommy Plott won Friday’s Pro Gamblers race and Chris Plott was the No Box winner on Sunday.
The Jr. Dragster titles were split between Nicole Phillips of Sumter, S.C., and Ryan Crews of Advance. Crews beat Phillips to win on Saturday; Phillips returned the favor in the Sunday final.
A new addition to the program was the Quick 8 race which matched the eight quickest vehicles on the property. Brad Nesbitt of McLeansville proved the quickest of the quick in that event, using a 4.157 second time to overcome the .007 reaction time of Everette Short of Travelers Rest, S.C.
Due to time constraints, the last eight drivers in the No Box Gamblers Race split the purse on Friday.
This was the first of four Twin Tens events scheduled in the Southeast over the next four months.
Clarkton’s Allen Britt and Lumberton’s Jerry Brewer walked away with the biggest individual purses of the weekend as each claimed a $10,000 prize, Britt for winning the Pro race on Saturday and Brewer for doing the same on Sunday.
What was most impressive to the promoters, though, was the field of 491 race cars representing eight states.
“We felt like our racers would support us, but we were still surprised by the turnout,” Earwood said. “Those are pre-recession numbers which we think shows that even in hard times, people need entertainment and they need diversions.” Promoters George Howard and Steve Earwood weren’t ready to declare North Carolina drag racing recession-proof Monday, but in the wake of the success of their TCI Twin Tens event last weekend at Rockingham Dragway they certainly were more optimistic about the 2009 season.
Clarkton’s Allen Britt and Lumberton’s Jerry Brewer walked away with the biggest individual purses of the weekend as each claimed a $10,000 prize, Britt for winning the Pro race on Saturday and Brewer for doing the same on Sunday.
What was most impressive to the promoters, though, was the field of 491 race cars representing eight states.
“We felt like our racers would support us, but we were still surprised by the turnout,” Earwood said. “Those are pre-recession numbers which we think shows that even in hard times, people need entertainment and they need diversions.”
Other big money winners were the Winston-Salem-based Plott brothers, Tommy and Chris, who each earned $5,000; and Phil Combs of Demossville, Ky., who also took home $5,000 check as the No Box winner on Saturday. Tommy Plott won Friday’s Pro Gamblers race and Chris Plott was the No Box winner on Sunday.
The Jr. Dragster titles were split between Nicole Phillips of Sumter, S.C., and Ryan Crews of Advance. Crews beat Phillips to win on Saturday; Phillips returned the favor in the Sunday final.
A new addition to the program was the Quick 8 race which matched the eight quickest vehicles on the property. Brad Nesbitt of McLeansville proved the quickest of the quick in that event, using a 4.157 second time to overcome the .007 reaction time of Everette Short of Travelers Rest, S.C.
Due to time constraints, the last eight drivers in the No Box Gamblers Race split the purse on Friday.
This was the first of four Twin Tens events scheduled in the Southeast over the next four months.
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