Legendary drag racing promoter Bill Doner has jumped out to an early lead during his quarter-final race in the 2009 – 2010 War Stories Showdown presented by Attitude’s CompetitionPlus.com.

Doner’s story of Jungle Jim and Porky the Pirate found favor with the readers and as a result, he holds a 62.67 percent share of the votes over No. 1 qualifier Billy Glidden. Glidden, for his part, told a humorous tale of how the Glidden family combated cheating accusations back in the day.

Legendary drag racing promoter Bill Doner has jumped out to an early lead during his quarter-final race in the 2009 – 2010 War Stories Showdown presented by Attitude’s CompetitionPlus.com.

Doner’s story of Jungle Jim and Porky the Pirate found favor with the readers and as a result, he holds a 62.67 percent share of the votes over No. 1 qualifier Billy Glidden. Glidden, for his part, told a humorous tale of how the Glidden family combated cheating accusations back in the day.

Rickie Smith, No. 5 qualifier, holds a commanding lead over former NHRA Publicist turned drag racing owner Steve Earwood.

Smith holds a commanding 87.68 percent share of the votes with his story of match racing Roy Hill at Summerduck Dragway. Earwood’s story of the old days when the pros ran divisional events is an entertaining offering as well.

Voting for this race ends today at 6 PM.

The winners of these races will meet in the semi-finals.
QUARTERFINALS - Day Two

Tomorrow’s races will open with Gordie Bonin versus Louis Force and Pat Musi meets Gary Densham.

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