HARRIS WINS SECOND PIEDMONT DRAGWAY BIG DOG EVENT
Sat, 2008-08-09 12:28
For the second time in five-month Big Dog career, Jason Harris hoisted
the famous canine shaped trophy in Piedmont Dragway's winner circle
last evening.
Harris, son of Big Dog founder Bob Harris, used an even mixture of starting line quickness, a consistent car and a measure of good luck to score his latest Big Dog win of 2008. Harris fended off the incredibly tough Ronnie Gardner in the final round. Both drivers yielded 4.257 elapsed times.
Qualifying 6th in the 8-car main event, Harris used a Rick Jones-fabricated GTO and a Billy Albert-assembled 632-inch engine, the smallest motor in the field, to record a 4.26 elapsed time at 171mph in arguably the tightest Big Dog field of the year.
For the second time in five-month Big Dog career, Jason Harris hoisted the famous canine shaped trophy in Piedmont Dragway's winner circle last evening.
Harris, son of Big Dog founder Bob Harris, used an even mixture of starting line quickness, a consistent car and a measure of good luck to score his latest Big Dog win of 2008. Harris fended off the incredibly tough Ronnie Gardner in the final round. Both drivers yielded 4.257 elapsed times.
Qualifying 6th in the 8-car main event, Harris used a Rick Jones-fabricated GTO and a Billy Albert-assembled 632-inch engine, the smallest motor in the field, to record a 4.26 elapsed time at 171mph in arguably the tightest Big Dog field of the year.
July's Big Dog PowerJam winner, Travis Harvey, was the quickest man through 2 rounds of qualifying, posting a 4.23 elapsed time at 175 miles per hour while the bump spot was anchored by "Diamond" Jack Gaddy, returning to the seat of his Cavalier and sliding in the show with a 4.27, 171. Sandwiched in-between was Brian William, David Campbell, Ronnie Gardner, Gilmer Hinshaw, Harris and Bobby Leonard.
Harris worked his way to the finals by strapping a holeshot on Campbell and later Williams.
As traditional with the Big Dog series, both drivers immediately turned around in the shut down area, and drove their race cars right back down the 1/8 mile strip to the starting line, where they greeted fans and chatted with Alvin Dildine over the public address.
"Racing is hard work, and I've got a full time job, but it just goes to show you what Big Dog is about,” said Harris, 28, of Pittsboro, N.C. “You can take an affordable car with a smaller budget and find success.”
Racing since he was 18 years old, Harris has honed his skills over the last decade in the local bracket racing scene, as well as gaining tons of experience as a driver in IHRA competition, placing 5th in the world last year in Top Dragster.
For 2009, Harris is seriously examining the possibility of adding a second car to this racing enterprise. In addition to the Big Dog GTO, Harris could very well be making a move to his biggest stage yet, with talks of fielding a Pro Nitrous entry for ADRL competition.
Harris, son of Big Dog founder Bob Harris, used an even mixture of starting line quickness, a consistent car and a measure of good luck to score his latest Big Dog win of 2008. Harris fended off the incredibly tough Ronnie Gardner in the final round. Both drivers yielded 4.257 elapsed times.
Qualifying 6th in the 8-car main event, Harris used a Rick Jones-fabricated GTO and a Billy Albert-assembled 632-inch engine, the smallest motor in the field, to record a 4.26 elapsed time at 171mph in arguably the tightest Big Dog field of the year.
For the second time in five-month Big Dog career, Jason Harris hoisted the famous canine shaped trophy in Piedmont Dragway's winner circle last evening. Harris, son of Big Dog founder Bob Harris, used an even mixture of starting line quickness, a consistent car and a measure of good luck to score his latest Big Dog win of 2008. Harris fended off the incredibly tough Ronnie Gardner in the final round. Both drivers yielded 4.257 elapsed times.
Qualifying 6th in the 8-car main event, Harris used a Rick Jones-fabricated GTO and a Billy Albert-assembled 632-inch engine, the smallest motor in the field, to record a 4.26 elapsed time at 171mph in arguably the tightest Big Dog field of the year.
July's Big Dog PowerJam winner, Travis Harvey, was the quickest man through 2 rounds of qualifying, posting a 4.23 elapsed time at 175 miles per hour while the bump spot was anchored by "Diamond" Jack Gaddy, returning to the seat of his Cavalier and sliding in the show with a 4.27, 171. Sandwiched in-between was Brian William, David Campbell, Ronnie Gardner, Gilmer Hinshaw, Harris and Bobby Leonard.
Harris worked his way to the finals by strapping a holeshot on Campbell and later Williams.
As traditional with the Big Dog series, both drivers immediately turned around in the shut down area, and drove their race cars right back down the 1/8 mile strip to the starting line, where they greeted fans and chatted with Alvin Dildine over the public address.
"Racing is hard work, and I've got a full time job, but it just goes to show you what Big Dog is about,” said Harris, 28, of Pittsboro, N.C. “You can take an affordable car with a smaller budget and find success.”
Racing since he was 18 years old, Harris has honed his skills over the last decade in the local bracket racing scene, as well as gaining tons of experience as a driver in IHRA competition, placing 5th in the world last year in Top Dragster.
For 2009, Harris is seriously examining the possibility of adding a second car to this racing enterprise. In addition to the Big Dog GTO, Harris could very well be making a move to his biggest stage yet, with talks of fielding a Pro Nitrous entry for ADRL competition.
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