Hometown Heroes Standouts at MMP Event
6-0 winner Buddy Bagget (center of photo) |
(May 6, 2007) -- The Comp Cams/TCI Heads Up Series event at Montgomery
MotorSports Park on Saturday (5/5) featured some surprising winners, some
favorites coming through in the clutch, and a lot of hometown heroes. The
large field competed in five heads-up classes as well as Super Pro and
Footbrake Bracket competitions.
Three Montgomery area racers took wins Saturday: Buddy Baggett of
Montgomery continued his domination of the 6.0 heads up class with a win
over Scott Olin of Cottondale, AL. Baggett had a nearly perfect reaction
time of .002 and steered his 1967 Chevy Nova to a 6.082 second run at 99.91
miles per hour for the win. Olin ran a 6.143 at 117.09 miles per hour.
John Cooper of Jasper, AL and Stacy Parker of Houston, AL were the
semi-finalists.
Super Pro Winner Harley Miller (second on right) |
Montgomery racing veteran Harley Miller notched a win in the Super Pro class
with his "Break Out" Camaro. Miller defeated Doug Roberts of Greensboro, AL
in the finals. Miller ran a 5.834 on his 5.83 dial at 116.41 miles per
hour. Roberts ran a 5.395 at 125.17 for the breakout loss on his 5.40
dial-in.
Wetumpka racer Cole Cousins took the 7.0 class win with the '68 Camaro his
father Doug used to race. Cousins ran a 7.023 at 92.33 miles per hour to
defeat Jerome Terry of Trinity, AL who ran a 7.022 but couldn't make up a
starting line deficit. Huntsville, AL racer Steve Cothren was the
lone-semi-finalist.
Drag racing legend Toby Barnes of Newnan, Georgia took the Footbrake title
in a win over James Garrett of McCalla, AL. Barnes ran a 7.520 on a 7.48
second dial at 88.94 miles per hour in his Pontiac for the win. Garrett
dialed a 6.34 but ran one thousandth of a second under that for the breakout
loss.
8-0 winner Michael Garner |
The 8.0 heads -up winner was Chattanooga, Tennessee racer Michael Garner who
denied Toby Barnes his attempt at a two-peat. Jimmy Cantrell of New Market,
AL was the semi-finalist.
Mark Johnson of Ozark, AL won the 4.70 class final over Blake Wilder of
Marietta, Georgia. Johnson drove his 1988 Thunderbird to a 4.763 1/8 blast
at 147.68 miles per hour. Wilder ran a better time, 4.716 at 149.52 miles
per hour but couldn't overcome a major hole shot by Johnson. The next event
in the Comp Cams/TCI Heads Up Series will be this coming weekend at
Huntsville Dragway.
4-70 winner Mark Johnson (on far right) |
7-0 winner Cole Cousins (third from the right) next to his father Doug
(in light blue shirt) |
Buddy Baggett Race Car |
This week at Montgomery MotorSports Park means Test and Tune on Friday
night. Gates will open at 6pm with the 1/4 mile track open to any licensed
driver of a car or motorcycle from 7pm - 11:30pm for only $15.
Upcoming events at Montgomery MotorSports Park include the
DragRaceResults.com/Goodyear Bracket Racing Series May 19-20 with hundreds
of race cars expected to compete for $5,000 prizes each day in Pro and
$1,000 in Sportsman. |
