14, 2022 1. The 63 split-window Corvette is owned by David Lambert and was built by none other than Tommy Mauney and featured a Scott Duggins-built PAR Race Engines powerplant. Big Dog Shootout May 2021 from Piedmont Dragway - YouTube 0:00 / 33:15 Big Dog Shootout May 2021 from Piedmont Dragway 67,514 views May 9, 2021 673 Dislike Share Spoold Media 39.7K. Its gotta be one of the most impressive things happening in drag racing right now. Required fields are marked *. So it was that the May edition of The Big Dog Shootout resulted in a first ever win for Wine Racing, both finalists were 3 second cars and were also nitrous cars. - Three cars went .849 that same night, says Mitchell. More news will follow, but look forward to this being one of the most competitive seasons ever for the event that Drag Illustratedonce named The best single-track series in the country. Since 2005, DI has informed, inspired and educated drag racers from every walk of the racing life - weekend warrior and street/strip enthusiasts to pro-level doorslammer and Top Fuel racers. After trying to make two different cars work for Harris, the Jack Gaddy Some Time Racing group threw all they had at the final only to lose to the eventual winner, Mike Graham, in the first round. Wow, what a qualified field this was. In previous qualifying, the Graham Chevelle qualified at a 3.865 in May, a 3.940 in June, a 3.922 in August and a 3.889 in September. The famed first-Thursday-night-of-the-month drag race has been contested for nearly 30 years at Piedmont Dragway, the self-proclaimed "doorslammer capital of the world", and still to this day remains the eighth-mile facility's marquee attraction. 19, 2018), Big Dog Night (May WESTERN CAROLINA 13-8, N.C. A&T 3-7: The Aggies squandered a 6-1 lead in the second game of a road doubleheader. Big Dog Shootout 2023 dates 6th BIG DOG SHOOTOUT (April) 4th BIG DOG Shootout )May ) 1st BIG DOG shootout (June ) See more 27 5 shares Like Comment See more of Piedmont Dragway on Facebook Log In or Create new account 2018 Race Results 10" Carolina Thunder plus $2000 Wheelstand Contest plus Fun & Grudge. / As with last months event, a drawing of the cards was held, before round 1 and went as follows; Lang with a 4.01 to defeat Cam Clarks 4.07, Mike Graham used a 4.01 to defeat Justin Walls 4.08, Brian Shrader ran a 3.99 at 182mph to defeat Travis Harvey and Jason Harris 4.02 defeated Tim Lawrence. (Words and photos by Greg Burrow) Competitors in the popular Big Dog Shootout at historic Piedmont Dragway have two complete seasons under a new rules package, designed to make competition closer and to allow teams the luxury of NOT having to rebuild engines between rounds. Brian Shrader Wins May Big Dog Shootout at Piedmont The number was a 4.009 qualifying effort and a top speed of 185.48, before the night was over. Drag Illustrated May 13, 2013. Defending Big Dog champion Danny Perry from Sims returns to defend his title. Drag racer Sean Serra has passed away in a tragic car accident. Theres a ton of potential with Big Dog and theres some really good people behind it. You have permission to edit this article. How about less than half a second separating the eight cars? October 27, 2022 Greg Burrow photos For all those people who follow the Big Dog Shootout at historic Piedmont Dragway, the typical wisdom would have been to think that Brian Shrader, newly crowned champ of 2022, or Jason Harris, would be the odds-on favorites to win the season-ending event. FB He admits its a highly-debatable topic, but points to his own 3.849-second pass in his supercharged 481X-powered Cuda to the 3.849-second laps posted by the aforementioned Harris and Chris Rini and their 5.0-inch bore space nitrous engine-powered runs as evidence of the parity and competition in Big Dog in 2021. Your email address will not be published. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. - Big Dog Shootout. You have permission to edit this article. Your email address will not be published. And Turner is right there with his blower combo and could win at any given moment. Pretty equal, dont you think? 16, 2018) In the week prior to the May event, much had happened outside the track, as Wes Buck and Mike Carpenter featured Harris in their popular live feed on Wednesday afternoon, where Buck did his usual excellent job of promoting, not only the Big Dog Shootout, but fast doorslammer racing and its overall importance to our sport. Jr. Dragster Keziah came back late last season and immediately made his presence known and gets quicker at each event. Jr. Dragsters "Why are you telling me to go rent a house, go buy a house, or go rent a condo when everything I need is right here in the facility?". To round out the session, Justin Wall used a 4.07 to defeat Keziahs 4.11. These all-billet pieces will really be what sets the pace for the class, and its absolutely bananas what these cars are running with 762 cubic inches and two nitrous systems at 2,450- to 2,480-pounds without a lock-up torque converter. Then Clark used a 3.92 to defeat Harris and his hood-scoop-exploding Camaro. - 6.00 Raiders. - APPALACHIAN STATE 10, N.C. A&T 5: The Mountaineers scored six runs in the seventh and eighth innings to erase a late deficit. Big Dog Shootout at Piedmont Dragway - YouTube - Advertisement. To be honest, Todd Tutterow had this car on the money right out of the gate, says Mitchell. In a battle of two blower cars, Mitchell defeated Floyd when Chevy had to let up deep into the run. 6.00 Raiders Here are the results from points race #4 at Piedmont Dragway held on Saturday, May 7: Top EliminatorWinner: Tommy Plott of Winston Salem. 2021 Final Points Standings Look for the drivers to be trying to crack the 3-second zone with the first eight drivers being honored in special competition at the end of the season. 1d ASAG Nos September Piedmont Dragway Advertisement. Barry Mitchell Reflects on First Win at Piedmont Dragway's Big Dog If no one took the challenge money, it would roll over to the next event, and so on. Piedmont Dragway A far cry from the four cars at the opening event in April. Congratulations to all of you. May 28, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, OTHERComments Off on Big Dog Coverage: Results and Photos From The Spring 2019 Big Dog Shootout At Piedmont Dragway! Renegade 6.00 / 7.49 and More! Piedmont Dragway Begins 61st Season with Big Dog Shootout April 19 By Drag Illustrated Published April 17, 2018 With spring comes several definite items in the Piedmont of North Carolina, the dogwoods are blossoming and it's time to crank up the Big Dogs at historic Piedmont Dragway. He was 27 years old. So qualifying went as follows: Scott Lang at 4.009, Mike Graham at 4.025, Brian Shrader at 4.034 and Tim Lawrence at 4.041 for the top four. Footbrake Advertisement. Qualifying number one was between two drivers who literally grew up at this track, but in the final count, Jason Harris was number one at a 3.952 with Travis Harvey close behind at a 3.983, in the heat of the day. UNCG finished sixth after Mondays two rounds of play. He will be back. I think think what it isits that its personal, concludes Mitchell. Harris has a new powerplant coming from Billy Albert, even though his current powerplant has allowed the Wine Racing team to set ET and MPH records this season. From award-winning writing and photography to binge-worthy videos to electric live events, DI meets hundreds of thousands of racers where they live, creating the moments that create conversations. Both 66 corvettes sorta With much anticipation, the first-round winners ended up being Mitchell, Shrader, Harris, and Clark. From award-winning writing and photography to binge-worthy videos to electric live events, DI meets hundreds of thousands of racers where they live, creating the moments that create conversations. Cant wait til June 2 for the next race. With help from veteran Dan Ferguson, Shrader was on the way to a very productive evening. Todd has been on the Big Dog scene forever, they wrote rules trying to get rid of him. We have witnessed the new rules package working as planned. The 16th season of the Big Dog Shootout returns to Piedmont Dragway with a two-day show starting at 6 p.m. Thursday with qualifying for the race on Saturday. He was 27 years old. - Although not having his new powerplant ready, Tim Lawrence has not missed a race, even though he has a 5 to 6 hour drive, one way, from his home in Princeton, WV, just to keep up with what his competition is up to. Other winners for the evening included Rick Whaley winning OReilly Outlaw DoorSlammer over Arthur Whitley. How close was it, you ask? We also need to discuss other cars on the horizon, which will surely mix the field. Big Dog Shootout 6.00 Raiders Its 100-percent focus; there are no mistakes. Mike Graham Wins Big Dog Shootout Finale at Piedmont Super Clean gets a huge thank you for all your help with the Big Dog Shootout, along with O'Reilly, Deep Creek Motors, and Carolina Classic Car Restoration. Seventh was the Lil Red Corvette, driven by Chevy Floyd, fresh off winning the 4.50 Mad Dawg points title at Farmington Dragway at 3.897 at 188.56. Fifth was Mike Graham at 4.039, with sixth going to Brian Shrader at a 4.05. Chapman finished in a fifth-place tie among 75 individuals. Drag racer Sean Serra has passed away in a tragic car accident. Only Slicks 34.5-17-16 / 36-17-16 Inch add 30lbs . In the two weeks leading up to the May edition of historic Piedmont Dragway's Big Dog Shootout, a series of events were taking place that would lead to an event that would provide history to a race that was jam packed with history but more was to come. Andy Beal is putting the finishing touches on a nitrous combo with chassis by Charles Terrell. Growing up in Goldsboro, Greensboro Day senior Jaydon Young averaged 25.9 points per game as a freshman at Wayne Christian. I understand that the Clark powerplant had not been apart all year. The semis were classic as Cuda Time squared up with the Hayes-built Corvette with Shrader setting a new Big Dog ET record at 3.770 with Mitchell close behind at 3.86. When the cheerleading coach broke the news to Katrina Kohel that she was the only one left on the cheer squad, Kohel was determined to compete anyway. Piedmont has been around since the late 50s; theres so much history there. Past champ Jason Harris will also be competing, along with Brian Schrader and Brett Nesbitt. Big Dog Shootout Like the first ProCharger-equipped Big Dog car. Saturdays Big Dog Shootout race will start at 4 p.m. with races also set for the Renegades and Outlaw Doorslammers. BIG DOG SHOOTOUT JULY 2021 COVERAGE FROM PIEDMONT DRAGWAY - YouTube 19, 2018) 2022 Current Points Standings The result of qualifying was four nitrous cars, three blower, and one ProCharger. 6.00 Raiders Drag racer Sean Serra has passed away in a tragic car accident. PINEHURST CHALLENGE: Audra McShanes 247 total led the High Point womens golf team to an 11th-place finish at the Pinehurst Challenge. In the 6.00 category, presented by Carolina Classic Car Restoration, Jason Marshall defeated Chad Dukes newly built Camaro. Id been out of racing for a few years, had gotten off social media, hadnt been out to the races, and we go to this wedding and its just racers everywhere. Spoold Media 41.2K subscribers 130K views 1 year ago The World Famous Big Dog Shootout returned to. Renegade 6.00 / 7.49 and More! Piedmont Dragway - Posts | Facebook - - Results and Photos From The Spring 2019 Big Dog Shootout At Piedmont See you all next season at The DoorSlammer Capital of the World, Piedmont Dragway. 2019 Final Points Standings. All in all, the one and only Big Dog Shootout is alive and well, for the rest of this season and many more. From Mitchells point-of-view, the shootout is in a good place rules-wise today after being controversy-ridden essentially since its inception in 1994. Regardless of on-track performance or the future of Big Dog, Mitchells enjoying a new pace of the racing life and, perhaps most of all, the opportunity to again race with longtime friend Todd Tutterow. 2020 VP Race Fuels Carolina Coalition presented by Hoosier Tires. Big Dog Night (July Please subscribe to keep reading. Top ET For those of you wondering where the performance came from for Mike Grahams first win, listen to this. Top ET / Shrader ran a 3.791 to defeat a shaking Keziah. Fifth was Travis Harvey, last months winner, at a 4.042 with Jason Harris at 4.046, Cam Clark at 4.058 and Justin Wall in at 4.073. Oh yes, did I say the field was close? - 19, 2018). CPGA CHAMPIONSHIP: Adam McLaughlin of Greensboro tied for third in the Carolinas PGA Head Professional Championship in Bluffton, S.C. McLaughlin, the head pro at Alamance Country Club, finished the two-round even at 2-over-par 146, two strokes behind champion Steve Isley of Oak Island. Rounding the eight qualifiers was the other Some Time Racing entry of Rocky the Batman Raynor. Low was Travis Harvey in the Jeff Miller-tuned, Vaughn Myles-owned Corvette that had improved every pass since it hit the track. In no particular order, Tim Lawrencesnew 762 billet motor is almost ready and is awaiting a Mark Micke trans for the combo. That gave us a field of 8 cars from 4.009 to 4.073. If Im going racing especially racing with a blower motor Im going racing with Todd Tutterow. Graham becomes a first-time winner. - Seventh went to Justin Walls 4.08 and Bubba Turner at a 4.40 to complete the 8-car field. - Tony Christian, one of the pioneering drivers of the Pro Street movement, passed away Thursday, June 9. With spring comes several definite items in the Piedmont of North Carolina, the dogwoods are blossoming and its time to crank up the Big Dogs at historic Piedmont Dragway. The class is built around a five-inch nitrous motor. Competition at the July Big Dog Shootout was as follows: Round 1 saw Travis Harvey fight to a 4.21 to defeat a very competitive Bubba Turners 4.38. Youve got Brian Shrader whos all-in, Chris Rini, too, and Bob and Jason Harris, of course, who are huge supporters. 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Students of doorslammer drag racing are well aware of Tutterows history in Big Dog competition his dominance and ongoing dance with the series rule-makers is something of drag racing folklore adding to the unique opportunity Mitchells return to racing in this particular eliminator represents for everyone involved. Thats about as much racing as I want to do, explains Mitchell, who is quickly becoming a favorite at the Big Dog Shootout, due in part to his new Jerry Bickel-built, Modern Racing-finished and WYO Motorsports-powered 1970 Plymouth Cuda in B5 blue, but primarily to his strong start to his debut season in Big Dog competition. One night a month, six times a year and a hour and a half from my house. Here are the results of the May 12 Big Dog Shootout #2 held on May 12 at the Piedmont Dragway: #1 : Dale Brinsfield : 4.252 @ 174.65 mph, #13 : Mark Lineberrier : 4.632 @ 153.47 mph, #16 : Rodney Patterson : 4.725 @ 152.25 mph, #18 : Rick Wilson : 4.828 @ 114.28 mph - Crash, #19 : Harold Robinson : 4.925 @ 138.22 mph, Ronnie Gardner : 4.348 @ 170.42 (WIN) -vs-, Jim Teachman : 4.411 @ 165.16 mph (WIN)-vs-, Tony Gentile : 4.337 @ 166.82 mph (WIN) -vs-, Todd Tutterow : 5.018 @ 116.74 (Chutes out), Darren Wilkins : 4.378 @ 166.05 (WIN) -vs-, Jim Teachman : 4.312 @ 166.45 mph (WIN)-vs-, Ronnie Gardner : 4.317 @ 170.61 mph (WIN) -vs-Darren Wilkins : Broke-Red, Ronnie Gardner : 4.349 @ 168.98 mph (WIN), -vs- Jim Teachman : 4.458 @ 163.30 (Red-light Start). 24, 2018), Big Dog Night (April In a super close run, Jason laid down a 4.02 at 182 with Brian right behind but with a slight bobble close to the finish line. Outlaw Door Slammers Were all-in on this deal, he admits. - After 23 seasons, becoming the longest running single track series in the country, you would possibly think that competitors in Piedmont Dragways Big Dog Shootout would be complacent and not put their heart and soul into each event held at the DoorSlammer Capital of the World. But you would be mistaken. Top ET Big Dog Night (April !Follow Spoold Media Across Social Media Today!YouTube Race Coverage: YouTube.com/spoold0385YouTube Vlog: YouTube.com/mylifeonthelineFacebook: http://www.Facebook.com/spooldmedia Instagram: spooldmedia Its special, and were definitely thankful to be a part of it., Your email address will not be published. 2 of the top cars getting it on in a fast drag race. The Keziah and Mitchell team will be entering a second car with huge potential very soon. 7.49 Real Street Outlaw Door Slammers Clark and the H&H team are up and down but when this team is good, they are really good. 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Piedmont Dragway Begins 61st Season with Big Dog Shootout April 19 From award-winning writing and photography to binge-worthy videos to electric live events, DI meets hundreds of thousands of racers where they live, creating the moments that create conversations. on Big Dog Coverage: Results and Photos From The Spring 2019 Big Dog Shootout At Piedmont Dragway! UHV Classics - BIG DOG Shootout - Piedmont Dragway 2007 This event was just as competitive as any in the past. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Did we say close? For more information call 449-7411 or visit www.piedmontdragway. Jrs !Follow Spoold Media Across Social Media Today!YouTube Race Coverage: YouTube.com/spoold0385YouTube Vlog: YouTube.com/mylifeonthelineFacebook: http://www.Facebook.com/spooldmedia Instagram: spooldmedia The abbreviated season will include two events in June, in order to have a complete six-race season. Other best included Travis Harvey, no surprise, with the best reaction time at a .013 on the tree. Lambert qualified with a 4.21 ET but broke in the second round of qualifying. GrudgeFest at Piedmont Dragway Thursday Aug. 7, 2014 BIG DOG Shootout plus! Scroll to continue reading. See you all next season. The final was classic as Clark and Shrader met, as they had done so many times before, with the Shrader Corvette running a 3.795 to the very competitive 3.815 of Cam Clark. Theres a bit of a challenge there, getting people to build cars of this caliber to race six times a year, but we think were making progress and people are excited right now, he continues. And in Deep Creek Motors 7.49 category, Jeff Dalyrimple defeated Nolan Snyder. Im sitting there with Robbie Keziah, Jason Manger and Nick Reynolds, the guys Id always gone racing with, and we were all kind of pouting about not racing.
