- - Seventh went to Justin Walls 4.08 and Bubba Turner at a 4.40 to complete the 8-car field. So, a hearty congratulations to our two winners of the day. Fifth was Mike Graham at 4.039, with sixth going to Brian Shrader at a 4.05. 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. The number was a 4.009 qualifying effort and a top speed of 185.48, before the night was over. All Rights Reserved. This is a guy whos raced around the world, done it all, and you should see him up there on the starting line at Piedmont. 2022 Big Dog Shootout Rules Updated: May. Top 2018 Race Results August 19, 2013. . He was 27 years old. Hope to see all of you in June at The DoorSlammer Capital of the World, Piedmont Dragway. Tony Christian, one of the pioneering drivers of the Pro Street movement, passed away Thursday, June 9. 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. Clark and the H&H team are up and down but when this team is good, they are really good. - Also, look for newcomer Jamie Fowler to be competitive. The abbreviated season will include two events in June, in order to have a complete six-race season. Keziah came back late last season and immediately made his presence known and gets quicker at each event. Your email address will not be published. Then Clark used a 3.92 to defeat Harris and his hood-scoop-exploding Camaro. Scroll to continue reading. Like the first ProCharger-equipped Big Dog car. You have permission to edit this article. Honestly, it was at Todds sons Tys wedding that this whole deal was set in motion. Big Dog Coverage: Results and Photos From The Spring 2019 Big Dog Shootout At Piedmont Dragway. Three cars went .849 that same night, says Mitchell. This set the finals with the first time both finalists ran in the 3s. This season, Big Dog founder Jim Turner will return in an advisory capacity and should help to make this one of the greatest seasons ever. 10" Carolina Thunder plus $2000 Wheelstand Contest plus Fun & Grudge. In the 6.00 category, presented by Carolina Classic Car Restoration, Jason Marshall defeated Chad Dukes newly built Camaro. He was 27 years old. This season is half complete, so maybe we should look at the state of the event, even in a difficult year. With almost identical lights, at .047 to .048, Harris laid down another 3 at 3.943 for low ET to defeat Walls 4.067 running a career best 180.07 in the Bumble Bee. We also need to discuss other cars on the horizon, which will surely mix the field. We live like 15-minutes apart. WAKE FOREST 3, HIGH POINT 1: Matt Conway and Mac Williamson hit back-to-back homers for the Deacons. 7.49 Real Street Congratulations to all of you. 2020 Final Points Standings The management and staff at Piedmont Dragway would like to thank our sponsors, who have stuck out the season under not the best circumstances. Big Dog Shootout September 8 - Friday Test-n-Tune September 9-10 - Saturday - Sunday ET Bracket Points Races September 14 - Thursday Test-n-Tune September 16 - Saturday Drifting Day September 20 - Wednesday Triad Street Scene September 23 - Saturday Dirt Drags September 24 - Sunday Carolina N/T Sunday Funday October 1 - Sunday Cant wait til June 2 for the next race. 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. This was the round that made certain that Shrader and crew were the 2022 points champs. Fifth went to Harris and the beautiful Camaro, formerly driven by Billy Albert, settling into a 3.818 at 196.76. 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. ", The much-faster-than-expected economic recovery thats followed the easing of the coronavirus pandemic has produced several encouraging develo. See you all next season at The DoorSlammer Capital of the World, Piedmont Dragway. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The biggest news is that the event will be run on the third Thursday of the month, due to schedule conflicts and to allow the largest number of cars to enter. 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. Like the first ProCharger-equipped Big Dog car. 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. Maybe thats the secret recipe for Mitchell, and what Big Dog racing represents on the heads up drag racing landscape. Footbrake 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. He was 27 years old. Open testing for All cars / motorcycles & Car/truck show SUNDAY FUNDAY September 25th Lance Stanford posted in Carolina N/T Small Tire racing Productions Group 2.0 with Spot Thecar and 11 others. To round out the session, Justin Wall used a 4.07 to defeat Keziahs 4.11. Theyve got announcers Rico an Alvin, I think hes in his 60s, that have been there forever. Andy Beal is putting the finishing touches on a nitrous combo with chassis by Charles Terrell. Defending Big Dog champion Danny Perry from Sims returns to defend his title. - Details not yet available. Drivers: $60 for one day, $120 for both. Advertisement. 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. Big Dog Night (April 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. 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. With that, the championship-winning Corvette is being disassembled totally for new paint and a fresh motor. For more information call 449-7411 or visit www.piedmontdragway. Big Dog Shootout Oh yes, did I say the field was close? - These eight men have competed at the first three events but several top quality cars are coming. 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Renegade 6.00 / 7.49 and More! 2020 VP Race Fuels Carolina Coalition presented by Hoosier Tires. Under perfect skies. 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. There are people everywhere literally people piled around the pits at Jason Harris trailer, over in Rinis pits, watching every move Todd makes in our pit. That gave us a field of 8 cars from 4.009 to 4.073. 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. Outlaw Door Slammers Drag racer Sean Serra has passed away in a tragic car accident. UNCW LADY SEAHAWK: The final round of the UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic was canceled by inclement weather. We also learned that a 5.0 inch borespace combo, in the capable hands of Hayes and Shrader, can win the event that Wes Buck had labeled the best one-day, one-track event in the country several years ago. APPALACHIAN STATE 10, N.C. A&T 5: The Mountaineers scored six runs in the seventh and eighth innings to erase a late deficit. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. (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. 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. Jrs 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. Big Dog Shootout You can cancel at any time. Wow, what a qualified field this was. 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When we got back into racing, I bought that Cuda from Marty Robertson, took it to Modern Racing and Todd Tutterows WYO Motorsports provided everything Janis blower motor, Ty-Drive, everything. - 7.49 Real Street. 16, 2018), Big Dog Night (July Two of the current drivers that decided to test the week before the event were Scott Lang, with his supercharged Mustang and tuning from Charles Terrell. Sixth was Robbie Keziah, with tuning help from Hall of Fame member Tommy Mauney at 3.825 at 198.06. Jason Harris advanced with a 3.951 to defeat Mike Grahams .024 light and a 7.19 et. 6.00 Raiders So incredible that it lured Mitchell out of drag racing retirement. 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. For Jason Harris, the Billy Albert powered responded with several 3 second ETs to put Jason into the elite group of 3 second drivers in competition. All in all, the one and only Big Dog Shootout is alive and well, for the rest of this season and many more. This set up the finals with a very competitive Justin Wall to meet Jason Harris. The result was that Lang was low qualifier and was able to set top MPH in qualifying and rounds one and two. 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. Jr. Dragster "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?". Heading into the race, being held on October 8 because of a weather cancellation in July, Shrader needed only to qualify and the points title was his. Youve got Brian Shrader whos all-in, Chris Rini, too, and Bob and Jason Harris, of course, who are huge supporters. - 7.49 Real Street - This leads to qualifying in which Shrader ended up No. Much More Sunday June 15, 2014 ET Bracket Points Race Top ET, Footbrake and Jr. Dragsters Thursday Aug. 8, 2013 BIG DOG Shootout plus! 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! 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. - 7.49 Real Street - Mike Graham advanced with a 5.08 over a breaking Brian Shrader. While Mitchell is thrilled with his teams individual performance, hes equally excited about the direction of Piedmont Dragways Big Dog Shootout. / For those of you wondering where the performance came from for Mike Grahams first win, listen to this. Footbrake Were feeling good, but theres some great racers that are committed to the class, so I dont think were going to be able to let up.. I understand that the Clark powerplant had not been apart all year. I cant say enough about Todd, says Mitchell. Piedmont has been around since the late 50s; theres so much history there. Watch as some of the baddest Big Dog nitrous and blower cars go head to head to see who can stake claim as the winner in the second race of the year at the world famous North Carolina 1/8th mile track!!!!! Next round was just as exciting as Harvey used a .004 light to try and defeat the Chevelle, only to cross up and lift, putting Graham in his first Big Dog final running a 3.791,in the process. Where its positioned in Julian, North Carolina, with all the population in Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, it draws such a crowd. - There, lessons of , Michael Bolton doesnt watch film to prepare for opponents for the Smith High School girls basketball team, and he wont change that approach , WINSTON-SALEM Greensboro Day led 15-5, trailed 19-15 and then up one with about five seconds life, a mad scramble following a missed free th. Wall and his brother have added new components and are going to the front with a runner-up at this event. In round 2, Justin Wall used a .041 light and a 4.077 to advance over a troubled 5.89 for Harvey. Advertisement. The baddest Thursday night Pro Mod shootout once again is back at Piedmont Dragway for 2021!!!!! The result of qualifying was four nitrous cars, three blower, and one ProCharger. - Big Dog Shootout. The semis went as follows: Jason Harris ran a 3.98 to defeat Mike Graham and become the 4th driver in the 3 second ET zone. -BIG DOG Shootout Rule Book-Outlaw Doorslammers Rule Book-6.0 Raiders Rule Book-7.49 Real Street Rule Book - . To be honest, Todd Tutterow had this car on the money right out of the gate, says Mitchell.