Bracket News
- November 2012
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11/06/12
With the 2013 season in the staging lanes, Bristol Dragway fans have one more reason to get excited about what lies ahead. After a complete overhaul, Bristol Dragway’s new website gets the green light and is up and running with pages of information designed to help every visitor plan their trip to historic Thunder Valley.
- September 2012
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09/10/12
Mother Nature took care of Saturday’s action during the DER Bracket Racing Series at Bristol Dragway, forcing drivers to race hard on Sunday to rack up points leading in to this weekend’s season finale.
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09/04/12
Free racing, free tacos and the region’s meanest street-legal cars highlight Taco Bell® Night Thursday, Sept. 6 during Taco Bell® Street Fights at Bristol Dragway. Anyone who brings a Taco Bell® receipt to Street Fights on Thursday can challenge legendary Thunder Valley for free.
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09/04/12
Randy Chestnut and David Horton muscled their way to victory during last weekend’s Mopar Thunder at Bristol Dragway. Chestnut earned the Super Pro victory by defeating Joseph Hartsell of Stanfield, N.C. in the final round when both drivers ran faster than their dial-ins.
- July 2012
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07/30/12
Bristol Dragway regular Carson Brown drove to victory in the 11-year-old age group during the NHRA Junior Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals presented by ViperizerRacing.com at his home track last weekend. Bristol Dragway Team 1 and Bristol Dragway Team 3 tied for third in the team championship.
Blountville’s Brown notched the victory in Thunder Valley when he stopped Autumn Greene, of Bradenton, Fla., in the 11-year-old class title round. Greene had the better reaction time, .021 to .067, but Brown was able to drive around her and win on an 8.928 (8.91) to 8.965 (8.90) count.
- June 2012
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06/26/12
It is the news Ford fans have been waiting to hear. Fun Ford Weekend presented by JE Pistons and Roush Yates is back at Bristol Dragway June 29-30 and it’s better than ever.
Nostalgia Ford Funny Cars Red Baron and Solid Rock, high-performance racing action, and some of Ford’s sweetest street machines and extreme exhibition vehicles make the return of Fun Ford Weekend the place to be for Blue Oval fans.
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06/26/12
Bristol’s Ben Knight came home as the big winner in the DER Bracket Racing Series last weekend in Thunder Valley. Knight swept the Motorcycle competition, taking home wins on both Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday, Knight sped through the finish line in 6.251 seconds (6.22 dial-in) at 109.92 mph, giving him the win over his opponent David Elder of Dandridge.
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06/04/12
Todd Whited and Chris Johnson claimed Super Pro victories during the final weekend of DER Bracket Racing competition prior to the June 15-17 Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Whited, of Richlands, Va., drove to the win over Trevor Denton from Bristol, Va on Saturday. In what was an extremely close match, Whited’s winning run used a .018 reaction time, coupled with a 5.482 elapsed time (5.48 dial-in) at 125.69 mph. Denton came up just inches short, combining a .016 R.T. and a 4.885 E.T. (4.88 dial-in) at 140.37 mph.
- May 2012
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05/21/12
Thanks to Taco Bell®, May 24 may be the perfect chance to race for anyone who has been tempted to test their ride during Taco Bell® Street Fights at Bristol Dragway.
For those who have yearned to take on drag racing’s most historic track, anyone with a Taco Bell receipt will be able to race for $5 on Taco Bell® Night on May 24.
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05/21/12
Bristol Dragway overflowed last weekend with hundreds of bracket racers from across the country hoping to cash one of the $20,000-to-win checks during the K&N Spring Fling 20’s presented by Sparco.
One of Thunder Valley’s regular competitors, Denver Maltba, earned Sunday’s $20,000 victory by using a little home-track advantage to guide him to the win.
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05/14/12
Big money bracket racing returns to Bristol Dragway May 17-20 with a few additions sure to make racers happy during the third annual K&N Spring Fling 20’s. The event features four days of racing with a $12,500-to-win race on Thursday, and three $20,000-to-win races Friday through Sunday.
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05/07/12
While Mother Nature claimed victory at the DER Bracket Racing Series event at Bristol Dragway on Saturday, sunny skies graced Thunder Valley for Sunday’s action and Christi Johnson took home the win in Super Pro.
Maryville’s Johnson defeated Vance Houston of Newland, N.C. in the final round, posting a .009 reaction time and a 4.862 elapsed time (4.85 dial-in) at 141.09 on the winning pass. Houston had a losing .012 R.T. and 4.847 E.T. (4.83 dial-in) at 142.31 mph.
- April 2012
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04/30/12
Smoke will rise from Thunder Valley during the Thursday, May 3 Taco Bell® Street Fights event at Bristol Dragway, but there will be no cause for alarm as the popular Burnout Competition returns with abundant tire smoke.
Vehicles of all shapes and sizes are invited to take part in this exciting contest to show which machine can produce the biggest and thickest cloud of tire-melting smoke in Thunder Valley. Fans should expect the unexpected to happen as drivers push their cars to the limit in this crowd-pleasing event.
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04/30/12
Super Pro competition during last weekend’s DER Bracket Racing series at Bristol Dragway was dominated by Kellie Shortridge and Lauren Freer.
Shortridge earned Saturday’s win by racing to victory over Claude Hall of Mt. Carmel. The Mooresburg resident left the line with a .019 reaction time and finished the pass in 4.876 sec. (4.85 dial-in) at 131.92 mph. Hall’s runner-up effort was a 5.187 elapsed time (5.14 dial-in) at 133.34 mph.
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04/23/12
Thanks to a group of students at East Tennessee State University, College Night at Taco Bell® Street Fights on Thursday, April 26 will be the perfect evening to take a break from study time and learn about reaction time.
At the beginning of the semester, students from the Motorsports Operations program at ETSU were tasked with developing and executing promotions for a Bristol Dragway event. They chose to continue the College Night theme from years past with a couple of additions.
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04/16/12
Tim Griffith kicked his DER Bracket Racing season off by issuing a strong warning to his competitors at Bristol Dragway by pulling off a Pro category sweep last weekend in Thunder Valley.
Griffith, of Richlands, Va., drove to Saturday’s win over Kingsport’s Donald Gilbert, with a .025 reaction time and a 6.709 elapsed time (6.67 dial-in) at 104.51 mph. Gilbert’s runner-up effort had a .075 R.T. and a break out 6.528 E.T. (6.53 dial-in) at 103.46 mph.
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04/09/12
During the April 12 Taco Bell® Street Fights presented by ZROCK 99.3 at Bristol Dragway only one thing stands between several ladies and a new piece of jewelry… a big pit of sand.
Thanks to the Ladies’ Night Diamond Dig one lucky lady will uncover a shiny, new piece of jewelry.
