Ricks Powder Coating Box Class finals had Chad Roach, from Reagan, TN, racing against Michael Hall, from Byhalia, MS. Roach took the win and coasted to an easy victory after Hall left early and caught a red light on the tree. Roach’s winning pass was a 9.626 on a 4.62 DI at 37.11 mph. Roach has been a top contender all season in overall points and his first-place finish on Saturday night secured a second place finish in 2018’s season points.
Rick’s Powder Coating Box Top Ten in Points in 2018
Chad Cherry 391
Chad Roach 352
Leigh Hubbard 351
Michael Hall 351
Ray Poirier 320
Chad Roach 312
Robin Johnson 310
Cliff Hubbard 300
Jesse Bobo 282
Corey Glidewell 281
The Luttrell Belting and Supply Co. No Box Class featured regular MIR racer, David Elam, from Covington, TN, racing his 1972 Chevy Nova against Malone ‘Tooth’ Wren. Wren took the win at the tree with a .001 reaction time, running an 8.475 on an 8.44 DI. Elam’s time was closer to his DI, but he lost it at the tree, running a 6.058 on a 6.06 DI at 107.27 mph. Elam’s reaction time on his runner-up pass was .057. Elam his been in first place in the class almost all season and his win on Saturday night secured his first place finish in points in 2018.
Luttrell Belting and Supply Co. No Box Top Ten in Points in 2018
David Elam 422
Kyle Rumley 362
Tommy Jackson 330
Greg Rushing 311
Kyle Rumley 292
Harold Shackelford 281
David Ciarloni 281
Jeremy Foree 270
Greg Rushing 270
David Elam 262
The Engines Inc. DOT/Street class had Stephen Delashmit from Munford, TN racing his 1999 Chevy S10 against Rodney Ervin, from Atoka, TN who was racing his 2018 Chevy Silverado. Ervin left before the third amber, handing the win to Delashmit who ran a 13.466 on his 13.45 DI at 94.91 mph. Delashmit has been battling for first place in season points all year and winning on Saturday night finalized his spot at the top of the class in 2018.
The Engines Inc. DOT/Street Top Ten in Points in 2018
Stephen Delashmit 274
Whitney Jackson 262
Kay Scott 232
David Hardy 161
Roger Iles 160
Rodney Ervin 151
Randy Gregory 142
Eric Hardy 92
Mary Johnson 61
Leisa Foster 61
2nd Hand Power Speed Shop Stock/SS had TD Holland, from Huntington, TN racing his 1968 AMC against Matt Hoover, from Adamsville, TN, who raced his 2001 Chevy S10. Hoover left too early, giving the win to Holland. Holland ran a 10.455 on his 10.20 DI at 108.43 MPH with a 0.43 reaction time. Hoover’s runner up pass was a 9.933 on his 9.92 DI at 130.52 mph with a -0.28 reaction time.
2nd Hand Power Speed Shop Stock/SS Top Ten in Points in 2018
Gabriel Ray 7666 142
Randy Eakins 5715 121
George Cox 4338 112
Howard Bishop 2408 102
Mitch Reed 7248 100
Matt Reed 8922 81
Larry Langston 2206 80
Kenny Bomar 2409 80
TD Holland 7600 62
Don Cossey 60
Inman-Murphy Inc Termite and Pest Control Jr. Dragster class had local racer, Chris Palugi Jr., facing Christina Morris, out of Burlison, TN. Palugi won, running an 8.531 on an 8.51 DI at 74.77 mph with a .084 reaction time. Christina’s runner-up pass was a 12.196 on a 12.15 DI at 50.90 mph on a .106 reaction. Palugi has been in the top three in season points all year and his first-place finish on Saturday night put him in second place overall.
Inman-Murphy Inc Termite and Pest Control Jr. Dragster Top Ten in Points in 2018
Devin Johnson 405
Chris Palugi, Jr. 342
Hunter Ray 303
Olivia Baker 270
Christina Moris 261
Landon Graves 223
Kentavious Mack 211
Devan Lowe 201
Jules Mettetal 172
Jacob Williams 100
Congratulations to all our class winners! In addition to the purses and the points that they earned racing, they also went home on Saturday night with the most sought-after prize in IHRA Drag Racing – the Ironman! It’s been a great season of bracket racing at MIR in 2018 and we can’t wait for Team Finals!
The updated points can be found here: http://racemir.com/images/2018_Points_-_September_17_2018.pdf
