BTE Labor Day 100K – Thursday Results
The history making BTE Labor Day 100K event is here and all the action began on Thursday! A $3K to win gamblers race was a great way to kick off a weekend full of racing.
This weekend co-promoters Jared Pennington and Steve Stites will make history with the largest payout in Footbrake racing history. The BTE Labor Day 100K four day event includes two gamblers races, two $10,000 races, as well as the most anticipated $100,000 main event. To start the action-packed weekend, Thursday’s schedule consists of a test-and-tune session as well as the first of two $3,000 to win gamblers races. Overcast skies and the occasional breeze made for a nice afternoon of racing at the legendary Bristol Dragway.
The Coalburg Racing Promotions team and Bristol Dragway staff fought through a few rain showers to successfully complete Thursday’s events. 201 entries rolled through the stage beams during round number one of the gamblers race, footbraking their way towards the first big check of the weekend.
Getting Down to the Late Rounds
Round six had seven cars left where drivers would be laddered by their reaction times from the previous rounds. The remaining drivers were Jason Stern, Dave Dissinger, Shawn Pitts, “Nasty” Nick Hastings, Charlie Lockhart, and Michael Crass. Ryan Gleghorn earned the solo pass into the semifinal round, courtesy of his .014 reaction time. Stern turned on the red light advancing Dissinger, while Crass also left too soon to give the win to Lockhart. Hastings used his reaction time advantage to end Pitts’ day.
In the semis, it was Dissinger who lit the red bulb by .014 against Gleghorn who was .029 green for the win. Lockhart lays down a .009 total package leaving Hastings mathematically ineligible with his .014 reaction time.
One half of the final round footbrake face-off was Ryan Gleghorn, who was wheeling the rent-a-ride courtesy of Jake Hodge. You should recognize both of those names as co-hosts of the DragChamp Show podcast. In the other lane was Charlie Lockhart, who is no stranger to the late rounds during World Footbrake Challenge events. Gleghorn misses the tree just a bit as Lockhart uses his .015 reaction time to roll into another winner’s circle, collecting $3,000 and a big check.
Photo credit: Chris Simmons Photography
Photo credit: Chris Simmons Photography
All the racing action returns Friday morning, starting with the one and only time trial at 8:30 am. Thanks to JEGS and Environmental Oil Recovery, you can watch the action live on MotorManiaTV. For more information check out the World Footbrake Challenge website by clicking here.
Stay tuned to DragChamp for more race results from the BTE Labor Day 100K or click here for the latest bracket racing news.
Jessica was born into a family of drag racers and fell in love with the sport at a young age. She began competing at 13 and has been hooked ever since! She even met her husband at the World Footbrake Challenge VII. Jessica works full time as an Ultrasound Technologist but spends almost every weekend chasing win lights at IHRA and NHRA bracket races.
You can contact her at Jessica@dragchamp.com or on her Facebook page.
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