Cowpasture Nationals Continues Success at Ardmore Dragway
The Cowpasture Nationals dished out beefy paychecks without all the bull at Ardmore Dragway over the weekend.
SPRINGER, OK – Racers roamed through the staging lanes over the weekend during the 49th Annual Cowpasture Nationals at Ardmore Dragway. The two day main event featured $5,000 to win in both Super Pro and Footbrake and also included a Sportsman class. Friday’s warm up race was for Super Pro and Footbrake drivers with $2,000 up for grabs.
Super Pro Friday
In round seven there were three drivers remaining in the chase for $2K. Jake Howard earned the bye run into the finals while Curt Harvey would take on Nathan Martin to see who would join him. Martin would let go .0008 red while running dead on with a nine to hand the win over to Harvey who was .023 total.
In the finals, Jake Howard lays down a .0095 total package beside Curt Harvey’s breakout pass in order to take home $2,000.
Footbrake Friday
Friday’s Footbrake warm up race also came down to a three car semifinal with Michael Graves earning the free pass into the final round. Only five thou separated Brad Irving and JJ Cook’s reaction times but Cook breaks out while Irving is one above to pick up the win.
Michael Graves is .035 total in the finals to lock out Brad Irving and wheels his Chevy II into the winner’s circle.
Saturday Super Pro $5K
The final four standing in Saturday’s Super Pro category were Brent Lancaster, Vince Taylor, Tom Sturgill, and Rickey McNeill. Sturgill leaves .007 red to advance McNeill, while Lancaster uses a .009 margin of victory to move on beside Taylor.
In the final, Rickey McNeill runs dead on his dial in but couldn’t overcome Brent Lancaster’s reaction time advantage. Lancaster gets the win by .010 to earn the $5,000 check.
Saturday Footbrake $5K
Saturday’s Footbrake final three drivers were Cameron Fulfer, Brian Hughes, and Kevin Martin. Martin earns the bye run courtesy of his previous .005 reaction time. Hughes uses his .016 reaction time to package up Fulfer and move on to the final round.
Kevin Martin misses the tree a bit while Brian Hughes is .009 and runs one above to put together a .028 total package- and earning $5,000.
Sportsman Saturday Results
There were four Sportsman cars remaining in round four: Loren Green, Matt Hall, Corey Wattenbarger, and John Price. Price has the reaction time advantage but breaks out while Green runs dead on zero to pick up the win. Hall turns on the red light to advance Wattenbarger into the final round.
Only two thousandths separated Loren Green and Corey Wattenbarger’s reaction times, but Green breaks out less than Wattenbarger to roll into the winner’s circle.
Super Pro Sunday $5K
Sunday’s Cowpasture Nationals Super Pro semifinal was comprised of Mallory Bontrager, Jason Bolton, Shannun T Walker, and Brad Roberts. Bolton and Walker would both leave .001 red to advance Bontrager and Roberts into the final round, respectively.
Both drivers were set for kill in the finals as Mallory Bontrager was .012 and takes .007 stripe, but it wasn’t enough next to Brad Roberts’ .013 package. Roberts used his .009 reaction time and dead on four pass to claim the $5,000 prize.
Sunday Footbrake $5K
The bottom bulb semifinal on Sunday was made of Kevin Martin, Crue Garrett, Jake Howard, and TJ McLearen. Garrett red lights to advance Martin to his second final round of the weekend. McLearen gets to the stripe in front of Howard, moving on for a shot a $5K.
In the final, Kevin Martin is .017 on the tree and runs three above the dial in to pick up the win over TJ McLearen.
Sunday Sportsman Results
Three Sportsman cars remained in the fifth round: Cooper Shelley, Billy Dodd, and Don Avondet. Dodd earned the solo pass into the final round courtesy of his .027 bulb from the previous round. Avondet uses a reaction time advantage to get the win over Shelley.
Don Avondet illuminates the red light in the final round and Billy Dodd picks up the win.
Congratulations to all the winners for butchering the competition. Now I’ll stop with the puns, but the tradition will continue next year as the Cowpasture Nationals celebrates it’s 50th event. You can follow Ardmore Dragway on Facebook for more updates.
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