Cowtown Winter Throwdown Steers Into Texas This January

December 9, 2020

Next month the 4th Annual Cowtown Winter Throwdown brings big money practice tree racing back to Texas!

KENNEDALE, TX – As racing season winds down, practice tree races are just warming up. Saturday, January 16, 2021 the Cowtown Winter Throwdown returns to Texas with high payouts.

Charlie Stewart Race Cars is the presenting sponsor of the event which was created by The DragChamp Show co-host, Ryan Gleghorn, and Nathan Martin; who is a former Million Dollar Race winner.

Three races will be contested in one day with the total payouts adding up to over $10,000! Did I mention this is a practice tree race? No race cars required!

Practice tree racing meets big money bracket racing at the Cowtown Winter Throwdown

Two Small Shootouts with Large Prizes

The 32-entry shootout winner will earn $2,000 and an entry into the Great American Guaranteed Million, courtesy of event promoters Britt Cummings and Gaylon Rolison, Jr. The runner up will take home $600 and an entry into the Great American Bracket Race Dream Team Challenge.

Both of the highly successful GABR events will be held back-to-back in May at Memphis International Raceway.

A tough field of 16 bottom bulb racers will compete in the second shootout with prizes courtesy of Coalburg Racing Promotions. The winner will earn an entry into the Labor Day $250K and $600 cash, while the runner up claims $400 and an entry into the World Footbrake Challenge XV.

Co-promoters, Jared Pennington and Steve Stites continue to step up the footbrake racing experience with increased prize money at Bristol Dragway.

Winter Throwdown Practice Tree Race — A look at the 2020 Cowtown Winter Throwdown

$5K Main Event

Drag Coverage is the presenting sponsor for Saturday’s Main Event. Racers can enter up to four times each and will compete for $5,000 to win. Second place pays $800 and the semifinalists will pick up $350.

The last bottom bulb racer in the main event earns a $500 bonus, thanks to I-30 Dragway.

Previous main event winners were Logan Staab, Austin Williams, and Lane Comeaux.

Logan Staab wins cowtown throwdown — Logan Staab won the big check at last year’s Cowtown Winter Throwdown

All The Details

The place to be on January 16, 2021 is 550 S. New Hope Rd. Kennedale, TX 76060.

Doors open at 12PM with open time trials starting at 2PM and eliminations at 5PM.

For more information about the Cowtown Winter Throwdown, you can reach out to Ryan Gleghorn (817-706-8641) or Nathan Martin (817-805-2330).

Stay tuned to DragChamp for results from the Cowtown Winter Throwdown and all of your sportsman drag 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.