Pennington Brothers Sweep Spring Training at I-30
Wanna-B Promotions overtook the newly remodeled I-30 Raceway with their Spring Training race, where the Pennington brothers swept the weekend.
Winners circle photos courtesy of Robert Grice.
Wanna-B Promotions brought Spring Training to I-30 Dragway over the weekend, giving the racers a chance at some big money. Rain cancelled racing on Friday, doubling the purse on Saturday and running the normal payout on Sunday.
Super Pro ran for $40,000 on Saturday and $25,000 on Sunday. No Box ran for $5,000, both days! Junior dragsters were separated into 8.90 and slower and 7.90.
Read below for the full race recap!
Saturday
The Pennington brothers swept the day in Super Pro! Michael and Peeps decided to split and quit in the final round.
Michael Pennington’s .012 total made Levatino mathematically ineligible in the semi-finals. Peeps Pennington and Robinson were identical on the tree and both ran 3 over their dial-ins, but Peeps got there by just .003 of a second to make his way to the final round.
In No Box, Jake Howard defeated Chad Sandlin after having the starting line advantage and running closer to his dial-in.
Howard’s second entry was also the lone semi-finalist.
In the GABR shootout, Bryce Self defeated Cory Gulitti after Gulitti turned it -.003 at the start.
Hill and Jackie Jones were the semi-finalists.
In 8.90 junior, Kayden Salter defeated Brylea Tilson in the final round. Salter had a huge starting line advantage giving her the win.
Semi-finalist was Collin Russell.
In 7.90 junior, Camron Nelson defeated Addyson Rogers in the final round. Rogers had the starting line advantage but gave it back at the finish line, handing the win over to Nelson.
Semi-finalists were Collin Russell and Austin Free.
Sunday
Rodney Costlow defeated James Kunkel in the Super Pro final. Kunkel turned it -.0005 red handing the win over to Costlow, who was .009.
Peeps Pennington was the semi-finalist.
In No Box, Nick Curl was victorious over Maxwell McGlothin in the final round. McGlothin had the starting line advantage but took too much stripe breaking out and giving the win to Curl.
Spence was the semi-finalist.
In 8.90 junior, Collin Russell defeated Dawson Rogers in the final round. Russell had the starting line advantage and the win.
Addyson Rogers was the semi-finalist.
In 7.90 junior, Addyson Rogers was victorious over Alexis Kesterson in the final round. Kesterson had the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to breakout and handed the win over to Rogers.
Austin Free was the semi-finalist.
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An avid racer herself, Megan Strassweg, 28, sees her two worlds collide with DragChamp – journalism and drag racing. Megan resides in Evansville, IN, and she pilots a 2015 American Dragster in the NHRA North Central Division 3 Super Comp series, along with some local bracket racing on the side. Her passion for racing began early, having grown up at the racetrack, and she remains committed to the sport.
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