Pesnell and Dicken are Wednesday’s GABR Guaranteed Million Winners
Wednesday at the Great American Guaranteed Million saw KC Pesnell and Lane Dicken celebrate in the winner’s circle at the start of an action-packed week of racing.
MONTGOMERY, AL – After a venue change and six-month delay, the most anticipated event of 2021 has officially begun! The SDPC Raceshop Great American Guaranteed Million presented by Chevrolet rolled into the all-new Capital City Motorsports Park to kick off five full days of racing.
Wednesday began with a free test-n-tune session to get racers dialed in for the profitable weekend, followed by two shootout races. The first visitors to the winner’s circle came from the 128-car Race For The Dragster Shootout, presented by American Race Cars and Mullis Race Cars. Each company will begin building a Stage 1 dragster in January where the lucky recipients will be able to customize parts of their new ride to fit their own style.
128-Car Dragster Shootout Results
The Race For The Dragster Shootout came down to KC Pesnell, Chase Ty Murray, Johnny Ezell, and Steve Sisko. Murray lets go .005 red while Sisko punches his ticket to the final round with an .018 bulb. Ezell gets to the finish line first but breaks out 4 thousandths while Pesnell uses a .003 light and two above pass to advance into the final duel for the dragsters.
Don’t feel too bad for Ezell and Murray just yet, as their semifinal appearance earned them an entry into the Guaranteed $1,000,000 main event that begins on Friday.
Back to the Dragster Shootout final, Sisko is representing the door cars as he stages his Nova beside KC in the comfort of his rail. The Alabama teenager, Pesnell, puts together an .022 package to lock out Sisko thus earning his choice of either a 2022 American Race Cars or Mullis Race Cars dragster.
Photo credit: Holloway Saunders
Photo credit: Holloway Saunders
64-Car Gamblers Race Results
Celebrations on Day One were not over yet as the Burleson Construction Inc. 64-Car Gamblers Race neared completion. Two dragsters, a roadster, and one door car staged in the semifinal: Tyler Bohannon, Lane Dicken, Dustin Long, and Jason Charlton.
Bohannon was in control from the start with a .001 reaction time and he runs three above his dial to take the win over Long’s dead-on pass. Dicken puts together an .022 package to lock out Charlton and creates an all-dragster final.
Bohannon and Dicken ease towards the water box for a no split, winner-take-all, final round with $4,250 on the line. It’s all over at the starting line when Bohannon lets go .004 red while Dicken is .006 green and holding two hundredths to visit the winner’s circle.
Photo credit: Holloway Saunders
Photo credit: Holloway Saunders
GABR Guaranteed Million Has Just Begun
With so much action already, it’s hard to believe this event is just getting started! Thursday’s schedule includes the Moser Engineering $80K as well as the Torque Tools Converter Changing Contest. MotorManiaTV is on site to livestream all the action beginning at 8AM.
For more information, check the Great American Guaranteed Million Facebook page or visit www.greatamericanbracketraces.com.
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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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