Winners Crowned at Galot’s First Summit ET Weekend

Warwick, Brown, Paschal, Singer, Morgan, and Mattox claim wins at the first Summit ET Series weekend at Galot Motorsports Park.

BENSON, NC- Galot Motorsports Park held their first Summit ET Race Series weekend April 17-18, 2021. The event featured three classes: Top ET, Footbrake, and Junior Dragster. Racers in the Top ET class competed for a crisp $5,000 prize.

Results provided by Galot Motorsports Park.

Saturday Results

Top ET

In our largest class, Top ET, Brandon Lane and Chad Duke came to the line in the semi-finals. Brandon put up a dial of 4.69, and Chad put 5.40 on the board. Lane had a reaction time of .007, and Duke had a .015 light. Both drivers were dead on their dials, Brandon was dead on with a 9, and Chad was dead on with a 8. Brandon Lane had the overall smaller package, and heads to the final round against Paul Warwick, who took the bye into the final round.

The final round was over as soon as it began. The red light took a big bite out of Brandon Lane, when he left a mere .001 seconds too soon. Paul Warwick was on the green side of the tree, and gets the event win in Top ET.

Footbrake

Over in Footbrake, George Brown and Jamie Carroll came to the line for the semifinals. Brown dialed 5.91 against Carroll’s 6.30. George caught Jamie by surprise on the tree and took a .084 advantage at the hit. Jamie Carroll just couldn’t make up enough time, and George Brown gets the win light and the trip to the final round against Art Laselle, who got the bye into the finals, thanks to his reaction time in the quarter final round.

In the final round, George Brown dialed up 5.91 and Art Laselle dialed 6.71. Brown was quick on the tree, taking a .052 advantage at the hit, and ran 5.922, giving him a .014 total package and leaving Art Laselle mathematically ineligible. Your Footbrake winner for race number one is George Brown.

Junior Dragsters

In the first semi, Lane Morgan lined up next to Skylar Peedin. Lane dialed 8.90 and Skylar dialed 8.50. Skylar took a .015 reaction time advantage at the tree, but Lane quickly recovered, running 8.913 to Skylar’s 8.548. Lane Morgan had the overall smaller package and advanced to the final round. In the second semi, McKenzee Hogan came to the water box next to Bryson McArthur. Hogan dialed up 9.03 against McArthur’s 9.50. It was tight at the starting line, so it all came down to the big end. Bryson ran 9.511, and McKenzee just could not quite get close enough to her dial. Bryson McArthur advances to the final round.

In the final round, both drivers kept their previous dial ins in place, Lane Morgan with a 8.90 and Bryson McArthur with a 9.50. Bryson took a .020 advantage at the tree. Lane ran dead on his dial with a 7, and Bryson broke out by running .004 under his dial in. Tonight’s Junior Dragster winner is Lane Morgan.

Sunday Results

Top ET

In the first semi, Robert Hefti and Michael Paschal met at the starting line. Hefti dialed 4.49 and Paschal dialed 4.60. Hefti took the tree at .029 and ran 4.502, while Paschal took a shot at the tree and was rewarded wit a .002 light, and ran 4.620, giving him the smaller overall package and a trip to the final round. In the second semi, Brandon Lane faced off with Kyle Davis. Lane dialed 4.69 against Davis’ 5.32. Both drivers were dead on their dials, Brandon being dead on with a 2 and Davis being dead on with a 1. Lane’s better reaction time helped give him the smaller package and the round win. I

n the final round, both drivers kept their dial ins from the semi final round. Michael Paschal took the tree at .003 seconds, while Brandon Lane was just a tick slower to react with a .012. Paschal ran 4.615 on his 4.60 dial, and Lane ran 4.702 on his 4.69, giving Michael Paschal the smaller package by a mere .008 seconds, and the race win in Top ET.

Footbrake

In Footbrake action, Lauren Edwards and Richard Singer came to the line together for the first semi final. Lauren dialed 6.32 against Richard’s 6.26. This one was over at the starting line, as the red bug bit Lauren when she left .006 seconds too soon, giving Richard Singer the pass to the final. In the other semi for this class, Timothy Fletcher and Chris Morrison met eye to eye. Fletcher dialed 6.23 and Morrison dialed 7.24. Fletcher chopped down the tree when his reaction time was a perfect .000. Morrison was .030 behind at the start, and broke out trying to make up for lost time. Fletcher ran 6.239 on his 6.23 dial, and cruised into the final round.

In the final round, Timothy Fletcher kept his 6.23 dial, and Richard Singer kept his 6.26. Singer was ahead at the tree by .007 and ran 6.267, while Fletcher broke out by running under his dial by .001 seconds. Your Footbrake winner tonight is Richard Singer.

Junior Dragsters

Now, on to the future of drag racing, the Junior Dragsters. In the first semi, Cale Pittman came to the line against Mallory Mattox. Cale dialed 7.99 and Mallory dialed 8.93. Mallory Mattox took a .032 advantage at the tree and ran 8.948, while Cale Pittman made the trip in 8.113. Mallory Mattox advances to the final round against Jayden Lawler, who received the by run in the semis thanks to his reaction time in the quarterfinal round.

In the final round, Jayden Lawler dialed up 8.04 against Mallory’s 8.94. When the tree dropped, Jayden took a .010 starting line advantage, but both drivers broke out by running under their dials. Mallory Mattox was closest to her dial in, and gets the win tonight in Junior Dragsters.

Congratulations to all winners and runner-ups from the first Summit ET weekend at Galot Motorsports Park. Join them next weekend for the Black Jack Double Down Top ET Shootout.

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