Gulitti and Lowery Win $20K at Spring Stampede

Nine racers captured wins at the 2nd Annual Spring Stampede powered by the Hose Connection Inc. at Texas Motorplex.

Write-up and photos provided by Flicker Promotions

ENNIS, TX- Flicker Promotions held their 2nd Annual Spring Stampede powered by the Hose Connection Inc. at the Texas Motorplex during Memorial Day Weekend on May 23-26, 2024. The three-day event featured a Rick’s Powder Coating & Customs Friday $5K Warm-up Race, twin Moser Engineering $20K’s, and two Burleson Construction $500-to-win Junior Dragster races. No-Box racers also competed for the Environmental Oil Recovery No-Box bonuses in the main event.

See full results below!

Rick’s Powder Coating Friday $5K Warm-Up (Completed on Sunday)

Once the Sunday main event was completed, the attention turned to finishing the Rick’s Powder Coating Friday $5K. As the racing continued long after midnight on Sunday, Jake Howard would meet Saturday’s No-Box winner Taylor Bowling in the No-Box final. Howard grabbed the win after Bowling turned it .001 red.

Howard advanced to the quarterfinals of Top Bulb where he defeated Vince Hernandez. In the other quarterfinal matchups, Travis Green advanced when Billy Talbot slowed at the top end and Landon Martinez moved into the semifinals after Jeromy Hefler broke out .003.

Howard faced off against Green in the semifinals where his .019 dead zero was no good as Green laid down .013 total to advance to the $5K final. Martinez was forced to switch cars in the semifinals as something happened to his dragster. He jumped into Chris Roger’s wagon for his bye run. In the final, Green let go .015 too early to send Landon Martinez to the winners circle at approximately 3am.

Moser Engineering Saturday $20K

Day 3 of the Spring Stampede saw a large contingent of new entries which pushed the total car count to over 400 for the 2nd Annual Memorial Day weekend event. After a long day of racing in hot and muggy conditions, Taylor Bowling met Luke Vincent in the No Box final round. With a $2,000 bonus and a spot in the Top Bulb class on the line, Vincent turned it red to send Bowling to round 7 of Top Bulb.

In the $20,000 main event, the quarter finals of Top Bulb included Cory Gulitti, Taylor Bowling, Steve Morris, Bubba Stephenson, Chance Turman. In the round of five, Gulitti was on the bye while Morris advanced when Bowling turned it red. Turman stopped Stephenson to advance to the semifinals.

Morris earned the bye in the semifinals and Gulitti advanced when Turman missed the tree. With $20,000 on the line, Both drivers let go .015 in the final round but Gulitti would take the win with a dead two lap while Morris was two above.

Burleson Construction Inc. Junior Dragster

In the Burleson Construction Jr Dragster class, Race Ragland drove his electric powered Jr to the win over a redlighting Maddy Poplawski. In the semifinals, Ragland used a perfect light to advance over Sarah Kidd while Poplawski was on the bye.

Cash Pennington was the 6-9 Junior Dragster class winner.

Moser Engineering Sunday $20K

In Sunday’s $20K main event, Aaron Jones stopped Wyatt Ezell in the No-Box final to collect the No-Box bonus. As the Top Bulb field reached the semifinals, it would the roadster of JJ Russell versus Steven Lowery while Donny Burleson would pair off against the Peep Show, Peeps Pennington. Russell would turn it red to advance Lowery and Peeps laid down 16 total to lock out Donny B.

In the $20,000 main event final, Steven Lowery was .006 take .0009 to be dead six to stop Peeps who was .016 and three thou under.

Burleson Construction Inc. Sunday Junior Dragster

In the Burleson Construction Jr. dragster class, Emmaly Miller stopped Mikey Hammers to earn the Sunday main event $500 big check. Cash Pennington was the lone semifinalist on Sunday and was also your 6-9 class winner in both races on the weekend.

Congratulations to all winners and finalists from the Flicker Promotions 2nd Annual Spring Stampede powered by the Hose Connection Inc. at the Texas Motorplex. 

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