Young, Claypoole lead Verge Quick Outlaw Series at London Dragway

Denise Young and Mark Claypoole claimed the 4.50 and 4.70 index wins on Saturday night at the Verge Quick Outlaw Series at London Dragway.

LONDON, KY – This past weekend, the Verge Quick Outlaw Series visited London Dragway for races #3 and #4. Several winners were crowned Saturday evening as a huge turnout of 4.50 and 4.70 index cars showed out to battle for the trophy.

Race #4 was cut short on Sunday due to weather and is planned to be completed at the next event August 17-18 at Beech Bend Raceway Park.

See full event results below!

Race #3

Rick’s Powder Coating 4.70 Door Car

Mark Claypoole picked up the Rick’s Powder Coating 4.70 Door Car win over Todd Ewing. Ewing clicked it -.001 at the hit to hand the win over to Claypoole, who was .046 up front and ran a 4.719 at 150 mph.

Jeremy Bargo and Larry Martin were the semi-finalists.

Get’M Performance 4.50 Dragster

In Get’M Performance 4.50 Dragster, Denise Young captured the win over Karsten Blume in the final round. Young was .015 total to lock out Blume at the hit, who was .033 up front.

P Peterson was the lone semi-finalist.

S&W Powersports Jr. 330 4.50 Index

Luka Markham earned the S&W Powersports Jr. 330 4.50 Index win over Gage Blevens. Blevens had the starting line advantage with an .073 but Markham got around him at the big end, running a 4.539 on the 4.50 index.

Mia Rybarski was the semi-finalist.

The Hub Saver/JFP Solutions Jr. Pro Eliminator

In The Hub Saver/JFP Solutions Jr. Pro Eliminator, Tyler Cromer claimed the final round win over CJ Short. Cromer ran a 7.904 at 80 mph on the 7.90 dial-in.

Kane Kern and Cohen Reed were the semi-finalists.

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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