Rusty Ashmore hoists $100,000 check at the TB $100K

Rusty Ashmore cashed in for $100,000 at the TB $100K event at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, KY.

BOWLING GREEN, KY – Rusty Ashmore swept through the field at the TB $100K race at Beech Bend Raceway Park, a track he is quite familiar with. Ashmore defeated TJ Coughlin in the final round of the $100,000 race to take home the big check!

The TB Promotions visited Beech Bend Raceway Park for the third year in a row for the TB $100K. Racers traveled from all different directions & braved the hot weather forecast in hopes of visiting the winners circle for a big payday.

The weekend consisted of two $50,000 races, a race for a 2025 Ezell Race Cars dragster on Wednesday, a 128-car $100,000 shootout, no-box bonuses, and two junior dragster shootouts.

Read the race recap below for more!

OEM Combustion Services / Ezell Race Cars Thursday

Hunter Patton visited the winner circle on OEM Combustion Services / Ezell Race Cars Thursday after defeating Joseph Steele in the final round. 332 entries staged up first round for the 2025 Ezell Race Cars machine, and Patton was the last man standing and took home the green machine.

TJ Tracey and Caleb Rediker were the semi-finalists.

Fuel Factory Friday

Austin St. Denis drove his cutlass to the winner’s circle for $50,000 after defeating Jayden Lawler in the final round by .0002. St. Denis went all the way to the top on a single entry!

Nick Hastings picked up the bottom bulb bonus.

Bryson Scruggs was the semi-finalist.

Daniel Dicken picked up the junior dragster win over Claire Russell.

Law Chevrolet 128-Car $100K Shootout

Rusty Ashmore fought his way through 128 of the baddest drivers in the country and found his way to the winners circle on Saturday evening after defeating TJ Coughlin in the final round of the $100K shootout. TJ took some time off of his NHRA tour to catch his first bracket race of the year, while Rusty made his trip to Beech Bend very memorable.

Jake Clayton and JP Schuster were the semi-finalists.

Moser Engineering Saturday

Chris Stine drove his pro-charged dragster to the winner’s circle for his first TB Promotions win in the Moser Engineering $50,000 race, defeating Trevor Moore in the final round. Both drivers were driving incredibly good all day long, making it for a great final round.

Rick Baehr picked up the bottom bulb bonus.

Riley Sherbondy picked up the junior dragster win over Andrew Dicken.

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. When she’s not racing, you can find her working at WDRB News as a Digital Producer, playing with her two dogs – Clutch and Goose, or spending time with her friends and family.

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