Paschal shines at Sean Serra Memorial with $50K win

Michael Paschal shined throughout the weekend at the 4th annual Sean Serra Memorial Drag Race, picking up Saturday’s $50K win.

BENSON, NC – Hundreds of racers traveled to Galot Motorsports Park to honor the life of Sean Serra, an incredible friend, brother, and drag racer. Big Block Promotions kicked off the weekend on Thursday with a Fast 48 $10,000-to-win shootout and the coveted Golf Cart Showdown, followed by a $20,000-to-win race on Friday , a $50,000-to-win race on Saturday, and another $20,000-to-win race on Sunday.

Michael Paschal led the weekend, picking up the $50,000 win on Saturday night. Other event winners include Austin Logan, Blake Combs, Timothy Thomas, Wesley Washington, and Michael Carpenter.

Read more about the event below!

4th annual Sean Serra Memorial Drag Race

Thursday

Austin Logan picked up the first win of the weekend in the Fast 48 shootout, defeating Michael Carpenter in the $10,000 final round. Austin had a reaction time advantage of .011 over Michael and crossed the finish line .0132 ahead to be a one above.

Carpenter was able to get it done in the Golf Cart Showdown over Tucker Creech in the final round.

Friday

Blake Combs parked his dragster in the winner’s circle for $20,000 on Friday, defeating Stevie Dustin in the final round. Dustin turned it red by just .001, while Combs was .039 on the tree and sealed the deal for the win.

Wesley Washington was the lone semi-finalist.

Saturday

Michael Paschal found himself in the winner’s circle on Saturday evening, defeating Paul Warwick in the all North Carolina final round for $50,000. The drivers were identical (.019) on the starting line and Paschal took .010 at the stripe to secure the victory.

Austin Brown and Michael Carpenter were the semi-finalists.

Sunday

Timothy Thomas captured the final win of the weekend with the Sunday $20,000 victory – taking down Tommy Plott in the final round. Thomas was .009 on the tree in the final, while Plott turned it red, giving Thomas the final win light of the weekend.

Shannon Justice was the lone semi-finalist.

Wesley Washington put together three days of consistent results, highlighted by a semifinal finish on Friday, to earn enough points to claim the coveted Berserker MVP award.

His championship run wasn’t without adversity. During Saturday’s $50k, Washington’s weekend took a turn when contact with the wall sidelined his race car. Refusing to back down, he borrowed a car for Sunday’s competition and battled his way through the day to secure the points needed to lock up the MVP title.

Congratulations to all the winners! #139PForever

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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