Barnes, Brown claim first NHRA wins at NHRA Southern Nationals

Tracy Barnes and James Brown ended their Sunday in style at the NHRA Southern Nationals to lead the leaderboard at South Georgia Motorsports Park.

ADEL, GA – Friends Tracy Barnes and James Brown both claimed their first ever NHRA National event trophies at NHRA Southern Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Barnes claimed the Super Gas win, while Brown took the Top Dragster win.

The crew at South Georgia Motorsports Park had been working night and day for months to prepare for the inaugural national event, and they all but knocked it out of the park!

Joining them in the winner’s circle was Dan Fletcher (SS), Michael Brand (STK), and Sherman Adcock (SC).

Read the race recap below to learn more about the winners!

NHRA Southern Nationals

Super Stock

Dan Fletcher picked up his 110th NHRA National event Wally after defeating Casey Smith in the final round. Fletcher had the starting line advantage, .027 to .055, and ran a 9.518 on his 9.49 dial-in at 134 mph to head to the winner’s circle.

Austin Alvey was the lone semi-finalist.

Stock Eliminator

Michael Brand took home his seventh NHRA National event Wally after defeating Dan Fletcher in the final round. Brand had the starting line advantage, .028 to .048, and ran a 8.767 on his 8/77 dial-in to pick up the double-breakout win.

Daniel Young was the lone semi-finalist.

Super Comp

Sherman Adcock added another NHRA National event Wally to his collection after defeating Lauren Freer in the final round. Adcock had the starting line advantage, .022 to .046, and ran a 8.888 at 173 mph for the victory on a double-breakout.

Nicholas Furr and Dan Foley were the semi-finalists.

Super Gas

Tracy Barnes visited the winner’s circle for the very first time after defeating Chris Lewis in the final round. Barnes had the slight starting line advantage, .011 to .016, and turned it into a win-light with a 9.920 at 166 mph at the finish line.

David Polichena and Jock Lisenby were the semi-finalists.

Top Dragster

James Brown defeated Chris Roe in the final round to take home his first NHRA National event Wally. Roe had the starting line advantage, .025 to .059, but took too much stripe to breakout. Brown ran a 6.631 at 202 mph to breakout less.

Robert Cool was the semi-finalist.

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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