A driver powers down the pit road drag strip during last week’s Friday Night Drags at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Photo by Tom Francisco/Speedpics.net
Week 12 action of The O’Reilly Auto Parts Friday Night Drags got underway on the pit-lane drag strip at Atlanta Motor Speedway Friday in the 16-week summer series.
Jon Stovall, whose bright red 2006 Dodge Viper turns heads when he runs in the Domestic Advanced class, first came to Friday Night Drags when he heard a commercial on local radio eight years ago in the series’ infancy.
“You guys ran an ad on the radio,” he said.
And that was all it took for Stovall to be hooked. But while he has made a habit of winning as of late, it wasn’t always that way.
“I came down here and got outrun by all these kids in the tuners,” he said. “And then I went and supercharged my car and came back. I had been chasing the Mustangs and Corvettes for years, but lately, there have been more parts available, so that’s been the difference.”
With his second win in two weeks in the Domestic Advanced Division, Stovall pulled even with Kelly Kilbourne for the overall lead in the standings with just four weeks remaining in the season. According to Stovall, the Viper tends to react better as the night gets later and outside temperature cooler.
“I like the way the car runs late at night, when the air thins out,” he said. “When it thins out, it’s just wild the way everything works.”
Stovall will use his momentum in the season’s closing weeks to try and wrap up the championship and lay claim to the coveted hardware.
In the Dynamic Towing Street Outlaw Division, Rodney Bunn got back into the win column with his 1973 Volkswagen Beetle after falling short in the Week 11 finale. Meanwhile, David Clevenger racked up his third straight win and fourth in five weeks in the Active Pest Control Pro Division with his 1986 Corvette. Bunn and Clevenger both lead their respective racing classes heading into Week 13 on Friday.
Other repeat winners Friday night included Robert Cheney in the Harbin’s Mechanical Services Super Pro Division, Flynt Biles in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Division, Bryan Berube in the Sport Bike Division and Jamar Copes in the U.S. Marines Motorcycle Division.
Atlanta Motor Speedway’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Friday Night Drags continues with Week 13 on Friday, July 29, as drivers continue their battle for 2016 division championships, along with the End-of-Summer Fireworks Spectacular.
For more information, visit AtlantaMotorSpeedway.com.
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Friday Night Drags – July 22, 2016
Week 12 Results
Super Pro: Robert Cheney – 2012 American Dragster
Pro: David Clevenger – 1986 Chevrolet Corvette
Sportsman: Flynt Biles – 1979 Ford Mustang
Domestic: Chris Morgan – 1966 Ford Mustang
Domestic Advanced: Jon Stovall – 2006 Dodge Viper
Street Outlaw: Rodney Bunn – 1973 Volkswagen Beetle
Street Modified: Kelly Morgan – 1968 Ford Mustang
Factory Street: Kiesel Madkins – 2014 Chevrolet Corvette
Tuner: Lamar Childers – 1995 Honda Civic
Sport Compact: Anthony Kampras – 2012 Ford Mustang
Truck: Owen Simmons – 1966 Chevrolet C-10
Diesel Truck: Dustin Lovett – 2004 Chevrolet 2500 HD
Super Bike: Lee Gilley – 2003 GSXR 1000
Sport Bike: Bryan Berube – 2006 Suzuki
U.S. Marines Motorcycle: Jamar Copes – 2007 Suzuki
Cruiser: Chris Dawson – 2008 Harley-Davidson 1200
ATV/Dirt Bike: Carl Shoemake – 2003 Yamaha Banshee
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