A pair of drivers prepare to race off the line during last week’s Friday Night Drags points season opener at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Photo: Atlanta Motor Speedway/Twitter
The 2019 points season opened for Atlanta Motor Speedway’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Friday Night Drags last week.
Friday night was the first opportunity at making the year lucky as the points season kicked into high gear at the pit lane drag strip at AMS.
“Luck, it’s always just luck,” said Kelly Morgan following his final round win in the Street Modified division on Friday night when asked what helped him to victory lane.
Morgan and his 1968 Ford Mustang defeated the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette of Jackie Bruce in the Street Modified Final round.
Morgan has had lots of luck on the pit lane drag strip collecting the points championship in 2016 and again last year in the Street Modified Division. With the victory, he takes an early lead in the point battle on his quest to repeat as division champion.
Keith Shockey is hoping luck is on his side this season in the Diamond Resorts Factory Street Division.
“I think it was really just catching good lights tonight,” said Shockey after he maneuvered through five rounds before taking down newcomer Eric Price and his 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT in the sixth and final round.
The 2016 Factory Street division champion is gunning for another season points title.
“It’s time again,” he said, “but everybody is getting faster every year but I think there’s about six cars out here that are all gunning for it all.”
In the final race of the night it was hard work – that stretched back to last season – for Kevin Mayo that paid off with a victory and an early points lead in the QuikTrip Pro Division.
“We got this car last year,” explained Mayo about his ride, a 2007 Cavalier, that found victory lane on opening night, “and have been working on it since last season while we were still racing the other one.”
In his quest for another division championship, Mayo has more up his sleeve than just luck as he prepares to defend his season championship.
“We still got a little something else. We always still have a little something else.”
Other notable winners from the season points opener include Ed Blanford and his 1968 Ford F100 as he took down the 2017 GMC Sierra of Michael Vandermark in the Starfire Automatic Gate Truck division. Robert Thomas was victorious in the Cruiser Division on his 2004 Harley.
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Atlanta Motor Speedway’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Friday Night Drags returns to the pit lane drag strip with a Jet Semi-Truck Demo next Friday, June 7. More information can be found at AtlantaMotorSpeedway.com.
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Friday Night Drags – May 31, 2019
Domestic: David Smith – 1990 Isuzu
New Edge: Gabe Finger – 2014 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Pro: Kevin Mayo – 2007 Cavalier
Street Outlaw: David Wells – 1980 Chevy Monza
Sportsman: Tim Hall – 1988 Ford Mustang
Truck Advance: Chevis Morgan – 1985 Chevrolet C10
Street Performer: Tory Hornsby – 1973 Datson 240z
Super Bike: Toney Freeman – 2008 Suz Hayabasa
Sport Bike: Robin Malcolm – 2006 Suzuki 1000
Motorcycle: Keith Stamps – 2002 Honda CB900
Cruiser: Robert Thomas – 2004 Harley
Quad/Tri: Andre Martin – Banshee
Street Modified: Kelly Morgan – 1968 Ford Mustang
Truck: Ed Blanford – 1968 F100
Diesel Truck: Dakota Worley – 2015 Ford F250
Tuner: Luis Romaz – 1985 Mazda Rx7
Sport Compact: Chris Mauldin – 2009 Nissan Infiniti G37
Factory Street: Keith Shockey – 2015 SRT 392 Challenger
Jr. Dragster: Gracie Haralson – 2012 Mike Boss Jr. Dragster
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