Tampa, FL USHRA

[dave3ba]

Date: January 14th.

Track: Outdoors, a set of 7 cars with one missing after the first car and a set of 9 cars. Finish line is in between the 7th and 8th cars.

Lineup: Tommy Bryant (Pony Express II), Clint Dagit (Thumper), Ken Koelling (Bigfoot VI), Kenny Fewox (Outlaw 35), Diehl Wilson (Virginia Giant), Kevin Dabney (Chi-Town Hustler), Butch Lowe (Car Killer), Donnie Kessel (Virginia Beach Beast)

Results:

Qualifying:
Bryant 9.13
Koelling 8.49
Fewox 20.13
Wilson 9.34
Dabney inc.
-Fewox broke in qualifying

Round 1:
Koelling (7.43) def. Wilson (8.80)
Bryant (8.49) bye
Dabney def. Dagit (8.90)
Lowe (8.43) def. Kessel (9.50)
-Dabney broke a transmission

Semifinals:
Koelling def. Bryant
Wilson (fast loser) def. Dagit (fast loser)
Lowe bye

Finals:
Koelling (8.21) def. Wilson (9.17)

Grudge Race:
Koelling def. Lowe

Notes: This is one of the first times the USHRA ever tried the idea of a gap in the middle of a set of cars. This would be the last USHRA appearance for Kenny Fewox's beautiful Outlaw 35 truck, as well as Butch Lowe's Car Killer. This would also be the first USHRA appearance for Kevin Dabney's Chi-Town Hustler truck. The truck had appeared several times at events the previous year under the name Alien, and at several events before that named Mega Force. The truck would have problems all night and not be much of a factor in the outcome. Interestingly, Donnie Kessel's Virginia Beach Beast would appear at this show painted red. This is the only televised event the truck was ever shown painted this way.

[kouvre]

I'm confused. At a 1989 event I attended at Aloha Stadium, Donny Kessel was driving Bigfoot Fastrax. What was going on here? I guess that's a question for Gene Patterson ;D

[dave3ba]

This may have been before he was hired at Team Bigfoot.

[Tim T]

I loved this race! Ken Koelling is driving #6 in this race.

Tim

[dave3ba]

Thanks Tim, I fixed it.