7/23/2016
US 13 Dragway
BILL GROTON GETS SECOND WIN IN TOP ET AT U.S. 13 DRAGWAY
DELMAR, DE – While everyone was trying to figure out how to beat the heat a pair of veteran racers were trying to figure out how to beat each other Friday night at the U.S. 13 Dragway. Bill Groton of Seaford, Del. in his ‘66 Pontiac GTO faced former champ, Frank Lecates of Salisbury, Md. in his dragster in the Top ET final. At the finish line it would be Groton taking his second win of the season. Daryl Beauchamp of Princess Anne, Md. posted his second consecutive win in Mod ET while Dale Hamilton of Mount Airy, Md. rode to the win in Pro Bike. Other winners on the day included: Michael Jefferson of Parsonsburg, Md. in Street; Joe Serro of Millsboro, Del. in Hot Rod; Keith Riddle of Millsboro in Jr. Dragster 1 and Brett Holston of Felton, Del. in Jr. Dragster 2.
Bill Groton and Frank Lecates have faced each other dozens of times over the years and once again they found themselves side by side in the Top ET final. The pair didn’t disappoint as Groton’s four one-thousandths of a second advantage at the start was enough to get him to the finish line a bumper ahead of Lecates for the win. Groton had a .017 reaction time and ran a 10.327/130.28 on a 10.32 dial while Lecates had a .021 reaction and ran an 8.193/158.22 on an 8.19 dial. Semi-finalist was Jamie Russell who lost to Groton while Lecates had the bye.
Daryl Beauchamp was back into the Mod ET final facing Vincent Wade in the Chevy vs. Ford final. Beauchamp in his Z28 Camaro “sealed the deal� at the starting line with a .001 reaction light and then a run of 9.984/128.92 on a 9.98 dial. Wade broke out with a 9.676/137.36 on a 9.68 dial. Semi-finalist was Jim Williams who lost to Wade while Beauchamp had the bye.
Dale Hamilton rode up against Turon Davis in the Suzuki vs. Kawasaki Pro Bike final. Hamilton made the long tow pay off as he had a .018 reaction light and a run of 9.736/129.27 on a 9.73 dial fo rthe win. Davis had a 9.129/149.80 on a 9.09 dial. Semi-finalists were Harvey Powell who lost to Davis and James Farmer who lost to Hamilton.
Michael Jefferson piloted his ‘74 Nova to the win in Street over defending champion, Josh Davis in his ‘77 AMC Pacer. Davis left early and fouled and Jefferson had a 12.390/105.88 for the win. In Hot Rod it was Joe Serro in his Chevy S-10 over Sara Davis. Davis broke out with a 12.232/109.89 on a 12.24 dial and Serro had a 10.513/111.85 on a 10.50 dial for the win.
Keith Riddle kept in the hunt for the points lead in Jr. Dragster 1 with a win over Nyck Shirkey. Riddle had the better start and drove to the win with a 7.972/80.50 on a 7.95 dial for the win. Shirkey ran a solid 7.928/82.25 on a 7.92 dial. In Jr. Dragster 2 it was Brett Holston over Morgan Larkin. The pair were even at the start and Holston edged Larkin with an 8.096/80.27 on an 8.06 dial while Larkin posted an 8.594/877.08 on an 8.56 dial.
This Wednesday night, July 27th will be a Tune & Test plus the List Call Outs and Run for the List. Gates open at 5 p.m. with runs from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
