Carolina Dragway narrowly escaped with the Division 2 East team championship by two points over fellow South Carolina track Union County Dragway. Carolina amassed 54 points during the weekend, followed by Union County with 52 points and Pageland Dragway with 48 points. Immokalee Regional Raceway finished fourth with 43 points and Bradenton Motorsports Park rounded out the top five with 42 points. The rest of the team in competition in South Carolina were Palm Beach International Raceway, Darlington Dragway, Green Cove Dragway, Orangeburg Dragway, Ware Shoals Dragway, Dorchester Dragway, Lakeland Dragstrip and Cherokee Dragway.
In the Summit SuperSeries presented by AMSOIL runoff, Joseph Bagwell, Sonny Freeland and Johnny Tolisano won their respective classes, joining runner-up drivers Jerry Norton, David Richardson and Jeremy Barbee as all six advance to the championship race October 10-11 during the Summit World Finals weekend.
Joseph Bagwell got the Summit SuperSeries action underway on Friday with a big win over Jerry Norton in the Top ET runoff. Bagwell, representing the host track, cut a near-perfect .001 light and followed that up with a 5.762-second pass on a 5.76 dial-in at 116.07 mph, while his opponent, traveling from Bradenton Motorsports Park, broke out with a 4.89 on a 4.92 at 139.00 mph.
In Mod ET action, Sonny Freeland, from IHRA’s most southern US track Immokalee Regional Raceway, took the win light over David Richardson. Freeland had a .027 light followed by a 5.897-second pass on a 5.83 dial at 106.93 mph. Richardson, from Darlington Dragway, had a 6.407 on a 6.38 at 106.29.
Johnny Tolisano closed out the Summit SuperSeries competition with a win over Pageland Dragway’s Jeremy Barbee, who went red by a narrow -.011 margin. Tolisano, from Immokalee Regional Raceway, still kept in it for a solid 7.934 on a 7.90 at 76.89.
Other big winners over the weekend included Main Event winners Thomas Bell (Carolina Dragway) in Top ET, Buddy Plyler (Pageland Dragway) in Mod ET and Robby Pettinato (Union County Dragway) in Junior Dragster.
Below are the complete results from the Division 2 East Summit Team Finals presented by AMSOIL at Carolina Dragway.
Division 2 East Summit Team Finals Team Standings
1. Carolina Dragway – 54
2. Union County Dragway – 52
3. Pageland Dragway – 48
4. Immokalee Regional Raceway – 43
5. Bradenton Motorsports Park – 42
6. Palm Beach International Raceway – 33
7. Darlington Dragway – 33
8. Green Cove Dragway – 31
9. Orangeburg Dragway – 29
10. Ware Shoals Dragway – 24
11. Dorchester Dragway – 20
12. Lakeland Dragstrip – 13
13. Cherokee Dragway – 11
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RESULTS
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF TOP ET - Joseph Bagwell, Carolina Dragway, (.001) 5.762 on 5.74, 116.07 def. Jerry Norton, Bradenton Motorsports Park, (.026) 4.89 on 4.92, 139.00
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF MOD ET - Sonny Freeland, Immokalee Regional Raceway, (.027) 5.897 on 5.83, 106.93 def. David Richardson, Darlington Raceway, (.090) 6.407 on 6.38, 106.29
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF JUNIOR DRAGSTER - Johnny Tolisano, Immokalee Regional Raceway, (.044) 7.934 on 7.90, 76.89 def. Jeremy Barbee, Pageland Dragway, (-.011) foul
MAIN EVENT
Main Event Top ET – Thomas Bell, Carolina Dragway, (.027) 6.496 on 4.54, 67.05 def. Brad Hollingsworth, Carolina Dragway, (-.005) foul
Main Event Mod ET – Buddy Plyler, Pageland Dragway, (.000) 6.193 on 6.17, 109.93 def. Britton McClintock, Immokalee Regional Raceway, (.046) 7.556 on 7.57, 87.58
Main Event Juniors – Robby Pettinato, Union County Dragway, (.015) 7.933 on 7.930, 79.59 def. Ethan Smith Jr., Darlington Dragway, (.058) 7.903 on 7.900, 81.84
OTHER RESULTS
Team Captains Race – Diane Burch, Bradenton Motorsports Park, (.124) 12.511 on 12.520, 47.98 def. Ozzy Moya, Lakeland Dragway, (.185) 10.922 on 11.000, 66.41
Wednesday Gamblers Race Top ET – Junior Bunner, Lakeland Dragway, (.017) 6.685 on 6.680, 102.30 def. Bruce Patterson, Ware Shoals Dragway, (-.036) foul
Wednesday Gamblers Race Mod ET – Chris Plott, Immokalee Regional Raceway, (.024) 6.187 on 6.240, 111.10 def. Eric Webster, Ware Shoals Dragway, (-.022) foul
Wednesday Gamblers Race Junior Dragster – John Tolisano, Immokalee Regional Raceway, (.044) 7.934 on 7.900, 77.90 def. Jerry Barbee, Pageland Dragway, (.071) 7.930 on 7.900, 78.84
Thursday Gamblers Race Top ET – Tim Butler, Bradenton Motorsports Park, (.019) 4.884, 138.87 def. Luc Desautels, Ware Shoals Dragway, (.022) 6.311, 107.88
Thursday Gamblers Race Mod ET – Joe Hutto, Carolina Dragway, (.027) 8.752, 57.23 def. Tony West, Cherokee Dragway, (-.026) foul
Thursday Gamblers Race Junior Dragster – Mickey Chandler, Ware Shoals Dragway, (.006) 8.004, 79.66 def. Harrison Cox, Darlington Dragway, (-.026) foul
Friday Gamblers Race Top ET – Randy Marrisett, Cherokee Dragway, (.006) 5.223 on 5.21, 127.91 def. Mike Ferraro, Immokalee Regional Raceway, (.016) 4.718 on 4.71, 143.76
Friday Gamblers Race Mod ET – David Richardson, Darlington Dragway, (.016) 6.423 on 6.41, 106.54 def. Chad Williams, Pageland Dragway, (.068) 6.122 on 6.10, 110.56
Friday Gamblers Race Junior Dragster – Morgan Carroll, Orangeburg Dragway, (.089) 8.71 on 8.65, 72.96 def. Kyle Philhower, Palm Beach International Raceway, (.182) 7.94 on 7.90, 82.56
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Appearing Open Bodied Car – Kendra Hall (Cherokee Raceway)
Best Engineered Open Bodied Car – Danielle Burton (Bradenton Motorsports Park)
Best Appearing Full Bodied Car – Claude Hall (Cherokee Raceway)
Best Engineered Full Bodied Car – John Hudson (Immokalee Regional Raceway)
Best Appearing Junior Dragster – Julie Brannen (Bradenton Motorsports Park)
Best Engineered Junior Dragster – Katelyn Felder (Orangeburg Dragway)
Best Team Spirit – Green Cove Dragway
Best Appearing Sponsor Banner – Palm Beach International Raceway
Best Appearing Team – Carolina Dragway
