The extremely popular World Series of Drag Racing program returns this weekend to Dragway 42.

Where else can a racer have the opportunity to win $4,000 in cash and a brand new pair of Mickey Thompson slicks for one single $60 entry fee?

Gates open at 2 PM for a test and tune event and 1/8th mile Mickey Thompson Tire Race. The Friday events are free of charge, but are only open to competitors entered in the full weekend World Series of Drag Racing Event.

The test and tune will run from 5 PM until 11 PM. The Mickey Thompson Tire race will begin at 8:30 PM.

This is a combo event for Box cars 0-11.99 and No Box cars 0-17.99 Gates open at 9 AM with eliminations scheduled for 4 PM.

The two classes will run separately until the final. The final-final will be the Box class winner vs. the No Box class winner. The Box and No Box class runners-up will be considered semi-finalists.

Double entries will be allowed, however no special considerations will be given to those individuals. First round buybacks will be available. Round money will be paid beginning with second round winners.

Class information and race procedures are the same as Saturday's event except eliminations will be scheduled to begin at 2 PM on Sunday.





Overnight camping is available on the grounds of Dragway 42 for any participants or spectators no additional charge.

The forecast does not indicate we will need it, however, Monday is our scheduled "rain out" day to complete the event.

Be sure to mark your calendar for the our other 2006 World Series of Drag Racing combo event that is scheduled for the Independence Day Weekend (June 30, July 1-2) and our All-No Box event scheduled for Labor Day weekend (September 1-3)

Wednesday, May 23, 2006

Mother Nature allowed 99% of eliminations to be completed before rain stopped the final two pairs of cars from making their runs during the Wednesday Night Program at Dragway 42.

In the Anything Goes Class Jeff Maat of Spencer, Ohio at the wheel of his Camaro used a final round pass of 10.6761 / 120.59 MPH on a 10.67 dial-in to take the victory over Fairview Park's Doc Crawford and his 442 Oldsmobile.

The win moved Maat into first place in the Anything Goes season points standings. He is the third different person to hold the points lead in the class in that many races.

In an all-Pontiac Street Trophy Class final Wayne Darlington of Akron and his 1971 Grand Safari Station Wagon took the win after Elyria's Rebecca Pickens turned on the red-light in her Grand Am.

Darlington, who also advanced to the semi-final round in the Low Buck class, moved into second place in the Street Trophy class points standings with the victory. He is now just 10 points behind his son Bryan who has led the standings every week so far this season.

In the Low Buck class, rain washed out what would have been an all-Chevrolet final round battle between the 9 second Nova of Brunswick's Dave Chidsey and the 10 second truck of Creston's Brian Gifford. The two finalists split the combined winner and runner-up purse for their efforts.

The rain also stopped the 5 Foot Trophy Bonus Runoff between the Anything Goes class winner and the Street Trophy class winner. Jeff Maat correctly predicted "heads" in a flip of the coin to determine which driver would take home the huge trophy however, since no actual race was contested in the Bonus Runoff round, he did not receive the 10 additional points that normally would be awarded to the bonus runoff winner.

Prior to the rain, Avon's Scott Adams took the Trophy Bike class victory over a redlighting Paul Melhuish of Cleveland.

Click here to view the updated Wednesday Dragway 42 Point Series standings.