KENNEDALE, TX (June 23, 2007) - Five races into the Texas Volkswagen Drag Racing Association (TVWDRA) 2007 season and there have been five different winners. This time it was Carl Nolen of Royse City, TX who made it all the way to the winners circle at Texas Raceway in Kennedale, TX by beating Ricky Marshall. Lyle Cherry Enterprises was the race sponsor and Carl walked away with a additional $150 cash bonus for his efforts. There were a total of 17 cars signed up and ready for first round action.
In the quarterfinals Carl faced his son Raymond Nolen, who won two weeks ago at the TVWDRA Points Race #3 at this same track and Carl sent him packing. Carl ran a 6.858 ET (6.770 Dial-In) at 92.58 MPH to Raymond's losing 7.536 ET (7.530 Dial-In) at 86.82 MPH. Ricky faced Kevin McCartney in the quarterfinals and ran a 7.052 ET (6.940 Dial-In) at 93.23 MPH to the losing 8.867 ET (8.900 Dial-In) at 75.71 MPH. Curtis Conner was next up for Carl in the semi-finals and he won
again with a 6.918 ET (6.770 Dial-In) at 83.92 MPH to a 7.990 ET (8.000 Dial-In) at 83.60 MPH. Ricky advanced to the finals thanks in part to the red light (-0.011 RT) by Gary Calvert. Ricky didn't relax though and ran a 7.024 ET (7.000 Dial-In) at 95.33. In the finals it was Ricky who saw red, leaving a little early (-0.023) and giving the easy win to Carl.
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TVWDRA Points Race #4 Finals |
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Name |
RT |
ET |
Dial-In |
MPH |
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Carl Nolen |
0.027 |
6.943 |
6.770 |
97.51 |
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Ricky Marshall |
-0.023 |
16.450 |
7.020 |
32.16 |
The next event for the TVWDRA will be on July 7th, 2007 at Texas Raceway in Kennedale, TX.
For more pictures from the event by Eric Ellis of Speedshots Motorsports Photography check out his gallery at www.tvwdra.org/races/6_23_2007/.
