June 22 - It was the Pro MX class running for the top payouts today in their Pro MX Showdown event. The final saw Jeremy Hutton on his 2007 Arctic Cat spotting Steven Stone on '86 Honda a 2.5 second headstart. Steven held a .030 advantage at the start by treeing Jeremey by a .571 to .601 margin. In his effort to hold off Jeremy's charge, Steve took too much win stripe and broke out with a 12.611 at 101.12 mph run on his 12.64 dial-in. Jeremy was right there on his 10.10 dial by running a 10.115 at 122.59 mph pass to score the win and the class' top payout. Tracy Stanley and Khyle Jennison were the semifinalists.

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Doss Wheels Firebird to Affordable Carpet Street Shootout Win

June 15 - When big money purses are up for grabs Steve Doss is one of many racers who will field an entry for a crack at a big payout. Steve did just that when his .556 to .693 reaction time advantage over Jim Smith forced Jim into a breakout run thus scoring the Affordable Carpet Street Shootout $1,000 first place prize. Jim got the headstart in his '89 Sonoma when he dialed in at a 12.83, but ran too quick with a 12.804 at 106.13 mph for the runner-up effort. Steve dialed his '99 Firbird in a an 11.50 and backed it off to an 11.609 at 105.92 mph when he caught Jim at the top end. Jordan Reader continued his late round appearances and finished with the strong semifinal finish.

Thank you to Mike Halsey of Affordable Carpet for sponsoring this event and to BJ BeDell, Anthony Zangari and NYS Natural Inc. for their support as well.

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Reader Defeats Wheeler For Street Money Showdown Win

June 8 - Jordan Reader got the win light before he left the starting line as his Street Money final round opponent Fred Wheeler got a little eager and lit the red light in their final round match. Fred's .456 light negated his 10.437 at 66.69 mph run on his 10.38 dial handing the win to Jordan. Jordan took it easy and ran a 7.805 on his 7.65 dial-in to score the Showdown top prize.  Matt Consiglio and Howie Smith both drove to semifinal finishes.

Today's event was shortened down to 1/8th as a delayed shipment of VHT traction compound prevented a full track application, but the weather was great and the racers put on a great show. Here's the complete event recap for Sunday's event.

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