To celebrate the North Star Dragway’s 2nd Anniversary under new ownership, the Royal Purple Outlaw Fuel Altereds headlined a spectacular event Saturday, July 5, in Denton, Texas. Over a dozen fuel altereds and junior fuel dragsters competed at North Star and a pair of alcohol funny cars and A/fuel dragsters put the icing on the cake as a record crowd jammed into the facility.
The Outlaw Fuel Altereds started the second half of their eight-race season with Nick Poloson and the Tom Wood-owned “Sundown” team atop the points standings. The team is coming off career-best performances at the last event, which they won, marking Poloson’s second OFAA win of the season. Winning an Outlaw Fuel Altered event is not an easy thing to do, as any team will tell you. The fields are heavy and strong; let’s just say you have to bring your “A” game if you want to hoist the trophy at the end of the night.
Fans were lined up two rows deep past the track entrance as the fuel altereds towed to the lanes and fans were eager for some wild and wacky fuel altered fun as circuit President Bobby Marriott kicked off the show in fine style as usual with Chris White along side.
Yorba Linda, Calif.-based west coast hitter Rich Howell made his OFAA debut at Denton in the “Power Play” AA/FA. The team made major changes to their set-up to comply with OFAA rules and clicked off a 4.68, which fell short of the 4.35 quick ten bump spot occupied by John Broussard. Howell put on a great show and fit right in and will be a heavy hitter as he finds his groove with the new set-up.
Travis Bouchey won the Smiley’s Racing Products “Progressive Qualifier Bonus” for qualifying fifth at the fifth event of the year. Bobby Marriott took home the Disciple Cycles “Luck of the Draw Qualifier Bonus” and DoDad Burton and John Broussard won the “Meador Dodge Chrysler Jeep Best Burnouts” $100 bonuses.
The Denton event was taped for Inside Drag Racing. Here’s John Broussard moving in to stage.