Round three

Tim Henry and the Con-Quest Firebird was set to get a Bye to the finals, but couldn’t make the call when they experienced mechanical problems and had to settle for a semi-final finish.

On the other side of the ladder it was Clint Hairston and Randy Walker. Clint would have lane choice after his Record Setting 230 mph 6.277 run the round before. Randy, on the other hand, seemed to be figuring things out and was ready for the battle with the unusual circumstances at hand; the winner of this run would advance to the final round and a win. With the points being so close at this point, these two drivers were battling for the advantage going into the final race of the season, and when the tree flashed it was Walker away first, .057 to .086, but shortly thereafter Walker had to lift and Clint blasted down the track. As everyone waited for the scoreboard to light up, we all wondered if he could back up the E.T. record. Clint needed a 6.33 or quicker to back up the previous run, and although the Hairston Crew came up a little short on this one with a 6.355 at 228.42, they did, however, remove any doubt about the speed record!

FINALS

The big question going into the final round was whether or not the Hairston team would try to set the record or just cruise down for the win. Well there wasn’t much drama this time; Clint and team elected to save it for the West Coast Finals in September and took an easy cruise down the track for the Win with a 15.68 at 72 mph.

Congrats to the Hairston Motorsports Team on your Win, Record and chance at the WCHRA Championship!