BARTONE TAKES HOME THIRD WIN THIS SEASON

Results courtesy NHRA
Photo by Joe McHugh

Tony Bartone won his third event of the season at the South Central division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Texas Motorplex in Top Alcohol Funny Car. 
     
Bartone, Long Island City, N.Y., started off the weekend in the number one spot in his ’09 Mustang and met Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, in the final round where he ran 5.589 seconds at 261.78 mph to defeat the Texas resident. Already off to a good start this season, he has prior wins at the Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., and at the Vegas Nationals in Las Vegas, earlier this month.
     
In Top Alcohol Dragster, Forrest Fair, Haughton, La., earned his first win of the season after a runner-up finish in Houston last month. Fair faced off against James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, in the finals and ran 5.489 seconds at 256.41 mph. Keith Hall came to Texas Motorplex with a win under his belt at Royal Purple Raceway in Comp Eliminator. The Texas resident from Ravenna drove his ’05 Cavalier against Adam White, Houston, and his dragster. In a close finish, Hall pulled off the win with an 8.470 second, 161.11 mph run. 
     
Jeff Lopez came back to the Texas Motorplex to win for the second year in a row at this event in Super Gas. The Bedford, Texas, resident drove his ’63 Corvette to a win over Chris Burrell, Claude, Texas, with a run at 9.917 seconds, 153.67 mph.