The JEGS Summer Fling presented by OPTIMA Batteries at Bristol Dragway rolled into FuelTech Friday with an action-packed schedule with the Reaction Time Challenge, Brodix Best Package Runoff, Laris Motorsports Insurance Racer Appreciation Dinner, Micro Strategies 16-Car Dragster Shootout, the $50,000 main event, and a grudge match to end the evening.
With Thursday’s 16-Car Shootout being for the door cars, Friday’s Shootout hosted 16 dragsters presented by Micro Strategies. Chase Conley, Paul Warwick, Jordan Eaker, and Jerry Hollingsworth paired up on the ladder. Warwick took the win over Conley after the two were separated by .001 at the hit, while Hollingsworth turned it three thousandths red to advance Eaker. By way of Eaker’s two thousandths breakout, Warwick picked up the $3,000 check.
The main event started with 315 and eventually narrowed down to eight including Will Holloman, Ritchie Howard, Mark Price, Dustin Chesnut, Jacob Stolworthy, Adam Quesenberry, Jeff Taylor, and Donovan Williams. Quesenberry turned it .005 red against Price, while Stolworthy took .003 on Chesnut to put together .019 total. Taylor knocked out Howard while Donovan crossed the stripe first by .001 to break out by .011 against the .011 package of Holloman.
The lone door car of Price had the starting line advantage but mechanical trouble had him bow out against Stolworthy. Taylor and Holloman were separated by .006 on the tree with Taylor getting to the stripe first by .007 to secure a spot in his second final round of the week following his $15,000 Wednesday victory.
It was a west coast final on the east coast for the FuelTech $50,000. Stolworthy of Meridian, ID put together .023 total to win his first Fling over Wednesday $15K winner Taylor from Apache Junction, AZ.
Race fans can tune in on the last day for 50K on Saturday for Silverstate $50,000 eliminations at 8:45 a.m. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more in partnership with Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to (347) 974-7007 for race updates.
This story was originally published on September 9, 2024. 
