Day one of Outlaw Armageddon, perhaps the biggest no prep drag race in the country, is in the books. This event turned heads in a big way last summer, setting the bar for the world’s largest no prep event in history this year. Over 200 cars are on the property ready to battle for huge payouts and bragging rights including $30,000 to win big tire and $20,000 to win small tire with a total payout of over $80,000!
An overwhelming crowd jammed the facility in 2015, and many improvements have been made for this event to offer die-hard no prep fans exclusive access and unique vantage points to watch this spectacle unfold. A 300-foot LED screen has been set up for streaming live feed action, temporary grandstands have been added to seat thousands of extra spectators and as of Thursday night, all online reserved seats were sold out.
Names like Shawn Ellington in “Murder Nova”, “Daddy Dave” Comstock, Kye Kelley, Chuck Seitsinger, Jeff Lutz, Larry Larson and “Birdman” James Finney are automatically in the 32 car shootout on Saturday by invitation, but a healthy field of big tire entries were in action Friday night trying to race their way into the Saturday feature. “Boosted GT” Chris Hamilton, John Andrade Sr., “Kamikaze Chris” Day and many more make up the headliners in the small tire contingent consisting of more than 50 entries.
Friday’s racing got started hot and heavy with True Street racers returning from their mandatory cruise before heading to the lanes for the first round pairings. Sunny skies and surprisingly pleasant late summer temperatures welcomed a capacity crowd through the gates of Thunder Valley Raceway Park. With only a few spots available in the big tire “race your way in” bracket, the pressure was on as drivers battled through four rounds of action before rain ended Friday’s racing. The late rounds of true street and big tire “race your way in” will be finished at noon Saturday before the feature program at 4 pm.
Small tire completed one round and will resume on Saturday afternoon as well. On tap in the final day of Armageddon is one hell of an evening of no prep drag racing. Who will take home the big cash payouts and bragging rights as Champions of Outlaw Armageddon? We’ll find out soon enough!
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