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LIGHTS OUT 11
competition debut at Lights Out 11. With driver
Shawn Ayers, the Fletcher Cox Racing entry
qualified No. 4 in the 32-car Radial vs. the World
field with a 3.654 and reached the semifinals,
where the past NMCA champion was knocked
out by Jackson.
BEST: Shane Stack is Unstoppable
at Valdosta
■ Shane Stack in his “Thrillbilly” Monte Carlo
is a dominant force in Limited Drag Radial, and
his Lights Out 11 win just adds to his rich history
at South Georgia. The class frontrunner has won
Lights Out and No Mercy here. This year, the
Alabama native struggled in qualifying with a
No. 19 starting position. He came on in elimi-
nations, though, fighting through four rounds
to ultimately knock down Andy Manson in his
ProCharger-boosted Mustang.
WORST: Carnage Claims Multiple Cars
■ While Marcus Birt’s airborne incident caught
the most attention online, there were a handful
of other unfortunate crashes or major mechani-
cal issues throughout the weekend. Daniel Pierce
walked away from a hard hit in the bright green,
diesel-powered Nova formerly campaigned by
Ryan Milliken. In RVW qualifying, Ev Bernar-
do (pictured) slapped the right-side wall after
sliding across the centerline in front of Mela-
nie Salemi, who was off the throttle early and
avoided contact.
BEST: Underdogs Rule Pro 275
■ Pro 275 has been called the “Radial vs. the
Shane Stack
World of 275-tire racing” because like its big
brother, the weight and power rules are basi-
cally a free-for-all, with the smaller tire serving
as the limiting factor. The class is starting to at-
tract a number of RVW players, as the Pro 275
qualifying field grew past 40 cars this year. Rather
than being dominated by new hitters, the class
was wide open. It came down to No. 11 qualifier
Russell McManious and No. 20 qualifier Brian
Anderson in the final round. McManious nabbed
the win with a 4.385 in the all-’93 Mustang final.
BEST: Mother Nature Isn’t
Winning This One
■ When it appeared that rain might cause
problems with the planned schedule for Sunday
eliminations (round two and beyond), Long and
race officials decided to move everything up and
complete the race by Saturday night. It happened
late, late Saturday night, but the race was indeed
completed and the finalists were able to perform
in front of packed grandstands.
DI DI DI
DI DI DI DI
DI DI DI
Shawn Ayers
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