PHOTOGRAPH BY VAN ABERNETHY • PIEDMONT DRAGWAY JULIAN , NORTH CAROLINA • THURSDAY , JULY 3RD , 2008
THE FIRST OF MANY
Travis “ The Carolina Kid ” Harvey hoists the coveted porcelain bull dog that comes with a win in Piedmont Dragway ’ s monthly Big Dog Shootout series . This was Harvey ’ s first of many Big Dog wins , and since it was the Power Jam event , it came with a hefty $ 10,000 payday . The multitalented wheelman drove a Race Tech Race Cars-backed Top Sportsman Camaro powered by a Nesbitt-built 632-cubic-inch engine . Fifteen years later , Harvey is one of the winningest drivers in Big Dog history . With partners Vaughn Myles and Eric Holland and crew chief Jeff Miller , Harvey won multiple Big Dog races in 2023 to claim another season title . These days , it takes a Pro Nitrous-level , 900-plus-cubic-inch engine or a screw-blown Hemi to run with the Big Dogs .
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