BATTLE OF THE THRONES

once Stevie Fast announced he was coming back , the competition would be where we can have 16 high-caliber cars by the end of the year .”

In addition to Radial vs . the World , the RORS runs a points series for four other classes , paying out over $ 100,000 to the season champions – Pro 275 ($ 50,000 ), Limited Drag Radial ($ 25,000 ), X275 ($ 25,000 ), and Ultra Street ($ 10,000 ).

In Pro 275 , veteran Mo Hall ran the table at Battle of the Thrones in his HFR-built Corvette , qualifying No . 1 with a 3.649 pass at 203.07 and going on to win the event . Hall defeated Brad Edwards , Roger Holder , and Jason Collins on his

way to a final-round matchup with Marcus “ The Axeman ” Birt . Hall slowed slightly to a 4.036 at 164.41 , but it was enough to take the victory over Birt , who had issues shortly after the hit .

It was Hall ’ s second BOTT victory in his career , and moved him into third place – and just six points out of first – in the ultra-tight points standings with two races to go . Collins sits in first with 269 points , followed by Birt ( 267 ) and Hall ( 263 ).

“ I guess in the end we are all just fortunate enough to play such a game ,” said Hall . “ Winning Battle of the Thrones once was cool as all hell . To do it twice is really something special . Brandon Switzer , Joel Garrison , Alex Hayes , and Eric Davis all help keep this hot rod in tip-top shape . Fulton horsepower and Stacy Hall give us an edge with a super reliable and fast engine program , which has put us in a fight for the championship despite not qualifying at this year ’ s opener . We look forward to putting our best foot forward for the last two events .”

In Limited Drag Radial , Kenny Hubbard ran a 3.880 to defeat Ziff Hudson . Alan Felts won the X275 class over DJ McCain , while James Taal took the victory in Ultra Street against Ronny Rhodes .

The final two races of the year will be contested at the Summer Nights Shootout July 18-20 at Alabama International Dragway , and the doublepoints season finale at No Mercy 15 October 9-13 at South Georgia Motorsports Park . DI

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