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through the competition to score a final-round victory over David Bell from Blytheville , Arkansas . Jeff Thompson was the lone semifinalist , while Thomas Holley , Slate Cummings , and Michael Crass made it to the quarterfinals .
For Sunday ’ s main event , a pair of pickup trucks met in the finals . Charlie Lockhart from
Lynnville , Kentucky , took home the win over Hammond , Louisiana , racer Slate Cummings . Jerod Franklin from Gulfport , Mississippi , was the semifinalist , while Brad Plourd , Danny Paul , and Dustin Avondet made the quarterfinals .
Gulfport Dragway closed out the 2024 season with the running of the SDPC GABR Stars and
Stripes Spectacular on New Year ’ s weekend . With virtually no offseason , Gulfport rolls right into the 2025 season with a full slate of action that includes five events in January . More big-money Footbrake racing happens with the eighth annual Footbrake 150 scheduled for March 14-16 . DI
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