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FALL FLING BRISTOL SEPT. 26-30, 2023 2023 RAD TORQUE SYSTEMS FALL FLING PRESENTED BY OPTIMA BATTERIES PRE-RACE Bristol, TN - The final stop on the 2023 Fling Race Series Tour is happening this week at the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries. Bristol Dragway will host 425 of the best bracket racers in the country at this unique single entry event.

"With 677 entries at our 2022 Bristol event, we felt we needed to cap the field in order to deliver the experience our racers have come to expect," said promoter Peter Biondo. "We decided to only accept 425 single entries to allow us to finish before the track gets too cold or humid at night. Our goal is to provide a safe racing surface and end each day at a reasonable hour."

Rob's Automotive Tuesday will host a track-operated test and tune run in conjunction with the American Race Cars/Race Tech 32-Car Dragster Shootout where the finalists will each win a chassis with the winner having choice of builder.

Advanced Product Design Wednesday will get racers warmed-up for $15,000. ATI Performance Products Thursday will see the first $30,000 big check of the weekend handed out, while the Moser Engineering Friday main event will crown a $100,000 champion. JEGS Performance Friday concludes the weekend with a final $30,000 big check.

The Fling Team has replaced the MVP Award with a Fall Fling Points Championship presented by Hubbard Heating & Cooling where the top points earner Thursday-Saturday will receive a $5,000 bonus, Fling trophy, and a Todd's Extreme custom-painted helmet. Cash bonuses will be also awarded to second through fifth place.

As always, the full 'Fling Experience' will be in effect with over $55,000 in racer appreciation giveaways (product and cash), a free Laris Motorsports Insurance steak dinner with live music Friday night, and a Fling Kids Treasure Hunt at 6pm on Friday in the Premier Moving Fun Zone to be set up all week down the hill from the tower.

Everything will be streamed live as it happens on the MotorManiaTV YouTube channel free to the viewer courtesy of JEGS Performance and Mickey Thompson with new exclusive content produced by the Fling Team.

For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, or text the word "Bristol" to 41372 for race updates.

2023 Fall Fling Bristol Pre-Race 1
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Pre-Race 2
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Venue
TIM KELLEY WINS AMERICAN RACE CARS/RACE TECH DRAGSTER SHOOTOUT AT THE FALL FLING Bristol, TN - Sunny, clear skies greeted racers on the first day of the fourth and final Fling Race Series event of the year at the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries at Bristol Dragway.

Rob's Automotive and Collision Test and Tune Tuesday ran in conjunction with eliminations of the American/Race Tech Dragster Shootout where 32 of the 425 racers on property took their shot at securing a 2024 chassis from two of the top builders in the sportsman racing industry.

The remaining eight drivers on the ladder included Jon Corbin, Tim Kelley, Timothy Thomas, Gary Williams, Chase McKay, Jamie Holston, Tanner Miller, and Troy Williams Jr. Troy Williams was .004 taking .008 to be one thousandth under to knock out Corbin, while Gary Williams used a .007 starting line advantage over McKay to advance. Kelley used a substantial advantage off the line to move to the semifinals over Miller, while Holston was .007 taking three thousandths for the win over Thomas.

In the semifinals, Troy Williams had a four thousandths advantage over Kelley but it was Kelley who took .009 at the stripe to advance to the final. After being no worse than .007 all day, Holston was perfect and four thousandths under for the loss against the .015 package of Gary Williams.

In the final round, Kelley was .009 to the .002 redlight of Gary Williams. Kelley chose the American Race Cars chassis, and Williams still walked away with a Race Tech Race Cars chassis.

Wednesday will fire up with a time run for all racers on the property as we work towards crowning an Advanced Product Design $15,000 Warm-Up Champion.

Everything will be streamed live as it happens on the MotorManiaTV YouTube channel free to the viewer courtesy of JEGS Performance and Mickey Thompson with new exclusive content produced by the Fling Team.

For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, or text the word "Bristol" to 41372 for race updates.

2023 Fall Fling Tuesday Shootout Winner Tim Kelley
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Tuesday Winner
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Tuesday Runner Up Gary Williams
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Tuesday Runner Up
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Tuesday Finalists
FALL FLING ADVANCED PRODUCT DESIGN $15,000 WEDNESDAY PAUSED DUE TO WEATHER Bristol, TN - Advanced Product Design $15,000 Wednesday at the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries at Bristol Dragway began with a time run session for all racers on property to get their equipment dialed in for the rest of the weekend.

In the afternoon during the second round, a storm with heavy rain and lightning overtook the track and by the time it passed the sun had set. As the Bristol Dragway track staff made an effort to clear off the track with jet dryers, the dew point increased which would create unsafe conditions by the time the track was projected to be fully prepped.

The Fling Team made the decision to begin ATI Performance $30,000 Thursday as scheduled with a new entry time trial in the morning before going straight into first round. "Our racers pre-entered this race for the 30K, 100K, and 30K main events," said promoter Peter Biondo. "We want to deliver as promised, and we’ll see how the week progresses as far as coming back to continue eliminations of the 15K event."

Everything will be streamed live as it happens on the MotorManiaTV YouTube channel free to the viewer courtesy of JEGS Performance and Mickey Thompson with new exclusive content produced by the Fling Team.

For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, or text the word "Bristol" to 41372 for race updates.

MIKE BARBER SECURES ATI PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS $30,000 THURSDAY VICTORY AT THE FALL FLING Bristol, TN - The weather proved to work in the racers’ favor during ATI Performance Products $30,000 Thursday at the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries at Bristol Dragway. Exactly 425 drivers staged up for Round 1 to chase after the first main event big check of the weekend.

In the quarterfinals six racers remained - half door cars and half dragsters including Michael Paschal, Mike Barber, Chris Ferguson, Josh Baker, Matthew Holmes, and Michael Jackson. Ferguson was .008 and took .003 at the stripe to move past Baker, while Barber was .005 with a substantial advantage on the tree for the win over Holmes. Paschal continued a dominating streak as he was .009 and dead-on eight against Jackson to earn a spot in the semifinals.

At three cars, Ferguson ended Paschal’s streak by laying down .010 total for the win. Barber took a solo trip down the track with a .012 light.

In a final where either competitor would be a first time Fling event winner, Barber won by way of a double breakout after running just three-thousandths under. Ferguson, who had the advantage off the starting line with a .009 light, ran five-thousandths under. Not only did Barber collect the $30,000 payday, but he will start the Fall Fling Points chase off in the lead.

Moser Engineering $100,000 main event Friday will see the 25 drivers for the Fall Fling Reaction Time Challenge hit the track to try their luck at collecting $100 cash for a "double-O" light. If they let go perfect, they win $1,000 and the opportunity to come back and do it again for $10,000.

There will be a special announcement during opening ceremonies in the morning from the Fling Team regarding the 2024 event schedule.

Everything will be streamed live as it happens on the MotorManiaTV YouTube channel free to the viewer courtesy of JEGS Performance and Mickey Thompson with new exclusive content produced by the Fling Team.

For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, or text the word "Bristol" to 41372 for race updates.

2023 Fall Fling Thursday Winner
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Thursday Winner Mike Barber
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Thursday Mike Barber
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Thursday Finalists
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Thursday Runner Up Ferguson
TWO CHAMPIONS CROWNED ON MOSER ENGINEERING $100,000 FRIDAY AT THE FALL FLING Bristol, TN - Moser Engineering $100,000 main event Friday was slated to be the most action-packed day of the week at the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries at Bristol Dragway where 425 drivers battled head to head for the biggest payout of the weekend.

At round seven, ten cars remained including Dustin Smiley, John Labbous, Steve Dunn, Joe Meece, Shelley Elrod, Josh Baker, Noah Lewis, Cory Gulitti, Stephen McCrory, and Steve Witherow. Labbous was behind Smiley by .003 on the tree but put it dead-on five for the win, while Dunn was perfect to the .004 redlight of Meece. Elrod earned the door car bye and Witherow had the bye on the dragster side. Baker was .014 to knock out Lewis, while McCrory fouled out by eight thousandths to Gulitti.

As racers gathered at the trackside Laris Motorsports Insurance steak dinner, the six remaining drivers agreed on the split and rolled into the quarterfinals. Baker won on a double red after being -.003 to the five red of Labbous, while Witherow also turned it five thousandths red to the .008 of Elrod. Dunn and Gulitti were separated by just two thousandths and Dunn ran dead-on eight getting to the stripe by .010 to earn the bye to the final round.

In a door car versus door car final round, Dunn laid down .016 total taking .010 for the win over Elrod to win his first ever Fling event on Moser Engineering $100,000 Friday in his ‘67 vinyl top Camaro that received the 2022 Fall Fling Best Appearing Award.

After the conclusion of the $100,000 main event, the 18 remaining drivers in the Advanced Product Design 15K event pulled into the lanes to wrap up the Warm-Up race that previously rained out on Wednesday. The last six standing included Matt Cooke, Jesse York, Paul Moore, Jeremy York, Todd Barton, and Brian Thompson.

In the semifinals, Jesse York had a three thousandths advantage on the tree and took .006 to run dead-on nine over Cooke to meet his brother Jeremy in the final round. The all-York final saw Jesse redlight by two thousandths, and Jeremy scored his third Fling event win for the APD $15,000 just two weeks after a $30,000 win at the Summer Fling in Ohio where he also earned the MVP award.

Racers will head straight into the first round on JEGS Performance $30,000 Saturday, where the final winner of the event - and the year - will be determined. The driver that earns the most points Thursday through Saturday will receive the Fall Fling Points Champion trophy, $5,000 bonus, and a Todd's Extreme custom-painted Impact helmet.

Everything will be streamed live as it happens on the MotorManiaTV YouTube channel free to the viewer courtesy of JEGS Performance and Mickey Thompson with new exclusive content produced by the Fling Team.

For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, or text the word "Bristol" to 41372 for race updates.

2023 Fall Fling Friday Final Round
2023 Fall Fling Bristol York Final
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Friday Winner Steve Dunn
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Friday Runner Up Shelley Elrod
2023 Fall Fling Bristol APD Winner Jeremy York
2023 Fall Fling Bristol APD Jeremy and Jesse York
MICHAEL JACKSON WINS JEGS PERFORMANCE $30,000 SATURDAY AND HUBBARD FALL FLING POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol, TN — JEGS Performance $30,000 Saturday at the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries at Bristol Dragway would see the final winners circle celebration of the year for the Fling Race Series. At the conclusion of the evening another winner would be crowned, and the Fall Fling Points Championship presented by Hubbard Heating and Cooling would be determined.

At the ladder round six cars remained including Robert Hindman, Ken Batchelor, Donny Burleson, Ernie Humes, Dan Davies, and Michael Jackson. Batchelor won with the lesser of the breakout against Hindman after running just one-thousandth under, while Burleson turned it .001 red against Humes. Davies was .001 and four-thousandths under to bow out against Jackson.

At three cars, Batchelor put it dead-on eight against Humes, who broke out by two-thousandths. Jackson took the green and would return for the final round between two North Carolinians.

In a classic door car versus dragster matchup, Batchelor dialed in at 4.40 to the 6.10 of Jackson’s ‘71 Nova. By way of Batchelor’s redlight, Jackson secured the biggest victory of his career and his first Fling event win for $30,000. Earlier in the week, Jackson had qualified for the Brodix Runoff after putting down a .001 package in eliminations.

To cap off a dominating week, Michael Jackson won the Fall Fling Points Championship presented by Hubbard Heating and Cooling. He earned a $5,000 bonus, championship trophy, and a Todd’s Extreme custom-painted Impact Racing helmet. Mike Barber placed second, Josh Baker third, John Labbous Jr. fourth, and Dan Davies fifth, each driver receiving a bonus as well.

Big news was released this week from the Fling Team outlining plans for a 15th Anniversary Fall Fling 500K event at Bristol Dragway in late September of 2024. 425 single entries will be accepted, and the main event will pay out $500,000 guaranteed.

The Fling Race Series 2024 Spring Schedule includes the Moser Engineering Spring Fling Million presented by Optima Batteries at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway April 2-6 in Nevada and the Strange Engineering Spring Fling presented by Optima Batteries at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina. Dates for the Summer Fling and Fall Fling 500K to be announced.

For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com and the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page.

2023 Fall Fling Saturday Winner Michael Jackson
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Saturday  Batchelor
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Saturday Runner Up
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Saturday Michael Jackson
2023 Fall Fling Bristol Points Champion Michael Jackson
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