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SUMMER FLING BRISTOL SEPTEMBER 3-7, 2024
Jayden Lawler Crowned Silver State HVAC $50,000 Saturday Champion at the Summer Fling
Bristol, TN — Saturday brought the highest car count of the week with 331 entries staging up for the first round of the Silver State HVAC $50,000 race at the JEGS Performance Summer Fling presented by OPTIMA Batteries at Bristol Dragway.
The fifth and final day of the event meant an event MVP would be crowned. A shortlist of racers was narrowed down to two including Jon Corbin and Jeff Taylor. Round wins and average reaction times came into consideration, but it was ultimately Taylor’s Wednesday $15,000 Warm-Up win and Friday $50,000 runner-up that led the Fling Team to present Taylor with the 2024 Summer Fling MVP Award. The title follows Taylor’s Spring Fling GALOT MVP Award after racing himself in a 50K final round back in April, making him the Fling Race Series’ first ever two-time MVP.
The ladder for the last day for 50K included Matt Dadas in two entries, Matt Cooke, Wallace Wilson, Carson Brown, Jayden Lawler, Cameron Manuel, and Shannon Gilmore. Cooke was .009 taking .003 to be dead-on nine to knock out the .013 and dead-on eight of Dadas’s first entry. The next pair saw Brown put together .014 over Wilson, while Lawler was .020 and dead-on one crossing the stripe first by .003 while Manuel was .003 on the tree and a few hundredths above. On his second entry, Dadas and Gilmore were separated by just .001 on the tree but it was Dadas who put it dead-on eight taking .003 to move on to the semifinals.
Cooke and Dadas lined up for a rematch of the quarterfinals but it ended on the starting line when Cooke turned it two-thousandths red and ran dead-on 6, while Dadas’s .004 earned him lane choice in the final round. The lone dragster of Lawler and the 2000 S-10 of Brown were .001 apart at the hit and Lawler put it closer to the dial to advance.
Both drivers were no strangers to big money final rounds with Dadas chasing after a third Fling event title and Lawler looking to continue his hot streak after a $50,000 win a month prior and take home his first Fling check. Neither disappointed with Lawler letting go .009 and running dead-on eight for the Silver State $50,000 win against the .007 and one-thousandth under of Dadas.
After a two week intermission, the last Fling event of the season will again take place at Bristol Dragway for the richest paying race on the tour for the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling 500K presented by OPTIMA Batteries where Friday’s champion will secure a guaranteed half million dollars. The highly anticipated 15th anniversary event sold out 425 pre-entries in just five minutes. Catch all of the action live September 24-28 on @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house production team will provide unforgettable event coverage free to the viewer courtesy of JEGS Performance and Mickey Thompson.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
Jacob Stolworthy Picks Up FuelTech $50,000 Friday at the Summer Fling
Bristol, TN — The JEGS Summer Fling presented by OPTIMA Batteries at Bristol Dragway rolled into FuelTech Friday with an action-packed schedule with the Reaction Time Challenge, Brodix Best Package Runoff, Laris Motorsports Insurance Racer Appreciation Dinner, Micro Strategies 16-Car Dragster Shootout, the $50,000 main event, and a grudge match to end the evening.
With Thursday’s 16-Car Shootout being for the door cars, Friday’s Shootout hosted 16 dragsters presented by Micro Strategies. Chase Conley, Paul Warwick, Jordan Eaker, and Jerry Hollingsworth paired up on the ladder. Warwick took the win over Conley after the two were separated by .001 at the hit, while Hollingsworth turned it three thousandths red to advance Eaker. By way of Eaker’s two thousandths breakout, Warwick picked up the $3,000 check.
The main event started with 315 and eventually narrowed down to eight including Will Holloman, Ritchie Howard, Mark Price, Dustin Chesnut, Jacob Stolworthy, Adam Quesenberry, Jeff Taylor, and Donovan Williams. Quesenberry turned it .005 red against Price, while Stolworthy took .003 on Chesnut to put together .019 total. Taylor knocked out Howard while Donovan crossed the stripe first by .001 to break out by .011 against the .011 package of Holloman.
The lone door car of Price had the starting line advantage but mechanical trouble had him bow out against Stolworthy. Taylor and Holloman were separated by .006 on the tree with Taylor getting to the stripe first by .007 to secure a spot in his second final round of the week following his $15,000 Wednesday victory.
It was a west coast final on the east coast for the FuelTech $50,000. Stolworthy of Meridian, ID put together .023 total to win his first Fling over Wednesday $15K winner Taylor from Apache Junction, AZ.
Race fans can tune in on the last day for 50K on Saturday for Silverstate $50,000 eliminations at 8:45 a.m. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more in partnership with Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
Shawn Carpenter Captures ATI Performance Products $50,000 Thursday at the Summer Fling
Bristol, TN — The first of three $50,000-to-win purses at the JEGS Summer Fling presented by OPTIMA Batteries at Bristol Dragway saw 300 entries duke it out on ATI Performance Products Thursday, wracking up multiple perfect runs only a few days into the weeklong event.
In a nod to the upcoming Door Car Fling in 2025, the Fling Team organized an all-door car shootout of 16 racers. Howard Westbury, Jeff Verdi, Doug Moles, and Shannon Waycaster made up the four remaining cars, but it was Westbury and Moles who moved on to the final round. By way of Moles’ redlight, Westbury collected the $3,000 up for grabs.
The ladder was set at seven including Josh Luedke, Tony Morris, Jon Corbin, Shawn Carpenter, Tommy Plott, Anthony Bertozzi, and Matt Dadas. Luedke took one-thousandth at the stripe over Morris to advance, while Carpenter was .008 taking .007 to knock out the ‘68 Firebird of Corbin. Bertozzi drilled the tree with a perfect bulb against the four-thousandths redlight of Plott. Dadas let go .003 on a solo trip down the track.
Despite having the advantage at the hit, Dadas bowed out of competition by way of an eight-thousandths breakout against Carpenter. On the other side of the semifinals, Luedke took .003 needing to take .002 or less to break out by just one-thousandth to the .015 package of Bertozzi.
A pair of door cars lined up in the final round both searching for their first Fling big check, but it was all over on the starting line when Bertozzi clicked it two-thousandths red to the .009 of Carpenter who cruised his ‘68 Camaro down towards the ATI Performance Products $50,000 Thursday winlight.
Race fans can tune in on Friday for Fuel Tech $50,000 eliminations at 8:15 a.m. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more in partnership with Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
Jeff Taylor Secures Wednesday Advanced Product Design $15,000 at the Summer Fling
Bristol, TN — Day two of the Jegs Summer Fling presented by Optima Batteries felt more like autumn with high temperatures in the seventies and a comfortable breeze blowing across the scenic Bristol Dragway. However, the competition was far from cool with multiple racers displaying perfect reaction times, dead-on zero passes, and nearly invisible margins of victory.
Advanced Product Design Wednesday opened with 240 cars breaking the stage beam in round one with $15,000 on the line. Seventh round featured seven remaining drivers on the ladder: Jeff Taylor, Will Holloman, Cory Gulitti, Kevin Pollard, Joe Julsrud, Clifford Davidson, and Gage Burch.
In the first quarterfinal pairing, Pollard lets go .002 but finds himself .003 behind at the finish line beside Burch, who had an .010 reaction time and ran dead-on with an eight for the win. Holloman is .015 up front and one above to advance over Julsrud, who was left mathematically ineligible. Davidson launches .002 too soon to advance Taylor who was .006 green and rolls out of the throttle after the automatic win. On the bye, Gulitti is .009 on the tree and runs dead on with a zero on his way to the semifinal.
Three dragsters and one door car remain with only two win lights standing between one driver and fifteen grand. Gulitti has the starting line advantage with his .004 light, but breaks out three-thousandths at the stripe beside Burch who runs one above for the win. Taylor is .001 and takes .009 at the finish line to earn his spot in the final round over Holloman, who is .024 total for the loss.
Two drivers who are no stranger to the winner’s circle prepare to battle for yet another Fling victory to add to their racing resumes. Taylor earned the MVP award at the Spring Fling in GALOT after running himself in the $50K final in April, and Burch earned a $15K win at last year’s Summer Fling. In tonight’s final, Taylor turns an eight-thousandths starting line advantage into an .011 margin of victory over Burch to secure the $15,000 win.
During the winner’s circle celebrations Taylor says, “I tried to figure out a game plan before I put the helmet on, and we executed them, and it all worked out. First and foremost, [I have to thank] my Dad, as always. He’s back working so we can come race and it means the world to us.”
Race fans can tune in on ATI Performance Products $50,000 Thursday at 8:15 a.m. where all drivers on property will receive a time run prior to eliminations. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more in partnership with Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
Duke Picks Up Race Tech Dragster Chassis on Law Chevrolet Tuesday at the Summer Fling
Bristol, TN — The first day of on-track action fired up on Tuesday at the JEGS Performance Summer Fling presented by OPTIMA Batteries at Bristol Dragway. A great week of racing would be in store for racers on the mountain at one of the most picturesque facilities in the country.
Law Chevrolet hosted the test and tune session in addition to a 32-Car Shootout where the winner would walk away with a Race Tech dragster chassis. The format guaranteed a door car versus dragster final with 16 door cars on one side of the ladder and 16 dragsters on the other.
After the second round Chase Conley, John Taylor Sr., Donovan Williams, and Antoine Jett remained on the dragster side and Chad Duke, Vinny Guido, TJ Owens, and Adrew Stirk were the last door cars standing. Conley was .015 taking .003 to be dead-on three over Taylor, while Jett turned it two thousandths red to the .005 of Williams. Duke had the starting line advantage and the winlight over Guido, and Stirk took .004 to knock out Owens.
In the semifinals, Conley advanced past Williams on a hole shot victory. In the following pair, Stirk was perfect on the tree and broke out by just four-thousandths of a second to bow out against the .010 and one above of Duke.
The ‘68 Camaro of Duke faced off with the dragster of Conley, and by way of Conley’s redlight Duke scored the 2025 Race Tech Dragster Chassis and was the first of the week to roll into the Fling Winner’s Circle.
Race fans can tune in on Advanced Product Design $15,000 Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. where all drivers on property will receive a time run prior to eliminations. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more in partnership with Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
2024 JEGS PERFORMANCE SUMMER FLING PRESENTED BY OPTIMA BATTERIES PRE-RACE
Bristol, TN - The Fling Team has arrived at Bristol Dragway to ignite the second half of the Fling Race Series tour with the JEGS Performance Summer Fling presented by Optima Batteries September 3-7.
The first of two Flings to be held at Thunder Valley is bringing three $50K races Thursday through Saturday, over $55,000 in racer appreciation giveaways, and a free Laris Motorsports Insurance Racer Appreciation Dinner with live music Friday night. The full 'Fling Experience' will be delivered with a fun, family atmosphere at a professionally-run race including activities for the kids with a bounce house and treasure hunt for toys.
"With it being the fifteenth anniversary of the Flings, we knew our Fall Fling 500K entries would sell out quickly," said promoter Peter Biondo. "Now the Bristol racers who didn’t make it in the 500K event, can race the Summer Fling at the same track."
The event fires up with the Law Chevrolet Test and Tune run in conjunction with the Race Tech 32-Car Shootout Tuesday afternoon. Advanced Product Design Wednesday will be a $15,000-to-win warm-up day, with ATI Performance $50K Thursday, Fuel Tech $50K Friday, and Silver State Refrigeration $50K Saturday to follow.
Race fans can tune in starting on Tuesday for the Race Tech 32-Car Shootout at 2p.m. EST. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more courtesy of Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
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The fifth and final day of the event meant an event MVP would be crowned. A shortlist of racers was narrowed down to two including Jon Corbin and Jeff Taylor. Round wins and average reaction times came into consideration, but it was ultimately Taylor’s Wednesday $15,000 Warm-Up win and Friday $50,000 runner-up that led the Fling Team to present Taylor with the 2024 Summer Fling MVP Award. The title follows Taylor’s Spring Fling GALOT MVP Award after racing himself in a 50K final round back in April, making him the Fling Race Series’ first ever two-time MVP.
The ladder for the last day for 50K included Matt Dadas in two entries, Matt Cooke, Wallace Wilson, Carson Brown, Jayden Lawler, Cameron Manuel, and Shannon Gilmore. Cooke was .009 taking .003 to be dead-on nine to knock out the .013 and dead-on eight of Dadas’s first entry. The next pair saw Brown put together .014 over Wilson, while Lawler was .020 and dead-on one crossing the stripe first by .003 while Manuel was .003 on the tree and a few hundredths above. On his second entry, Dadas and Gilmore were separated by just .001 on the tree but it was Dadas who put it dead-on eight taking .003 to move on to the semifinals.
Cooke and Dadas lined up for a rematch of the quarterfinals but it ended on the starting line when Cooke turned it two-thousandths red and ran dead-on 6, while Dadas’s .004 earned him lane choice in the final round. The lone dragster of Lawler and the 2000 S-10 of Brown were .001 apart at the hit and Lawler put it closer to the dial to advance.
Both drivers were no strangers to big money final rounds with Dadas chasing after a third Fling event title and Lawler looking to continue his hot streak after a $50,000 win a month prior and take home his first Fling check. Neither disappointed with Lawler letting go .009 and running dead-on eight for the Silver State $50,000 win against the .007 and one-thousandth under of Dadas.
After a two week intermission, the last Fling event of the season will again take place at Bristol Dragway for the richest paying race on the tour for the RAD Torque Systems Fall Fling 500K presented by OPTIMA Batteries where Friday’s champion will secure a guaranteed half million dollars. The highly anticipated 15th anniversary event sold out 425 pre-entries in just five minutes. Catch all of the action live September 24-28 on @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house production team will provide unforgettable event coverage free to the viewer courtesy of JEGS Performance and Mickey Thompson.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
With Thursday’s 16-Car Shootout being for the door cars, Friday’s Shootout hosted 16 dragsters presented by Micro Strategies. Chase Conley, Paul Warwick, Jordan Eaker, and Jerry Hollingsworth paired up on the ladder. Warwick took the win over Conley after the two were separated by .001 at the hit, while Hollingsworth turned it three thousandths red to advance Eaker. By way of Eaker’s two thousandths breakout, Warwick picked up the $3,000 check.
The main event started with 315 and eventually narrowed down to eight including Will Holloman, Ritchie Howard, Mark Price, Dustin Chesnut, Jacob Stolworthy, Adam Quesenberry, Jeff Taylor, and Donovan Williams. Quesenberry turned it .005 red against Price, while Stolworthy took .003 on Chesnut to put together .019 total. Taylor knocked out Howard while Donovan crossed the stripe first by .001 to break out by .011 against the .011 package of Holloman.
The lone door car of Price had the starting line advantage but mechanical trouble had him bow out against Stolworthy. Taylor and Holloman were separated by .006 on the tree with Taylor getting to the stripe first by .007 to secure a spot in his second final round of the week following his $15,000 Wednesday victory.
It was a west coast final on the east coast for the FuelTech $50,000. Stolworthy of Meridian, ID put together .023 total to win his first Fling over Wednesday $15K winner Taylor from Apache Junction, AZ.
Race fans can tune in on the last day for 50K on Saturday for Silverstate $50,000 eliminations at 8:45 a.m. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more in partnership with Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
In a nod to the upcoming Door Car Fling in 2025, the Fling Team organized an all-door car shootout of 16 racers. Howard Westbury, Jeff Verdi, Doug Moles, and Shannon Waycaster made up the four remaining cars, but it was Westbury and Moles who moved on to the final round. By way of Moles’ redlight, Westbury collected the $3,000 up for grabs.
The ladder was set at seven including Josh Luedke, Tony Morris, Jon Corbin, Shawn Carpenter, Tommy Plott, Anthony Bertozzi, and Matt Dadas. Luedke took one-thousandth at the stripe over Morris to advance, while Carpenter was .008 taking .007 to knock out the ‘68 Firebird of Corbin. Bertozzi drilled the tree with a perfect bulb against the four-thousandths redlight of Plott. Dadas let go .003 on a solo trip down the track.
Despite having the advantage at the hit, Dadas bowed out of competition by way of an eight-thousandths breakout against Carpenter. On the other side of the semifinals, Luedke took .003 needing to take .002 or less to break out by just one-thousandth to the .015 package of Bertozzi.
A pair of door cars lined up in the final round both searching for their first Fling big check, but it was all over on the starting line when Bertozzi clicked it two-thousandths red to the .009 of Carpenter who cruised his ‘68 Camaro down towards the ATI Performance Products $50,000 Thursday winlight.
Race fans can tune in on Friday for Fuel Tech $50,000 eliminations at 8:15 a.m. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more in partnership with Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
Advanced Product Design Wednesday opened with 240 cars breaking the stage beam in round one with $15,000 on the line. Seventh round featured seven remaining drivers on the ladder: Jeff Taylor, Will Holloman, Cory Gulitti, Kevin Pollard, Joe Julsrud, Clifford Davidson, and Gage Burch.
In the first quarterfinal pairing, Pollard lets go .002 but finds himself .003 behind at the finish line beside Burch, who had an .010 reaction time and ran dead-on with an eight for the win. Holloman is .015 up front and one above to advance over Julsrud, who was left mathematically ineligible. Davidson launches .002 too soon to advance Taylor who was .006 green and rolls out of the throttle after the automatic win. On the bye, Gulitti is .009 on the tree and runs dead on with a zero on his way to the semifinal.
Three dragsters and one door car remain with only two win lights standing between one driver and fifteen grand. Gulitti has the starting line advantage with his .004 light, but breaks out three-thousandths at the stripe beside Burch who runs one above for the win. Taylor is .001 and takes .009 at the finish line to earn his spot in the final round over Holloman, who is .024 total for the loss.
Two drivers who are no stranger to the winner’s circle prepare to battle for yet another Fling victory to add to their racing resumes. Taylor earned the MVP award at the Spring Fling in GALOT after running himself in the $50K final in April, and Burch earned a $15K win at last year’s Summer Fling. In tonight’s final, Taylor turns an eight-thousandths starting line advantage into an .011 margin of victory over Burch to secure the $15,000 win.
During the winner’s circle celebrations Taylor says, “I tried to figure out a game plan before I put the helmet on, and we executed them, and it all worked out. First and foremost, [I have to thank] my Dad, as always. He’s back working so we can come race and it means the world to us.”
Race fans can tune in on ATI Performance Products $50,000 Thursday at 8:15 a.m. where all drivers on property will receive a time run prior to eliminations. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more in partnership with Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
Law Chevrolet hosted the test and tune session in addition to a 32-Car Shootout where the winner would walk away with a Race Tech dragster chassis. The format guaranteed a door car versus dragster final with 16 door cars on one side of the ladder and 16 dragsters on the other.
After the second round Chase Conley, John Taylor Sr., Donovan Williams, and Antoine Jett remained on the dragster side and Chad Duke, Vinny Guido, TJ Owens, and Adrew Stirk were the last door cars standing. Conley was .015 taking .003 to be dead-on three over Taylor, while Jett turned it two thousandths red to the .005 of Williams. Duke had the starting line advantage and the winlight over Guido, and Stirk took .004 to knock out Owens.
In the semifinals, Conley advanced past Williams on a hole shot victory. In the following pair, Stirk was perfect on the tree and broke out by just four-thousandths of a second to bow out against the .010 and one above of Duke.
The ‘68 Camaro of Duke faced off with the dragster of Conley, and by way of Conley’s redlight Duke scored the 2025 Race Tech Dragster Chassis and was the first of the week to roll into the Fling Winner’s Circle.
Race fans can tune in on Advanced Product Design $15,000 Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. where all drivers on property will receive a time run prior to eliminations. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more in partnership with Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
The first of two Flings to be held at Thunder Valley is bringing three $50K races Thursday through Saturday, over $55,000 in racer appreciation giveaways, and a free Laris Motorsports Insurance Racer Appreciation Dinner with live music Friday night. The full 'Fling Experience' will be delivered with a fun, family atmosphere at a professionally-run race including activities for the kids with a bounce house and treasure hunt for toys.
"With it being the fifteenth anniversary of the Flings, we knew our Fall Fling 500K entries would sell out quickly," said promoter Peter Biondo. "Now the Bristol racers who didn’t make it in the 500K event, can race the Summer Fling at the same track."
The event fires up with the Law Chevrolet Test and Tune run in conjunction with the Race Tech 32-Car Shootout Tuesday afternoon. Advanced Product Design Wednesday will be a $15,000-to-win warm-up day, with ATI Performance $50K Thursday, Fuel Tech $50K Friday, and Silver State Refrigeration $50K Saturday to follow.
Race fans can tune in starting on Tuesday for the Race Tech 32-Car Shootout at 2p.m. EST. Everything will be streamed live from @RaceTheFlings on YouTube where our in-house camera crew is slated to deliver another high-quality broadcast with live timing, starting line camera, exclusive interviews, and more courtesy of Strange Engineering.
For more information, visit www.BracketRaces.com, the Spring Fling Bracket Races Facebook page, watch live @RaceTheFlings on YouTube, or text the word BRISTOL to 41372 for race updates.
