The 2021 edition of the Chesterfield Auto Parts East Coast Chevy Show is in the books with all of the races run to completion in a timely manner each day through some hot and humid conditions over Father’s Day weekend. From great action on track to beautiful cars in the car show and hard-to-find parts in the swap meet, it was a full weekend on and off the racing surface.
Jonathan Martin took the Super Pro and Pro categories by storm on Sunday afternoon with his square body Chevrolet S10 pick-up truck. Martin, a known footbraker, entered into both categories and was found in the late rounds of both. Martin pulled up alongside another S10 runner in an all truck final in Super Pro, Jonathan Edwards. In one of the best races of the day, Martin was .012 on the tree, while Edwards followed closely with a .015. Martin goes dead on with a 2 for a .014 package while Edwards went dead on with a 4 for a .019 package, totaling up a .005 margin of victory for Jonathan Martin in Super Pro. David Clark was the lone semi-finalist while Tim Williams and Eddie Roller bowed out in the quarter-finals. For round-by-round results of Sunday’s Super Pro event, CLICK HERE.
Martin kept the hot streak rolling in Pro, running Josh Bess in his Chevrolet powered Ford Mustang in the final round. Martin grabbed the holeshot advantage and ran dead on in the final of Pro as well, taking the win over Bess who was also dead on and made it tight with a .008 margin of victory in this final round for Martin, completing the double up on the day. Hunter Riss and Zack Holland were the semi-finalists while Mike Weaver, Jerry Tarr, Scott Robinson and Marcus Taylor were the quarter-final finishers. For round-by-round results of Sunday’s Pro event, CLICK HERE.
Dale Farkas laid claim to the East Coast Chevy Show DOT Street category with a victory over the familiar Chevette of Bryan Anders. Farkas piloted his late model Camaro to a double breakout victory in the final round over Anders, who ran under the dial more than Farkas. Walter Tuck and Abbie McDonald were the semi-final finishers in DOT. For round-by-round results on Sunday’s DOT Street, CLICK HERE.
Blake Perrot entered in his first ever Jr. Dragster event this weekend after testing and going through the licensing process over the last few weeks. Perrot fought through tough competition all day and earned the bye run in the semi-finals to face off with Kate Hall in the finals who clicked on the red bulb by a mere .003 of a second, handing Perrot his first win in his opening weekend of racing in his Moseley, Virginia based junior dragster. Louis Crockett was the lone semi-finalist while Ayden Tilghman, Camryn Krieger and Alyssa Tilghman were the quarter-finalists. For round-by-round results on Sunday’s Jr. Dragster event, CLICK HERE.
Saturday’s bonus races were equally as competitive across the board in all three categories contested. Blake Denton wheeled the Tommy Franklin Motorsports ’17 American dragster to the winner’s circle in Super Pro with a win over a red-lighting Luke Harris in his second consecutive final round coming off his $20K final from Triple Threat. Shaun Smithdeal was the lone semi-finalist in Super Pro’s Saturday bonus race. For round-by-round results in Saturday’s Super Pro bonus race, CLICK HERE. Rod Taylor took home the win in Pro in his ’68 Camaro over Darren Wood’s Mustang. Jeff Branch and Bryan Anders took home semi-final honors while Louis Crockett grabbed a win in Jr. Dragsters over the Battery Barn of Virginia entry, wheeled by Hunter Cunningham. Alyssa Tilghman and Trinity Raasch bowed out in the semi-final round of competition. For round-by-round results in Pro, CLICK HERE and Jr. Dragsters, CLICK HERE, both from Saturday’s bonus races. Pete Decker took home the winning honors in True Street with a 8.87 average while Ricky Ashworth was runner-up with a 9.46 average. Bryan Anders was your 10-second winner, James Hooper was your 11-second winner, Justin Houck took home 12-second honors and William Shackelford grabbed the 13-second class in our True Street category which saw over 40 entries!
The Hanna Motorsports jet funny cars, nostalgia funny cars and East Coast Fuelers put on an excellent show on Saturday during both Pro Shows for the fans in the stands. A huge congratulations goes out to all of our car show winners who took home hardware from both days of the East Coast Chevy Show car show as well!
Next up on schedule for Virginia Motorsports Park is the Hollyrock Customs Summer Diesel Showdown II with the Outlaw Diesel Super Series pounding the pavement on June 25-26 before Monster Truck Throwdown comes to the Dirtplex on July 2-4th – get your tickets now! Photo Credit to Chris Simmons of Chris Simmons Photography.
