We haven't changed anything on the car since the first round of qualifying,” Howard said afterward.

Through each round of eliminations, including the final, both Howard and Horne went quicker as the race progressed until Howard took the win going just over three-hundredths quicker on the Shadyside eighth mile. Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the ladder, second-place qualifier and reigning A/Gas champion Leslie Horne drove his “Chick Magnet” ’55 Chevy through Gary Cline and his ’41 Willys, Varner’s “Dirt Man” Chevy II and 2021 champ Gabriel Burrell in his “Southern Flyer” ’31 Ford. That gave Howard a first-round bye before going on the defeat Rob Walden and his ’59 BelAir in the quarterfinals and the “Frequent Flyer” ’63 Corvette piloted by Mitch Stott in the semis. It was looking to be a full 16-car field, but after making the long tow from Wisconsin with his “The Joker’ ’57 Pontiac, Greg Stelse broke a rod in pre-race testing and despite many offers from SEGA competitors, he was unable to find the correct replacement part to complete a full field. “When we purchased the car it was named ‘All Business,’ and we haven’t repainted it yet but we’re going to change the name to ‘USA-1’,” Howard said in victory lane. Ted McKee visited victory lane again after picking up the B/Gas win three weeks earlier at Reynolds, GA, as did 2022 class champion Tim Hall in C/Gas, and Super Stock winner Rick Varner, who actually won twice in the Peach State after also earning the A/Gas title there in a second car.Īlso picking up wins at Shadyside was Chase Howard with his career-first in A/Gas and Scott Partee, also with his first H/Gas win.Īs always, elapsed times and speeds are not announced or released at SEGA events, with the emphasis placed solely on first-one-to-the-finish-line wins.Ĭhase Howard ran the table at Shadyside, qualifying number-one for the first time with his big-block, 451-equipped ’67 Chevelle, then making his quickest pass ever in the final round to pick up his first SEGA race title.

15, when they visited historic Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. A trio of repeat winners highlighted the second race of the year for the Southeast Gassers Association (SEGA) Apr.

Shadyside dragstrip