Saturday’s Footbrake event could be called the Jared Pennington nationals as he held two of the three spots going into the semi-finals. His potential opponent in the finals would be Steve Stites, who is Pennington’s partner in Footbrake race promotion. The two called it a day and flipped to see who the winner would be and Stites won the flip.

Temple, GA racer Holly Williams took the Saturday Jr. Dragster event over Brett Childs of Montgomery. Jack Wright of Prattville was the semi-finalist.

Sunday’s racing was hot and heavy. In Pro, veteran Melvin Wilson of Alpine, AL scored a win over South Florida heavy hitter Bill Ierna. Melvin dialed a 5.35 and ran a 5.359 at 126.58 mph. Ierna pulled the trigger a touch too early for a .001 red light to settle the finals on the starting line. Rex Huckabee of Stockton, AL was the lone semi-finalist.

In Footbrake, Jim Griffiths of Foley, AL tooled his unique 1947 Ford to a win over James Shoots of Hamilton, AL. Griffiths turned in a stellar .009 light, dialed a 6.92 and ran a 6.959 at 93.06 mph. Shoots dialed an 8.92 in his pickup truck and ran an 8.949 at 74.60 mph. He turned in a .057 light. Waynesboro, GA racer Jamie Walker and Daniel Dean of Hartford, AL were the semi-finalists.

The entire pits were buzzing Sunday when promoter Jim Howard announced that the finale of the 2008 Super 7 Series would feature an incredible four $10,000 to win races over four days beginning Friday, August 29 and continuing through Labor Day, September 1.

In addition to the big races, Howard promised a “Second Chance” each day, a Huntsville Engine 32 car shootout raced at ¼ mile, a Million Dollar Race shootout and more.

Jamie Walker from Waynesboro, Ga. has big plans for his race team for 2008. After starting the team with an old primered 1982 Mustang back in 2005, the team has made big strides in just the past few years.

Walker a driver with a business degree, has used his knowledge and driving talents to put his team up front. Walker won 18 races in 2007, winning the No-Box Track Championship at Carolina Dragway in Jackson, S.C. as well as the "Ultimate Doorslammer" at Jefferson Pageland in the No-Box Class. He also finished 3rd at the "Footbrake Nationals" in Montgomery, Ala. Walker took home a brand new Haulmark Edge enclosed trailer at the end of 2005 after winning the 2005 All -Star Points Shoot Out race at Carolina dragway. A talented driver with little funds put his skills to work in 2006, and has marketed what is now a 3 car team.

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