The Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series stopped in Marble Falls, Texas during the 26th annual LakeFest festival. Qualifying took place on Friday, August 11, racing on Saturday, August 12, and finals on Sunday, August 13, 2017.
The event is held on Lake Marble Falls and is sponsored by the Marble Falls / Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce. Executive director Patti Zinsmeyer stated "We estimate, over the three days, there were more than 25,000 spectators. That is not counting all the families and crew members for the racers or people who watch from the bridge or homes or places like Riverview RV park on the south side of the lake.”.
About the series
There is only one word for it... insanity! How else can you describe a form of racing in which nitro methane Top Fuel machines vaporize the liquid ¼ mile in just 4.7 seconds at over 250 mph? For racing fans around the country, nothing satisfies their urge for speed and raw horsepower like the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series. This now united sport allows more than 900 teams to run for one national championship, each national event spotlights several pro classes highlighted by the Top Fuel Hydro class. It’s all about 8,000 horsepower nestled in sleek composite vessels, a form of motorsport that’s as visceral as it is captivating.
Stock Eliminator
The index of 11.00-11.99 is the slowest index in the Sportsman classes which is stock eliminator. This race boat has the same class structure in engine, blowers, fuel, and hulls as Pro Eliminator, Top Eliminator, and Modified Eliminator. Slowest maybe misleading as this class goes down the track at speeds of 95 plus mph. Come on out and give it a try.
Stock Eliminator Results
- CD Word (Rockets Red Glare), 11.000743 seconds, 90.6402 MPH
- Kyle Fawks (Booger Red), 11.013680 seconds, 88.9866 MPH
- Steve Walls (Sotally Tober), 11.032209 seconds, 90.6360 MPH
- Al Kirschner (Plum Krazy), 11.032547 seconds, 89.9730 MPH
- Mike Allbright (Wet'er The Odds), 11.033513 seconds, 93.9166 MPH
- Megan Ratliff (Capitol Punishment), 11.039387 seconds, 94.8467 MPH
- Paul Hodges (Banana Spit), 11.043769 seconds, 88.3030 MPH
- Greg Conley (Phoenix Racing), 11.079302 seconds, 85.3122 MPH
- Mallori Carroll (Chicks Dig It), 11.088642 seconds, 80.9016 MPH
- Ashley Winslett (Vanished Breed), 10.860486 seconds, 91.2501 MPH
Other classes
- Top Fuel Hydro
- Top Alcohol Hydro
- Top Alcohol Flat
- Promod
- Pro Outlaw
- Pro Eliminator
- Quick Eliminator
- Top Eliminator
- Modified Eliminator
- River Racer
- Personal Watercraft
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Photos by Ralph Arvesen
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