Gilmer Hinshaw Takes Opening Outlaw Mad Dawg Win at Farm
(5-04-08) Mocksville,NC- Until yesterday's season opener, Gilmer Hinshaw had never once qualified for a Mad Dawg event, despite several previous attempts. When he finally did make the show, he flat stole it.
Hinshaw, a 2004 NHRA divisional champion in Top Sportsman, campaigned a Chevy Monte Carlo in years past that was free of modern conveniences like a computer, and other gadgets Hinshaw refers to as "fancy stuff". "I was an old school racer that would just make changes and hoped they work, then until I discovered there was a better way", laughed Hinshaw.
His latest ride, a Don Ness Cobalt, is lacking nothing in the area of technology or performance, not to mention it's pretty easy on the eyes. Motivated by a Scott Duggins-prepared 763, Hinshaw not only qualified for the season opener, he ran low et during a final session blast of 4.214 @ 174mph.
Fans were standing in the bleachers and lining up along the fence at Farmington yesterday evening as the Outlaw Mad Dawgs rolled to the line for round one eliminations. Hinshaw faced the Pontiac Grand Am of Jamie Chappel in an entertaining dash that could have went either way. Chappel was late out of the gate, and Gilmer's Cobalt was dancing in and out of the groove. Hinshaw was there for the taking with a 4.64, but Chappel had issues of his own, clocking 4.69 at the stripe.
After wounding his motor in the semi finals Andy Beal was unable to compete in the final round.
Hinshaw's semi-final match up with Todd Tutterow was a back and forth chess match that began with a Tutterow hole shot. Tutterow's Willys shook hard and early, and Hinshaw pulled away toward the finish line. Without a hint of warning though, Hinshaw was suddenly in trouble himself as his Cobalt began to break traction and fishtail around 400 ft.
Tutterow, still fighting to regain control, got the Willys stuck in the groove and was coming on strong as Hinshaw barely broke the beams to activate his win light. "I had him by 40 mph at the finish line, and I thought I was going to catch him there for a minute", commented Tutterow, after a wild semi-final. Hinshaw stopped the clocks with a 4.47 at a coasting 134mph. Factor in Tutterow's starting line advantage, and his 4.50 @ 170mph made this an incredibly close decision at the 660 mark.
On the other side of the semi-final ladder, Andy Beal made good use of the first alternate position when Darrin Hoyle hurt a piston in round 3 qualifying, preventing him from answering the call for round one eliminations. Beal got past new comer J.D. Goad in round one, then stopped Todd Howard in the semis. Concern begin to mount though as Beal neared the finish line on that semi-final run. Streaking up through the night sky was a visible orange glow, presumably a piece of wounded Big Block Chevy. Back in the pits, a quick look revealed a hurt motor, thus preventing Beal from meeting Gilmer Hinshaw in the finals.
Hinshaw delivered a breath-holding single run for the fans as his Cobalt skated and danced once again on the top end, clocking 4.25 @ 161mph to take his first Mad Dawg victory back home to Burlington, NC. In addition to his primary sponsor, Kresto, Gilmer Hinshaw wishes to thank Ron Senecal, Larry and Jason Tutterow at Carolina Drilling, PAR Racing Engines, Bruno Racing Transmissions, Hoosier Tires and wife, Debbie Hinshaw.
Mad Dawg action returns to Farmington on June 14, for the second of six scheduled events in 2008. For more information about the Outlaw Mad Dawgs, including sponsorship opportunities, race team members and complete schedule, please visit www.outlawmaddawgs.com
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2008 Race Schedule
May 3rd -Gilmer Hinshaw def. Andy Beal
July 18th- Bunton VS. Morrison "Grudge Match II" at the "Dirty MO" along with Test-N-Tune
July 19th at Mooresville “the 2nd Annual DOORCARpalooza” (All Door Cars Race)
August 16th at Mooresville the “School’s End…Just whose the best” race
September 20th at Farmington the the“Nuthin’ but DOOR CARnationals ” featuring the “HANG ‘EM HIGH Wheeling Standing Contest”...Plus….Miss Mad Dawg Contest,“Badd 16 Doors, TOP and Foot Brake Doors
October 4th at Mooresville the” 2nd Annual Fall DOORfest (All Door Cars Race) and “TOP 8 Mad Dawg Shootout “Battle Royal for the Belt”.
The 2nd annual all door car race "DOORCarpalooza" will return to Mooresville Dragway July 18th and July 19th. Everything will get kicked off on Friday, July 18th, with "GRUDGE Match II" featuring last year's grudge winner Dap Morrison in his '57 Chevy and James "MF" Bunton in his '96 Corvette. Bunton is talking revenge this year as the boys will have the tune up in the '96. While, Dap and the gang is talking a new serect weapon. Will all have to find out Friday Night. July 18th, in the return of the Grudge match of Statesville.
Outlaw Mad Dawgs, Badd 16 and All Door Car Races Headline the Action on Saturday, July 19th
Then on Saturday, July 19th, will feature the wild on the edge warriors of the Quick 8 Outlaw Mad Dawgs. The heads-up, quickest Outlaw Mad Dawgs is made up of weight to cube inch, to help even the competition up. Last year Rocky Raynor of Greensboro, NC in his “We Fly Together” Stroupe Corvette took the opening race win. He was joined by Houston Dial in Shane Hunt’s Chevrolet Cavalier, the Mad Man Chad Tilley in his Albert Performance Pontiac Grand Am and South Carolina’s Kerry Crosby in his PAR Racing Engines Corvette as Outlaw Mad Dawg winner’s.
The quickest 8 cars will make up the “BIG Show” of the Mad Dawgs, and there will be a second quickest 8 race called the “Lil Dawgs” for the non-qualifiers. Then, there’s even more all DOOR Car action, with the Badd 16, featuring the quickest 16 “DOOR” cars on a Top Sportsman handicap (dial-in) start. This class will be a separate from the Mad Dawgs and regular TOP Eliminator. They will have three rounds of qualifying, right before the Dawgs. You can run this class or TOP Eliminator. Not Mad Dawgs and Badd 16. “We had a great turn out last year with a 5.94 and 5.49 bump spots. Rick Whaley and Chris Warren posted Badd 16 victories”. Said Mark Joyce. Remember its all about the Fun, Going Fast and Door Cars….Saturday Night, July 19th at the "Dirty MO". Outlaw Mad Dawgs (8 Big Show qualifiers), Lil’ Dawgs (2nd 8 non-qualifiers), Badd 16 (Top Sportsman style), All Doors TOP Eliminator (0-7.99), Foot Brake and Street. Plus the Bunton-LeBe’s Tire & Automotive Burn Out Contest on the final round of qualifying at all Mad Dawg events. The Mad Dawg driver that wheels his entry to the longest, smokest and most out of control burnout will pick up extra cash and trophy from James and Randy Bunton.
Friday, July 18th- Gates Open at 4 pm, Test-N-Tune starts at 6 pm and the 1st Grudge run at 8:30 pm
Saturday, July 19th Gates open 12 noon. Time Runs start at 2 PM. Badd 16 Qualifying at 3:00, 4:30 & 6:00 PM. Mad Dawg Qualifying at 3:30, 5:00 & 6:30 PM. Admission $15.00 Kids under 12 free. For about the Outlaw Mad Dawg Series rules and payout you can go to www.outlawmaddawgs.com for more information or call Mark at 336-480-8481.
The Outlaw Mad Dawg series will be on the road in 2008 with the three stops in "Race City USA" and three fast blasts at Farmington Dragway. Last year at Mooresville Rocky Raynor in the "We Fly Together" Rick Hendricks Chevrolet won his second Dirty MO Mad Dawg race at the opening race of the season. Houston Dial drove Shane Hunt's Cavailer to the 1st annual DOORcarpalozza title in July. "Mad Man" Chad Tilley scored his first Dirty Mo win in September with his Albert Performance Grand Am. Outlaw man Kenny Crosby drove his PAR racing engines Corvette to the October win over Todd Tutterow. Mad Dawg Facts: - There was 45 different competitors in 2007. Most at the July 19th, DOORcarpalooza 24 cars. - Look at all the different car makes! Corvette 9, Camaro 9, Grand Am 4, GTO 3, Monte Carlo 3, Trans-Am 3, Cavaliers 2, ’57 Chevy’s 2,’37 Chevy’s 2, Chevelle, Mustang, ’37 Olds, Ford Escort, Studebaker, ’41 Willy’s, Ford Probe and Olds Cutlass. - 17 Different Makes! - Motor combinations: 632 cu.in.-12, 706 cu.in.-12, 762 cu.in. 4, 728 cu.in. 3, 526 cu.in. (blown)-2, 800+ (all motor) cu.in. 2, and all these just one 540, 665, 695, 734, 738, 786, 796 cubic inches. - Transmission Combinations: Power glides 26, Bruno/lenco drives 6, Turbo 400- 6, All Motor w/Lenco- 3 - 4 different winners in 2008! - Rocky Raynor, 
- Look at the age groups of Mad Dawg drivers: 20 to 30 yrs.-12, 30 to 40 yrs.-12, 40 to 50 yrs.-8, 50 to 60 yrs.-11 and over 60 1.
