Funny Car’s Terry Haddock outduels Top Fuel’s Mitch King at Texas Invitational

Veteran Humorous Automotive driver Terry Haddock took the win mild over High Gasoline driver Mitch King tonight in the course of the inaugural Texas Invitational match race to kick off the opening weekend of the third annual Stampede of Pace. Haddock outran fellow Humorous Automotive competitor Jeff Diehl on Saturday within the opening spherical of the Texas Invitational to arrange the monster tilt with King for the Texas Invitational championship belt. King superior to the ultimate by outrunning a tire-smoking Buddy Hull on Saturday. After the win, Haddock was thrilled to have placed on an thrilling present for hundreds of concertgoers in addition to drag racing followers.
 
“Any win is superior, and I’m tremendous pleased with my guys,” mentioned Haddock, surrounded by his crew. “I’m tremendous grateful and grateful to the Meyer household for placing this occasion collectively. They’re making an attempt to develop the game of drag racing and we’d like extra individuals like them out right here. This Stars of Texas occasion with the concert events, bull using, drag racing is simply superior. We had so many individuals come as much as our Humorous Automotive that had by no means seen something prefer it and now they’re followers. This was an ideal two days of racing and music. I can’t wait to get to the Texas Fall Nationals.”
 
“I like racing Mitch King and people guys in addition to Jeff Diehl and Buddy Hull. This was an ideal group of drivers to point out off for the followers on Saturday and Sunday. When you’ll be able to run a Humorous Automotive in opposition to a High Gasoline dragster and do one thing completely different that’s lots of enjoyable. It was cool on the prime finish to see a High Gasoline dragster make the flip and pull up beside us. This was a good time,” added Haddock.
 
The Texas Invitational was a brand new addition to the already packed line up of the Stars of Texas Music Competition weekend. On Saturday followers have been handled to a star-studded line-up of 90s nation music stars capped off with nice units from Texas nation legends Sawyer Brown and Clay Walker. All through the day followers have been handled to junior bull using and a wide range of vendor cubicles. Between units followers have been thrilled by drag races and an superior nation music themed drone present. On Sunday extra nation music crammed the sky with headliner Midland capping a fun-filled day that included a ravishing lantern launch by hundreds of the followers in attendance. There was additionally a beer expo, Jambo’s BBQ contest, and extra bull using.
 
“The primary three days of the Stampede of Pace exceeded all our expectations with greater crowds, nice climate and a lot thrilling motion on and off the monitor,” mentioned Christie Meyer Johnson, co-owner of the Texas Motorplex. “This occasion will solely get higher subsequent yr with extra acts, racing and satellite tv for pc occasions. Our objective is to make this the vacation spot occasion in October for racing, music and household enjoyable for followers from throughout the nation.”
 
The Stampede of Pace will proceed for seven extra days with spotlight occasions together with the Champions’ Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 11 and the Pre-Stage FanFest on Thursday, Oct. 12 in downtown Waxahachie. The thirty ninth annual NHRA Texas Fall Nationals will begin on October 12 as nicely and run by means of championship Sunday on Oct. 15. For a whole schedule and ticket info followers can go to www.stampedeofspeed.com.