WILD AT HEART
Aug 14, 2019
4 minutes
VICTOR BRAY
BACK in the April issue, I wrote about the SFG 500 meeting that was to be held at US131 Motorsports Park in Michigan, where the promoters guaranteed US$500,000 to the winner, making it the largest payday in drag history. At the time I had a couple of reservations, mainly because we’ve all heard about meetings that promise the world but fail to produce the goods.
Well, the event did go ahead in late June. Over 500 entries turned up, and the race promoters lived up to their promise, paying over US$500,000 to 19-year-old Gage Burch from Florida, who won the final.
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