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allow throttle stops or any kind of plate underneath
the carburetors. Nitrous timers are OK, or
if you want to short-shift your car because it’s too
fast, that fine. If I see a guy who runs 4.90 over
and over then sure, I’m gonna go look at his car. I
want to keep things on a good, level playing field,”
Whisnant declares.
Whisnant insists the club is largely self-governing,
with little input from any one individual,
himself included. “We have a set of rules in place
that we go by, and if ever there’s a situation that’s
not clearly outlined in the rules, I call upon several
of the veteran members, and we’ll come to
a resolution by way of a vote,” he says.
Throughout the racing season as well as the offseason,
Whisnant is constantly in search of sponsors
who’ll support the club, and he’s had great
success. “Any good program needs a points series,”
he believes. The club generally holds around 16
point-earning events contested at various tracks
located in the Carolinas, after which, an awards
banquet is held honoring the top finishers and
crowning a champion. The racing action is incredibly
tight, and seldom is there any hints of
dominance within the group.
In fact, only veteran racer, Randy Anderson,
has been able to clinch the championship
twice. Anderson strung together a couple winning
seasons in 2014 and 2015. He’s very vocal
of his fondness for this style of racing and has
participated with the WSC 4.90 Outlaws since
its inception. He won the season-opener at Shadyside
Dragway this year, driving his familiar
1967 Camaro, a car he’s owned and raced for
more than three decades.
Drag Illustrated caught up with the group
at their second meet of 2020, held at South Carolina’s
Greer Dragway in mid-May. Eighteen hot
cars showed up to do battle, all while showcasing
the incredible diversity of this touring series.
Among the neatest entries in attendance was
Chris Carter’s radical, blown 1969 Plymouth Barracuda,
aptly named “The Blown Fish.” Carter,
who hails from Elizabethton, Tennessee, is a fan
favorite among Mopar enthusiasts, but unfortunately,
he made an early exit from eliminations
during this meet, after going red against veteran
racer Michael Martin in round one.
Another sleek ride for the nostalgia fans at
Greer was the gorgeous 1957 Ford Fairlane of
Jeremy Sisk. Although Sisk is part of a bracket
racing family that possesses no less than three
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