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Team Comes Up Short at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas
Las Vegas - Madison Payne and the Muscle Milk team struggled a little bit this past weekend and came up with plums, oranges, and bells to use an analogy from what Las Vegas is best known for. Even so, the Muscle Milk team still qualified well, landing in the 6th spot in a tough 16-car field.
The format at the Four-Wide events is a little different than your typical drag race as four cars race together in "quads" and the first and second-place finishers in each of the four quads move on to the next round until only four cars remain and in that final race only the car that crosses the finish line first wins the event. In the first round, Madison faced Prescott Dean, Casey Grisel, and Juan Cantau-Pompa. At the finish line, it was Dean taking first place followed by Grisel finishing second. Both drivers moved on to the semi-final round. Madison slowed to a 5.53 at 263 MPH to finish third. Cantau-Pompa was also eliminated and finished fourth.
Car owner Duane Shields explained what happened to the car's performance at his hometown race. "We underestimated the track and lost a cylinder 1.4 seconds into the run which makes it hard to win. The car almost never drops a cylinder and we struggled all weekend. The weather was different every day so there were three different tuning conditions which made it hard to judge the track. We will move on to Charlotte, the next Fourwide race, and see if we can have better luck than we had in Las Vegas" Duane said.
Duane and Madison would like to thank their sponsors Muscle Milk, NGK Spark Plugs, GRP Connecting Rods, Cleanboost, and Brad Anderson Enterprises for their support this season.
Madison Reaches Quarterfinals at Wet and Wild Winternationals
In round one, Madison raced first-time opponent Trever Larkin in the Redline-sponsored entry. At the hit, the Muscle Milk machine was out first with a .087 to Larkin's .108. As the cars charged to the finish line, it was all Madison taking the win with a 5.34 at 274 MPH over Larkin's 5.57 at 257 MPH. "Trever Larkin had a couple of holes out so I never saw him" Madison said.
In round two, Madison raced Garrett Bateman. At the hit, Bateman got the starting line advantage with a .048 over Madison's .070. Bateman kept the lead and rang up a 5.24 at 276 MPH to Madison's 5.30 at 277 MPH which was her best run of the weekend. After the event, Madison summed up the race. "We certainly improved from the season-opening race in Phoenix, but we now need to get some momentum going. The weather made it a tough event for everyone. I was still in the race with my Super Comp Dragster waiting for the rain to stop when that crazy hail storm passed over. But I won't miss the remaining eliminations when the race resumes at a later date" she said.
Next, the team returns to their home track in Las Vegas for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, April 12-14. Madison and team owner Duane Shields would like to encourage their fans to support their fine sponsors including Muscle Milk, GRP Connecting Rods, NGK Spark Plugs, Brad Anderson Enterprises, and Clean Boost for the 2024 season.
Madison Qualifies Second at Season Opening NHRA Regional Event Story by Rich Bailey Next, the team moves on to Pomona, CA for the NHRA Winternationals, March 21-24. Madison and team owner Duane Shields welcomes back Muscle Milk, GRP Connecting Rods, NGK Spark Plugs, Brad Anderson Enterprises, and Clean Boost for the 2024 season.
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