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Past Multi-time World Champions Meet in the Second Round …
The battle went down to the final second for John Force but he pulled out the closest victories by repelling an upset-minded Don Gillespie in the first round of the second annual CompetitionPlus.com War Stories Showdown.
For his efforts, Force will meet one of the fiercest competitors on and off of the track – four-time Top Fuel Champion Shirley Muldowney. She easily defeated former Pro Stock racer Joe Lepone Jr. in the first round.
“I’ve had some tough races in my life, but that was a close one,” Force said on Wednesday afternoon. “I’ve been thinking of some other stories, some really good ones.”
A disappointed Gillespie was in an upbeat mood, just thankful for the opportunity to compete.
“Probably the only time I’ll ever get the chance to race John Force but this was so much fun, guess I’ll have to wait until next year to tell about how I accidently killed the clown,” Gillespie said.
In a battle where the competitors were at one time split down the middle seven hours into the competition, the lead changed hands over a dozen times and in the last minutes before the Wednesday, 5 PM cut-off, Force held on for the victory
Four votes separated the two combatants, making this match the closest in the history of the event.
Muldowney knows a thing or two about close battles as she lost to Roy Hill last year in the first round by only six votes. She wanted to leave no doubt this season as she pulled out a story focusing on one of her more memorable match race outings with “Big Daddy” Don Garlits in the 1970s.
“This is really good and I enjoy doing this,” Muldowney said. “I’ve got John Force next round so I am going to dig my heels in and for the next few days, my son John and I will be going through our stories to bring out a good one in the next round. I want to say thanks to all of the fans who voted for us.”
Meanwhile Force will get his first known match against the first lady of drag racing.
“That’s going to be a tough one,” he added.
Muldowney garnered more votes in victory than Force which gives her lane choice in the second round. Lane choice in this competition provides the competitor the opportunity to tell their story first.
The battle went down to the final second for John Force but he pulled out the closest victories by repelling an upset-minded Don Gillespie in the first round of the second annual CompetitionPlus.com War Stories Showdown.
For his efforts, Force will meet one of the fiercest competitors on and off of the track – four-time Top Fuel Champion Shirley Muldowney. She easily defeated former Pro Stock racer Joe Lepone Jr. in the first round.
“I’ve had some tough races in my life, but that was a close one,” Force said on Wednesday afternoon. “I’ve been thinking of some other stories, some really good ones.”
A disappointed Gillespie was in an upbeat mood, just thankful for the opportunity to compete.
“Probably the only time I’ll ever get the chance to race John Force but this was so much fun, guess I’ll have to wait until next year to tell about how I accidently killed the clown,” Gillespie said.
In a battle where the competitors were at one time split down the middle seven hours into the competition, the lead changed hands over a dozen times and in the last minutes before the Wednesday, 5 PM cut-off, Force held on for the victory
Four votes separated the two combatants, making this match the closest in the history of the event.
Muldowney knows a thing or two about close battles as she lost to Roy Hill last year in the first round by only six votes. She wanted to leave no doubt this season as she pulled out a story focusing on one of her more memorable match race outings with “Big Daddy” Don Garlits in the 1970s.
“This is really good and I enjoy doing this,” Muldowney said. “I’ve got John Force next round so I am going to dig my heels in and for the next few days, my son John and I will be going through our stories to bring out a good one in the next round. I want to say thanks to all of the fans who voted for us.”
Meanwhile Force will get his first known match against the first lady of drag racing.
“That’s going to be a tough one,” he added.
Muldowney garnered more votes in victory than Force which gives her lane choice in the second round. Lane choice in this competition provides the competitor the opportunity to tell their story first.
