Fall Edition of Southeast Street-N-Yeet in the Books, With Some Familiar Names as Class Winners
Following the 2022 successful launch of Southeast Street-N-Yeet Presented by Motion Raceworks, Devin Vanderhoof and crew made the decision to double down for 2023, hosting both a spring and a fall version of the drag-and-drive through the Carolinas.
With the spring date in the books, competitors and enthusiasts alike returned to Shadyside Dragway in Shelby, North Carolina to kick start the fall edition of Southeast Street-N-Yeet.
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The event officially started at Shadyside on November 9th, with check-in and tech inspection followed by day one of competition. The tour then rolls to South Carolina Motorplex in Neeses, South Carolina as well as the “House of Hook”, Carolina Dragway in Aiken, South Carolina for a double-dose of action on day two.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature rained out the second half on the second day, as well as Darlington Dragway on day three. Luckily, the weather broke and got competitors back on track for the final day on Sunday back at Shadyside Dragway.
Of the six classes offered to Street-N-Yeet competitors, the Unlimited Yeet would be the quickest one. Former class winners Mark Mannor and Shawn Lewis were on the property, as well as recent Hot Rod Drag Week winners Bryant Goldstone and Ryan Hargett.
Goldstone’s AMC would lead the pack from the beginning, putting up a 4.53 pass to lead Hargett’s 4.69 and Mannor’s 5.31 runs from day one. Goldstone continued to extend that lead, using a 4.35 run at South Carolina Motorplex, and finally a 4.63 at Shadyside for a 4.50 average to claim the swag and Unlimited class win.
Hargett placed his twin-turbo Mustang into the second spot thanks to a 4.80 average, and Mannor rounded out the top three with a 5.26 average from his turbocharged ’70 Chevelle.
Limited Yeet puts competitors on a 275-sized maximum rear tire, and allows small block with power adders, or naturally-aspirated big block combinations. Lots of potential rides filled the entry sheets, including Rich Woodward, Jason Teixeira, Jaeson Hager and Edward Schwarz.
But the one that would top the field would be the gorgeous 1967 Pontiac Firebird of Jim Trettel, clocking the only 4-second pass of the class, a 4.90 on day two, in route to a 5.04 average for the title. Brad Long parked his 2012 Mustang in the number two slot with a 5.22 average, and third went to Steve Willingham and his 1986 Buick Grand National with a 5.30 average.
The stick shift runners using a clutch-assisted H-pattern shifter packed into the Yeet Stick class, and the Southeast Street-N-Yeet got its first repeat winner when Taylor Hedrick topped all others for his second title.
Hedrick, who won the initial Street-N-Yeet in 2022, tried for the double-up in the Spring, but would be sidelined by breakage. No issues this time, as the 2-valve Mustang crushed it for a 5.41 average to claim the victor spoils.
Fellow Mustang runner Christopher Roberts got the runner-up spot with a 5.82 average, and the 6.56 tally from Robert Warrick nabbed third and prevented a possible all-Mustang top three.
The aptly-named Tiny Tire class gave those who wanted to like to party on a 26-inch-tall x 8.5-inch width or 235 tire the dancefloor, and some serious players came to the dance.
Former drag-and-drive winners Ryan Hargett, Travis Martin, Randall Reed, and Aaron Schaffer were amongst the competitors, and when the smoke had cleared, Hargett had claimed the crown, producing all 4-second runs, with a best of 4.79 on day two, for a 4.82 average. Martin’s Camaro claimed the second spot with a 5.01 tally, and Reed rolled the second Mustang into the top three with a 5.13 average.
Accuracy and consistency make up the goals for the Dial Your Own Yeet class, and to this point, Bobby Admire was the only champion the class had seen. Just as the spring event had showed, the top ten finishers had their act together, as calculated averages less than .012 from their dial-in times was needed for a top ten spot!
Admire was part of that top ten group and looking for a hat trick (his third-straight win), but his .006 of-a-second result was only good enough for the sixth spot this time!
Joe Plocher’s 1972 Chevrolet Nova would top the field, using a near-perfect .001 variance from his 7.82 dial-in got him the top accolades. Joey Wyatt earned the second spot just .002 from his dial, and Scott Brown in ‘Capone’ stayed within .005 of-a-second from his standard.
The newest class to enter the Street-N-Yeet chat was Daily Driver, rounding out the offerings. With rules requiring a factory-type overdrive transmission, functioning wipers, full exhaust to within eighteen inches of the rear end, a radio, and no methanol for a fuel choice, it was anyone’s guess to see who would end up on top, as well as elapsed times.
The top spot was ultimately claimed by Steve Miller, who used a supercharged 2019 Chevrolet Camaro to put together a stout 5.60 average for the win. Second went to Justin Randall’s Mustang with a 6.01 average, and the top three was rounded out by Raymond Grisset thanks to a 6.40 average.
At the end of the event, a pair of shootouts were conducted. Based on time slips from days one and two, the top eight averages in all classes (aside from Dial Your Own Yeet) were put into a heads-up shootout on the final day. The winner of the shootout was Bryant Goldstone, taking his AMC to the finish line first over Travis Martin.
The Dial Your Own Yeet competitors weren’t left out though, as the top eight closest to their dial-ins were run bracket racing style, using their dial-ins. The final round put the F150 pick-up of Ryan Morris on the starting line against James Rowlett, and the win light went to the wheelstanding Blazer of Rowlett.
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Sick the Magazine, Chris Story Foto, Taylor Hedrick, Steve Miller and Joe Plocher.
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