Southeast Street-N-Yeet, the Second Drag-And-Drive Event of the 2023 Season, Starts Today
Seven weeks after the 2023 drag-and-drive season started with Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive, the second event has arrived: Southeast Street-N-Yeet Presented by Motion Raceworks.
Participants started showing up at Shadyside Dragway in Shelby, North Carolina on Sunday, April 2nd, as check-in, tech inspection and testing took place.
The main event gets started at Shadyside Dragway today, as check-in and tech inspection will lead to a drivers’ meeting before the track goes hot for day one of competition at 12 noon.
The second day will find competitors, as well as those in the South Carolina Motorplex in Neeses, South Carolina, then day three steers the tour to Hartsville, South Carolina to visit Darlington Dragway. Day four rolls to Union County Dragway in Union, South Carolina, then day five concludes back at Shadyside Dragway.
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The Southeast Street-N-Yeet will feature five classes: Unlimited Yeet (no rules), Limited Yeet (275 max tire, small block with power adders, big block naturally-aspirated only), Yeet Stick (clutch assisted manual transmission – except Lenco, 29.5” x 10.5W” slick or 315 radial), Tiny Tire (26” x 8.5” width or 235 tire), and Dial Your Own Yeet (consistency based on average and time slips turned in).
Shawn Lewis and his 1963 Chevrolet Nova plan to defend their Unlimited Yeet win in 2022. The twin-turbocharged LS-powered Chevy II averaged a 4.92 last year, and after having issues following day one of Sick Week, we expect Shawn to rebound at this event.
Last year’s Limited Yeet champion Kendall Collins is also planned to return to the event. He started his year making the switch to the small 235 tire at Sick Week, and word is the turbocharged Coyote swapped Maverick will once again be wearing the small tires and jump into the Tiny Tire class at this year’s Southeast Street-N-Yeet.
Taylor Hedrick didn’t get the start he wanted to his 2023 drag-and-drive season, but the 2002 Mustang has been revamped to defend his Yeet Stick title. Taylor has stated the car should be a bit quicker this year, so if the changes are ironed out, look for last year’s 5.35 average to drop some elapsed time.
Tiny Tire is a guessing game of who will lead the charge, as the 26-inch-tall x 8.5-inch-wide game has changed a bit in competition and times. Besides Kendall Collins, we’ve heard that Alex Corella will also be switching to the small tire class, so a couple participants with a top three finish last year will try their hand at a new class this time.
The Southeast Street-N-Yeet will also be live-streamed thanks to Pennywise Racing and Media.
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Sick the Magazine.