{"id":927535,"date":"2022-05-19T02:52:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=927535"},"modified":"2022-05-17T08:56:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T15:56:35","slug":"more-mud-and-dirt-drag-racing-photos-the-lee-county-mud-motorsports-darryl-jones-memorial-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshiftxl\/bangshiftxl-spotlight\/more-mud-and-dirt-drag-racing-photos-the-lee-county-mud-motorsports-darryl-jones-memorial-race\/","title":{"rendered":"More Mud And Dirt Drag Racing Photos: The Lee County Mud Motorsports, Darryl Jones Memorial Race!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to longtime BANGshift contributor David Whealon, we\u2019ve got some awesome photos from the Darryl Jones Memorial Race at Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex in North Carolina. With both dirt and mud racing action going on at the facility, for this first annual event, there was tons to see and do and David captured it all. We\u2019ll have another gallery coming this week as well, so check them all out below and tune in again to see the rest.<\/p>\n

(Words and Photos by David Whealon)<\/p>\n

The unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer last year of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary \u201cScooby Doo\u201d Blown Ford Ranger Hill n\u2019 Hole mudtruck and owner of the Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex in Sanford, NC, left a legacy that will remain in many people\u2019s hearts and minds forever. Darryl passed shortly after the annual running of the 2021 \u201cBlown Alcohol Madness\u201d and the \u201cFastest of the Fast\u201d race. The race format consisted of a 160\u2019 of freshly groomed Carolina red clay for some of the most badass Blown Alcohol Dirt Dragsters along with Nitrous injected machines to turn lightning fast passes on. On the \u201cFastest of the Fast\u201d muddy side of the race, a 250\u2019 length of thick sloppy muck with two hills in between three murky mud pits is where the fastest mudtrucks in the nation come to compete in an effort to gain entry into the prestigious\u00a0 \u201c3 Second Club\u201d.<\/p>\n

After Darryl\u2019s untimely passing the future of this yearly tradition was understandably unknown. With the help of some of the most devoted racers, Darryl\u2019s Widow Deborah chose to keep the tradition alive and created the First Annual Darryl Jones Memorial Race celebrating his life and passion of the sport he loved so much.<\/p>\n

Tons of heavy iron showed up on the picture perfect weekend to put on a fantastic showing of soaring dirt and mudslinging at it\u2019s finest. As a late added treat we had several Mega trucks show up on the property to give it a go in the deep mud. The event was such a huge success that planning for the 2nd\u00a0Annual Darryl Jones Memorial Race has already begun. A big thanks to all that helped make this Memorial Tribute to Darryl Jones a new tradition for many years to come.<\/p>\n

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