Zinzilieta, Taylor, Schmall, and Hawk Jr. Win Their Share of $110,000 Purse at SFG Big Fun Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Tucson Dragway TUCSON, AZ. (Nov. 24, 2019): In typical SFG fashion, the inaugural SFG Big Fun event presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Tucson Dragway ended in a major success. Despite rain delays and power outages pushing the finals of all four races to Saturday, four winners were crowned last night and took home a combined winners purse of $110,000. Curtis Zinzilieta took an impressive win with his footbrake entry in the FTI $50,000-to-win race, Chuck Hawk Jr. won the first $5,000-to-win No Box Shootout, Andy Schmall won the second No Box Shootout, and Jeff Taylor won the Summit Racing Equipment $50,000-to-win race. FTI $50,000-To-Win Race One In the quarterfinals of the first $50,000-to-win race, three door cars and four dragsters were left standing. In the round of 7: Curtis Zinzilieta took out Brad Pierce. The two opponents were .084 and .082 on the tree respectively, and Zinzilieta capitalized on their near matching (albeit late) lights by going dead-on with a four to take the round win Michael Pennington took a bye to the semi-final round Peeps Pennington (kin to Michael) went .005 red to give the round win to Duston Wurtz Kris Whitfield was .002 red, giving the round win to Marko Perivolaris In the semi-finals: Zinzilieta was .013 on the tree and ran a 6.067 on his 6.06 dial-in to beat Michael Pennington’s .024 light, and .008 above the dial-in run Wertz was .030 on the tree and .002 above for the win after Perivolaris turned it .002 red In the finals, Zinzilieta took home the $50,000 payday after Wertz went .002 red on the tree. “It feels awesome, this is the best win of my life,” said Zinzilleta in the winners circle. “I just made one pass at a time, and had a lot of people here to help who paid attention behind the scenes. She wasn’t able to make it this weekend, but [I’d like to thank] my wife who’s the most important thing, and is a big supporter of me in the car. I’ve got some good friends and a brother back home who made this car happen”, explains Zinzelleta with his $50,000 check in hand. $5,000 No Box-Shootout Race One Chuck Hawk Jr. was on kill in his footbrake machine as he won Friday’s No-Box Shootout before racing to a runner-up finish in Saturday’s No-Box Shootout. “This is awesome, I’m glad they brought this stuff out to the west coast. Big thanks to Kyle and SFG, we really appreciate it,” says Hawk while holding his winner and runner-up checks. $5,000 No Box-Shootout Race Two In the final of the second No-Box Shootout, Andy Schmall was .026 on the tree and went 6.182 on his 6.13 dial-in to take the $5,000 win over Hawk Jr. (who was .059 on the tree and .049 above his 7.37 dial-in). “It feels pretty good, especially on a big stage like this,” said Schmall. “It’s awesome, anytime we can get big money on the west coast, we try to attend. I’d like to thank AJ [Ashe] and Kyle [Riley] and SFG for bringing big money out here, Summit [Racing Equipment] for supporting the event, Fastronics, Digital Delay, G&S Dyno in Minnesota, and my wife Jamie.” Summit Racing Equipment $50,000 Race Two As temperatures dropped to the 50s in the Arizona desert, quarterfinalist (round 7 contestants) of the second $50,000-to-win race included two doorcars and three dragsters. In the round of 5: Hank Mulligan ran 5.287 on his 5.27 dial after an .018 light to defeat Alex Sanden who was .019 on the tree and ran 6.089 on his 6.05 dial Val Torres Jr. took a bye into the semis Taylor was .003 and dead on (.003 package) to defeat Chris Lindsay who was mathematically ineligible after a competitive .013 light In the semi-finals: Torres Jr. was .028 on the tree and ran 4.698 on his 4.69 dial to take the win over Mulligan who was .037 up front, and ran 5.279 on a 5.27 dial-in Taylor took the bye-run to the finals In the finals, at about 9:45pm, Taylor was .016 on the tree and .009 above his dial-in for the win over Torres Jr. who was .017 on the tree and .018 above his dial-in to close out the weekend. ABOUT SFG PROMOTIONS, INC “What is SFG and where did it come from?” you ask. SFG is the brainchild of racer and promoter Kyle Riley. “I had a vision to offer racers the chance to race for big money that the average racer could not afford, but I give God all the credit for the idea because it was sent from God,” states Riley. Riley also adds, “Until SFG came about your average racer couldn’t afford the chance to run for 50k or 100k because it was out of their price range. I wanted your everyday bracket racer to know what it feels like to stage up for that kind of money. A lot of people think I’m crazy, but I’ve always felt it’s better to give than to receive. The racers have really supported SFG in its first years, so I want to show them that I really appreciate their support so I raised the payouts and lowered the entry fees. Everyone will see the better SFG does the more the racer will benefit from our success.” For more information on SFG Promotions, visit www.racesfg.com or contact Kyle Riley at (708) 921-5737 or kyle@racesfg.com. ABOUT TUCSON DRAGWAY Tucson Dragway is located just 10 miles from Downtown Tucson at 12000 S Houghton Rd. Tucson, AZ 85747. Their office number is 520.762.9700. November 22, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Power Outages and Thunderstorms Push $50,000 Paydays to Saturday at Tucson Dragway SFG Big Fun Event: Friday Recap TUCSON, AZ. (Nov. 22, 2019): From the onset of the SFG Big Fun event at Tucson Dragway, the schedule has shifted due to weather. Race week started with the cancellation of Thursday’s $15,000 warm-up race as the Pima County fairgrounds (home to Tucson Dragway) were slow to absorb water from recent downpours. Marching forward into the first $50,000-to-win race today, the weather looked excellent, but the start time was slightly delayed to 11am as water continued to seep at the top end of the racetrack this morning. After the track drying process was complete, the race ran smoothly right up until the unexpected happened. As the final pairs of second round rolled toward the starting line, a power outage plagued the racetrack. Despite these setbacks, two racers will still go home with $50,000 checks by the end of Saturday. SFG will finish the first $50k-to-win race, starting at 10am on Saturday, then go on to crown winners of the second $50k-to-win race on Saturday evening. For race fans interested in watching SFG’s drivers battle for $100,000 on Saturday, spectator passes for are just $15, and kids 12 and under get in free. Gates open at 8am. For those wanting to watch from home, please refer to SFG’s FaceBook page for extensive live updates and content. ABOUT SFG PROMOTIONS, INC “What is SFG and where did it come from?” you ask. SFG is the brainchild of racer and promoter Kyle Riley. “I had a vision to offer racers the chance to race for big money that the average racer could not afford, but I give God all the credit for the idea because it was sent from God,” states Riley. Riley also adds, “Until SFG came about your average racer couldn’t afford the chance to run for 50k or 100k because it was out of their price range. I wanted your everyday bracket racer to know what it feels like to stage up for that kind of money. A lot of people think I’m crazy, but I’ve always felt it’s better to give than to receive. The racers have really supported SFG in its first years, so I want to show them that I really appreciate their support so I raised the payouts and lowered the entry fees. Everyone will see the better SFG does the more the racer will benefit from our success.” For more information on SFG Promotions, visit www.racesfg.com or contact Kyle Riley at (708) 921-5737 or kyle@racesfg.com. ABOUT TUCSON DRAGWAY Tucson Dragway is located just 10 miles from Downtown Tucson at 12000 S Houghton Rd. Tucson, AZ 85747. Their office number is 520.762.9700. ### November 20, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SFG GOES WEST WITH SIX-FIGURES IN PAYOUTS UP FOR GRABS Race Preview: SFG Big Fun Event at Tucson Dragway TUCSON, AZ. (Nov. 20, 2019): Kyle Riley (CEO of SFG Promotions, Inc.) and his team are making life-changing money affordable again this weekend. This time, they’ll do it at the SFG Big Fun event presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Tucson Dragway. The event highlights two $50,000-to-win events on Friday and Saturday, and a $15,000-to-win warm-up race on Thursday. The event also offers something special to No-Box racers: two 64-car No-Box Shootouts paying $5,000 to winners on both Friday and Saturday. No-Box Shootout racers can also compete in main events, and will be kept separate from door cars with electronics until one No-Box entry remains. As usual, door cars will also be kept separate from dragsters until one door car remains. Double entries of all sorts are allowed, as long as each car goes down the track a maximum of two times each round: two drivers can race one car, and one driver can race one car with two entries. Double entries who go deep into eliminations will be waited on in a fair manner. “It’s thanks to God for making this possible and prompting me to host a race in the West Coast,” says Riley about the major event for West Coast racers. The price tags on the SFG Big Fun races are as follows: $50 entry for Wednesday test and tune $160 entry for $15,000-to-win warm-up race on Thursday $400 entry for each $50,000-to-win race on Friday and Saturday, or $675 for both. If double entering, then $599 for each race $400 pre-entry for both $5,000-to-win No Box races Looking ahead into race week, Riley has announced backup plans for the event’s schedule if weather delays occur on Wednesday or Thursday. “Wednesday’s test and tune held by Tucson may get cancelled along with Thursday’s $15k-to-win race if weather doesn’t hold,” says Riley. “We’re not going to push things back to Sunday as the track had already scheduled an event for Sunday well in advance of ours. If we were to lose Thursday, everyone would get two time trials on Friday before the first $50k race, and none on Saturday. As always, new entries will also get at least one time trial whichever day they show up.” If things do go according to plan though, all $50k race entries will get at least one time trial on Thursday, and No-Box Shootout entries will get at least one time trial on Friday with a possibility of more being added. Again, new entries will receive at least one time trial whichever day they show up. Beyond the action on the track, racers can also expect to have a great time at the SFG Fun Zone where a breakfast provided by Cracker Barrel will be served, and practice tree races will be held for prizes like a free entry to the 2020 SFG 1.1 Million Dollar race. Summit Racing Equipment will also be giving away 20 gift certificates throughout the week, starting on Thursday. For spectators, weekend passes are $15 per day and weekend passes are $25. Kids 12 and under are free. Gates open at 8am each day. For those wanting to watch from home, please refer to SFG’s FaceBook page for extensive live updates and content as there will be no Motormania TV livestream this weekend. ABOUT SFG PROMOTIONS, INC “What is SFG and where did it come from?” you ask. SFG is the brainchild of racer and promoter Kyle Riley. “I had a vision to offer racers the chance to race for big money that the average racer could not afford, but I give God all the credit for the idea because it was sent from God,” states Riley. Riley also adds, “Until SFG came about your average racer couldn’t afford the chance to run for 50k or 100k because it was out of their price range. I wanted your everyday bracket racer to know what it feels like to stage up for that kind of money. A lot of people think I’m crazy, but I’ve always felt it’s better to give than to receive. The racers have really supported SFG in its first years, so I want to show them that I really appreciate their support so I raised the payouts and lowered the entry fees. Everyone will see the better SFG does the more the racer will benefit from our success.” For more information on SFG Promotions, visit www.racesfg.com or contact Kyle Riley at (708) 921-5737 or kyle@racesfg.com. ABOUT TUCSON DRAGWAY Tucson Dragway is located just 10 miles from Downtown Tucson at 12000 S Houghton Rd. Tucson, AZ 85747. Their office number is 520.762.9700.