BARKLAGE CONQUERS THUNDER VALLEY TO MOVE TOWARDS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
 Runner up Doug Winters |
Cody Barklage of Eldon, Missouri had it when it counted and made it through three tough rounds of racing to win the Aeromotive Nitro Coupe Challenge during the O'Reilly Super Chevy Show presented by JEGS at Bristol Dragway, known as Thunder Valley.
Cody took out Kernersville, NC racer Doug Winters in the finals. Winters did Cody a favor in the semis when he defeated Tony "Sandman" Williams of Millington, Tennessee. Williams is Cody's closest rival in the championship chase, followed by Cody's brother Zach Barklage, who was the event's top qualifier with a blistering 6.156 at 225.67 miles per hour. Cody's 6.300 was the second-fastest qualifying time and he also turned in the fastest Aeromotive Nitro Coupe pass with a run of 229.39 mph in the semis.
