Ernie Humes and Austin Brown cashed in for big money at the TB East Coast Triple Fifties race at Virginia Motorsports Park.
NORTH DINWIDDIE, VA – Ernie Humes and Austin Brown led the weekend at the TB East Coast Triple Fifties after they both cashed in for the main event wins. Both drivers were able to hoist their first ever TB Promotions big check and trophy. Humes took home the $100K win after the TB Promotions team had to combine Friday and Saturday due to weather, and Brown was the $50,000 winner on Sunday.
Following them was Jeff Serra, who took the 2026 American Race Cars dragster back to Pennsylvania with him after winning the warm-up race on Thursday.
Read the race recap below for more!
Thursday
Jeff Serra claimed the first win of the weekend, taking home the 2026 American Race Cars dragster. Serra capped off an epic run of laps by landing it .011 total in the final with his fourth perfect light of the day. He defeated Phillip Truitt in the final round.
Friday/Saturday
Ernie Humes visited the winner’s circle for $100K after defeating Donovan Williams in the final round. Both drivers left with .00 lights up front, with a slight advantage going to Williams, but Humes laid down .012 total to head to the winner’s circle.
Nick Hastings was the no-box bonus winner.
Alyssa Tilghman was the last one standing in the junior dragster field as she took out Hunter Cunningham in the final round.
Sunday
Austin Brown cashed in for $50,000 after defeating Allan Talley in the final round. Brown also claimed the MVP award of the weekend.
On the No-Box side, Shawn Nichols took home the bonus and also the No-Box MVP award as he put his entry all the way to the semi’s to finish up his big weekend.
Ayden Christian was the junior dragster winner on Sunday over Hunter Cunningham in the final round.
