Back in the saddle, the Tour headed for drag-racing action at Red River Raceway in Gilliam, Louisiana, near Shreveport by heading northwest, moving closer to the Texas border. The rain that dumped on the Tour toward the end did little to dampen spirits as a record number of Long Haulers made the entire trip from Nashville to the Painless Performance-sponsored party in Fort Worth. The proof of the success of the Power Tour is in the numbers. Over 1,300 participants signed up to do at least some portion of the Tour; a record 1,063 actually completed the entire Tour, which is almost exactly double the 534 that survived last year. At multiple days along the way, the one-night-stand Power Tour car shows numbered over 2,000 cars, which is incredible for a gypsy event like this. Successful? You better believe it. Will we go next year? Absolutely.
Power Tour Sponsors
Chevrolet
Flowmaster
INA Insurance
Edelbrock
Painless Performance
Currie
Baer
MSD
Black Magic
Outlaw