Valley racers burn rubber down the track in Vegas

By AMY VANGIESON
Posted 5/18/18

Valley racers competed at Vegas.

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Valley racers burn rubber down the track in Vegas

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LAS VEGAS — Hard work and dedication has paid off for four racing enthusiasts from Bridger Valley.

Travis and Kyle Condos along with Brenden Kesterson and J.R. Williams took home some big wins from Holley LS Fest in Las Vegas earlier this month.

Travis Condos reigned over the LS Truck division, reeling off low e.t. and top speed of all three rounds of eliminations for a runaway victory. Condos established the overall best numbers for the category in a first-round decision over Luis Gonzalez with the only 100-plus-mph of the contest, a 6.84 at 105.50 mph. In the semifinals, he singled to an almost identical e.t., 6.87, and Kevin Leffigwell topped Brenden Kesterson, 7.87 to 9.32.

With the event title on the line, Condos got off the mark first by more than three-tenths of a second, .334 to .644 in reaction time, and pulled away to win the closest race of the day with a 7.40 at 94.54 mph to Leffingwell’s similar 7.52 at 92.96 mph.

Kesterson got away with the third place victory.

Condos also had the chance to race and beat the truck, Lunch Money, from the show “Fastest Car.”

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Pictured are Valley racers who raced at the Holley LS Fest in Las Vegas (l to r): Kyle Condos, Brenden Kestersen, Bryan Welchman, Travis Condos and JR Williams. COURTESY PHOTO