HAGER HILL – Eastern Kentucky drag racers and drag racing fans found a new home over the weekend. Frametwisterz Car Club hosted the Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags and the event brought thousands of drag racing fans to Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field Saturday. Drag racers from five states – Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and South Carolina – competed in the inaugural Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags. The event was so successful that entrants had to be turned away. Event officials said 5,000 arm bands were available for the event and all of them went out.

Each class featured highly competitive races. A recap of the winners in each of the four classes follows.

King of the Mountain – James Helton (Lexington), 1969 Camaro.

King of the Street – Butch Reed (Lexington), 1991 Mustang.

Pure Street – Steve Blackburn (Prestonsburg), 2010 Cadillac CTS-V.

All-Wheel Drive (AWD) – Willard Kinzer (Prestonsburg), 1991 GMC Cyclone.

The City of Prestonsburg – including Mayor Jerry Fannin and Mike Ormerod and Brian Hall with Prestonsburg City Police – helped to make the Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags a huge success. Kent “Mr. Horsepower” Rose joined B.J. Caudill of Frametwisterz Car Club in also ensuring the event was successful

Frametwisterz Car Club will host the Jenny Wiley Car Show and Burnout on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Mountain Arts Center (MAC). The burnout portion of the event will follow directly after the car show. The upcoming event will also feature a fanbelt toss, a cornhole tournament and a live band.