#Byron reeder drivers#
#Byron reeder series#

Novice track champion, James Pfohl of Clinton, Iowa, reached his second final round and first victory of 2021.

#Byron reeder drivers#

While both drivers left the starting line too early, Mackey red lighted first, allowing Weiler the final round victory.Дў020 Jr. Mackey, with an 8.01 dial-in left first against WeilerвЂ™s 7.91 dial-in. Elite, Charlie Weiler of Marshfield, Wisconsin took home the win over Ryan Mackey of Algonquin. Saturday also included the second points race for Jr. Folk of Durand drove his вЂ™08 GMC Sierra to the race win by virtue of a red light start by Mulligan in his вЂ™07 Chevy Silverado. Finalists Evan Folk and Kaden Mulligan are both third generation drag racers. That was the case in High School Drags on Saturday, as familiar last names reached the final round. While much has changed over seven decades of racing at Byron Dragway, some things remain the same. Evan Folk (far lane) won the High School Drags final over Kaden Mulligan (near lane).

#Byron reeder series#

Dragsters May 1-2, and the series opener for the Midwest Index Shootout on May 2nd.ДЄll photos are courtesy of W.R. The weekend featured the series opener for High School Drags on May 1st, a double-header weekend for Jr. Memorials can be made to the Linden United Methodist Church or the Linden Cemetery Fund.The competition continued to ratchet up during week three of the 2021 season at Byron Dragway. He was a larger than life Texan who leaves a very large void in many lives. He was a devoted father and grandfather who was adored by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was an avid pilot, owning and flying airplanes until he was 80 years of age. He was an entrepreneur with business in insurance, tree farming, real estate and various other ventures. He was a member of the Linden Masonic Lodge #192, a Shriner, a member of the Linden Lions Club, Linden Chamber of Commerce, former Mayor of Linden and on the Linden Municipal Hospital Board of Directors. He was active in the community, serving in various positions and on various community and church boards. Boon bought Bob Hoague's insurance agency in Linden. He was retired from the Air Force due to his injuries. Boon and Louise Bozeman were married on September 24th, 1949 at Walter Reed Hospital Chapel. On February 2, 1949, he was in a midair collision at Barksdale AFB and was critically injured, followed by over a year of rehabilitation in Walter Reed Hospital. All the crew bailed out, and everyone was O.K. True to his sense of humor, he announced 'Byron Bernard Boon says she's bail out boys, she's burning'. On a flight to Richmond, Virginia, the plane caught on fire. Between 19, he was an instructor in the Pilot's Aircraft Instrument Training School at Barksdale AFB in Barksdale, Louisiana.

In Alaska, his flying assignment was to keep the route from Alaska to the Hudson Bay open so the Germans could not get a foothold in Newfoundland. He flew BT-13s, AT-6s, B-17s, B-24s, B-25s, P-51s and was involved in moving troops and cargo. Boon ferried all types of airplanes throughout the United States and Canada. He joined the army on Christmas Day in 1941 and entered the Army Air Corps on 1-12-1942. Boon attended East Texas Teachers College, taught school at Warren Springs, was principal at Almira, and from 1940 1941 supervised the National Youth Administration in Linden. Boon was preceded in death by his wife, Lou Boon.

He is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Sue and Larry Hill and Brenda Deming all of Linden five grandchildren and spouses, Tanya and Kenneth Recer and Chris and Sonya Hill of Longview, Tammy and Andy Kozsuch of Tyler, Justin and Kim Deming of Pflugerville and Jonathan and Katherine Deming of Mesquite seven great-grandchildren, Ryan Recer, Seth Kozsuch, Sarah Kozsuch, Kate Kozsuch, Kaden Kozsuch, Emma Hill and Payton Deming and numerous nieces and nephews. He passed away Decemin a Linden Nursing Home. Boon was born January 10, 1919, in Carterville, Texas to Andrew Camp (Kemp) Boon and Eudora Kerr Boon. Visitation will be held Friday from 6:00 P.M. Burial will be in the Linden Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis-Schindler funeral Home, Inc. Saturday, Decemat the Linden United Methodist Church with Bro. Funeral services for Byron Bernard (B.B.) Boon, 88, of Linden will be 11:00 A.M.