Eatonton driver wins major drag racing event

PUTNAM COUNTY
  • Eatonton-based racer C.G. Knight (center with hat) celebrates his No Mercy 15 win at South Georgia Motorsports Park with crewmembers Doug Colbert (left), Jason Mote, and Richard Disher. CHRIS SIMMONS/Contributed
    Eatonton-based racer C.G. Knight (center with hat) celebrates his No Mercy 15 win at South Georgia Motorsports Park with crewmembers Doug Colbert (left), Jason Mote, and Richard Disher. CHRIS SIMMONS/Contributed
    Eatonton’s own C.G. Knight said he predicted his Oct. 13 win at No Mercy 15 on the eighth mile at South Georgia Motorsports Park near Valdosta.No Mercy and its springtime Lights Out counterpart routinely draw hundreds of entries each year. Teams arrive from across the nation and Canada, with occasional entries coming from Europe or Australia.“I told everybody we were coming to...

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