Brett LaSala, Sean Madden, Jim Braun and Mark Blackwell Lead Winners List From 27th Annual TX2K at Texas Motorplex
One of the most anticipated events each spring is TX2K, an annual celebration of competition and speed on the drag racing and roll racing front, held at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas.
The event, which started as an add-on to a test and tune race at Houston Raceway Park in 2000 (hence the ‘2K’ part of the event name), has become an annual proving ground to see where the mark stands in a multitude of classes, as well as engine platforms.
The event hosts thirteen drag racing classes, as well as four roll racing classes. And after six days of on-track competition, champions were crowned and clutching unique TX2K trophies.
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Drag Racing
There are several classes at TX2K that host outstanding performances, and this year’s event had the world watching the 2JZ versus the World class. Introduced in 2025 to find the answer to the ‘can the 2JZ be the king of TX2K’ question, a mixture of six and seven-second cars laid down their best shots in qualifying,
The top qualifying spot was traded back and forth between Eric LaFerriere and Brett LaSala over the six rounds of qualifying, with LaFerriere securing the number one qualifying spot with a world record on a 275 drag radial for an import, a 5.905 at 242 mph run.
In eliminations, LaFerriere exited competition in round one, while LaSala continued on to the final round to face the GT-R of Mac Bronson. The call came that Mac Bronson’s car was broken and for would not make the call.
Then Peter Blach, promotor and creator of TX2K, upped the ante for the final pass of the night, putting the same $10,000 bonus on the line if LaSala also cracked the 5-second barrier. The Sick Prep team did one final track prep, for the shot that would have not only the Internet, but the thousands in attendance in Texas, glued to the race track!
Job Spetter, longtime tuner for LaSala, put a hot file in the ‘Snot Rocket 3.0’ Mustang Motec ECU, and LaSala delivered the quickest and fastest run of TX2K history, a 5.879 at 242 mph!!
Roll Racing
TX2K also hosts some stellar roll racing action, with a single day of qualifying giving the drivers a chance to grab one of 56 spots spread amongst four classes.
The fastest eight rides go into an Elite 8, and after dominating the 2025 action in qualifying and eliminations, many bet that Kevin and KC Howeth would be a shoe-in for the title. Kevin managed to grab the top spot with a 230-mph blast just .02 faster than KC.
Both Howeths advanced to the semifinal round, but KC would be stopped there by Mark Blackwell. Kevin Howeth would advance to the final round for the second time in as many years, but his yellow Lamborghini damaged the windshield in round two. Both Blackwell and Kevin Howeth would make a slow cruise down the track for the final round, which Blackwell claimed victory on.
The second field is the Unlimited class, with sixteen cars qualified above 200 mph. The leader in qualifying would be Curtis Adams at 212.74 mph, but the final round would be Luke Carlisle versus Judge Hiciano, with the Audi R8 of Carlisle getting the win.
The Super Sport field of sixteen cars had Mario Iona qualify on top with a 200.76 mph run, but as in the Unlimited field, the top qualifier didn’t make it to the finals. Justin Sherman and Jason Patton would face off in the title round for the trophy, with Sherman’s GT-R getting the win.
The fourth and final field in roll racing is the Sport class, with Manny Costales on top at 189.39 mph, and Curtis Wentworth in the final spot at 176.85 mph. Wentworth played the Cinderella story to the final round, but was stopped one round of the win when Ricardo Espinosa guided his Audi R8 to the title.
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Motion Raceworks and Underground Racing.
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