Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway
2026-05-15 – 2026-05-16 · Darlington, SC · 📍 Darlington Raceway · State championship
Reps: BRYAN STEWART, NOEL KAY · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Mcadoo Heights BBQ (712.5600) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKE SHOW MAFIA
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NC.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and MAYA JANE BBQ CO. tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Smoke Central BBQ and SMOKE SHOW MAFIA tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 178.2972 | 175.4056 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 172.5828 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 712.5600 · median 681.5942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | JL Smokers | |
| 5 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 9 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 10 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 11 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 12 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 14 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | CBF Que | |
| 19 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 20 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 21 | Slinging Meat | |
| 22 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 23 | Pit Commanders | |
| 24 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 25 | J Bones | |
| 26 | BEAR TO THE BONE |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 6 | JL Smokers | |
| 7 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 8 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 9 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 11 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 12 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 15 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 16 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 17 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | Slinging Meat | |
| 19 | CBF Que | |
| 20 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 21 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 22 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 23 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 24 | J Bones | |
| 25 | Pit Commanders | |
| 26 | BEAR TO THE BONE |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 2 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 6 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 8 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 9 | Slinging Meat | |
| 10 | JL Smokers | |
| 11 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 12 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 15 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 16 | CBF Que | |
| 17 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 19 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 20 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 22 | Pit Commanders | |
| 23 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 24 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 25 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 26 | J Bones |
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 7 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 8 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 9 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | JL Smokers | |
| 11 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 12 | CBF Que | |
| 13 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 14 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 16 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 17 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 18 | Slinging Meat | |
| 19 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 20 | J Bones | |
| 21 | Pit Commanders | |
| 22 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 23 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 24 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 25 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 26 | smokey anderson bbq |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 4 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 5 | JL Smokers | |
| 6 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 9 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 10 | Smoke N Brew Mafia | |
| 11 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 12 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 13 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 14 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 15 | Kiddin' Around BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 17 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | CBF Que | |
| 19 | Still Workin' On It | |
| 20 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 21 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 22 | Slinging Meat | |
| 23 | Pit Commanders | |
| 24 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 25 | BEAR TO THE BONE | |
| 26 | J Bones |