Appreciate some input on spark plug reading

As AndyF said above, pump gas looks sooty like that.
There is no difference between street fuel and race fuels when it comes to colouring plugs. It takes more heat to gas the street fuel that's why you get white plugs because its LEAN at time off ignition.

The OP should try some Avgas and see how that performs. Or try a smaller carb to increase the vacuum to vaporize more fuel.