THE CHAMPIONS ISSUE
“ I got to spend a lot of time at the track when I was little watching my dad ( Jack Roush ) race , which was pretty cool , and I ’ m glad that I went on to race in this series .”
the events in Georgia and Ohio , and won at the events in Pennsylvania and Illinois .
“ We had a little bit of everything this season , and a lot of up and down moments , but we tried to use what we had learned in years past and stay focused so that everything would come together ,” says Amrine , who continues to row the gears of a manual transmission even as some of his fellow racers have moved to automatic transmissions . “ Eventually , it all clicked .”
Jacob Lamb drove his Mustang to a 10.15 to qualify in the third position in G-Force Racing Transmissions Coyote Stock , and picked up to a 10.14 to runner-up and ride to his first class championship with a mere 95 points more than Shane Stymiest . Kentuckian Lamb , who now can replace the number 3 on his windshield with the number 1 , won at the event in Georgia .
“ This has been a great year ,” Lamb says . “ Everyone in Coyote Stock has a top-notch program , and to come out number one is a great accomplishment . I couldn ’ t have done it without the help of all of my friends and family . I feel truly blessed to be surrounded by this group of people .”
In Detroit Locker Truck and Lightning , Randy Conway , who recorded an . 047 reaction time to qualify tenth in his Ranger , won with a 10.39 and subsequently backed up his championship of 2016 with 230 points more than Wade Trammell . Michigan-based Conway also won at the events in Florida , Georgia and Kentucky .
TOMMY ANNUNZIATA
MATT AMRINE
PHOTOS : NMRA DIGITAL
RANDY CONWAY JACOB LAMB
NHRA NOSTALGIA 7.0 PRO BOBBY COTTRELL
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