Drag Illustrated Issue 132, May 2018 | Page 26

NMCA MUSCLE CAR MAYHEM Regal to lead qualifying, but the final round fea- tured Ricky Pennington and his Chevelle and Jason Henson and his Mach 1. When the tree dropped, both drivers recorded comparable reac- 10.03 on a 10.00 index. Jeff Wallace wheeled to a 13.25 on a 13.25 index in his Camaro to lead qualifying in Detroit Tru- eTrac Nostalgia Muscle Car. In the final round, 2017 class champ Andy Warren wheeled his Ca- price to a 9.97 on a 10.00 index to win over Tim tion times, but Pennington won with a 10.60 on a 10.58 dial — backing up last year’s win at this event — while Henson ran 12.03 on his 12.01. Coan Engineering Stock/Super Stock Combo put the focus on Richard Pingol, who pushed his Cougar to an 11.88 on a 13.45 index to take the lead in qualifying. In the final, however, it was Jesse Alexandra who had a perfect .000 reaction time and won with an 8.62 on an 8.50 dial over Jeff Anderson, who was 9.18 on a 9.19 dial-in. In ATI Performance Products Nostalgia Super Stock, Robert Killian ran to a 9.50 on his 9.50 index in his Dart to lead qualifying, but the final round belonged to Corky Bumpus and his ‘Cuda and T.D. Holland and his AMX. Bumpus bettered Holland with a 10.78 on a 10.75 index to Holland’s Bumpus, who turned on the red light in his Dart before running a 12.50 on a 12.50 index. The ever-exciting Gear Vendors True Street boasted Bob Stuller, who was the overall winner with an 8.03 average, while Yandro Ulloa was the runner-up with an 8.48 average. Fred Dixon was the 9-second winner, Jeff Smith was the 10-sec- ond winner, Kyle Salminen was the 11-second winner and David Flail was the 12-second winner. John Greiner was the 13-second winner, Dorinda Blaney was the 14-second winner, and Andrew Beeman was the 15-second winner. Adding even more excitement to the event was the debut of the NMCA/Dodge/Mopar HEMI Shootout, which partners the NMCA with Dodge and its SRT and Mopar brands for a True-Street- style drag racing experience at all six NMCA events this year. Notable was the large turnout, and Bill Lee Jr. was the overall winner with a 10.32 average. It was also the first competition win for a Dodge Demon. Buzz Schaberg was the runner-up with an 11.01 average, Dennis Latow was the 11-second winner, Donald Scheid was the 12-second winner, Neva Overstreet was the 13-second winner, and Dave Burnett was the 14-second winner. Because of rain, two separate bracket races that were to take place on Saturday and Sunday combined for a single race on Sunday, with dou- ble points on the line. In Bracket 1 (Super Pro), Jon Siegel won with a 6.22 on a 6.24 dial in his Malibu wagon over Elizabeth Keene who turned on the red in her dragster, and in Bracket 2 (Pro), Tay- lor Bouldry bettered Mickey Pearce with a 6.45 on a 6.48 dial in a Camaro when Pearce turned on the red light in a Camaro. In Bracket 3 (Sportsman), Gage Burch won with a 13.26 on a 12.94 dial in a Malibu over Kimberly Richard, who was 11.91 on an 11.90 in a Mon- te Carlo. DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI FIRE SAFETY STROUD FE-36 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS 5lb. and 10lb. Systems complete with charged bottle, valve head, mount, steel tubing, nozzles, fittings, and pull cable. Other agents available. Check out our Fire System Installation video on YouTube! WWW.STROUDSAFETY.COM WE RE-CERTIFY STROUD SFI RATED PRODUCTS • 800-554-4648 26 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Billet Aluminum Clamps available Billet Valve Head with Cable Adjustment Issue 132 Dirt