Drag Illustrated Issue 138, November 2018 | Page 109

EET FINALS
NMCA WRAPS UP STELLAR SEASON AT INDY
BY MARY LENDZION
PHOTOGRAPHS BY NMCA
T
he competition was
aggressive, all-out
and astonishing at
the final NMCA Mus-
cle Car Nationals of
the year, the 17th
Annual NMCA World
Street Finals presented by Chevro-
let Performance at Lucas Oil Race-
way in Indiana. There were wicked
wheelies, powerful passes and
plentiful personal bests as drivers
were dead-set on cruising to the
Aerospace Components Winner’s
Circle and class championships.
In VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod, Jason
Hamstra, who had the points lead coming into
the race, set the pace with a 3.71 in the all-3-sec-
ond field. After much anticipation through the
rounds, he and his bracket-like Camaro made it
to the final round against Mike Recchia and his
Camaro. Hamstra hauled to the win with a 3.70
after Recchia was forced to lift in the all-blower
final round.
James Lawrence drove his Dragzine Corvette
to a 3.84 to set the pace in Mickey Thompson
Radial Wars, but the final round featured Marty
Stinnett and his Mustang and David Adkins and
his Impala. When the tree came down, both driv-
ers leapt off the line, and Stinnett secured the win
with a 3.94 after Adkins struck the tires.
“We struggled a little in qualifying and we were
overpowering the track and spinning the tires,
but we pulled it together in eliminations,” said
Stinnett. “My little JBRE small-block Chevy tuned
by Wade Hopkins of Southern Speed and Garrett
turbos were working, and after wrecking the car
two times this year, we are tickled and pleased
with this win.”
In Vortech Superchargers Street Outlaw, Dan-
iel Pharris drove to a 4.28 in his Mustang to lead
qualifying, but making it all the way to the final
were Shawn Ayers in the Gold Dust Mustang
and Rob Goss and his Challenger. It was anyone’s
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