Drag Illustrated Issue 149, October 2019 | Page 22

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Beach turned in an 11.75 on an 11.75 index to lead
qualifying, but Chad Brewer and Noah Winters
were the ones duking it out in their Novas in the
final round of eliminations. Both broke out and
Brewer won with a 10.47 on a 10.50 index.
MagnaFuel Open Comp’s Scott Williams saw
the tree to the tune of .001 in his Chevelle to lead
qualifying in the tough-as-nails category, but it
was David Rickey and Kevin White who raced to
the final round of eliminations. Rickey won with
a lifting 10.71 on a 10.17 dial when White couldn’t
complete his pass in his Nova.
Street/strip cars were in the spotlight for
NMCA Gear Vendors True Street, where Justin
May was the overall winner with an 8.05 average
in a Firebird and Rob Meisch was the runner-up
with an 8.32 average in a Mustang. Mike Niehaus
nailed the 9-second win in a Mustang, Adam
Kemmer picked up the 10-second win in a Nova,
Bret Blankemeyer drove to the 11-second win in
a GTO and Gary Alfrey picked up the 12-second
win in a GTO. Rounding out the category were
Anthony Jagar, who was the 13-second winner in
a Mustang, Andy Ransford, who was the 14-sec-
ond winner in a Mustang and Tracy Myers, who
was the 15-second winner in a Ram.
Racers who competed in NMCA Gear Vendors
True Street, the 50th Anniversary COPO Camaro
Shootout, and the Cobra Jet Showdown were
invited to take part in a Fastest Street Car True
Street Bracket. After six rounds of competition,
Scott Libersher won with a 9.09 on a 9.04 dial in
his COPO Camaro over Daniel Sayers, who was
9.38 on a 9.35 dial in his COPO Camaro.
Drivers with 2005 and newer Gen III-powered
Challengers, Demons, Hellcats, Chargers, 300s
and Jeeps have been duking it out in the Dodge //
Mopar HEMI Shootout at NMCA events this year.
At this event, John Keyes was the overall winner
with a 10.10 average, while Robert Vacek was the
runner-up with a 10.19 average. Alan Scruggs
was the 10-second winner, Robert Hess was the
11-second winner, Jeff Smith was the 12-second
winner, John Miller was the 13-second winner,
Joe Giordano was the 14-second winner and Jes-
sica Rickey was the 15-second winner. Then, after
the eight quickest drivers in the category came
together for the Arrington Performance HEMI
Quick 8 presented by Red Line Oil, Hess hooked
the win with a 10.48 after his opponent’s pass
was declared void due to lack of proper safety
equipment.
In the Chevrolet Performance Street Car Chal-
lenge, Jeff Brady was the overall winner with a
9.89 average in his Camaro, while Terry Faust
was the runner-up with a 10.04 average in his
Corvette. Scott Bolek picked up the 10-second
win in his CTSV and Norm Jensen picked up the
11-second win in his Camaro.
There were more than 80 COPO Camaros
across the categories for the Chevrolet Perfor-
mance 50th Anniversary COPO Camaro Shootout
presented by COPO Parts Direct, a special feature
of this event. John Simbeck recorded a perfect
reaction time to lead qualifying, and after six
rounds of eliminations, Aaron Allison arrived
at the win with a 9.47 on a 9.43 dial over Todd
Patterson, who was 9.21 on a 9.20 dial.
Just as impressive, there were more than 50
Mustang Cobra Jets across the categories in
another special feature of this event, the Ford
Performance Cobra Jet Showdown presented
by Watson Racing. Richard Rodgers recorded
a .006 to see his name at the top of the sheet
in qualifying, but Jack Zebich and Mike Fuller
made it to the final round of eliminations. Both
drivers broke out, but Zebich broke out by less
and won with an 11.90 on an 11.91, while Fuller
was 9.95 on a 9.97 dial.
Don Baskin Truck Sales Factory Appearing
Stock Tire (FAST) racers were in action at this
event, and Terry Pennington was the lead qualifier
with a 10.13, and later won over Don Giannone.
Joining them were Cor-A-Vent and Autorama
Auto Sales Factory Stock racers, and Julie Pen-
nington picked up an 11.02 to lead qualifying,
and later won over Eric Simpson. Factory Stock
Shootout winners include Ty Taccone, Donnie
Brass, Victoria Waligoria and Dave Watt.
The NMCA crowned its 2019 season champi-
ons during the 18th Annual NMCA World Street
Finals presented by Chevrolet Performance, Sept.
19-20 at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indiana. Complete
results from the World Street Finals will appear
in the November issue.
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