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songs in Dart NA 10.5 presented by Diamond
Pistons, and Leonard Long’s engine was among
them as he secured a 7.85 to set the pace in his
Mustang. The Pennsylvanian pushed on, and
then put up a 7.91 to take the win over Rich Nye,
who recorded an 8.07 in his Mustang.
Chevrolet Performance Stock presented by
Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center saw Ronnie Hackelton
handle a 10.27 to lead qualifying in his Camaro,
and he made it all the way to the final, where Gary
Duncan was ready to dish out a 10.48 in his Camaro
to take the win over Hackelton and his 10.93.
In Coan Engineering Stock/Super Stock Combo,
Bill Skillman blasted to an
8.09 on a 9.50 index in his Mustang
Cobra Jet to lead qualifying,
but Al Wilson and Doug Duell
made it to the final, where Wilson
won with a 13.65 on a 13.58 dial
in his AMC Spirit, while Duell
was 10.60 on a 10.57 in his Fury.
Corky Bumpus stopped the
clocks at 11.00 on an 11.00 index
in his bad-to-the-bone Barracuda
to lead qualifying in Quick
Fuel Technology Nostalgia Super
Stock, but two-time category
champion Kevin Gass grabbed
another win after running right on his 9.75 index
in his Chevelle when Ron Tiller tripped the red
light in his Coronet.
The classic cars of the Detroit Truetrac Nostalgia
Muscle Car category continue to charm,
and among them is Jacob Weigl’s Malibu. The
Kentuckian drove it to an 11.00 on an 11.00 index
to lead qualifying, but multi-time category
champion Andy Warren and Cindee Hall made
it to the final. They were oh-so-close on the tree,
but Warren ran a 10.31 on a 10.25 index in his
Caprice to take the win over Hall, who gave him a
tight race before slightly breaking out with a 12.99
on a 13.00 index in her Falcon. It was Warren’s
first trip to the Aerospace Components Winner’s
Circle in 2020.
As usual, MagnaFuel Open Comp drivers
were decidedly dialed in for the bottom, middle
and top end of the track, as they were recording
remarkable reaction times and running on, or
close to, their dial-ins. One of them was Charlie
Atkinson, who saw the tree to the tight tune of
.000 in his Mustang to lead qualifying, but the
final round saw Dan Caissie and his Mustang and
David Rickey and his Camaro. Caissie collected
the win when Rickey went red.
Cars took a 30-mile cruise and then made three
back-to-back passes down track for TorqStorm
Superchargers True Street, where Mark Scordato
motored to the overall win with a 9.46 average,
while Dan Nusbaum nailed the runner-up finish
with a 9.92 average. Alex Corella was the 10-second
winner, Ben Bramlett was the 11-second winner,
Mike Baker was the 12-second winner, Dylan
Derby was the 13-second winner and Kay Ward
was the 14-second winner. Allen Smith took the
15-second win.
An attractive feature of all six events on the
NMCA tour is the popular Dodge // Mopar HEMI
Shootout. At this event, Haden Banks was the
overall winner with a 9.91 average, while Pete
Mansolillo was the runner-up with a 10.35 average.
Richard Stimson took the 10-second win,
William Field emerged as the 11-second winner,
Jeff Smith landed the 12-second win, Alan Scanlan
was the 13-second winner, Joe Giordano was
the 14-second winner and Chris Hall rounded
things out as the 15-second winner.
The eight quickest drivers in the Dodge//
Mopar HEMI Shootout came together for the
Arrington Performance HEMI Quick 8 presented
by Red Line Oil, and when the dust settled, Wade
Atchison defeated William Field with a 10.35 to
Field’s 11.33.
In the Chevrolet Performance Street Car Challenge,
Terry Faust wrapped up the overall win
with a 9.70 average, while Don Dixon wrapped up
the runner-up finish with a 9.72 average. Other
winners included Jeff Bradley in the 10-second
category, Harv Owen in the 11-second category,
Tom Calabrese in the 12-second category and Angel
Gawden in the 13-second category. Don Carter
cemented the win in the 15-second category.
The True Street Bracket3, featuring drivers
who took part in NMCA TorqStorm Superchargers
True Street, NMRA QA1 True Street, Dodge
// Mopar HEMI Shootout and Chevrolet Performance
Street Car Challenge, saw Dan Caissie
collect the win with a 10.88 on a 10.76 dial in
his Mustang against Allen Smith, who stopped
the clocks at 15.34 on a 15.20 dial in his C1500.
Encouraged after such an exciting return to
racing in the wake of the global pandemic, the
NMCA is enthusiastic about its next event, the
Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl presented
by HPJ Performance, July 30-Aug. 2 at World
Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. DI
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