Drag Illustrated Issue 164, January 2021 | Page 96

Brian Keep has been quite commanding in Xtreme Street in his Camaro packing a smallblock Chevrolet engine , which Hameetman Racing Engines machined and he assembled and paired with a ProCharger . The Floridian set the pace in qualifying with a 4.52 in Florida , a 4.66 in Michigan and a 4.64 in Indiana . He recorded record-setting 4.52 and 154.05 mph passes , and won in Florida .
NA 10.5 racer Leonard Long has plenty of passion every time he climbs into his Mustang powered by a 415ci engine with machine work by Ray Barton Racing Engines and assembly by Jay Zolko , and a GF2000 clutchless five-speed transmission from his company , G-Force Racing
Transmissions . It works for him , as he led qualifying with a 7.85 in Georgia , a 7.83 in Illinois and another 7.83 in Michigan . He qualified in the second spot with a 7.82 in Florida and another 7.82 in Indiana , and he finished as the runner-up after his car lost fire in Illinois , with a 7.84 in Michigan and with a 7.80 in Indiana . He spent time in the winner ’ s circle after a 7.91 in Georgia , and as a result of his achievements , he picked up his fourth NA 10.5 championship .
After capturing a championship in Factory Super Cars in 2019 , Bill Skillman set out to back it up in 2020 . In his Mustang Cobra Jet with a 327ci engine finessed by Holbrook Racing Engines and a Whipple supercharger , he led qualifying with a 7.58 in Indiana , raced to the runner-up finish with a 7.73 in Florida and after a red light start in Illinois , and won in Michigan when his son , Drew Skillman , couldn ’ t make the call to the lanes and won again with a 7.70 in Indiana . There , in his home state , he captured his second Factory Super Cars championship in a row , and will keep the number 1 on the windows of his car .
Whether he ’ s in his own car or someone else ’ s car , Andy Warren is tremendously talented on the tree and the top end of the track . In Scott Libersher ’ s COPO Camaro for Stock / Super Stock Combo competition , the Kentuckian finished as the runner-up after a red light in Florida and with
BRENT WHEELER
BRIAN KEEP DAN CAISSIE
PHOTOS : NMCA
GEORGE MILLER SEGA C / Gas | TJ YORK SEGA B / Gas | STEVE DAVIS SEGA A / Gas
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