Monday Race Report: NMCA In Maryland, LODRS, And More!

LUTZ, MURILLO, BREAUD LEAD MARYLAND NMCA WINNERS Bill Lutz powered his way to the Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street win in record-setting fashion as the Flowmaster NMCA Muscle Car Nationals series returned to the always quick and fast Maryland International Raceway over the weekend. He was Joined by Mike Murillo, Darren Breaud, Dan Kroll, and a host of others. Read More >>

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NMCA: Race Recap here on DRAGZINE. After recording the quickest lap in NMCA Pro Street history during qualifying, Bill Lutz put an exclamation point on the weekend by taking a decisive win in the category over Jeff Lutz as the series returned to the always quick Maryland International Raceway over the weekend. Reigning class champ Mike Murillo overcame a stout group of challengers for the Super Street 10.5W title, while Tennessee chassis builder Darren Breaud claimed Nostalgia Pro Street honors in his GTO. Jason Lee and Bob Kurgan, both with bounties on their heads in Maryland, fell short of victory lane as Dan Kroll (275 Drag Radial) and Phil Smith (Xtreme Street) scored wins. For complete event results plus photos, videos, and event notes, visit NMCADigital.

NHRA Division 3: Perennial Top Alcohol Dragster favorite Bill Reichert racked up another North Central Division series win on Sunday when defeated Dave Heitzman in the final round at the Lucas Oil Series Burndown at Sundown at the Route 66 Raceway near Chicago. Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Mickey Ferro joined Reichert in victory lane after he defeated Chris Foster on a holeshot, 5.70 to 5.68. In Competition Eliminator, Rick Brown sawed down the tree on opponent Jason Coan and needed only a -0.503 8.27 from his B/TA to score the win. For complete final round results from Joliet, log on to NHRADiv3.com.

NHRA Division 7: Justin Lamb drove his F/SMA to the Competition Eliminator crown at the Top Gun Raceway in Fallon, Nev. on Sunday, running further under the index to turn back Randy Jones and his C/TA in the final. Lamb scored a double-up on the weekend, also winning in Super Gas. Joe Roubicek scored in Top Dragster, while Richard Okerman did likewise in Top Sportsman. For complete final round results from Fallon, visit NHRADiv7.com.

IHRA Division 2: C.V. Tapp scored the Top Dragster crown on Saturday at the IHRA Division 2 Pro-Am event at the Carolina Dragway, taking the win at the stripe as both he and opponent Steve Dweck were .008 on the tree. Donny Urban won Top Sportsman on both ends of the racetrack over Tim West, and Michael Beard won Super Stock when Richard Mace couldn’t quite run the number in the final. Day two action in Aiken was washed out and postponed by rains, but for complete results from Saturday’s action, log on to Drag Race Central.

The Weekend Winner Circle

NMCA Muscle Car Nationals – Mechanicsville, Md. Bill Lutz powered his way to the Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street win in record-setting fashion as the Flowmaster NMCA Muscle Car Nationals series returned to the always quick and fast Maryland International Raceway over the weekend. He was Joined by Mike Murillo, Darren Breaud, Dan Kroll, and a host of others. EVENT WINNERS Pro Street: Bill Lutz Super Street 10.5W: Mike Murillo Nostalgia Pro Street: Darren Breaud 275 Drag Radial: Dan Kroll Xtreme Street: Phil Smith Pro Stock: Charlie Booze Jr. Mean Street: Jeremy Gillam Nostalgia Super Stock: Joe Winick Nostalgia Muscle Car: Mike Clifford EFI Rumble: Bobby Barrick Open Comp: Frankie Radake Hemi Rumble: Billy Copeland Hemi Unlimited: Brian Brunt Hemi Stroker: Bill McFadden Pro: Paul Mondock Click here to view more results >>

NHRA North Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series – Joliet, Ill. Perennial Top Alcohol Dragster favorite Bill Reichert racked up another North Central Division series win on Sunday when defeated Dave Heitzman in the final round at the Lucas Oil Series Burndown at Sundown at the Route 66 Raceway near Chicago. Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Mickey Ferro joined Reichert in victory lane after defeated Chris Foster on a holeshot EVENT WINNERS Top Alcohol Dragster: Bill Reichert Top Alcohol Funny Car: Mickey Ferro Competition Eliminator: Rick Brown Super Stock: Don O’Malley Stock: Craig Marshall Super Comp: Steve Mikus Super Gas: Bruce Johnson Top Dragster: James Monroe Top Sportsman: Stephen Brinegar Pro Stock Snowmobile: Ron Bray Super Comp Shootout: Jerry Hoss Super Gas Shootout: Luke Bogacki Super Street Shootout: Ricky Shipp Click here to view more results >>