Monday Race Report: NMCA At Norwalk, LODRS, IHRA Pro-Am, And More!

SUMMERS, MICKE, BUCARO GRAB WINS AT NORWALK Steve Summers’ first Pro Street victory highlighted a busy weekend of racing at the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals in Norwalk – an event which also featured the annual Cobra Jet Showdown. Read More >>

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NMCA: Pro Street newcomer Steve Summers scored his first-ever victory in the NMCA’s premier category as the series made its inaugural visit to the Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk over the weekend. Summers defeated No. 1 qualifier Jeff Lutz in a tight final round matchup, his 6.02 defeating the quicker 6.00 posted by Lutz. In Super Street 10.5W, Mark Micke returned after missing the Bowling Green event to charge into victory lane with his twin-turbo Malibu, defeating Willard Kinzer in the final. Joe Bucaro downed top qualifier Skip Baskin in the Nostalgia Pro Street final, and in Street Outlaw, Dwayne Barbaree collected his first series win in a epic final round match with Phil Hines in which the two posted identical 7.256-second elapsed times. Check out final results from Norwalk on the NMCA website.

NHRA Division 3: Perennial North Central division powerhouse Bill Reichert stormed to his quickest pass of the weekend in the Top Alcohol Dragster final at the Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky. on Sunday, defeating Ken Perry with a stout 5.36. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Andy Bohl defended the home turf as he drove around world champ Frank Manzo in the final, 5.70 to 5.79 for the win. For final results from Beech Bend, log on to NHRADiv3.com.

NHRA Division 5: In the final tune-up before this weekend’s NHRA U.S. Nationals. competitors in America’s heartland squared off at the Heartland Park Topeka, where Gord Gingles ousted Randy Meyer in Top Alcohol Dragster, 5.35 to 5.46, while Jay Payne added to his trophy case with a 5.66 to 5.84 rout of John Lombardo Jr. in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final. For more from Topeka, log on to NHRADiv5.com.

IHRA Division 2: Calvin Snow put together a stellar .022 package in the Top Sportsman final at the IHRA Pro-Am event at the Carolina Dragway on Sunday to defeat Mark Padgett, while Jim Onda overcame a better light by opponent Victor Fera in the Top Dragster final to force Fera under the dial. Jake Sealey (Super Stock) and Kevin Riner (Stock) were among the winners that highlighted the first day of racing in Jackson. For complete results from Jackson, log on to Drag Race Central.

World Series of Drag Racing: NHRA Funny Car standout and former series champion Cruz Pedregon scored the Nostalgia Funny Car title at the 60th annual World Series of Drag Racing at the Cordova Dragway Park over the weekend, driving his California Flash flopper to victory over Mike Minick and the Chi-Town Hustler, 5.90 to 5.94. Keep tuned to the Cordova results page for more results.

The Weekend Winner Circle

JE Pistons NMCA Muscle Car Nationals – Norwalk, Oh. Steve Summers’ first Pro Street victory highlighted a busy weekend of racing at the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals in Norwalk – an event which also featured the annual Cobra Jet Shootout.     EVENT WINNERS Pro Street: Steve Summers Super Street 10.5W: Mark Micke Nostalgia Pro Street: Joe Bucaro Street Outlaw: Dwayne Barbaree Xtreme Street: Bob Curran N/A 10.5: Charlie Booze Jr. Mean Street: Brian Campbell Nostalgia Super Stock: Michael Sanders Nostalgia Muscle Car: Brian Parker EFI Rumble: Al Corda Open Comp: Jeff Rudolf HEMI Rumble: Jon Dalton HEMI Challenge: Daniel Vanhorn Cobra Jet Top Stock: Michael Harris Cobra Jet Super Stock: PB Candies Cobra Jet CIC: Ron Matcham Super Pro: Rod Peck Bracket 2: Brian Hurst Bracket 3: Doug Richards True Street: Mike Jovanis HEMI True Street: Jimmy Koutsoubis Click here to view more results >>

NHRA North Central Division Lucas Oil Series – Bowling Green, Ky. Bill Reichert and Andy Bohl led the winners list at the North Central Division finale at the Beech Bend Raceway Park with their Top Alcohol class victories on Sunday.     EVENT WINNERS Top Alcohol Dragster: Bill Reichert Top Alcohol Funny Car: Andy Bohl Competition Eliminator: David Rampy Comp Shootout: David Billingsley Super Stock: Rylee Stufflebeam Stock: Slate Cummings Super Comp: Mia Tedesco Super Gas: Troy Coughlin Jr. Super Street: Michelle Furr Top Sportsman: Shane Cowan Top Dragster: Ed Dudley Click here to view more results >>