 |
SUMMERS, KINZER, BEESON VICTORIOUS AS NMCA SEASON COMES TO A CLOSENational record runs and tight racing were the name of the game as the NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Series closed the books on the 2013 season at the World Street Finals on Sunday at the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Read More >> |
Mickey Thompson Tires DragZine Race Report
NMCA: Same Day Coverage from Indianapolis. Steve Summers all but dominated the Pro Street division on his way to back-to-back Indy wins on Sunday evening, qualifying second and running a pair of 5.87-second runs in eliminations to reset the national elapsed time and speed records on his way to a final round win over Billy Glidden. Octogenarian Willard Kinzer in a new (to him) twin-turbo Mustang, marched past a record-quick field of Super Street 10.5W racers to claim his first win of the season, besting Mark Woodruff’s Corvette in the final, 6.57 to 6.69. Dave Beeson carded a barrage of low 7.20’s on his way to victory in Nostalgia Pro Street, and Dwayne Barbaree ousted a stout field in Street Outlaw, laying down a weekend-best 7.09 in the final to defeat newly-crowned class champion Phil Hines.
LSX Challenge: Race Recap and photo gallery from Indianapolis. Mark Carlyle shattered the LSX Drag Radial records at the LSX Challenge in Indianapolis as part of the NMCA World Street Finals, scorching the quarter-mile to the tune of a 6.69 at 217 mph in qualifying. Carlyle and his familiar twin-turbo Corvette were never headed on race day, earning the victory with a stout 6.82 in the final. Judson Massingill racked up another LSX All Motor title with his SAM Racing Camaro, as he qualified No. 1 and took a break single in the final. Kevin Rounsavall was also victorious, taking his ’99 Camaro to the Real Street crown with a pair of stout eight-teen runs, including an 8.12 in the final to defeat Rodney Massengale.
NHRA SPORTSNationals: Canadian Dale Giroux led the winners at the JEG’S NHRA Pacific SPORTSNationals, the final sportsman national event of the season on Sunday in Las Vegas, scoring the win in Competition Eliminator over Randy Jones. Keith Lynch won out in Super Stock on a breakout by opponent Larry Scarth, while Michael Brand II won Stock on Mark Faul’s ultra-close .003 red light. For complete results from Las Vegas, visit Drag Race Central.
IHRA: In his long-awaited return to IHRA Nitro Jam action, Clay Millican doubled-up, defeating former nemesis Bruce Litton two nights in a row in Top Fuel at the IHRA World Finals at the Memphis International Raceway. Ron Hope also swept the weekend in his ‘Rat Trap” Fuel Altered, twice defeating Kyle Hough, who ended up crossed up and in the other lane both nights. Peter Gallen picked up his first Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car victory in several months on Saturday, and Jake Stordeur closed out the event with a win in Nitro Harley. The IHRA also crowned a host of sportsman series world champions at Memphis. For complete coverage, log on to Drag Race Central, as well as the IHRA’s home on the web.
NHRA Division 2: David Rampy added another Wally trophy to his mantle with a win in Competition Eliminator over Calvin Hill at the Southeast Division Lucas Oil Series finale at the Silver Dollar Raceway in Georgia. Byron Worner took a double-breakout affair over Tyler Caheely in the Super Stock finale, while Robbie Shaw was better on both ends of the race track to score the Stock Eliminator title over Jacob Pitt. Tom Stalba (Super Comp), Jason Lynch (Super Gas), and Mike Griggs (Super Street) were also among the winners. For more race results, visit NHRADiv2.com.
The Weekend Winner Circle |
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
You might also like
Southeast Gassers Announces 10-Race 2026 Schedule
A 10-race, six-state tour brings the Southeast Gassers Association back in 2026 with raw, period-correct gasser racing at its finest.
