Another nice day here in Cecil County for the final day of the 2013 Yellow Bullet Nationals. The rain cut us short last night so we went right into Outlaw Drag Radial’s final session then into Ultra 275. The weather and track conditions were favorable with several cars able to improve their position. We beginn eliminations at 12:00 noon sharp. Stay tuned for updates through the day through to the winner circle tonight.
As always, a special thanks to the presenting sponsor of our same day event coverage, Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels!

Mark Micke (far lane) jumped up to number one in Outlaw Drag radial with a 4.37 @ 183.10 for low ET and top MPH in class. The pro ladder will put him against Andrew Demarco’s Procharged small block Mustang in round one.

Guadagno also improved to a 4.45 @ 158 this morning, a very nicd run for the nitrous fed Camaro based out of new York making Scotty, Frank, Pete, Anthony and crew very happy.

John Keesey improved from a 5.07 to a 5.02 @ 143 staying number one in Ultra 275. He is knocking on the 4 second zone for sure now. Will the barrier be broken later today??

A couple of “filler” cars entered Ultra 275 to make the full 32 car field. This classic 1977 Ferrari is owned by Greg Dapron out of Elkton, Maryland.

Another racer getting in the field in the last session is James Smith. he runs a stick shift combo with a 440 small block. His 5.38 @ 130 was good for 15th.
Final Qualifying Results
Qualifying Ladders
Round One Results

This is the second year for the kids bean bag toss. There were many children participating, more than last year. Always a good thing to include some fun for the kids at events like this.

Mike Good owns this cool old school Chevelle. He fouled out against Michael Kaufman in round one of Top Sportsman. Good has two cars this weekend also running 8.50 Index with a pro street style Corvette.

The “Dark Horse” blown Nova is campaigned by Randy Goodman. He had a single in round one running a 5.25 @ 134 shutting it off early.

You don’t see El Caminos too often anymore. This Procharged 78 model is driven by Clayton, Delaware racer Kevin Ashley. He advanced to round two of Outlaw Big Tire over Brenda Paddock running a 4.88 @ 153 MPH.

Camp Stanley and his son John are here this weekend tuning on their friend Scott Kline’s 63 box Nova. Camp put him in the beams onhis way to a 4.68 @ 155 on a single in OL Big Tire.

Frank Pompillio drives this gorgeous 67 Mustang. The Canadian racer was half the first pair out in Outlaw 10.5 today earning the win over Tom Kempf with a 4.51 @ 178 while Kempf struggled getting hold of the track.

Nick Agostino met with Jerry Morgano in round one of Outlaw 10.5 earning the win in a side by side race with a 4.357 @ 187 to Morgano’s 4.377.

Ron Rhodes had low ET in round one of X275 running a 4.79 @ 147 getting the win over Stafford Virginia racer Dennis Bickford inthe second pair down for the class.

Jeff McCarthy got loose and sideways early on his run against Chris Little. McCarthy runs out of Hughesville, MD with a turbocharged 419 ci SBF. I always get a little nervous when I see cars pointed at me like that. No worries for Jeff though as he got it under control quickly.

Eric Kenward dives this turbocharged Malibu based out of Vero Beach, Florida. The turbo cars had a bit of an advantage on the hot track this afternoon. His 5.48 @ 142 off his qualifying pace, but it’s all about going A to B in eliminations. He earned the win over Shawn Strauss from Elliot City, Maryland.

Chris Evans hails from Baltimore and is a regular here at Cecil County.He had a single in round one as Eric LeFarriere didn’t make the call.

John Marcella is running Ultra 275 for the first time this weekend with his 68 Firebird. He struggled with traction issues on the radial, but in that he not alone this weekend.
Round Two Results
Round Three Results

Brad Harris was paired with Greg Chandler in round three of Outlaw 10.5 with Harris getting the win. Chandler moved towards the center, got loose and got in to the left side wall pretty hard. He is ok thankfully. Harris will meet up with Steven Gorman for a all Ford twin turbo semi final.

Doug Sikora made the trip from California with his Procharged 200 Mustang, he will face Rob Wells after a win over Bill Mitchel.

Chris Little put up a 4.77 @ 150 to get by Vince Palazzolo after a pair of identical .040 reaction times in X275.

Dean Marinis is running well today with his nitrous big block Mustang putting up a 4.67 @ 155 over Tony Mullin after a pair of .070’s reactions.

Last years Ultra 275 winner Marc McCloud is still in after a win over James Smith, getting about Smith’s .007 reaction with a 5.18 @ 133 to Smith 5.30 @ 127.

Scott Kline lost traction early in his Outlaw Big Tire match with Michael Pollaro. He nearly saved it but wound up in the wall. He is also uninjured thankfully.

Joe Schroeder backed up his earlier 4.403 with a 4.426 @ 169 to take the Outlaw Big Tire track record in a win over Tom Romeo. He will face Pollaro’s gorgeous Corvette in the final.
The Outlaw 10.5 final will be an all Mustang affair with a Procharger vs Turbo matchup. Steve Gorman has lane choice with a 4.24 @ 190 in his win over Harris. Sikora ran a 4.27 @ 178 over Wells who struck the tires early.
The 275 Drag Radial final will be two familiar faces with Rich Bruder facing off with Ron Rhodes. Bruder has lane choice with his 4.65.
Charlie Booze did his job with a .007 light but couldn’t hold off the turbo top end charge of 142 MPH in Ultra 275, he will face Marc McCloud.
Paul Major put up a 4.36 for low ET in Outlaw Drag Radial eliminations over Phil Hines. He will face Dwayne “Big Daddy” Gutridge who took out Mark Micke earlier with a 4.40.
Final Results

Doug Sikora traveled all the way from Apple Valley, California to compete in Outlaw 10.5 at the fourth annual Yellow Bullet Nationals meeting up with Steven Gorman in the final. Sikora took the starting line advantage with a nice .012 light and going on to earn the victory with a 4.341 to Gorman’s game 4.344 for a great side by side final round.

Michael Pollaro brought his 2002 Corvette from Bay Shore Ney York for some Outlaw Big Tire action and wound up in the final against the track record setting blown Camaro of Joe Schroeder who lost the blower belt on the burnout handing Pollaro the go ahead win.

Paul Major and the DMC crew worked hard this weekend qualifying second in Outlaw Drag Radial and setting low ET in the semis against Phil Hines with a 4.360 @ 188 MPH. While testing with Eric Lefarrier just last Friday the engine dropped a valve. it was dropped off Sunday to J&E Performance for repairs and delivered to the track for the weekend where the crew installed the fresh big Chevy. He met with Dwayne Gutridge in the finals running a 4.369 @ 184 to get around Gutridge’s better .025 light and the win.

Big Daddy just recently got his car back in the game and showed this weekend that he hasn’t lost his touch. The Tom’s River, new Jersey racer had the better reaction time in every match with a best in class .003 against Mark Micke in round two while running a clean 4.402 @ 177 with the twin turbo small block Ford. His .025, 4.487 @ 177 just wasn’t enough in the final.

Marc McCloud is now a repeat winner at the Yellow Bullet Nats after winning last year earning another win for the NA Mafia. He met with number one qualifier John Keesey’s turbocharged Mustang putting a tree on Keesey for a holeshot win. His 5.211 @ 134 bested Keesey’s 5.209 @ 142.

Rich Bruder ran the table in 275 Drag Radial qualifying number one with a 4.63 @ 157. He met with Ron Rhodes who put up a game effort with a 4.72 @ 147 with his small block nitrous Camaro, it just wasn’t enough to stay out front of the Garrett turbo powered Mustang of the Bruder Brothers.