COMMISSO, PHARRIS, WENRICK OPEN NMCA SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE

Raymond Commisso (Xtreme Pro Mod), Daniel Pharris (Radial Wars), and Jarod Wenrick (Street Outlaw) were among the winners who kicked off their 2016 NMCA campaign with wins at the Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida on Sunday.

NMCA Bradenton

Canadian racer Raymond Commisso claimed the first victory of the 1/8-mile era of Xtreme Pro Mod racing in the NMCA on Sunday afternoon at the season opener in Bradenton, Florida, defeating No. 1 qualifier Randy Adler (who broke) in the final round with a 4.08-second lap. In Radial Wars, Daniel Pharris and DeWayne Mills engaged in what became the first side-by-side three-second run in the history of the class in the final round, with Pharris getting the win light by way of a holeshot, 3.99 to a quicker 3.97. In Street Outlaw, Jarod Wenrick just edged out Phil Hines, 4.50 to 4.51, for the title, while Bruno Massel earned the first ever Factory Super Car trophy, downing Glenn Pushis in the final, 8.55 to 8.82.

Xtreme Pro Mod: Raymond Commisso
Radial Wars: Daniel Pharris
Nitrous Pro Street: Joe Bucaro
Street Outlaw: Jarod Wenrick
Xtreme Street: David Hutnick
N/A 10.5: Leonard Long
Chevy Performance Stock: Ronnie Hackelton
Top Sportsman: John Lynch
Open Comp: Kelly Pierce
Nostalgia Super Stock: Joe Midle Jr.
Nostalgia Muscle Car: Andy Warren
Outlaw 632: Ken Quartuccio
Factory Super Car: Bruno Massel
Bracket 1: Mark Staton
Bracket 2: Manny Sousa

Bounty Hunters No Prep Grudge Nationals

The richest payout in no prep racing history was on the line at the inaugural Bounty Hunters No Prep Grudge Nationals in San Antonio, Texas over the weekend, and as fate would have it, it was a Pro Modified racer — not a grudge or street racing star —  that claimed the cash. Texas racer Steve Wiley, not even planning to attend the event initially, showed up on Saturday morning and, without so much a test pass in his blown Corvette, scorched through the field and defeated Ricky Granado in the final for $50,000. Click here to view our SpeedVideo Livestream coverage.

Big Tire: Steve Wiley
Small Tire: Tony Thorn
True Street: Duane Biddle
Truck: Ray Espericueta
Second Chance Big Tire: David Cook
Second Chance Small Tire: Kenjo Kelley
Sportsman: Ruben Ybarra

NHRA Division 2

Mia Tedesco drove from the No. 4 qualifying position to claim the Top Alcohol Dragster title at the NHRA Southeast division Prelude to the Gators at the Gainesville Raceway, defeating Jeff Veale in the final round, 5.39 to a right-there 5.41. And in Top Alcohol Funny Car, Swedish racer Ulf Leanders motored away from Doug Gordon in the final round, 5.58 to a 5.66.

Top Alcohol Dragster: Mia Tedesco
Top Alcohol Funny Car: Ulf Leanders
Competition Eliminator: David Rampy
Super Stock: Anthony Bertozzi
Stock: Jim Bailey
Super Comp: Brad Plourd
Super Gas: John Taylor
Super Street: Jonathan Anderson
Top Dragster: Jeff Strickland
Top Sportsman: Mike Weaver