2012 NMCA All Star Nationals Same Day Coverage From Atlanta

2012 NMCA All Star Nationals Same Day Coverage From Atlanta

Rob Cossack
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April 12, 2012

Today started out overcast but it looks like the sun is starting to make an appearance around 10:30 AM. The forecast has a chance of rain but the radar is clear for now. The track is hot with index and brackets running now while the heads up portion should start after 12 noon. For those of you at home or in the pits there is a live feed broadcast by Motormaniatv.com covering the on track action. Stay tuned through the day for exclusive photo coverage here at Dragzine.

Special thanks to our event coverage sponsor Mickey Thompson Tires, check them out at www.mickeythompsontires.com.

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I spoke with Jim Hairston about the team this morning to get the skinny on the previously West coast based operation. Driver Clint Hairston took the 2010 PSCA Pro Street championship with this car then took off part of 2011 as Jim's youngest son and crew chief Jake took a job tuning for Troy Coughlin using this car to run the NMRA Pro Mod series for seven races while awaiting the new car to be finished. Since then Jake has taken a position with Jegs' Pro Stock engine shop in Charlotte so the car is now based there and the rest of the team flies here.
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The family operation was started in 2001 wih a 70 Camaro body on nitrous and later hooked up with Kenny Dutwieler and made the move to a small block twin turbo combination and getting this Bickel GTO in 2008. They set numerous records in PSCA with a best there of 6.08 @ 240, and holds the prestige of being the fastest small block in NHRA history with a 5.91 @ @ 249. Father Jim is the Director of marketing and product development at Pertronix and they are the main sponsor on the car. Other sponsors include Lucas Oil, Patriot Exhaust which is a division of Pertronix, Precision Turbo. The engine they are using this weekend is based on a Dart billet block with Little Chief heads displacing 396 cubic inches and topped with a Hogans intake. The Hairston Racing schedule for 2012 includes here, Joliet, Budds Creek, Bowling Green and Indy and also try to run the SCSN in Vegas again.
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Things are a bit busy this morning in the Steve George pit as they have been struggling some with the new engine, an 822 ci. 5.2 bore space piece from Steve Schmidt. They did run a 4.36 1/8th in Bradenton at the US Street Nationals but fell off pace and are adjusting the tune this am to get back to a baseline.
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DeMarco Racing has three cars here this weekend wih Andrew sitting out after loosing a head gasket in his Drag Radial Mustang in qualifying. David's Grand National is doing well running a 6.51 in qualifying but the run was disallowed at the scales for being light on the run by ten pounds. This was after they had added ten pounds to the car expecting to weigh in at 3160. After that they added weight to rescale the car and came up at 3170 so Dave isn't to happy about losing his best run but it's one of those racing deals and he knows he has the capability to run with the other top qualified cars. Last year the car was updated with a new front suspension at Victory Racecraft and a new engine from Pro Line Racing with an aluminum block for over hundred pound loss. His first full run since the updates was the 6.51 pass on Saturday.

RD 1 Elimination Results

KOOKS PRO STREET

L     JEFF LUTZ                          5     0.00     3.602     0.000     0.00
R     JIMMY KEEN             1995     0.00     .137     6.474     225.18
L     CLINT HAIRSTON     1000     0.00     .033     6.083     244.43
R     BILL LUTZ                    1969     0.00     .001     6.352     228.07
L     JOSHUA GREEN        1020     0.00     .057     6.949     200.14
R     CHRI RINI                  1010     0.00     .079     6.108     232.23

M-T 10.5W-SCT PRO OUTLAW
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R     MIKE MURILLO          1     0.00     .057     10.783     80.44
L     STEVE GEORGE           2327     0.00     1.459     17.789     74.85
R     KEVIN MITCHELL     2030     0.00         0.000     0.00
L     JIM MONSON              1224     0.00     -.003     6.949     206.64
R     BRIAN HICKS             2930     0.00     .020     0.000     0.00
L     KEVIN SCOTT             2021     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     TIM ESSICK                 1003     0.00     2.481     6.750     220.30
L     RAY SANCHEZ           2018     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     TONY NESBITT           2999     0.00     .135     6.800     207.30
L     DAVID DEMARCO     2012     0.00     .007     6.541     233.32
R     WILLARD KINZER     2605     0.00     .025     6.740     234.74
L     MARK WELLS              2009     0.00     .048     7.345     165.31
R     FRANK MEWSHAW     2840     0.00     .032     6.673     218.12
L     TONY WATKINS          1202     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .116     6.678     215.27

ARP NOSTALGIA PRO STREET

L     DAVID BEESON           3003     0.00     .064     7.298     190.62
R     SKIP BASKIN                       4     0.00     .116     7.318     188.83
L     KEITH MCCOY            3074     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     DARREN BREAUD     3807     0.00     .030     7.859     137.67
L     JOE BUCARO                      3     0.00     3.707     11.564     169.83
R     JEFF COLLETTA              2     0.00     .025     7.314     187.99
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R     KEVIN PARENT     3000     0.00     .649     7.401     165.70

AFCO-STAINLESS WORKS DR

L     MIKE ALWARDT          10097     0.00     .065     7.987     177.56
R     MICHAEL FRATENA     6101     0.00     .078     7.778     186.28
L     DAN SAITZ                        6001     0.00     .166     14.436     68.43
R     DAN KROLL                     6116     0.00     .085     7.723     182.90
L     BRIAN TUTEN                      4     0.00     .885     30.930     80.03
R     SEAN ASHE                    6108     0.00     .131     7.824     176.21
L     RONNIE DIAZ                      6     0.00     .023     8.251     178.35
R     JASON LEE                            1     0.00     .035     7.577     177.86

AEROMOTIVE XTREME STREET

L     SCOTT GUILER               4442     0.00     .040     0.000     0.00
R     BOB CURRAN                 4005     0.00     .077     8.095     174.30
L     JASON BROCK                4004     0.00     .167     8.683     160.69
R     DAVID HUTNICK          4827     0.00     .037     9.064     172.19
L     PHIL SMITH                            4     0.00     .099     8.076     175.96
R     DANNY SHEMWELL     4999     0.00     .078     8.637     139.04
L     FRED BRUNN                  4105     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     BILL TRAVATO             4177     0.00     1.348     22.776     0.00
L     BOB KURGAN                 4444     0.00     1.304     18.935     0.00

EDLEBROCK HS-COMP PSTK

L     DON BOWLES                 3HS     0.00     .018     8.591     156.17
R     DON BASKIN                      3     0.00     .007     8.515     156.81
L     ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP     1     0.00     .033     8.497     158.02

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Jeff Lutz was hurt and started the car to take the tree for points against Jimmy Keen. Bill Lutz did his job with a fantastic .001 light but Clint Hairston drove by with a 6.08 @ 244 for low ET and top MPH of the round.
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Brian Hicks was paired with Jim Monson in the combined Mickey Thompson/SCT Pro Outlaw class for round one. Monson went red and matched his qualifying performance of 6.94 with 205 MPH through the lights as Hicks got loose and crossed the center line behind him, pulled the chutes and did a great job getting the car under control sending Monson to round two.
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Darren Breaud was paired with Keith McCoy but go a single after the Trans AM wasn't able to start. He ran a 7.85 @ 137 after shutting i down early.
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Dan Kroll got the win over Dan Saitz with a clean 7.72 @ 182 in the second pair of Afco/Stainless Works Drag Radial.
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Jason Brock had luck go his way in first round as David Hutnick struck the tires after going .037 on the tree to Brock's very late .167 on his best run of the weekend.
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Phil Smith was paired up with Danny Shemwell who left first but went into a wheel stand and watched Smith go on to a clean 8.07 @ 175. Bog Kurgan also advanced over Trovato after a nitrous backfire at the hit.

RD 3 Results

KOOKS PRO STREET

Round E2
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R     CHRI RINI                    1010     0.00     .008     10.386     74.80
L     JIMMY KEEN              1995     0.00     .008     6.184     229.66
R     CLINT HAIRSTON     1000     0.00     .065     6.067     245.72

M-T 10.5W-SCT PRO OUTLAW

Round E3
L     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .049     6.780     189.66
R     FRANK MEWSHAW     2840     0.00     .004     6.824     189.87
L     TIM ESSICK                    1003     0.00     .016     6.792     213.37
R     MIKE MURILLO                   1     0.00     .038     6.634     221.89

Round: E2
L     TONY NESBITT              2999     0.00     -.014     24.441     29.25
R     TIM ESSICK                  1003     0.00     .010     6.786     220.69
L     JIM MONSON                1224     0.00     .058     7.029     205.16
R     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .143     7.048     176.37
L     DAVID DEMARCO      2012     0.00     -.014     13.609     58.10
R     MIKE MURILLO                 1     0.00     .007     6.635     231.60
L     FRANK MEWSHAW     2840     0.00     .039     8.981     100.62
R     STEVE GEORGE             2327     0.00         0.000     0.00

ARP NOSTALGIA PRO STREET

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     JEFF COLLETTA               2     0.00     .039     7.357     188.04
R     DAVID BEESON        3003     0.00     .064     8.879     113.86
L     DARREN BREAUD     3807     0.00     .027     7.376     187.16
R     KEVIN PARENT       3000     0.00     .063     7.310     192.55

AEROMOTIVE XTREME STREET

Round: E3
L     PHIL SMITH                4     0.00     .126     8.098     175.89
R     BOB KURGAN     4444     0.00     .073     7.794     171.29
L     JASON BROCK     4004     0.00     .147     8.683     160.42
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Round: E2
L     JASON BROCK        4004     0.00     .117     8.625     161.11
R     BOB CURRAN         4005     0.00     -.004     8.088     172.87
L     BILL TRAVATO     4177     0.00     .351     11.671     91.89
R     BOB KURGAN        4444     0.00     .081     7.843     168.22

AFCO-STAINLESS WORKS DR

Round: E2
L     SEAN ASHE                      6108     0.00     .112     8.590     168.20
R     DAN KROLL                     6116     0.00     .079     8.140     182.03
L     MICHAEL FRATENA     6101     0.00     .074     8.175     184.88
R     JASON LEE                              1     0.00     .043     7.505     187.52

EDLEBROCK HS-COMP PSTK

Round: E2
L     DON BASKIN                       3     0.00     .032     8.487     156.66
R     ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP     1     0.00     -.029     8.472     158.52

B&B RACE CARS MEAN STREET

Round: E2

L     GARY DUNCAN           2     0.00     .082     10.177     131.34
R     JEREMY GILLAM       4     0.00     .097     9.989     132.23
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R     BRANDON ALSEPT     6     0.00     .136     9.930     134.07

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In round three of Mickey Thompson 10.5/SCT Pro Outlaw the first pair out was Meshaw and LaFerriere with Meshaw putting up a .004 light to take the early lead. Past half track Meshaw got a little wiggle then the car made a hard left into the other lane and he pulled the chutes but wasn't able to save it and scrubbed the wall and the car went on it's roof and started sliding. Frank is ok and the damage is mostly cosmetic but will need a new roof and windshield. We will be updating to get you up to speed and have it live as soon as possible.

Final Results

KOOKS PRO STREET

L     CHRIS RINI                 1010     0.00     .078     6.064     234.66
R     CLINT HAIRSTON     1000     0.00     4.356     16.562     55.98

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Pro Street had a very interesting weekend with several racers busy making repairs, rebuilding engines or swapping them out, swapping cars and a new record for Chris Rini with a 6.031 and running the table with the event win. The Rini crew did an engine swap during qualifying to prepare for the next event, running only to the 1/8th on Saturday to get it dialed in a bit before hitting it hard. Clink Hairston seemed to be the only threat running a 6.08, then a 6.06 @ 145 against Jimmy Keen but the chutes came late and he ran the car into the sand box at the end of the track. The incident with Frank Meshaw then the True Street program gave them plenty of time to prepare, though when the lights came down in the final the car didn't move and Rini put up a 6.06 @ 234 MPH for the win. You can count on the Hairston crew wanting another shot at Rini especially with Clint now with the MPH record this year
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M-T 10.5W-SCT PRO OUTLAW

L     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .055     6.736     221.96
R     MIKE MURILLO     1     0.00     .021     6.709     222.44

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Eric LaFerriere had luck go his way on route to the final with Mike Murillo in an NMCA vs. NMRA final. After a round one opponent broke bye, Jim Monson bursting the intercooler losing water and coming up light on the scales in round two and a near miss accident as Frank Meshaw crossed the center line and went over on his roof in the semis one might say he had an easy road but the car runs very well and LaFerriere put up a game race in the final with Murillo taking the win by about .06 at the stripe.</p> <p>

ARP NOSTALGIA PRO STREET

L     JEFF COLLETTA     2     0.00     .010     10.515     106.18
R     KEVIN PARENT     3000     0.00     .047     7.331     189.20

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Jeff Colletta was first out at the start but fell off pace as the hard charging, determined Kevin Parent made a move to the right and out of the groove hugging the edge of the racing surface but the car was stuck and he pulled it back for a 7.33 @ 189 MPH run. The crew consists of Kevin's girlfriend Lubel Mirafelix, Bob Travelbee and Brian Mullaney.

AEROMOTIVE XTREME STREET

L     JASON BROCK     4004     0.00     -.019     8.477     164.11
R     BOB KURGAN                4444     0.00     .083     7.764     181.37

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Bob Kurgan earned a single in first round and took the tree and backed out, after that he improved ET every round and ran a 7.76 @ 181, his best of the event in the final with Jason Brock, who debuted his car here this weekend and also put up his best numbers in the final. Who can argue with a runner up finish in a new combination.

AFCO-STAINLESS WORKS DR

L     DAN KROLL     6116     0.00     .021     10.837     102.37
R     JASON LEE     1     0.00     .043     7.967     134.74

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Dan Kroll and Jason Lee met up in the Afco/Stainless Works Drag Radial final with both racers having it relatively easy getting here and Lee having the more consistent car this weekend. Kroll had the starting line advantage but struck the tires early and clicked it early, Lee did the same a bit farther down track cruising through to a 7.97 @ 134 taking the win for PTP Racing and Strange Engineering. Besides having to swap out the transmission early Friday the rest of the weekend was uneventful and without breakage.

EDLEBROCK HS-COMP PSTK

L     DON BASKIN     3     0.00     .032     8.487     156.66
R     ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP     1     0.00     -.029     8.472     158.52

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Don Baskin put up his best run of the weekend with his BES powered Chevy II in the final against Robbie Blankenship who went red, taking a loss.

B&B RACE CARS MEAN STREET

L     JEREMY GILLAM     4     0.00     .035     9.996     132.58
R     BRANDON ALSEPT     6     0.00     .074     9.914     134.93

Mean Street was another class where the top cars met in the final with Brandon Aslept having the ET advantage and running his best in eliminations 9.91 @ 134 to take out Jeremy Gillam with both cars being very consistent all day.

Day two here at Atlanta Dragway and we are finishing up round two qualifying from last nights short session. Several oil downs delayed racing well after dark and the track temperature fell with no cars running creating an unsafe situation. Keep it locked for updates through the day.

Special thanks to our event coverage sponsor Mickey Thompson Tires, check them out at www.mickeythompsontires.com.

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Bright sun again today with warming temperatures may have the track a little tricky later this afternoon, for now the weather and rack are great.
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Racers come to the NMCA/NMRA trailer to see the round sheets posted.
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The PTP crew has Willard Kinzer all buttoned up this morning after a late night making repairs and swapping engines. When the trans exploded yesterday the engine saw some extreme RPM's and lost a valve.
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Keith McCoy runs this 74 Trans Am in ARP Nostalgia Pro Street. Originally built by his father David. The father son and wife Patty team does all the work on the car except the engine which is a 525 BBC from Bischoff Engine Service. This weekend is the first run with a new forward facing scoop which bit them just a bit with the extra air getting to the engine damaging two plugs and one cylinder. While the 525 is small for the class they are all about having fun. Sponsors include Moroso, NGK Spark Plugs, Be Cool radiators and Donovan blocks.
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The Jason Carter camp is back in full swing for the 2012 season with a 6.54 personal best and a nice 185 MPH to the 1/8th. he Nelson Competition big block Chevy is fed by a pair of Garrett 88 millimeter turbos. An M & M transmission sends transfers the power through a Pro Torque converter.

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Kevin Mitchell made it back from Pro Line Racing about five this morning after making repairs to the rocker stands on the cylinder heads. This is the first race of the season for Mitchell after swapping the top end combo to Olds heads from Curtis Boggs at RFD and a Hogan sheet metal intake.
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Tony Watkins hails from Georgia and has raced at Commerce for several years. He is back for 2012 after a year off with a 706 ci BBC on Nitrous and sponsorship from Hot Rods and Harley's. The engine is from Swaford. The car and engine were built at Evans Motorsports in Georgia. Tony has run ORSCA and NHRA Unleashed previously. Keith Swaford, Steven Todd, Adam Turner and Chris Bailey make up the crew.

Round Two Qualifying Results

KOOKS PRO STREET

L     CHRI RINI                    1010     0.00     .042     6.084     231.56
L     JEFF LUTZ                           5     0.00     2.326     6.478     229.51
R     BILL LUTZ                    1969     0.00     .135     7.869     129.34
R     CLINT HAIRSTON      1000     0.00     .605     9.464     95.25
R     JOSHUA GREEN       1020     0.00     .903     9.810     161.23
L     JIMMY KEEN             1995     0.00     .173     13.892     59.16

M-T 10.5W-SCT PRO OUTLAW

R     MIKE MURILLO                1     0.00     .114     6.496     232.71
L     DAVID DEMARCO     2012     0.00     .158     6.511     219.51
L     TIM ESSICK                 1003     0.00     .083     6.761     214.28
R     RAY SANCHEZ          2018     0.00     .044     7.190     163.20
R     KEVIN SCOTT             2021     0.00     .264     7.694     186.12
R     DAVID DEMARCO     2012     0.00     .614     7.858     179.25
R     TONY WATKINS        1202     0.00     .252     8.010     167.14
R     KEVIN MITCHELL     2030     0.00     .273     9.389     210.80
L     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .159     10.374     84.73
L     BRIAN HICKS               2930     0.00     .017     11.482     91.40
L     TONY NESBITT           2999     0.00     .094     12.218     113.93
R     STEVE GEORGE           2327     0.00     .101     12.578     97.12
L     TONY NESBITT           2999     0.00     .024     15.301     79.13
L     JIM MONSON               1224     0.00     .291     16.386     51.66

ARP NOSTALGIA PRO STREET

L     SKIP BASKIN                      4     0.00     .094     7.269     190.35
R     DARREN BREAUD     3807     0.00     .131     7.286     188.60
R     KEVIN PARENT          3000     0.00     .019     7.296     189.60
L     DAVID BEESON          3003     0.00     .109     7.333     187.26
L     JEFF COLLETTA                 2     0.00     .040     14.264     90.48
L     JOE BUCARO                       3     0.00     .089     0.000     0.000

AFCO-STAINLESS WORKS DRAG RADIAL

L     DAN KROLL                         6116     0.00     .047     7.610     184.98
L     JASON LEE                            1          0.00     .048     7.708     150.30
R     MICHAEL FRATENA     6101     0.00     .088     7.726     186.25
R     SEAN ASHE                        6108     0.00     .109     7.869     180.91
L     DAN SAITZ                       6001     0.00     .494     7.900     182.72
L     BRIAN TUTEN                 4             0.00     .073     8.221     179.95
R     MIKE ALWARDT          10097     0.00     .054     8.464     179.25
R     RONNIE DIAZ                      6          0.00     .024     10.353     92.32

AEROMOTIVE XTREME STREET

R     DANNY SHEMWELL         4999     0.00     .105     7.928     175.41
L     BOB KURGAN                      4444     0.00     .217     7.933     166.44
R     PHIL SMITH                          4          0.00     .081     8.012     164.31
R     DAVID HUTNICK             4827     0.00     .310     8.030     157.21
L     BILL TRAVATO                4177     0.00     .051     8.325     171.73
L     BOB CURRAN                    4005     0.00     .160     15.655     53.47
R     SCOTT GUILER                4442      0.00         0.000     0.00
L     JASON BROCK                 4004      0.00         0.000     0.00

EDLEBROCK HOT STREET-COMP PROSTOCK

R     ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP     1         0.00     .087     8.409     159.46
R     DON BOWLES                    3HS     0.00     .131     8.534     159.25
L     BRANDON ALSEPT         6           0.00     .122     9.873     134.73
L     JEREMY GILLAM           4           0.00     .049     9.906     133.65
R     GARY DUNCAN               2          0.00     .076     10.086     133.04
R     DOUG JOHNSON              8          0.00     .169     10.708     128.87
L     DAVID HEMBREE      10417     0.00     .170     10.730     124.74
R     PAUL WILEY                10501     0.00     .139     13.583     90.26
L     DON BASKIN                 3             0.00     -.251     25.325     52.37

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Dave Demarco stepped up to a 6.51 @ 219 MPH in the second qualifying session. He is sporting a new engine this weekend and taking things slow to get dialed in so look for better times in the future.
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David Hutnick and Bill Trovato lined up to make it all BTR pair in round two with Hutnick getting the edge with a nice 8.03 @ 157 while Trovato got an 8.32 @ 171. You can see clearly how late Hutnick was and I'm sure he is glad it was just qualifying as Trovato took the stripe.

Afternoon Pit Notes

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I took a trip to the top of the stands for a birds eye view of the midway after passing through to see what's what.
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Among the many manufacturers here this weekend I stopped at BMR to take a peek at some new products they have available for first gen Camaros and Firebirds. This Bolt of rear sub frame adapts a new style torque arm suspension to the older body and is gear toward the Pro Touring market. This suspension design is also good for drag racing. Another item is a true coil over conversion for the front shocks. There is minimal welding required so it's an easy upgrade.
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Brian Hicks crew found some issues in the valve train during between round maintenance and chose to swap the heads instead of patching things up. Several valves were close to pulling through the retainers so it's good they caught it before anything was hurt. The team carrys a spare engine as well with them to events among other assorted parts and spare pieces.
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Bill Lutz lost a valve in round the third session causing enough damage they were not able to repair today so friend and racer Mark Wells stepped up to let Lutz use hid Grand AM
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They had to get the car teched in and switch turbos from the 94's to the 88's from Bill's Camaro as seen in the photo. Marks car is Hass built and was previously owned and campaigned by Warren Johnson in NHRA Pro Stock, it now sees duty as an Auto Pro Mod and where ever else it fit's in. It has seen several .995 60's and has run 5.95 clicking it early but may have a bit less power with the class legal, smaller turbos.

Final Qualifying Results

Thanks to the folks at Pro Media for supplying the formatted results.

KOOKS PRO STREET
Low ET 6.031 1010 CHRI RINI
Top Speed 244.12 1000 CLINT HAIRSTON
1010 PS 69 CAMARO DART 855 CHRI RINI CARMEL NY 6.031 235.19 235.19
1000 PS 07 GTO PONT 397 CLINT HAIRSTON TULARE CA 6.086 244.12 244.12
1995 PS 63 CORVETTE CHEV 854 JIMMY KEEN PARRISH FL 6.278 223.95 223.95
5 PS 69 CAMARO CHEV 540 JEFF LUTZ CALLERY PA 6.478 229.51 229.51
1969 PS 69 CAMARO CHEV 540 BILL LUTZ CANAL WINCHESTER OH 7.575 128.80 128.80
1020 PS CHEV 894 JOSHUA GREEN ANTIOCH IL 7.786 159.02 159.02

M/T 10.5W-SCT PRO OUTLAW
Low ET 6.496 1 MIKE MURILLO
Top Speed 234.74 2605 WILLARD KINZER
1 SS 93 MUSTANG FORD 289 MIKE MURILLO SAN ANTONIO TX 6.496 232.71 232.71
2001 SS CHEVY NELSON 548 ERIC LAFERRIERE CHIPPIAT RI 6.547 231.56 231.56
2840 SS 88 TRANS AM PONT 515 FRANK MEWSHAW MELBOURNE FL 6.668 214.38 214.38
1003 SS 03 MUSTANG FORD 435 TIM ESSICK PORT TOBACCO MD 6.694 224.81 224.81
2999 SS 02 CORVETTE NELSON 737 TONY NESBITT LOMBARD IL 6.715 209.33 209.33
2030 SS 02 CAMARO CHEV 549 KEVIN MITCHELL BOONERVILLE MS 6.743 218.37 218.37
2930 SS 74 CHALLENGER HEMI 526 BRIAN HICKS GENOA IL 6.805 214.96 214.96
2605 SS 89 MUSTANG FORD 532 WILLARD KINZER ALLEN KY 6.885 234.74 234.74
2012 SS 84 REGAL BUICK 540 DAVID DEMARCO READING MA 6.935 219.51 219.51
1224 SS 87 MUSTANG FORD 407 JIM MONSON BRIGHTON MI 6.942 204.79 205.29
2327 SS 07 CORVETTE CHEV 824 STEVE GEORGE ARNOLD MO 6.982 201.22 201.22
2018 SS 02 CAMARO CHEV 510 RAY SANCHEZ TORONTO CANADA 7.190 163.20 202.00
2021 SS 65 NOVA CHEV 440 KEVIN SCOTT DALLAS GA 7.694 186.12 186.12
2009 SS 00 CAMARO CHEV 540 MARK WELLS BILOXI MS 7.717 153.47 153.47
1202 SS 96 MUSTANG FORD 706 TONY WATKINS BLUM RIDGE 8.010 167.14 167.14

ARP NOSTALGIA PRO STREET
Low ET 7.269 4 SKIP BASKIN
Top Speed 194.04 3000 KEVIN PARENT
3000 NPS 69 NOVA CHEV 520 KEVIN PARENT ROCHESTER HILLS MI 7.269 194.04 194.04
4 NPS 11 CAMARO CHEV 638 SKIP BASKIN COVINGTON TN 7.269 190.35 190.35
3807 NPS GTO PONT 530 DARREN BREAUD HOHENWALD TN 7.286 188.60 188.60
2 NPS 69 CAMARO CHEV 638 JEFF COLLETTA WALKER LA 7.307 188.96 190.38
3003 NPS 78 CAMARO CHEV 634 DAVID BEESON BATON ROUGE LA 7.333 187.26 187.26
3074 NPS 74 TRANS AM PONT 525 KEITH MCCOY WASHINGTON IL 7.402 188.70 188.70
3 NPS 04 MUSTANG FORD 398 JOE BUCARO CORAL STREAL IL 7.457 159.08 182.82

EDLEBROCK HS/COMP PSTK
Low ET 8.409 1 ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP
Top Speed 161.07 3HS DON BOWLES
1 HS 04 MUSTANG FORD 399 ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP HUDSON FL 8.409 159.46 160.08
3 HS 67 CHEVY II DON BASKIN COVINGTON TN 8.496 156.73 156.73
3HS HS 72 MAVERICK FORD 420 DON BOWLES MAISONVILLE KY 8.511 161.07 161.07

AEROMOTIVE XTREME STREET
Low ET 7.762 4444 BOB KURGAN
Top Speed 177.60 4 PHIL SMITH
4444 XS 86 MUSTANG FORD 364 BOB KURGAN BRASELTON GA 7.762 175.23 175.23
4999 XS 04 GTO CHEV 523 DANNY SHEMWELL ELKTON KY 7.921 175.68 175.68
4005 XS 96 CORVETTE CHEV 363 BOB CURRAN BARTLETT IL 7.959 174.50 174.50
4177 XS 78 OLDS STARFIRE OLDS 403 BILL TRAVATO ROCHESTER NY 7.966 173.83 173.83
4827 XS CHEV 523 DAVID HUTNICK VALPARAISO IN 7.986 175.52 175.52
4 XS 02 TRANS AM PONT 525 PHIL SMITH GRANGER IN 8.012 164.31 177.60
4442 XS 81 OLDS 442 CHEV 523 SCOTT GUILER SALEM OH 8.183 170.41 170.41
4105 XS 69 CAMARO CHEV 522 FRED BRUNN LAXAHATCHEE FL 8.561 161.88 161.88
4004 XS 03 MUSTANG FORD 525 JASON BROCK BATON ROUGE LA 9.184 119.47 160.71

AFCO/STAINLESS WORKS DR
Low ET 7.495 1 JASON LEE
Top Speed 189.31 1 JASON LEE
1 DR 86 MUSTANG FORD 362 JASON LEE 7.495 189.31 189.31
6116 DR 89 MUSTANG CHEV 582 DAN KROLL LONG GROVE IL 7.610 184.98 184.98
6101 DR 89 CAMARO CHEV 365 MICHAEL FRATENA MELBOURNE FL 7.726 186.25 186.25
6108 DR 85 MUSTANG FORD 405 SEAN ASHE FT LAUDERDALE FL 7.869 180.91 180.91
6 DR 99 MUSTANG FORD 380 RONNIE DIAZ ELIZABETH NJ 7.882 182.80 182.80
6001 DR 89 MUSTANG FORD 364 DAN SAITZ FENTON MO 7.900 182.72 183.19
10097 DR 92 MUSTANG FORD 363 MIKE ALWARDT VINEYARD HAVEN MA 7.998 178.17 179.25
4 DR 91 MUSTANG FORD 364 BRIAN TUTEN LEXINGTON SC 8.028 180.16 181.45

B&B RACE CARS MEAN STREET
Low ET 9.867 6 BRANDON ALSEPT
Top Speed 135.16 6 BRANDON ALSEPT
6 MS 98 MUSTANG FORD 289 BRANDON ALSEPT CINCINNATI OH 9.867 135.06 135.16
4 MS 91 MUSTANG FORD 348 JEREMY GILLAM SCHERERVILLE IN 9.906 133.65 133.65
2 MS 85 CAMARO CHEV 353 GARY DUNCAN OLIVE BRANCH MS 10.086 133.04 133.04
8 MS 99 MUSTANG FORD 350 DOUG JOHNSON JOLIET IL 10.482 129.11 129.11
10501 MS 93 MUSTANG FORD 311 PAUL WILEY AZKEN SC 10.528 127.26 127.26
10417 MS 99 TRANS AM PONT 349 DAVID HEMBREE GARDEN CITY MI 10.730 124.74 124.74

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Chris Rini and Clint Hairston sit 1-2 in the Kooks Pro Street field. Rini ran his 6.03 early in round one Friday with the Tulare, California based 07 GTO finally got a clean pass wih a 6.08 @ a whopping 244 MPH wih a little 397 Pontiac and a pair of turbos feeding the boost.
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Eric LaFerriere sits second in the 15 car qualified field with a personal best 6.54 @ 231 making the team quite happy. In the final session he slowed to a .64 but was quickest for the round with Murillo Sitting out the last two. There have been major repairs among the field with the latest an engine swap for Tony Nesbit this evening. Monson was struggling some today but did pu together a clean 7.004 in the final session. Kevin Scott lost a window in his Chevy II earlier today, they were using this as a test session anyway so we will see omorrow morning if they can locate a replacement.
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Mile per hour determined the number one man in ARP Nostalgia Pro Street after identical 7.269's giving the no to Kevin Parent with his little 520 inch big block Chevy powered 69 Nova. Everyone is running close with the exception of the hurt McCoy and Bucaro who was fighting an electrical gremlin today and is a little off pace with a 7.45.
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Bob Kurgan leads the field of Aeromotive Xtreme Street by a good margin with a 7.76 @ 175.
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Shemwell, Curran, Trovato and Hutnick are bunched in the 7.90's while Phil Smith has high MPH @ 177.60 and still sorting the new ride.
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Jason Lee has the lead by a wide margin, running the table with low ET and high MPR in Afco/Stainless Works Drag Radial.
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Dan Kroll is improving his program steadily and qualified with a 7.61 @ 184. Sean Ashe has three races with date this year but they are still working things out on the car. He lost a blower in the final session and the ATF team checked the car over to find no other damage after locking up the blower, They have already replaced it with an F1-R they had on hand, so again they will face racing with no good data.
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Don Baskin earned second qualifer with an 8.47, hust ahead of Don Bowles 8.51 @ 161.
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The Beeson crew are at it again, taking flavors of home on the road with a crawfish boil, easy and delicious, it's perfect track food without doubt.

The cars and stars of the Flowmaster NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Series have converged on the Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga. this weekend for their second event of the season, where they’ll be joined by the NMRA and the LSX Shootout special event series for the NMRA/NMCA All Star Nationals. Keep your browsers tuned here to DRAGZINE all weekend long as we present same day coverage and a whole pile of photos for your viewing pleasure!

Special thanks to our event coverage sponsor Mickey Thompson Tires, check them out at www.mickeythompsontires.com.

Borla is here this weekend showcasing their stainless exhaust as well as a new line of induction systems available for several engine types. Tracie Percell got me up to speed on the new line. Borla Performance Industries purchased TWM Induction about two and a half years ago and moved that into the Borla facility in Johnson City, Tennessee. The systems are available in cast or billet with several styles available, shown is a cross ram for a 351 Winsdor.
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Jason Brock is debuting this 2003 Mustang in Extreme Street built by Wizard Race Cars. It started at a supercharged 4.6 before the transformation o a 520 BBC on nitrous from Chris at C&S Performance. The Red Baron Racing team is based out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ignition is a MSD Powergrid, Paul from Induction Solutions will be here this weekend to help things get sorted out on the new combo. Pictured is Jason and his son, Darren Thomas Brock
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Phil Corndog Smith from Team Midnight has his new car out this weekend for the 2012 season in Xtreme Street. Built by Darren Breaud at B&B Race Cars with a fresh 520 ci BBC from Nelson Competition. This car has not made a pass yet but Phil held the MPH class record last year, and hopes to grab it, and the ET record here this weekend. Major sponsors include Billet Specialties, Strange Engineering and Mickey Thompson and of course Hinsdale Farms.
Brian Hicks runs a Hemi Challenger in Super Street 10.5 using mostly older Top Fuel parts from AJE. Engines are built in house with the car built at Bickel Race Cars and trans by Fastest Transmissions with a Neal Chance converter. He hit the Bradenton season opener and had a good weekend but had the car set up a bit soft testing out some new valve train parts with good results so expect Brian to be a bit quicker here this weekend.

Round One Qualifying Results

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Chris Rini pulled a 6.03 @ 235 to earn top qualifier in Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street with his ATI sponsored 69 Camaro, he is coming off a win in Bradenton over Bill Lutz.
Bill Lutz had his oil tank fail on the starting line dumping oil on the track and tires. He did a fantastic job of keeping the car off the wall and got it stopped and off to the side as soon as he could. They hope to make repairs for the second session.
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Eric LaFerriere sits in second behind Mike Murillo in Mickey Thompson Super Street/Pro Outlaw, another combined class this weekend. His 6.547 was just off Murillo's pass but nearly three tenths ahead of number three man Brian Hicks.
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ARP Nostalgia Pro Street has seven cars in class today with Kevin Parent leading off with a 7.28 @190, which is identical speed with Jeff Coletta. Parent runs the two tone 69 Nova based out of Rochester Hills, Michigan with Dart Machinery as a major sponsor for the team. Colletta runs the number 2 on his windshield after a runner up finish for the 2011 season.
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Bob Kurgan made a very nice 7.76 @ 175 for his Aeromotive Xtreme Street qualifier this afternoon sporting the new Vortech XB105 supercharger and is always a threat. Shemwell managed a 7.94 @ 175 and hopefully can pick up his front half performance and better his ET tonight.
2011 season runner up Gary Duncan had no luck with traction on the tricky track this afternoon. The Olive Branch, Mississippi racer runs an 85 Camaro with a Kuntz built small block Chevy displacing 353 cubic inches.

Round Two Pit Notes

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Jeff Lutz has his new car here for it's race debut as well. A brand new car out of the Jerry Bickel shop featuring a true double frame rail design. The engine is 540 BBC from Pat Musi fed by twin GT55/88 Precision turbos. sponsors on the car include Big Stuff 3, Precision Turbo, PTP Racing, Mickey Thompson and Stainless Works. Paint is by Jeff Thompson Auto Body.
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the car has already pulled some impressive number with a .995 60', 2.70 330' and a 4.14 to the 1/8h clicking it early this week while testing at Rockingham.
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Kevin Mitchel had some engine troubles this morning with a rocker arm popping off the pushrod on both their runs. They are taking the car to Proline Race Engines to make repairs and should be back and ready for Saturday's morning session. The car was built in house by Mitchell Performance with EFI and Chassis tuning handled by Southern Speed in Tupelo, Mississippi where Brian works.
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Ray Sanchez is back this year after a four year absence from NMCA competition. he runs a 510 BBC from John Stefko out of Toronto.
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Willard Kinzer had a scary ride after losing the pinion near the top end causing quite a bi of damage to the car. The PTP crew hopes to make repairs and give it another shot tomorrow.
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When the pinion gave out it took the driveshaft out as well as the back of the transmission, gladly the bolt on shield kept the debris from ripping through the floor. The engine did see some high RPM so that will be checked along with making all the other repairs.

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