NMCA Bradenton 2012 Same Day Coverage

NMCA Bradenton 2012 Same Day Coverage

Rob Cossack
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March 15, 2012

 

Sunday promises to be a great day of racing with weather to match. Extreme Street is looking to have some good competition along with Mickey Thompson 10.5. With the sun out most of yesterday the track was a bit tricky, today has some scattered cloud cover so things may be a bit better suited if it keeps up through the day. If the track holds it there may be some five second runs in Pro Street so stay tuned through the day for updates.

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

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During qualifying Willard Kinzer dropped a valve, which has been traced o a bad first gear in the transmission. The engine was fixed up last night with a set of spare heads. Jeff Lutz is shown here buttoning up the trans this morning so hey will be ready for first round of Super Street 10.5.
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Dave Hatnick runs this 4th Gen Camaro in Xtreme Street which debuted in Bowling Green last year. In testing Saturday to a 7.97 and qualified second with an 8.09 @ 173. David runs a BTR built 523 BBC on nitrous which is a standard for the class, also running BTR solenoids. Kevin Stevens from High Anxiety Racecraft is responsible for the build and chassis set up.
Eric Kenward lost a piston in the final session of 275 Drag Radial last night. Kenward and Atillio DeRosa pulled the engine and replaced it with a spare as many hard core nitrous racers often do, assorted parts on hand are a must when playing with the giggle gas. He is all fixed up and looking for some 7.70's today.
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Fred Brunn runs Xtreme Street with this 69 Camaro built by Bill Lee Race Cars in Palmetto, Florida. originally built in 2008 this is the first time the car he has been out with this car in two years. The engine is a 522 built in house by Fred with only one full hit in the 1/4 so far this weekend and four hits total.

Round One Elimination Results

Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street

L     MIKE STAVRINOS     1713     0.00     .010     6.290     223.32
R     JIMMY KEEN     1995     0.00     .050     6.176     231.71
L     JOSH GREEN     1020     0.00     -.041     6.884     203.20
R     VINCENT DEMIERI     1013     0.00     -.116     6.320     229.41
L     KEITH VALONE     1050     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     BILL LUTZ     1969     0.00     .468     6.134     236.96
L     CHRIS RINI     1010     0.00     .025     6.162     232.61
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Mike Stavrinos did his job on the tree and ran his best of the weekend but it's wasn't enough to hold off Jimmy Keen's 231 MPH top end, still a good showing for a brand new ride. Josh Green hung Vinnie DeMieri out some at the line with both drivers going red and the 18 year old green taking the round.

Mickey Thompson Super Street

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Kinzer had a single this round putting up a 6.84 @ 224, very good run esp considering the work that it took getting the car back together. Brian Hicks put his twin turbocharged Mopar into the sixes with a round win over local racer John Lastinger. Top qualifier Laferriere set low ET for the round just quicker than Murrillo

L     JIM BROWN     2023     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     WILLARD KINZER     2605     0.00     .117     6.824     224.38
L     RAYMOND SANCHEZ     2018     0.00     .027     9.352     138.14
R     STEVE SUMMERS     2918     0.00     .039     7.638     145.91
L     JOHN LASTINGER     2002     0.00     .040     7.603     180.50
R     BRIAN HICKS     2930     0.00     .092     6.930     211.31
L     FRANK MEWSHAW     2840     0.00     .103     8.816     103.66
R     DAVID ROGERS     2004     0.00         0.000     0.00
L     MIKE MURILLO     1     0.00     .046     6.684     216.55
R     JESSE VIOLANTE     2003     0.00         0.000     0.00
L     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .155     6.677     213.98

ARP Nostalgia Pro Street

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Beeson had a single and ran it out the back for lane choice. Joe Bucaro took a close run against Skip Baskin by running him down at the top end.

L     DAVID BEESON     3003     0.00     .079     7.245     182.74
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L     SKIP BASKIN     4     0.00     .033     7.339     189.07
R     JOE BUCARO     3     0.00     .065     7.307     185.26
L     JEFF COLLETTA     2     0.00     -.013     7.303     188.75
R     DARREN BREAUD     3807     0.00         0.000     0.00

Stainless Works 275 Radial

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Kenward was low ET for the round getting around Brian Brooks. Dan Kroll skied the front and slowed to a 9.25 @155 in a loss to Dan Saitz' return to NMCA competition. Jason Lee kicked the tires at the hit then pulled off the to the side so the PTP Performance crew will have some work between rounds.

L     MICHAEL FRATENA     6101     0.00     .092     8.233     164.35
R     SEAN ASHE     6108     0.00     .369     8.489     129.18
L     DAN SAITZ     6001     0.00     .068     8.654     181.05
R     DAN KROLL     6116     0.00     .101     9.256     155.09
L     BRIAN BROOKS     6364     0.00     .004     8.670     173.87
R     ERIC KENWARD     9     0.00     .064     7.963     158.70
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R     JASON LEE     1     0.00     .044     0.000     0.000

Areomotive Xtreme Street

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Shemwell set low ET for the round with an 8.00 @ 172 on a single after Guiler could not fire the car in the water box. Trovato had a single after Bob Kurgan was unable to repair damage to the rear end.

L     SCOTT GUILER     4442     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     DANNY SHEMWELL     4999     0.00     .108     8.000     172.84
L     FRED BRUNN     4105     0.00     .142     16.321     41.84
R     DAVID HATNICK     4827     0.00     .052     8.083     172.87
L     BOB KURGAN     4444     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     BILL TROVATO     4177     0.00     .063     8.017     171.07

Comp Cams Pro Stock

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Baskin has low ET and lane choice against Don Bowles in the final in the 4 car field of Pro Stock

L     DON BASKIN     3     0.00     .046     8.518     155.81
R     MICHAEL DEMAYO     5117     0.00     .099     8.527     159.74
L     DON BOWLES     5     0.00     .049     8.552     154.05
R     ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP     2     0.00     .052     8.638     159.06

Afternoon Update

KOOKS CUSTOM HEADERS PS

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The semi finals saw only two cars make it down on the tricky surface this afternoon setting up Lutz and Rini in the final with lane choice going to Rini.

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     JOSH GREEN     1020     0.00     -.021     6.977     202.70
R     BILL LUTZ     1969     0.00     .085     6.240     236.53
L     CHRIS RINI     1010     0.00     .037     6.104     233.10
R     JIMMY KEEN     1995     0.00     .059     18.524     63.00

MICKEY THOMSPON SS 10.5W

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Meshaw and Kinzer ran for the chance at the finals while Murillo had the bye. Kinzer left first and Meshaw gave chase but got out of shape, he pedaled the car and tried to keep in the power enough to recover and run him down but it wasn't to happen today as Kinzer went on to a 7.01 @ 215.

Round: E3
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     WILLARD KINZER     2605     0.00     .054     7.014     215.98
R     FRANK MEWSHAW     2840     0.00     .074     13.123     64.89
L     MIKE MURILLO     1     0.00     .055     6.791     220.31
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Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     MIKE MURILLO     1     0.00     .089     8.241     120.04
R     STEVE SUMMERS     2918     0.00         0.000     0.00
L     BRIAN HICKS     2930     0.00     .471     10.214     168.13
R     FRANK MEWSHAW     2840     0.00     .056     7.746     179.89
L     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .128     7.328     193.84
R     WILLARD KINZER     2605     0.00     .120     6.798     227.73

Stainless Works 275 Drag Radial

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Eric Kenward and Jason Lee got down the track and won there respective races and will meet in the final with lane choice going to Kenward's Malibu Wagon

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     MICHAEL FRATENA     6101     0.00     .028     10.816     101.90
R     JASON LEE     1     0.00     .081     8.720     123.35
L     DAN SAITZ     6001     0.00     .102     9.985     113.89
R     ERIC KENWARD     9     0.00     .120     7.974     153.58

AEROMOTIVE XTREME STREET

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Hatnick and Trovato was a crowd pleasing match up with Trovato taking the tree first then pulling a wheel stand nearly 300 feet while Hatnick went on to a nice 8.06 @ 173. Shemwell had a single and earned lane choice with his BES powered GTO.

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     DAVID HATNICK     4827     0.00     .059     8.061     173.71
R     BILL TROVATO     4177     0.00     .034     15.775     49.86
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R     DANNY SHEMWELL     4999     0.00     .079     8.018     172.81

 Final Results

COMP CAMS PRO STOCK

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Don Baskin put his number two qualified Chevy 2 out front at the hit and carried it through the lights in a good final round with Don Bowles. Pro Stock is always a tight field with close racing in the naturally aspirated class.

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     DON BOWLES     5     0.00     .070     8.619     153.47
R     DON BASKIN     3     0.00     .064     8.467     156.79

STAINLESS WORKS 275 DR

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Eric Kenward had a good weekend here in Bradenton for his first NMCA event despite loosing a piston and running basically on seven cylinders as he capped off the nozzle to that hole to avoid further damage. 2011 champion Jason Lee ran the table however qualifying number one, setting a new record and winning the event even after losing a transmission on a single earlier in the day.

Round: E3
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     JASON LEE     1     0.00     .071     7.467     190.11
R     ERIC KENWARD     9     0.00     .043     7.931     173.84

AEROMOTIVE XTREME STREET

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Danny Shemwell was another racer to run the table this weekend, earning top qualifier with a 7.97 @ 194. He met with the number two man David Hatnick who gave it a bit too much off the line and went up in smoke as Shemwell cruised to an 8.08 @ 172.

Round: E3
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     DAVID HATNICK     4827     0.00     .050     10.555     95.50
R     DANNY SHEMWELL     4999     0.00     .040     8.081     172.94

ARP NOSTALGIA PRO STREET

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David Beeson topped the field in qualifying with a 7.28 but went red in the final vs. Skip Baskin 's 5th Gen Camaro giving the Baskin Trucking team a two car photo op in the winner circle

Round: E3
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     DAVID BEESON     3003     0.00     -.225     7.717     175.95
R     SKIP BASKIN     4     0.00     .040     9.886     93.43

MICKEY THOMSPON SS 10.5W

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They say a picture tells a thousand words and this one certainly does as Murillo gave it too much too soon allowing Willard Kinzer to slip by as the PTP racing crew set the Mustang up to leave a bit soft as the track conditions were not the best this afternoon. It was a well deserved win for the team after hurting the engine Friday night and missing any qualifying attempts Saturday while making repairs to the car.

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Round: E4
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     MIKE MURILLO     1     0.00     .042     7.888     152.59
R     WILLARD KINZER     2605     0.00     .210     6.865     228.65

KOOKS CUSTOM HEADERS PS

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Yes yet another sweep for the top qualifier Chris Rini this weekend. He hurt the engine in qualifying, pulled the spare out and didn't miss a beat in the ATI Performance Camaro running a pair of 6.10's this afternoon. Bill Lutz tried for the holeshot but was too quick, going red and giving it away to Rini

Round: E3
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     CHRIS RINI     1010     0.00     .037     6.100     232.43
R     BILL LUTZ     1969     0.00     -.014     6.271     234.80

It’s day two of the season opener for the NMCA with today having two rounds of qualifying under Florida’s sunny skies. Quite a few racers were having issues with the hot track surface yesterday and some will likely experience similar situations today,while the ones that get it figured out will be rewarded with a better position in the field.

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

If you are looking for LSX Challenge coverage, click here.

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Dan Kroll made the tow from Illinois for Extreme Street with his Nitrous assisted Mustang. His infamous Nova has been retired from NMCA and currently makes the rounds n assorted leaf spring class racing. He is sporting a fresh bullet from Automotive Engine Specialties out of Elk Grove Village, Illinois with an aluminum block 582 and the new Edelbrock SV 632 Intake topped with a fogger set up by Induction Solutions. A Proformance Transmission send the estimated 1100 HP to the rear.
Chris Rini and crew were unloading the current Pro Street low qualifier this morning and scraping some old rubber off the tubs under the car. New things for 2012 include a new intake on top of the Buck Racing Engine with a switch to Monte Smith Performance nitrous plumbing using Nitrous Oxide Systems components and new design stainless header from Kooks which has allowed the car to keep the rear tires planted a bit better so far. The team has retained all the sponsors from last year including JRI Shocks, Ross Pistons, Baskin Truck Sales, Lithium Pro Batteries and of course ATI. As a side note Rini was on just three kits yesterday with a fourth on tap.
Both of the PTP performance cars out of the Kinzer camp lost valves during Friday's qualifying session. They were not back yet this morning with the parts to make repairs to either car but hope to get things buttoned up to make the final session tonight. Shown is Willard's twin turbo Mustang running in Mickey Thompson 10.5, while the Procharged Cobalt sits under a cover.
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Keith Valone rolled the beams during pro Street qualifying last night so today will be his first attempt. They were setting the fuel pressure this morning when we stopped by. Keith has been running this 565 from Total Engine Concepts since last season and should be the last race with it before upgrading to a TEC 714 which they hope will be ready to rock for the Atlanta NMCA/NMRA All Star race in April.
Robbie Blankenship was on of the racers struggling with traction yesterday so he switched out to some fresh Mickeys for today. There are no real changes to the program for this year besides running as many NMCA events as he can Blankenship also plans to run some races in a new NA 10.5 class. Sponsors include Mickey Thompson tires, Quick Fuel Technologies, Roush Performance and Bayonet Performance.

Round 2 Qualifying Results

Mean Street

Just two cars made runs in class during the second session with Gilliam in the near lane hooking hard with both cars running near identical times.

R          DAVID HEMBREE         10417   0.00      .069      11.377 121.45

L          JEREMY GILLAM          4          0.00      .130      11.378 117.24

Comp Cams Pro Stock

Baskin and Blankenship ran similar ET's in round two with Don Bowles leaving too soon and receiving no time on the run

R          ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP   2          0.00      .011      8.484    157.48

L          DON BASKIN                       3            0.00      .253      8.494    156.16

R          MICHAEL DEMAYO          5117      0.00      -.219     10.660 94.79

L          DON BOWLES                     5           0.00                  0.000    0.00

Aeromotive Xtreme Street

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Scott Guiller has low ET for this round with a clean 8.16 @ 164. Bil Trovato has high MPH running 169 through the lights with his real Olds powered Starfire.

L          SCOTT GUILER             4442     0.00      .040      8.168     164.59

R          BILL TROVATO             4177     0.00      .234      8.317       169.90

L          DANNY SHEMWELL     4999     0.00      .133      8.359    164.29

R          DAVID HATNICK           4827     0.00      .121      16.234    69.28

Stainless Works 275 Drag Radial

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Dan Kroll pulled a 7.71 with his black Stang, also pictured is Dan Saitz's turbocharged entry, he shut down early however running only 124 MPH. Jason Lee is still on top with a 7.55 in this round on the hot track.

L          JASON LEE                    1               0.00      .067      7.550    188.99

R          DAN KROLL                  6116         0.00      .110      7.714      183.71

L          BRIAN BROOKS           6364       0.00      .014      7.797      177.44

R          MICHAEL FRATENA   6101       0.00      .083      7.831      186.87

L          ERIC KENWARD           9             0.00      .057      7.846      168.95

R          DAN SAITZ                    6001       0.00      .251      8.538       124.68

L          SEAN ASHE                  6108        0.00      -.238     11.875     90.56

ARP Nostalgia Pro Street

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Colletta and Beeson have traded the NPS record over the years with Beeson having it last year but never grabbing the championship while Colletta has two on his shelf. Adding Baskin to the fire for a full season this year should make for some very tight racing.

R          DAVID BEESON           3003     0.00      .110      7.281    183.07

L          SKIP BASKIN                4            0.00      .044      7.332    186.37

R          JEFF COLLETTA           2          0.00      .089      7.342    187.53

L          JOE BUCARO               3            0.00      .090      7.519    147.51

Mickey Thompson Super Street 10.5 W

Mike Murillo sits in the top position after two rounds, just ahead of Eric Leferrier in Jason Carter's Malibu. This will get interesting between these two and Frank Meshaw provided they can keep hold of the track. All three run a twin turbocharged combinations.
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L          MIKE MURILLO             1          0.00      .041      6.776    201.97

R          ERIC LAFERRIERE       2001     0.00      .089      6.792    215.72

L          FRANK MEWSHAW      2840     0.00      .061      6.852    213.01

L          JOHN LASTINGER        2002     0.00      .210      7.514    182.26

R          STEVE SUMMERS        2918     0.00      .036      7.741    132.91

R          JIM BROWN                 2023         0.00      .104      7.809    130.32

R          BRIAN HICKS             2930         0.00      .186      8.146    207.90

L          BRYAN KEELE             2000     0.00      3.285    9.865    124.42

R          RAYMOND SANCHEZ   2018     0.00      .698      19.400 46.88

Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street

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Pro Street has several cars on the grounds capable of winning this weekend. So far Rini has put up the best numbers with Bill Lutz doing best in this round.

L          BILL LUTZ                 1969         0.00      .105      6.185    233.70

R          JIMMY KEEN            1995         0.00      .046      6.231    231.83

R          VINCENT DEMIERI        1013     0.00      .001      6.255    227.61

L          MIKE STAVRINOS         1713     0.00      .073      6.536    161.08

R          JOSH GREEN           1020         0.00      -.019     6.873    203.16

R          KEITH VALONE             1050     0.00      1.351    10.933 75.15

R          CHRIS RINI               1010         0.00      .011      11.190 92.25

Final Qualifying

Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street

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Chris Rini ran the table in qualifying and put up a 6.03 @ 235 in the final session. He lost a valve on the last run and they have last years engine as a spare installed in the car already so they will be ready for eliminations tomorrow.
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Lutz has high MPH during qualifying with Demieri and Keen close behind that should make some good racing tomorrow.

Low ET 6.038 1010 CHRIS RINI
Top Speed 238.03 1969 BILL LUTZ
1010 PRO ’69 CAMARO DART 855 CHRIS RINI CARMEL NY 6.038 235.35 236.53
1969 PRO ’69 CAMARO CHEV. 540 BILL LUTZ CANAL WINCHESTER OH 6.155 238.03 238.03
1013 PRO ’68 CAMARO MUSI 861 VINCENT DEMIERI DIX HILLS NY 6.188 231.71 231.71
1995 PRO ’63 CORVETTE REHER 854 JIMMY KEEN PARRISH FL 6.231 231.83 231.83
1713 PRO ’68 CAMARO NELSON 798 MIKE STAVRINOS FT. LAUDERDALE FL 6.398 216.76 216.76
1020 PRO ’69 CAMARO SCHMIDT895 JOSH GREEN ANTIOCH IL 6.873 203.16 203.16
1050 PRO ’63 CORVETTE CHEV. 565 KEITH VALONE FT. MYERS FL 10.933 75.15 75.15

Mickey Thompson Super Street 10.5 W

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Murillo and Meshaw are always big threats and they are both running well this weekend. Local racer John Lastinger is a little off the pace with a 7.51 but you can't win if you don't show up. Also as mentioned earlier Willard Kinzer had dropped a valve in his Mustang, the good news to the team is they are buttoning things up now and should have the fired up before midnight.

Low ET 6.764 2001 ERIC LAFERRIERE
Top Speed 215.72 2001 ERIC LAFERRIERE
2001 SS ’78 MALIBU NELSON 548 ERIC LAFERRIERE CHEPACHET RI 6.764 215 215.72
1 SS ’93 MUSTANG FORD 549 MIKE MURILLO SAN ANTONIO TX 6.776 201.97 201.97
2840 SS ’88 TRANS AM BBC 515 FRANK MEWSHAW MELBOURNE FL 6.852 213.01 213.01
2002 SS ’69 CAMARO BBC 565 JOHN LASTINGER CLEARWATER FL 7.514 182.26 182.26
2918 SS ’81 CAMARO CHEV. 498 STEVE SUMMERS UTICA IL 7.591 148.07 148.07
2605 SS ’85 MUSTANG CHEV. 532 WILLARD KINZER ALLEN KY 7.651 177.65 177.65
2023 SS ’03 MUSTANG FORD 550 JIM BROWN O’FALLON MO 7.809 130.32 130.32
2018 SS ’02 CAMARO ‘510 RAYMOND SANCHEZ TORONTO CANADA 8.002 173.57 173.57
2930 SS ’74 CHALLENGER ‘526 BRIAN HICKS GENOA IL 8.146 207.9 207.9
2004 SS ’00 CAMARO BRODIX 540 DAVID ROGERS WINNIPEG 8.334 189.15 189.15
2003 SS ’69 CAMARO NELSON 747 JESSE VIOLANTE FELLSMERE FL 10.778 80.94 80.94

ARP Nostalgia Pro Street

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NPS is a very tight field this weekend with less about two hundredths separating the four cars left in. Darren Breaud will not make the call after losing several pistons yesterday.

Low ET 7.281 3003 DAVID BEESON
Top Speed 189.47 2 JEFF COLLETTA
3003 NPS ’78 CAMARO GM 632 DAVID BEESON BATON ROUGE LA 7.281 183.07 184.04
3 NPS ’04 MUSTANG FORD 398 JOE BUCARO CAROL STREAM IL 7.303 185.1 186.02
2 NPS ’69 CAMARO CHEV. 638 JEFF COLLETTA WALKER LA 7.305 189.47 189.47
4 NPS ’11 CAMARO CHEV. 640 SKIP BASKIN COVINGTON TN 7.307 188.83 188.83
3807 NPS ’06 GTO NELSON 528 DARREN BREAUD HOHENWALD TN 9.031 111.09 111.09

Stainless Works 275 Drag Radial

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Jason Lee has a wide margin of error tomorrow with over two tenths on the field in Drag Radial, only Fratena is close on MPH but has yet to figure out the front half. Eric Kenward is having good results at his first NMCA race running consistent 7.80's. Sean Ashe got one 300 foot hit last night but lost both attempts today as an electrical gremlin is allowing the car to roll the beams on the transbrake. Sean and Jason Gatlin are tracing down the problem now.

Low ET 7.454 1 JASON LEE
Top Speed 189.91 1 JASON LEE
1 DR ’86 MUSTANG FORD 362 JASON LEE MAUMEE OH 7.454 189.91 189.91
6116 DR DAN KROLL LONG GROVE IL 7.706 183.59 183.97
6101 DR ’89 CAMARO SBC 365 MICHAEL FRATENA MELBOURNE FL 7.831 186.87 186.87
9 DR ’79 MALIBU WAGON NELSON 434 ERIC KENWARD VERO BEACH FL 7.846 168.95 168.95
6001 DR ’89 MUSTANG FORD 364 DAN SAITZ FENTON MO 8.538 124.68 134.46
6108 DR ’85 MUSTANG SBF 405 SEAN ASHE FT. LAUDERDALE FL 9.199 109.91 109.91
6364 DR ’67 CHEVY II ‘560 BRIAN BROOKS PARKER CO 9.213 172.05 172.05

Aeromotive Xtreme Street

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Top Qualifier Shemwell is the sole car in the sevens in qualifying also earning top MPH.

Low ET 7.923 4999 DANNY SHEMWELL
Top Speed 174.28 4999 DANNY SHEMWELL
4999 XS ’04 GTO CHV. 523 DANNY SHEMWELL ELKTON KY 7.973 174.28 174.28
4827 XS ’02 CAMARO 525 DAVID HATNICK VALPARAISO IN 8.093 173.17 173.17
4177 XS ’78 OLDS STARFIRE OLDS 403 BILL TROVATO ROCHESTER NY 8.112 170.71 170.71
4442 XS ’81 OLDS 442 CHEV. 523 SCOTT GUILER SALEM OH 8.168 164.59 164.59
4105 XS ’69 CAMARO BBC 522 FRED BRUNN LOXAHATCHEE FL 8.844 162.8 162.8
4444 XS ’86 MUSTANG FORD 364 BOB KURGAN HOSCHTON GA 19.519 0 0

Comp Cams Pro Stock

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A very close, almost negligible spread between Blankenship and Baskin has Don now in second spot. Both Bowles and DeMayo have the power but have struggled with the starting line during qualifying.

Low ET 8.484 2 ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP
Top Speed 158.95 2 ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP
2 P/STK ’04 MUSTANG FORD 399 ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP HUDSON FL 8.484 157.48 158.95
3 P/STK ’67 CHEVY CHEV. 420 DON BASKIN COVINGTON TN 8.487 156.41 156.9
5 P/STK ’72 MAVERICK FORD 420 DON BOWLES MATISONVILLE KY 8.595 157.7 157.7
5117 P/STK ’95 MUSTANG FORD 420 MICHAEL DEMAYO BUTLER PA 8.96 154.03 154.03
Mean Street

Low ET 10.167 10003 BRAD MEADOWS
Top Speed 131.77 10003 BRAD MEADOWS
10003 MS ’93 MUSTANG ‘311 BRAD MEADOWS SIMPSONVILLE SC 10.167 131.77 131.77
4 MS ’91 MUSTANG LX ‘348 JEREMY GILLAM SCHERERVILLE IN 10.556 125.43 125.43
10417 MS ’99 PONITAC CHEV. 349 DAVID HEMBREE GARDEN CITY MI 11.377 121.45 121.45

It’s the first race of the year for the NMCA in 2012 as they move into Bradenton. This is a combination event ran in conjunction with the LSX Challenge series that we will be promoting on a separate coverage page. Check back all weekend for the new cars and action from Bradenton!

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MIke Stavrinos is debuting his new car this weekend at the Season opener for the NMCA. The car was built by Sheppard Race cars and has a Nelson Competition 800+ cubic inch big block Chevy on nitrous for power. Kooks Custom Headers has come on board as a major sponsor for the Stavrinos Motorsports Camaro. Special thanks to brother Deano, Randy Chris Nelson, Chris at Sheppard Race Cars and everyone else that did their part in the build. They have run some 4.0 hits to the 1/8 mile and ran a low 6 clicking it a little early today during testing.
Team Green is here debuting a new car fresh out of Bickel Race Cars. They did some testing yesterday with "pleasing results" said team owner Dan Green. His son Josh is just 18 and has been racing for two years. The engine is a natrually aspirated 894 from Steve Schmidt and will be competing on Pro Street.
Mike Fratena came out to run in Drag Radial this weekend bringing out the crew along to help out.Mike decided to dump the blow through set up last year and has had success with fuel injection since with Cal Hartline on board to tune the small block turbocharged third gen Camaro. From left to right Peg Fratena, Randy Fratena, MIke Fratena, Cal Hartline and friend Brian.
Another newcomer to NMCA this weekend is Shawn Ashe. He is another X275 racer coming to test the waters in NMCA Drag radial. He hurt his small block Chevy testing recently at PBIR and since Jason Gatlin from ATF Speed built the car and provides the trans and converters among other things they stuffed one of Jim Blair's spare engines in. They have working hard at it for a couple weeks to make the change and pulled an all nighter to get here this afternoon after firing up the engine at 2 AM. A custom front motor plate was whipped up by Gatlin to convert the F1-X Chevy gear drive to bolt to the Ford engine, which will be available to anyone, including digitizing your current plate.
Jason Carter is back on the scene in Super Street OL 10.5 with the tried and true Malibu. He is running the same twin turbo BBC as before and Eric LeFerrier will be driving this year as well.
Kentuckey racer Danny Shemwell is here in XS running his GTO with a new 525 BBC from BES. The crew includes Lynn Yonts, Jesse Coulter with Hank Hill from Hooked up and Gone Race Cars.
Eric Kenward is here trying out the Drag Radial class with his Malibu wagon. He normally runs X275 and G-body events.Some weight reduction was done recently with flush mount lexan rear glass and a fiberglass tailgate.By removing about 90 pounds from the back of the car the front to rear bias is improved from before which should help to keep the front on the ground. He runs a Nelson Competition small block Chevy with Trick Flow 18 degree heads and Wilson Nitrous, a lithium 960 series battery from Pro Lite.
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A new piece on the car is a prototype carbon front motor plate from Ultra Carbon in Washington State. Testing today resulted in a 5.05 1/8th with a high seven through the top end.

Round 1 Qualifying Results

Mean Street

JEREMY GILLAM            4           0.00      .233      11.418    114.95

DAVID HEMBREE         10417    0.00      .053      11.643   118.79

BRAD MEADOWS        10003      0.00      .160      16.417   50.52

Comp Cams Pro Stock

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Don Baskin leads the pro Stock field by a good margin with an 8.48 @ 156 while some other racers were having issus grabbing the starting line.

DON BASKIN                           3        0.00      .026      8.487    156.41

DON BOWLES                          5       0.00      .059      8.626    155.97

MICHAEL DEMAYO             117       0.00      .091      8.960    154.03

ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP     2          0.00      .036      9.167    149.67

Aeromotive Extreme Street

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Kurgan lost traction at the hit on his qualifying attempt this afternoon. Travato had a clean run to an 8.11, Shemwell went red on his attempt, setting low ET in the process

R          DANNY SHEMWELL     4999     0.00      -.186     7.973     172.34

L          DAVID HATNICK           4827      0.00      .353      8.093     173.17

L          FRED BRUNN                4105       0.00      .223      8.844     162.80

R          SCOTT GUILER             4442       0.00      .048      12.934   92.65

R          BILL TROVATO             4177        0.00      .046      8.112     170.71

L          BOB KURGAN                4444       0.00      .126      19.519    0.00

Stainless Works 275 Drag Radial

Three of five cars in 275 Drag radial got down the track with Jason Lee wearing the number 1 on his ride and running a 7.45 @ 189 taking a shot for the class record. Kenward and Fratena struck the tires, but Fratena's turbo made up 186 MPH through the lights.

R          JASON LEE                      1             0.00      .082      7.454    189.91

L          DAN KROLL                     6116       0.00      .099      7.706    183.59

L          MICHAEL FRATENA      6101      0.00      .146      8.793    186.76

R          ERIC KENWARD            9             0.00      .077      9.059    145.34

R          SEAN ASHE                   6108        0.00      .155      10.225    94.46

ARP Nostalgia Pro Street

Number two man Jeff Colletta posted up a nice 7.33 @ 188, while Bucaro and Baskin ran a pair of 7.30's
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R          JOE BUCARO                 3            0.00      .125      7.303      185.10

R          SKIP BASKIN                 4              0.00      .078      7.307    188.83

L          JEFF COLLETTA           2              0.00      .032      7.335    188.40

R          DARREN BREAUD       3807       0.00      .027      9.031    111.09

L          DAVID BEESON            3003      0.00      .099      31.74      6 0.00

Mickey Thompson Super Street 10.5 W

Frank Meshaw was the only car in the sixes with a nice 6.87 @ 210 MPH. A twin turbo Nelson Competition BBC and ATF Speed Automatic trans are a big part of Frank's consistancy, along with Hooked up and Gone race Cars.
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FRANK MEWSHAW      2840      0.00      .836      6.870    210.28

WILLARD KINZER         2605      0.00      .074      7.651     177.65

STEVE SUMMERS        2918        0.00      .046      7.928    131.13

RAYMOND SANCHEZ   2018       0.00      1.049    8.089    171.46

BRIAN HICKS                 2930       0.00      .063      8.600    188.79

JOHN LASTINGER        2002      0.00      .037      12.228    94.51

JESSE VIOLANTE         2003       0.00      .255      12.868    80.73

ERIC LAFERRIERE       2001       0.00      -.222     12.923    61.69

MIKE MURILLO             1             0.00      .045      10.416     85.57

Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street

Chris Rini set low ET running a 6.07 in the first session of qualifying today with his nitrous fed ATI performance Camaro.
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Stavrinos is doing well so far with the new ride with a 6.39 and Jimmy keen is hauling the mail through the lights but a bit off pace early in the run. Pro Street should be interesting this weekend.

L          CHRIS RINI                    1010         0.00      .021      6.074    236.53

L          JIMMY KEEN                 1995         0.00      .187      6.395    229.18

R          MIKE STAVRINOS        1713     0.00      .119      6.398    216.76

R          BILL LUTZ                       1969         0.00      .138      6.155    238.03

L          JOSH GREEN                  1020     0.00      .101      6.908    198.85

L          VINCENT DEMIERI       1013     0.00      .152      7.479    131.69

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