We are racing here at Memphis International Raceway with eliminations all day at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion! Make sure you stay tuned to Dragzine today for updates from the pits and more.
Before the first round of LDR there was a moment of silence for Montie Smith, former crew chief for Chad Henderson who recently passed away. Henderson was able to pick up the round with a 4.40 over Bobby Kruck who had a series of massive wheelstands and ended up in Henderson's lane at the top end. Barry Mitchell was able to get a clean lap in on his single with a 3.91 et after struggling at times during qualifying.Mark Woodruff defeated Greg Powrie in round 1 and put up the biggest MPH of the weekend at 211.16.
The X275 class is now wide open after number one qualifier, and current class record holder Rich Bruder lost in round 1. Bruder's weekend came to an end when he was way to quick on the tree with a -.162 red light start.
Ultra Street number one qualifier Shawn Pevlor continued to show why he is the class of the field during the first round of eliminations. In his bye run he laid down a booming 4.79 pass with his new EFI combo to stay almost a full tenth quicker than the rest of the field.
LeRoy Nabors Jr. recently purchased Charles Hull's X275 Mustang and has been deadly consistent with a string of 4.60s this weekend. Nabors was able to take out number 9 qualifier Nickey Notch with a 4.664 lap. After Justin Cyrnek smashed the MX235 record on Friday he was protested by a racer and subject to a turbo inspection. Cyrnek passed the inspection with flying colors but struck the tires on his bye run and only managed a 5.10 pass.
DeWayne Mills was not able to make the call in the second round of Radial vs The World due to some serious engine issues. “The motor bent a couple of push rods on that last pass so we’re done. We already hurt one motor really bad this weekend and didn’t want to put any holes in this one,” Mills said
Jeff Lutz was just trying to get Mad Max to behave and make a nice A to B pass in round two. The team's goal was to pull some of the power out of it to settle the car down and get a clean pass in. Their plan worked as the car made a clean 3.94 pass and is ready for more power. Jason Rueckert has his Cutlass running fairly well this weekend with a few passes in the 4.19 and 4.20 range. For the second round, he will be facing Andy Essary and had loaded a hot tune-up in the car to keep marching towards a win this weekend.After having some issues in the first round, Joel Greathouse has been able to get his race weekend back on track. His team was just doing some basic between round work when we stopped by and are confident they will be able to go deep into eliminations today.MX235 racer Phillip Reichardt got the win in round two with a nice 4.82 pass. “We’re really happy and just want to keep going in this thing. It’s been a long weekend and we want to win that check,” Reichardt said about his goals for the weekend.Jamie Stanton is ready to take the gloves off for the third round of X275 and push his nitrous-fed Camaro even harder. “We really just had a soft tune-up in it last round, but now with the track coming around and sun going down we will throw more at it,” Stanton said.Tim Hendricks was the model of consistency during eliminations in the MX235 class. His 1994 Firebird was in full bracket car mode ripping off a series of 4.67 and 4.68 passes during the money rounds. In the finals, Hendricks was able to drive around Vince Franks in his 1983 Camaro to pick up the win in the MX235 class for the event with a 4.74 pass.
Clint Downs wasn't a household name in the X275 category before the Outlaw Street Car Reunion, but with his huge performance this weekend that could change. Downs qualified seventh on the ladder and proceeded to chew through the entire class like it was his play thing. With a string of passes in the 4.50s or quicker Downs took out X275 kingpin Jamie Stanton followed by Kenny Hubbard. In the finals Downs became a true giant killer when he beat a wheelstanding Dean Marinis with a 4.42 lap, his quickest of the day. Ultra Street was the Shawn Pevlor show once again. Pevlor secured the number one qualifying spot and the just marched right through the field with ease by being smooth and consistent. In the final Pevlor had a bye to get the win after Joe Greathouse had catastrophic engine failure in the semi-final round.
Pro Street Motorcycle rider Rodney Williford left zero doubt about his abilities at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion. Williford lead the event wire to wire by qualifying number one, and then picking his way through the class to pick up the win in the finals over Gabe Fredrick with a 6.825 lap. 6.0 Index winner Joey Nugent fought his way through the 64 car field to pick up the win. In the finals, he beat Aaron Boehmer with a 6.06 pass to Boehmer’s break out run of 5.98David Smith made some serious cash this weekend behind the wheel of his S10 in the 7.0 class. On Thursday he won the bonus index race and $4,000 in cash, then on Sunday he picked up the 7.0 class win to grab another $5,000.
If Vegas was putting odds on Andrew Alepa's Corvette being back so soon at a race after the devastating fire it suffered at Lights Out 8 they would have been long, to say the least. The team came together to get the car done, and with Daniel Pharris behind the wheel they took an unproven machine after the repairs and mowed the entire Radial vs The World field down at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion. The final was shaping up to be an epic battle between Pharris and Barry Mitchell, but just before the 60-foot mark Mitchell lost traction and Pharris motored on to pick up the easy win.
If you would have asked Matt Bell on Thursday if he had a chance at winning the LDR class when he rolled in the gates at Memphis International Raceway he might have laughed in your face. Bell's car wasn't even running on Thursday, as it there was no engine between the front fenders when it rolled out of the trailer. The team thrashed hard, but was only able to qualify 26th. When eliminations kicked off Bell turned his Mustang into a twin-turbo bulldozer and pushed his way through the field like they were nothing but gravel. In the finals Bell took out number one qualifier Travis Esselman in an exciting race where they both ran nearly identical 4.17 elapsed times, but Bell was quicker on the tree with a .060 reaction time to get the win.
It’s day two of the Outlaw Street Car Reunion IV at Memphis International Raceway. We are currently in a rain delay situation and will hopefully be racing again soon.Mother nature won on Friday and caused racing to be canceled. The action will kick off bright and early on Sunday with eliminations.
The biggest stars and the fastest cars in radial tire racing return to the Memphis International Raceway this weekend for the annual running of the Outlaw Street Car Reunion, where event promoter Tyler Crossnoe and his team are sure to have the 660 plenty sticky for some record-like numbers.
The calm before the storm here at Memphis International Raceway! Lots of killer cars here and the weather is great today.Dean Marinas is here at the OSCR looking to follow up his victory at Lights Out 8 in his nitrous-huffing Mustang.Barry Mitchell and his team were doing between round maintenance on his RvW Camaro this morning in preparation for round one of qualifying. Mitchell will be looking to follow up his 3.80 pass in testing.Shawn Pevlor is pulling double duty this weekend driving his familiar Fox Body Mustang and this SN95 Mustang in LDR that belongs to John Kolivas that’s rocking a pair of undisclosed sized turbos. This car should be a player this weekend.Marty Stinnett has been trying to work through some small issues since his crash at No Mercy last year. “We’ve been chasing some small problems but the car is coming around. It has been very consistent since the build, running in the 3.90s to 4.00s and is showing the potential to dip back in the 3.80s soon. We’re happy with where the car is after the rebuild and look forward to making some good passes this weekend,” Stinnett says.Jack Green and his team rolled off the trailer with a solid 4.30 pass but then had some issues. “On our second pass the motor ate a lifter so we had to thrash on it for today. We got it back together and should be ready to go for the rest of the weekend and expect some good numbers,” Green explains.Jeff Lutz is making his first passes on radials this weekend and it has been an adventure. His Mad Max Camaro has been trying to stand up on the bumper often so the team has shifted over 30 pounds on the nose of the car to help the issue.Anthony Manna made some big adjustments to his program for 2017. His LSX powered Camaro from AES is sporting some new heads and a healthy cam upgrade to help it make some more power from its pair of turbos.Fletcher Cox is here with his “Golddust” Mustang and Shawn Ayers is doing the driving again. Rumor in the pits is that Cox has another Radial vs The World car being built.Mark Micke wasn’t able to improve on his 3.94 ET from his first qualifying effort when the car entered a massive wheelstand just past the 60 foot mark.Steve Jackson is here this weekend helping Chad Henderson with his LDR Grand National. During Q1 Henderson was able to make a nice A to B pass with Jackson’s assistance.Marty Robertson purchased Kyle Huettel’s Corvette and had it painted his signature shade of blue for its first trip to Memphis. His Barracuda is still being repaired, but that car will make a return to the track very soon.Joe Johnson went for a wild ride during X275 qualifying that ended with some heavy contact with the wall. His car made a huge move to the left and then back to the right, and struck the wall with enough force to move it slightly. Johnson was okay and the car looks repairable.Kalie Mills is working on trying to make the very tough X275 field this weekend. Her 4.90 ET during Q1 puts her in the 20th spot right now.The Pro Street Motorcycle class is seeing some insane passes this weekend, with riders running deep into the 6.80s at over 220mph in the 1/4-mile without a wheelie bar.The Bruder brothers are starting to get a handle on their new roots-blown combination. They were able to dip into the 4.50s during Q1 while lifting early.Dewayne Mills had a scary incident during Q2 of Radial vs The World when he had a transmission line come loose inside the car and spew fluid everywhere. He was fine and the car is ready for Q3 — it just has some extra rust protection inside now.Daniel Pharris sits on the pole in Radial vs The World behind the wheel of the Aleppa Racing C7 Vette. According to Pharris, it has been due to some hard work from the team. “We only have a handful of passes on this car since the rebuild. Everybody has worked really hard, and Andrew gave us a great car. We have been sorting out small issues and vibrations, but I think the car has a mid 4.70 in it easy.”
Justin Cyrnek put his 2013 Mustang into the number one qualifying spot with authority on Friday. His 351 cubic-inch Mod Motor pushed him to the top spot with a 4.58 et at over 159 miles per hour. This is the first time he's had the car out since 2013 and it's making some big waves in the class in it's debut this season.
Rich Bruder put the X275 world on notice during the third qualifier under the lights at Memphis International Raceway. He ripped off a booming 4.36 pass at 154 mph with a 1.059 60-foot. It appears the Bruder brothers got a handle now on this new blower and even have a bit more left in the car. Lyle Barnett is here driving Jason Digby’s Dart in LDR and continues to make this car work. The team reset the leaf spring record AGAIN with a 4.19 lap at 184.5 mph. According to the team, the car should crack the 190 mph mark with ease and maybe run into the 4.00 range.John Urist had been experiencing some traction issues until Q3 when he had a huge wheelstand. The car came down hard, but he was able to drive it off the track under its own power.
