After two days of exceptional on-track qualifying action here at the Street Car Super Nationals Anarchy at the Arch, it’s time to go racing, with eliminations set to roll this evening. As always, a big thanks to Comp Cams for their support of our coverage!
The pit area is quickly filling up here at Gateway, as is the spectator parking and the grandstands as we kick off eliminations this afternoon.The NDRL nostalgia series and Gateway’s local bracket series are kicking off eliminations today, with the first round of Pro Modified slated for a 6:30 p.m. start time.
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Tom McGilton checked off one of his racing goals last night in his stunning Larson Race Cars-built 2014 Camaro, cracking into the sevens with a 7.97 on a test hit. 'I couldn't sleep last night, I was so excited,
Eliminations Round 1 Results & Ladders
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Krustey Ramsey recorded low elapsed time of the opening round of Outlaw 8.5, running 4.924. to defeat Matthew Lunsford. Ramsey will take on Jake Gier in the second round.
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Mark Luton (left) and Daniel Pharris were the class on the field in the opening round of 315 Radial vs Outlaw 10.5. Luton stepped up to an impressive 4.11 to defeat Sharon Thomas, while Pharris went low for the round with another stout 4.10 at 189 mph on his solo pass. This class is being contested separately based on tire-type until the final, when the last radial and slick tire car will face off for the hardware. Don Wooton rolled to a 3.67 to oust the twin turbo car of Paul Mouhayet in the opening stanza of Outlaw Pro Mod. Wooton will take on Jon Stouffer in the next round.
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Frankie Taylor (left) reeled off the quickest pass of the first round of Outlaw Pro Mod, going 3.65 at 206 mph to down Larry Larson's Chevy S-10. Top qualifier Randall Reid was also right in the thick of the 3.60 battle, going 3.68 to advance. Reid will take on stablemate Brandon Pesz in the next round.
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Sidnei Frigo (left) made his best run of the weekend in round one of Pro Modified, a 5.94 at 251, to down Steven Whiteley. Jim Whiteley (right) was also a victim in the first round, dropping his match to Jim Bell, 5.97 to 6.03. Kevin Fiscus has been the man to beat all weekend in Pro Mod, leading qualifying with his 5.88. Fiscus shut it down early on his competition single in round one, and will face Sidnei Frigo for a trip into the final.With just two cars in 235 Limited, the first round was also the final. Tony Fergeson, all the way from Wyoming, upset qualifying leader Greg Zerban, going 6.71 at Zerban got into trouble and slowed.
Round 2 Eliminations Results/Ladders
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Taylor Lastor scorched his way to a 4.17-second lap in the final round of the 315 radial category to defeat Brandon McBride.Lastor will have his hands full in the winner-take-all 315 Radial versus Outlaw 10.5 final, as he’ll square off with California native Mark Luton, who cranked off low elapsed time of the race, a 4.07, to defeat Brandon McBride in the Outlaw 10.5 final.In one of the closest finals of the night on paper, Frankie “the Madman” Taylor took down Randell Reid in the Outlaw Pro Mod final with a stout 3.58. Reid got crossed up a couple hundred feet out and could only watch the Stupid Fast Racing Corvette sail to victory.
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Mark Luton (left) scored one for the slick tire racers in the 215 Radial vs Outlaw 10.5 finale, running a 4.08 to down a a slowing Taylor Lastor. Pastor, in two finals and looking for a double-up, came up short in both, also losing the 285 Radial final to Lamar Swindle Jr. (right), 4.64 to a slowing 5.59. In a battle of teammates, Kevin Fiscus beat Jim Bell on both ends of the racetrack in the Pro Mod final, 5.94 to a 5.99.Krusty Ramsey was dead-late in the Outlaw 8.5 final, and it cost him in his bid to repeat as champion of this race, as Jason Collins scored an upset victory in his ’66 Nova, a 4.93 defeating a quicker 4.91.
The Pacific Street Car Association and the Street Car Super Nationals mark their return to the Gateway Motorsports Park near St. Louis this weekend for the second running of Anarchy at the Arch. This weekend’s show will have a lot to live up to after last year’s world record-shattering affair. From Outlaw Pro Modified to Outlaw 8.5, competitors from all across the country will be doing battle at Gateway, and once again we’ll be bringing you up-to-the-minute action right here on Dragzine. As always a special thanks to our friends at Comp Cams for their support of our season-long race coverage!
Qualifying Order After Two Rounds
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The Gateway Motorsports Park here in Madison, Illinois is slowly coming alive this morning, with several hours yet before the third round of qualifying kicks off later this evening.
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Kansas City-area chassis builder Larry Larson is here this weekend assisting customer Tom McGilton, who is prepping his spectacular new Larson-built 2014 ZL1 Camaro for its Drag week debut in a couple of weeks. The Camaro, a real ZL1, was purchased brand new off the dealer lot and stripped down to the bare body and crafted into a street legal work of art. With a 540 cubic inch ig block, twin-turbocharged mill under the hood, the car has the potential to go 7.50's at upwards of 190 mph. McGilton has already been 5.20s in the 1/8-mile with it. Larson is also doing a little racing of his own, with both his famed ’66 Chevy II and Chevrolet S-10 here on the property. Larry clicked off a 4.08, 194 mph best in Outlaw Pro Mod qualifying last night to place himself eighth in the provisional order.
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Texas Todd Moyer (left) is sitting fourth in Outlaw Pro Mod thus far with his Bickel-built 2015 Camaro with a 3.83-second effort. Moyer's Camaro is propelled by a monstrous 644 cubic inch big block fed by a pair of 94mm Precision turbos. Jim Whiteley (right) is using this weekend's event to test out a new automatic transmission ad torque converter combination ahead of next weekend's NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Whiteley's beautiful '69 Chevelle recorded a best of 6.11 at 232 mph last night, the slowest of the five cars in the field. An impressive field of 17 cars is on hand in the 315 Radial vs. Outlaw 10.5 category, which is led by Taylor Lastor’s 4.097. Smack in the middle of the field is Radial vs The World star Jamie Hancock, who cocked a 4.53 in his big block nitrous Corvette last night. As Hancock’s crew told us, the track prep has thrown them for a bit of curveball thus far, making it difficult to get through the early part of the run. After some changes, they’ll be looking for some 4.0s later tonight.
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The Nostalgia Drag Racing League, a midwest-based series, is on hand here in St. Louis as part of the Street Car Super Nationals program. The NDRL features a host of supercharged, alcohol-burning Altereds, front engine dragsters, Gassers, and other old school machines.
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Arkansas native Kevin Strobel (left) is getting a handle of his all-new Outlaw 10.5 combination this weekend after redoing the chassis under his '67 Nova and adding a new Brad Anderson Hemi with a screw blower. Strobel cranked off a 4.30 last night, which placed him fifth in the provisional order. Paul Mouhayet (right), all the way from New South Wales, Australia, blazed his way to a 5.66-second, 1/4-mile testing lap yesterday prior to qualifying. He returned in the evening to card a 3.90 at 208 mph to slot in sixth among the 11 entries to take a time.
Qualifying Order After Three Rounds
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Just two cars are here running in ProCharger 235 Limited, one of whom is Wyoming native Tony Fergeson and his gorgeous 1956 Chevrolet, running a 509-inch big block on a single stage of Induction Solutions nitrous oxide. Fergeson has been a best of 6.58 thus far, trailing class leader Greg Zerban’s 6.31.
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The father and son team of Steven (left) and Jim Whiteley were unable to improve upon their previous best runs from Thursday, leaving them third (5.95) and fifth (6.11) respectively. Jared Johnston, a perrneial frontrunner in the X275 ranks, powered his way to the top of the Mickey Thompson 275 Radial field in the third session of qualifying with a 4.626, edging out previous leader Taylor Lastor by a mere .001 seconds.
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Radnell Reid (left) remaining atop the Outlaw Pro Mod field with his 3.64 in last night's opening rounds, but gained some company, with Doug Rister improving to a 3.70 to maintain his second position. John Stanley (center) drove his Cadillac CTS-V about 700 feet to get down the 1/8-mile, but hung with it to card a 3.75, moving him up from ninth to fifth on the sheets. And Larry Larson (right) improved by a hundredth to a 4.07 at 196 mph. Mark Micke rolled to a side-by-side 4.20 with Kevin Strobel in the third round of 315 Radial vs. Outlaw 10.5, but we’re hearing his mount broke a pair of rods and he may be done for the weekend.
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Psul Mouhayet, who set the world speed record for a doorslammer last fall in Las Vegas, is making an attempt to crack that mark here in St. Louis, despite the Outlaw Pro Mod class being contested on the 1/8-mile. After shutting it down early in the run during the third session, the Moits team came back around at the close of the round to make another hit. Despite having to pedal around 330 feet, Mouhayet still reeled off a 5.72 at a booming 269 mph.
Final Qualifying Orders
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After the conclusion of heads-up qualifying, Paul Mouhayet and the Moits team rolled back around for one final attemptat the outright doorslammer speed record, and they did just hat, going 5.59 at a booming 274.33 mph. And the best part? Paul got out near the center stripe past half track and pedaled the car.
The Pacific Street Car Association and the Street Car Super Nationals mark their return to the Gateway Motorsports Park near St. Louis this weekend for the second running of Anarchy at the Arch. This weekend’s show will have a lot to live up to after last year’s world record-shattering affair. From Outlaw Pro Modified to Outlaw 8.5, competitors from all across the country will be doing battle at Gateway, and once again we’ll be bringing you up-to-the-minute action right here on Dragzine. As always a special thanks to our friends at Comp Cams for their support of our season-long race coverage!
