Jamie Hancock landed tenth in Radial vs the World qualifying last night in the first full pass on the car since changing to a lock up converter. The swap required a trans member cross member relocation due to the longer set up. The team was very satisfied with the run and is looking for an .11 or .12 this morning.

Kyle Huttel’s team had some work to do last night after losing a piston in qualifying. It takes about 3-4 hours to pull one head and make the repairs Crew chief Billy Stocklin said they are “ready to go” this morning. He ran a 4.13 on Wednesday making him the quickest nitrous RVW car.

Shawn Pevlor leads Ultimate Street with a 4.98 at 141 MPH, the sole car in the 4’s so far this weekend.

Arnen Maghdessian made the ride from California with one of the most recognizable car on the west coast. His flamed 57 Chevy is a familiar sight at NMCA West, PSCA and West Coast Hot Rod Association. He runs an AES engine with two systems. The paint and body was done by Robert Briggs at Steadfast paint in Huntington Beach.

Mustang Mike Modest earned 4th spot in Outlaw Drag Radial with a 4.375 at 171.

PTC Radial vs the World was the first class out this morning. Some struggled and some improved. Keith Berry was sitting outside the field and jumped in with a 4.138 at 186 landing fifth just behind Enzo Pecchini, who now sits fourth after improving to a 4.137 at 188.

Bubba Livingston also jumped in the field with a 4.30 at 170. Livingston is based out of Pinewood South Carolina and has run the grudge circuit for some time and is one of several here this weekend stepping out into the public eye.

Thomas Finnegan took the opportunity to propose to his girl friend this afternoon here at No Mercy V. He was up in the tower talking to Al Tucci and a plan was hatched. In the center of the burnout area Thomas got on one knee and and presented Charlee Keen with an engagement ring and she accepted. The two have known each other since childhood and now look forward to spending their lives together.

Taylor Lastor is here running two classes this weekend. He is entered in X275 with his Camaro and brought out a brand new Jerry Bickel NHRA/Pro Nitrous type chassis. Camaro that isn’t quite finished yet. The first runs on the car were this weekend and the TRE crew is working the bugs out. The engine is also a brand new piece sporting 903 cubic inches of TRE horsepower backed by a TH 400. The X275 car also has a new engine using new cylinder heads from Edelbrock. Shown from left to right: Brian Sandlin, Kenner Spears, Steve Benoit, James Kimball, Taylor Lastor and Reggie Richard.

Burnsville North Carolina racer Donald Banks is running Nitrous Outlet Nitrous X this weekend and is part of David Pearsons crew. The car is a new build only out for a couple of test sessions. Special thanks to the crew, David Pearson, Darren Lowery and Tom Boggs who’s help makes this all possible. From left to right, Darren Lowery, Donald Banks and Tom Boggs.

JR Akins made the trip up from Lakeland, Florida to run Outlaw 632 this weekend. JR is a local engine builder and has been running this Mustang for several years. New this weekend is an air shifted 5 speed transmission, a change from his manual shifted 4 speed installed by Jeff and Larry Ensslin. He currently sits outside the field with a 6.29, I’m sure once he is accustomed to the new clutch/transmission set up he will be right back in the 4.60 zone. Jeff Ensslin is also racing OL 632 this weekend in a 37 Chevy.

Shane Fisher is currently 4th in X275 with a 4.60 at 155 MPH. He broke a transmission on Thursday and installed a spare but it’s not quite matched to the current set up. He has been trying a lot of new things this year and has struggled a bit this season. KBX Performance is on board along with Pressurized Solutions, Bennett Racing and Racecraft Inc.

Joe Johnston own this first full build out of KBX Performacne, a joint business with Bennett Racing, John Kolivas and Pressurized Solutions. The car was formerly campaigned in NMRA Hot Street back in 2002.The build took just over four months to complete. During the build his grand daughter Ella Joe was diagnosed with Leukemia in July and that took a priority during the build. This is their first event with the car which is driven by his son Jared Johnston (right) with Johnathon (left) as crew chief. Mark Menscer shocks shocks handle the chassis, an M&M Turboglide with Racecraft Inc suspension.

Radial vs the World had 46 cars in the class until the final round where several racers bought in for some test runs. After two round the bump was a 4.716 with Big Daddy occupying that spot. By the end of the night the bump was a near unbelievable 4.371 with Michael Locklear from Raeford, North Carolina just making the field.
The first pair out on round three was Keith Berry and Bad 9er Kyle Hutell.. Hutell put a tree on Berry taking the grudge win with a 4.253 over Berry’s 4.13. Stevie fast and the Golden Gorilla Dewayne Mills were up next with Jackson getting the edge with a 4.10 over Mills’ 4.11 in a great side by side match.

Jamie Hancock had qualified earlier with a 4.21 and he really stepped it up for the final session posting a 4.104 at 184. Scotty G. was also making improvements through the day winding up in tenth spot with a 4.162 at 177. With a .17 at just 177 I think there is a bit more left in it.

Frank Meshaw sits 17th in RVW improving on his earlier 4.219 to a .212 even after having to pedal the car after this wheelstand. Teens are in the works for Frank, racing partner Peg Fratena, TRZ Motorsports and the ATF crew.

Charles Potter wowed the crowd with this spectacular wheel stand attempting to qualify for Radial vs the World. Potter hails from West Columbia, South Carolina and used Fulton power for his 1990 Mustang.

Ron Rhodes and Dean Marinis stayed one and two from the first round with Todd Moyer jumping up to third in the final session. Ron Rhodes pictured.

Kevin Capslock melted a trans cooling line on Thursday earning the scorn of many racers for the clean up time. Today that was all fixed up and Kevin managed a 5.60 at 125 on low boost due to a malfunctioning blow off valve. He has a new engine combo from Bob Kurgan using a Vortech 123mm blower mounted with Chris Alston drive on a 565 big Chevy. He sits ninth in the eleven car Leaf Spring field this weekend.

Barry Mitchell is number one in Outlaw 275 with a 4.26 at 173 and Outlaw Drag Radial with a 4.32 at 172.

Josh Klugger debut the FKR/Racecraft Mustang this weekend with good results after working through a few bugs. His best 4.30 at 188 put him 24th in RVW.

Robert Rodgers runs this hard launching 93 coupe out of Apopka, Florida with Eric Kenward tuning the TRZ/AAPerformance built machine. He is qualified ninth in Ultimate Converter Concepts/Induction Solutions Ultimate Street.

Robert Curujo hold down thenth in Ultimate Street with his familiar convertible 92 Mustang based out of Washington, NJ. Ultimate has a full 32 car field for No Mercy V.

Troy Pirez Sr, is running Outlaw 632 this weekend and sits on top of the field with a 4.59 at 157 MPH taking both top speed and low ET. Right behind him is Rodney Campbell, a familiar 1-2 combination at Bradenton Motorsports Parks Heads Up Madness series.