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We started early again today with No Boost No Time, kicking the day off with some grudge racing action. We have a nice breeze with partly cloudy skies this morning with a cool temp of sixty eight degrees. The qualifying action so far has been action packed with racers trading spots back and forth in the early session. Stay tuned for updates through out the day.
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In this view from the top of the grandstands you can see the packed house this morning in the pits at SGMP.
MacFab Outlaw 275 had some very nice runs this morning with several racers improving from last night. Patrick Clenny put the Ducky Johnson owned Trans Am in seventh with a 4.66 at 153 MPH.
Sean Ashe managed some runs last night in PTC Radial vs. the World running a 4.58, this morning he improved .003 to a 4.55 at 159 settling into fourth in OL 275. Phil Hines ran two cars behind Ashe laying down a very nice 4.46 at167 MPH.
The Won and Done crew was in racer negotiations setting up to film the first of three episodes today.
Troy Pirez Jr. unloaded his Mustang Wednesday only to have a lifter failure warming up. Some replacements were sourced and he is ready to rock for Saturday morning qualifying.
The X275 folks wrapped up a Wiesco drawing from Farmington Dragway with a new set of pistons going to Ari Birchfield.
These sheets get up up to date with this morning's round three qualifying.
Final Qualifying Results
Chris Tuten landed number one on Outlaw Drag Radial with a 4.35 at 179 MPH for the Pelion South Carolina racer.
The track got tricky after the sun heated it up this afternoon for many racers including Outlaw Drag Radial racer Will Stevenson. He qualified with a 4.36 at 177 in this morning session, improving his best ET by one hundredth.
Jason Richards is running two classes this weekend, ODR and No Boost No Time. As other struggled today Richards laid it down. He is qualified 12th with a 4.59 at158. Check the tire on the launch, he is hooked up and stuck.
Bryan Marrow hails from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has been a top car in Leaf Spring since its inception here at SGMP. His 4.63 at 159 took top spot in class.
Bobby Flippen rode out a long wheel stand this afternoon during Leaf Spring qualifying. He sits eighth with a 4.86 at 148 running a big block 582 Chevy on nitrous. Check out the sequence in the gallery.
The Kevin Mullins earned the top spot in PTC Radial vs the World with a 4.232 at 189 MPH.
Paul Major (far lane) sits third in PTC Radial vs the World with a 4.25 at 186 MPH. There are no less that seven cars qualified in the 4.20’s with Keith Berry rounding out that group with a 4.285 at 184.
Kevin Cram (near lane) and Shane Stack were paired up in the final session of Radial vs the World. Stack is 12th with a 4.39, Cram is 25th with a 4.52.
Chris Lancaster is knocking on the four second barrier after qualifying number one in Ultimate Street with a 5.012 at 144 MPH. He swapped the drivetrain from his 1965 model into this four eyed fox.
Ronnie “Danger” Wilson is sporting new colors this weekend and running well in Billet Atomizer Ultimate Street qualifying eleventh with a 5.17 at 137 for the Coral Springs, Florida racer.
Ryan Jones has “The Toaster” here from California to run Chassis Works Outlaw 8.5. He is the sole car in the 4’s with a stunning 4.84 at 156 for top qualifier.
Melbourne, Florida racer Mike Fratena is sporting 235 Mickey Thompson radials in Outlaw 8.5, he sits second with a 5.04 @ 151 in the ATF and TRZ Motorsports sponsored Camaro.
Round One Results
Dave “The Sprinter” Ginter went for a wild ride in his Ultimate Street Mustang taking a loss to Brian Rippy. This shot was taken on the way up, he came down hard and bounced this way and that with Ginter finally getting it under control and away from the wall.
Nick Bernardo took the win over number 13 qualifier Robert Rogers with a 5.11 at 136.
Number five qualifier Jeff Colletta wheelied out in his match with Shannon Renfro. This is the debut weekend for Jeff and this car in X275. Jeff is a multi time NMCA Nostalgia Pro Street champion but has since sold that car in favor of small tire racing and more open rules format.
The Kevin Mullins took home the PTC Radial vs the World ET and MPH records running a 4.208 at 194 during round one.
Paul Major got the wheels up early in his match with Jeff Reed and came crashing down in a shower of sparks. He would go on to win the round despite his abnormally late reaction as Reed had trouble of his own.
Mark Micke and the Team M&M crew earned a round win and new best 4.278 at 187 MPH over Rob Valden.
