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Radial tire racing’s biggest names are back in action this weekend as the Memphis International Raceway hosts the third running of the Outlaw Street Car Reunion, featuring Pro Drag Radial, X275, Limited Drag Radial, Ultra Street, and several other heads-up and index classes. Keep it tuned here all weekend for news, notes, results, and photos from Memphis, all presented by our friends at Fuel Air Spark Technology!
Overcast skies cover the growing crowd here at Memphis International Raceway. With almost zero chance of rain in the forecast, along with nice early spring temps, look for some killer numbers this weekend!
Longtime radial runner Shane Stack is looking to make his mark on the new Limited Drag Radial class. The fan favorite Monte Carlo is sporting a fresh coat of paint and some minor upgrades for the 2016 campaign.
Brad Edwards is looking to bounce back from a disappointing trip to Lights Out. He and engine builder Peter Harrell have the big block powerplant, which was destroyed when a $3 connector failed and caused a catastrophic timing malfunction at SGMP, back together and looking to return to the 3-second zone.
Mark “Woody” Woodruff laid down his first 3-second pass in pre-event testing. The likeable Missouri racer has been knocking on the 3-second door for almost a year now and finally put it all together with a 3.98 at 200 MPH! He would later better his ET to 3.95 in the final session of the evening.
Just a glimpse at the staging lanes for pre-race testing. Promoter and traction wizard Tyler Crossnoe’s legendary prep kept the staging lanes full all day!
DragZine’s own James Lawrence has Project BlownZ back in action after hurting the engine at Lights Out 7. Lawrence made a planned-shut off 4.50 pass to check things out and will be turning the blown Camaro loose later tonight.
Rob Valden, who recently made a guest appearance on Street Outlaws: New Orleans, also put car owner Andrew Alepa’s gorgeous C7 Corvette into the 3-second range in testing with a 3.98 of his own. With less than a dozen passes on the car, this team has really found some power.
Menscer Motorsports and Mickey Thompson are just two of the many vendors on the Manufacturer's Midway. If you plan to come to the race this weekend, be sure to stop by the Midway and check out the sponsors and vendors!
Fletcher Cox checks over his car, driven by Shawn Ayers in Radial vs the World, after a test hit. Cox’s car is sporting a killer new stance and some other upgrades this weekend as the team searches for consistency.
Drag Week legend Tom Bailey bolted some 315's onto his wicked Camaro to take a shot at Radial vs the World. With a massive Steve Morris-built engine and two huge turbochargers force-feeding air into the powerplant, power is not a problem. In fact, in his last test run, Bailey spun the tires just off the line, but this veteran racer will have the laptop out and fine-tune the power curve to keep the tires planted.
Daniel Pharris has blasted onto the radial scene in the past year, jumping directly into the Radial vs the World fray by qualifying in the top 8 at Lights Out 7 and racing to a semifinal finish, then taking the NMCA Radial Wars win last weekend at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Pharris picked up right where he left off at BMP, running a stout 3.90 in his Josh Ledford-tuned Mustang tonight.
Street Outlaws star Justin “Big Chief” Shearer is competing again in Radial vs the World. He’s hoping to better his 4.10 personal best on radials and hopes to go a couple of rounds in competition in his sleek CrowMod Firebird.
Shay Loveday made a late-session hit in his gorgeous flamed ’63 Splitwindow ‘Vette, but suffered a nasty nitrous backfire around the 80 foot mark.
Former Outlaw 275 record holder Marty Stinnett made his return to the track today after suffering a devastating crash at Holly Springs’ Fall Brawl last year. Marty and the Souther Speed Racing team thrashed to get the fox body to Memphis and made a soft test hit to get a feel for the car, but don’t expect this car to be anything but fast, and soon!
