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After three days of qualifying it’s finally time for eliminations here at the Street Car Super Nationals X in Las Vegas, Nevada. Today we have some cooler weather rolling in with a stiff headwind and clear skies. We’ll be here through the finish so stay tuned for the latest updates. Thanks to our event coverage sponsor Comp Cams, who provide racers like you the latest in cam and valve train technology.
It’s a great day for racing here at The Strip in Las Vegas with sunshine and blue skies across the desert.
Mike Yedgarian runs the Speedwire sponsored Firebird on Precision Turbo Pro Mod with a Pro Line Racing Hemi. He ran a personal best this weekend qualifying fifth with a 5.8 at 255 MPH. Yedgarian is based out of Toronto and runs a Ram clutch setup purchased from Brad Personett - one of just a few cars running a clutch successfully in the class. Sponsors include Speedwire, Bevery Hills Auto and Dynamic Transmission and Caldwell Construction. Special thanks to Brad Personett and Chuck Samuels.
Jeff Bomyea is running Magnafuel TT5 this weekend with his street-driven 1968 Camaro. The car sees street duty on assorted weekends putting 300-500 miles on it attending unsanctioned speed contests around the Phoenix, Arizona area. The engine is a 548 big block Chevy built by Wildside Machine with a twin 76mm Precision turbos and a CSU blow-through carb on E85 controlled by Hyperactive boost controller. Jeff runs a Hughes Powerglide trans and converter. From left to right; Steven Bishop, Slim Jim, Steve Bullock and Jeff Bomyea.
David Rogers is running Procharger Pro Radial this weekend and his first time on the radial tire after switching from the MT 33×10.5. He runs a PTP tuned big Chevy 540 on methanol fed by a pair of Precision 88’s built by Ken’s Custom Auto with a trans built by Tom Patterson. He entered Open Comp yesterday to get an extra pass and got into a wheelstand, bending up some things under the car. It’s repaired for eliminations where he qualified thirteenth and will fave Brandon McBride’s 1974 Nissan Skyline in round one. Dave owns Dragmart out of Winnipeg, Canada.
The hard luck award this weekend goes to Rick Webb out of Phoenix, AZ. He ate a timing belt on his first run this weekend bending some valves and abruptly ending his weekend. The engine is a big block Chevy with a blow through set up based on Will Stevenson’s Florida-based Outlaw Drag Radial Camaro. He runs a 540 with an F3 ProCharger built by Wildside machine with chassis built in-house and a Hughes trans and converter.
Round One Eliminations Results
larry Larson was one half of the first pair of Outlaw Pro Mod this morning and put an abrupt end to his quest for fives, laying down an amazing 5.950 at 244.43, making his S-10 the first street driven car to break the five second barrier.
Number one qualifier Turky Al Zafiri was set to face Tommy Johanns in round one of Outlaw Pro Mod but wound up running a single after Johanns was pushed back. He put up another great run with a 5.591 at 268.54.
Eric Dillard had a single in round one, running just a touch slower with a 5.592 at 266.
Dale Pederson matched with Greg Seth-Hunter in round one of Precision Turbo Pro Mod, taking a loss to Hunter. Hunter hurt his engine and didn’t cross the scales to allow Pederson back in to face Mike Bowman, the former car owner.
Rick Snavely took a win over Johnny West for the Turbos Direct Camaro.
Eric Latino put his Camaro out in front of the Malicoat Brothers Cuda, taking the win and movign on to round two to face off with Michael Biehle II.
Nick Agostino had an earned bye in Outlaw 10.5 as number one qualifier. He was off his qualifying pace, lifting at the top end.
Rick Schmidt is here for first time on the 10.5W tire and struggled getting the car hooked up in the front half. He blanked at the tree taking a loss to Steve Nicholson’s nitrous assisted Corvette.
Roger Holder is killing it this weekend in Pro Radial, putting up another 6.16 on his round one single.
One of the most interesting cars here this weekend is this 1954 Bug of Kris Lauffer.He lost to Dana Cook this morning.
John Urist put up a 6.80 at 206 for a personal best ET in Pro Radial. The NMCA racer ran a 6.81 yesterday, also a personal best ET. The Hellion Racing crew is having a great weekend so far.
Mike DeMayo put up another 8.02 this morning in his match with Stephen Porcho (far lane) who went .005 red.
Number two qualifier Vic Brum took an upset loss after a poor reaction. Ryan Bell would advance with his slower 8.56 at 157 to Brum’s offpace 8.52 at 163.
Richard Shelly (far lane) drove to a win over Michael Everhart in Vortech Outlaw 8.5.
Traction was an issue for several racers in Outlaw 8.5 this morning. Number one qualifier Eric Aldrich took out Frank Yee with his Maverick, going on to face Derrol Hubbard n round two.
Taylor Lastor was paired with Gary Glessen in Mickey Thompson Wild Street with Lastor spinning hard, hitting the high-side rev limiter and backfiring through the carb. He got back on the throttle, scoring a trip to round two.
Artis Houston put up a 5.01 at 145 in first round of Wild Street, getting the win over Jason Mclean’s 1989 Mustang, which kicked the tires at the hit.
David Hildebrand got the round win over Jeff Bomyea in round one of Magnafuel XDR with his stunningly beautiful ’65 Corvette.
Round Three Elimination Results
Due to the cold weather and track temps the race has been postponed until Monday morning for safety reasons.
Turky Al Zafiri met with John Stanley in round three of EFIStore.com Outlaw Pro Mod with Stanley gaining a massive holeshot before losing a motor on the top end, allowing Zafiri to get by with a 5.567 at 270 to Stanley’s 5.69 at 216.
Mike Murillo faced Tony Cafaro’s 65 Corvette in round three of Outlaw 10.5, putting up a 7.20 at 186 for the win. Sadly, Cafaro got loose and out of the groove to the left and brushed the wall twice. He did do a fine job of keeping the car out of Murillo’s lane in what could have been a much worse incident.Tony is okay and the car suffered mostly cosmetic damage.
This sequence is down track after he brushed the wall around the 330' initially
Rick Snavely had a single after Shane Molinari started leaking oil after his burnout. Snavely went down the track with a 5.86 at 255 and will face Paul Glandon in the semi finals.
Enrique Soto took a loss to Doug Sikora who did not cross the scales for a DQ, putting Soto up against Mike Murillo in the semifinals of Magnafuel Outlaw 10.5.
Roger Holder keeps getting quicker, running a 6.13 at 245.54 MPH in a win over John Urist, who sat at the tree after having difficulty getting started before the run.
In AOS Hot Street Mike DeMayo pushed his Powerhead-sponsored Mustang into the seven second zone, scoring a 7.98 at 169 MPH in a win over Anthony Valentino. DeMayo will face off with Bryan Cobbett in the final with lane choice after his win over Ryan Bell.
Krusty Ramsey put his Malibu in the fours in round three of Vortech Outlaw 8.5, running a 4.991 at 141 MPH.
Mickey Thompson Wild Street had some good racing in round three, with a highlight being a match with Taylor Lastor and Artis Houston. Houston went .061 on the tree to Lastors’ lazy .107. Houston put up his best of the weekend, 4.75 at 148, but couldn’t stay in front of Lastor’s hard-charging Camaro and his 4.698 at 152 MPH blast.
In Magnafuel XDR, Chris Alston Jr. and Dave Hildebrand were the first pair out, with Hildebrand getting the starting line advantage. He bested his qualifying time with a 4.92 at 151 and so did Alston, running a 4.33 at 172 in a come-from-behind win.
David Singletary lit the red bulb in his match with Kelly Henry, sending him to the round four and a bye into the final round.
Final Eliminations Results
PSCA officials and racers have returned to The Strip for a fifth day to complete eliminations over cool temperatures left us with an unsafe surface to race on last night. In the Outlaw Pro Mod class, Eric Dillard defeated a red-lighting Mike Maggio in the semifinals, but experienced severe engine damage and was unable to return for the final, allowing his teammate, Turky al Zafiri, to single for the win. In doing, the Q80 team ran the table in Street Car Super Nationals events in 2014. In Pro Mod, Rick Snavely, who was injured in a devastating crash at this race just a couple of years ago, triumphed over a 29-car field, running a 5.85 in the final round to defeat Michael Biehle, who got crossed up and swapped lanes, immediately disqualifying himself.
Taylor Lastor took Outlaw 10.5 honors over former event champion Mike Murillo with an off-pace 7.63, while Chris Alston Jr. rolled to a 4.39 in the Xtreme Drag Radial/TT5 final for the win, as opponent Kelly Henry broke just off the starting line. In Pro Radial, Roger Holder clicked off another deadly-consistent 6.13 in the semifinals to advance into the final round, where he was matched with David Rogers. Holder fell off his torrid pace with a 6.65 at 220 mph for the win, as Rogers slowed and coasted across the stripe.
In Wild Street, No. 1 qualifier Eric Gustafson clicked off low elapsed time in the semifinals with a 4.45 to punch his ticket into the final against Chris Groves. In the most exciting championship match of the day, Groves took an .014 to .032 edge out of the gate, but was just edged out at the stripe by Gustafson, 4.501 to 4.522. East coast invader Michael DeMayo charged to Hot Street honors with his ’95 Mustang, using an 8.00 to oust Bryan Cobbett’s 8.31. And in Outlaw 8.5, Joe Gallagher outlasted a tight field for the win, running 5.03 in the money round to down Eric Stubbs’ 5.29.
Other winners included Don McDavitt (Super Index), Brian Weber (Super Index), Sergio Felipe (Mustang Madness), Bob Bundy (Bracket 1), Scott Horsley (Street Muscle). The remaining Open Comp competitors split the purse in the semifinals.
