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Day two here at the Street Car Super Nationals will feature two rounds of heads-up qualifying starting off with the EFI store Outlaw Pro Mod. Stay tuned to Dragzine for the latest from The Strip in Las Vegas with coverage sponsor Comp Cams.
Troy “Pimp Daddy” Cafaro runs this 1963 Corvette in Magnafuel OL 10.5 with a small block Chevy 400 topped with BD 2000 heads and force-fed by twin 88’s with a Kam engine management system. He has been running this set up about two years, making an easy 6.80 pass yesterday on lower boost.
“Wild Man” Eric Peterson runs The EFI Store Outlaw Pro Mod with his 1951 Chevy. Eric switched from a ProCharged set up to twin Precision 88’s feeding a 600 cubic inch Big M Chevy block. This is his first weekend running turbos for the Seattle, Washington area based team. Lloyd Culp Race Cars built the chassis with engine machine work by Randy Parker and assembled in-house backed by a Rossler three speed and spec right converter.
Garrett Richards' crew chief Brent Yaeggy is seen here assembling connecting rods for Garrett's Pro Mod Mustang. They have the engine stripped down getting ready for qualifying
NHRA Midwest Nationals Pro Mod Champion Mike Knowles is here and doing some morning maintenance checking the torque on some new connecting rods. Mike hails from Grand Junction, Colorado with the Blown Money Racing team.
Dickenson, North Dakota’s Rare Breed Racing with driver Rick Schmidt is here running on ten fives for the first time this weekend. His best run this weekend is a 6.80 on the tire, normally running 6.40’s on the big tire in Pro Outlaw, winning the track championship at Brainerd, Minnesota this year.
Dean Branham owns this 1969 Barracuda powered by a BAE Hemi, assembled in-house and built himself. It's a new combo on just its second time out. About a month ago he had the car out for the first time at Mission Raceway Park in Mission, BC, Canada where a small fire damaged the front end and some wiring. Sponsors on the car include PCM California, Alternative Restorations and Alamo Turbo who supplied the 91mm turbos based around Garrett parts.
Chris Groves is here running Wild Street with a new Vortech blower in development. He runs a 430 cubic small Ford from Pettis Performance topped with Edelbrock SC-1 heads and a Marcella intake fed by five-inch piping. Neal Chance helped Chris out big time with a same day air shipped converter, which is mated to a 'Glide from Mike's transmission out of California. Sponsors include M&F Auto, NCRC, Vortech Superchargers and Pettis Performance.
Round Two Qualifying Results
Larry Larson and Jeff Lutz were the first pair out in Outlaw Pro Mod this morning though Jeff was pushed back before making a run. Larson went A to B with a clean 6.05 at 241 with his Larson Race Cars S-10 Chevy. The team is here looking for a five-second run this weekend and they’re getting the tune-up dialed in.
Mike Maggio leads EFIStore.com Outlaw Pro Mod after two qualifying rounds with his 5.64 at 259 MPH.
Turky Al Zafiri was paired with Team Jegs with a stand-in driver this morning. Zafiri was pushed back after the car shut off with Coughlin’s car had an issue on the top end and a small fire. The car is too damaged to repair here this weekend.
Mike Bowman put his 1969 Chevelle on the pole of Precision Turbo Pro Mod with a 5.83 at 253 for the Oak Hills, California-based racer. He sports a 2 on his windshield, signifying his 2013 points standing.
Eric Latino made the tow from Port Perry, Ontario, landing fourth with a 5.93 at 242.
Canada is heavily represented here at the SCSN X. This beautiful ’57 Chevy is based out of Port Alberni, BC, and driven by Johnny West. He runs a Reher Morrison 622 but was off pace in this round with a 7.41 at 180.
Kevin Fiscus and the Fiscus/Klugger Racing team have both cars here this weekend, with Fiscus sitting tenth after two rounds in Pro Mod with a 6.13 at 194, shutting down a little early. He set the Orlando Speedworld Dragway track record back in October and is a 5.80’s capable car.
Ken Sihota leads Magnafuel OL 10.5 after two sessions with a 6.27 at 221 with his Langley BC based 2000 Firebird, running a Fulton 833 and scoring one for team nitrous.
San Antonio racer Mike Murillo sits in fourth so far in Magnafuel Outlaw 10.5 after winning two prior SCSN events here. His best so far is a 6.56 at 214 MPH.
Kayla Morton is based out of Caveta, Oklahoma, driving this 2005 Mustang. Some of you may recognize her name from the Street Outlaws TV show. She sits eighth with a 6.84 at 177, lifting way early on the pass.
Roger Holder is now officially number one qualifier in ProCharger Pro Radial with a 6.27 at 240 MPH. The car was built by Darren Breaud from B&B race Cars and purchased from Chris Daniels and converted to a twin-turbo combination. He ran a stellar 6.19 at 240 last night but was in the Pro Mod shootout testing. Both runs are well under the current drag radial quarter-mile record currently held by Kevin Fiscus at 6.483 at 236.51 MPH set at the MIR World Cup in 2012.
John Schweers is competing in Pro Drag Radial with his ’62 notchback VW. He sits fourteenth with a 9.14 at 146. The Yeager label paint job is reminiscent of Shannon Wren’s Outlaw Drag Radial Mustang which was the first car to run 200 MPH on the tire several years back in Memphis.
Brian Manski (near lane) paired up with Team Wolfpack’s Brandon McBride, making for an interesting match. Manski landed eleventh with a 8.03 at 179 while McBride put his home-built ’74 Skyline in sixth with a 7.09 at 203 MPH.
Irvine, California-based Brad Udell runs his 1967 Nova in AOS Hot Street and sits fifth with a 8.33 at 162 MPH. This is a naturally aspirated class with the top cars knocking on the seven second door.
Ryan Bell runs this 1976 Corvette in Hot Street with a 439-inch small Chevy power plant. His 8.41 at 159 was good for seventh out of eight cars and a nice wheels up launch.
Scotty Bieschke kicked the tires hard on his round two qualifying attempt in Vortech Outlaw 8.5. He sits thirtieth of thirty eight cars attempting to qualify for the class.
Rick Hatch is based out of Riverside, CA with his ’91 notch. He runs a 351 Ford small block and put up a 5.32 at 130 for eighteenth in class so far.
Dan Hale ran well on his attempt, landing fifth with a 5.17 at 144 MPH using a Coyote 302 based engine.
Eric Gustafson still holds number one in Mickey Thompson Wild Street with a 4.57 at 162.
James Lawrence and the Dragzine crew found their issue and jumped to the second spot with a 4.66 at 157 MPH in the Temecula, CA-based 2002 Camaro running a 402 ci LSX engine.
Round Three Qualifying Results
Larry Larson is still chipping away on his quest for fives, improving slightly to a 6.04 at 242 and tenth in the EFIStore.com Outlaw Pro Mod class.
Eric Dillard and Turky Al Zafiri both improved their lot with a pair of 5.64's in the third session of Outlaw Pro Mod. Dillard sits second with Zafiri in third with just .002 seperating them and Zafari running high MPH of the event so far with a 271.08 MPH blast for team Q80.
This 1970 Chevelle in Outlaw Pro Mod is driven by Tom Dwyer, based in Huntley, Illinois and powered by a 526 big Chevy. He sits in twelfth with a 6.43 with his best MPH being 229.
Dal Sangha runs his small block Ford-powered 2010 Mustang in the Precision Turbo Pro Mod class for NHRA legal cars. His best so far is a 6.27 at 229, good for eighteenth in the field.
Jeff Lutz had some assistance from Mike Murillo tuning his Camaro and it paid off big time, putting the crowd on it’s feet after his 5.78 at 263.99 MPH blast to put him on top of Precision Turbo Pro Mod.
Ken Sihota keeps getting quicker with his 2000 Firebird, bumping low ET down to a 6.232 at 222.36 MPH in OL 10.5. He remains number one qualifier.
John Mihovetz improved dramatically, jumping up to number two qualifier with a.26 at 241 MPH with his record-setting Modular powered 2009 Shelby Mustang.
Cleveland, Texas based Taylor Lastor also improved a bunch, moving to seventh in the OL 10.5 field, running a 6.55 at just 177 in the third session.
Dean Branham didn’t make round three after hurting the trans and waiting on parts. The Ardorssan, Alberta racer put his ‘Cuda in twenty first position with a 7.36 at 186.
Louis Katsaros runs this 55 Bel Air out of Albequerque, NM with a Pat Musi 665 Chevy and is always a crowd favorite. He ran better in this session with a 7.24 at 188 though he fell three spots to eighteenth.
Roger Holder has been big news all weekend with his ProCharger Pro Radial Camaro, setting records this evening and putting up a stellar 6.16 at 243 MPH blast. Word is there is several pounds of boost left and we have to wonder if he will try for a five second run in tomorrow’s qualifying.
Josh Klugger improved his lot in Pro Radial with a 6.61 at 236 MPH, landing third in the field behind Holder and Jermain Boddie.
Art Raz is also running Pro Radial and made the haul from Ridgefield, Washington with his ’85 Mustang. His 8.69 at 151 was good for fifteenth spot of seventeen cars in class.
John Urist is here this weekend running Pro Radial as well. His 6.88 at 205 puts him fifth.
Mike DeMayo improved slightly to an 8.012 at 168.51, still leading the AOS Hot Street field.
Tony Aneian is from North Hollywood, California with his 1968 Camaro. He runs a 510 big block Chevy and sits third with an 8.14 at 165.
George Raygoza got into a wheelstand in the third session of Vortech Outlaw 8.5 and was unable to improve his 5.03 at 145. Despite his best efforts to save the run he lifted past the 330 clock.
L.A.-based Anthony Smith sits in sixth spot with a 5.16 at 140.
This Toyota Supra is driven by Dana Westover based right here in Las Vegas. He put up a nice 5.61 at 141, taking twenty fifth spot in the OL 8.5 field.
Artis Houston is back racing and made his first nitrous pass on the new setup this session of Mickey Thompson Wild Street, running a 5.09 at 119 on a short hit to check things over.
Lamar Swindoll Jr. is another Texas-based racer with his 1970 Nova. He sits sixth with a 4.77 at 152 MPH using a 615 cubic inch big block Chevy.
Richard Brown fell to nineteenth in the third session and was unable to improve his time. He ran a 5.63 at only 90 MPH, so there is a bunch on the table for the Waterville, Minnesota based team.
David Hildebrand runs this ’65 Corvette in Magnafuel XDR/TT5 and is solidly mid-pack with a 4.97 at 151 MPH.
This ’64 box Nova belongs to Chris Alston Jr. out of Elk Grove, California. He runs a 526 big block Chevy and is currently qualified fourth in XDR/TT5 with a 4.56 at 174 MPH.
Number three qualifier David Singletary is from Surprise, Arizona, running a Fulton 762. He ran a 4.64 at 160 earlier today.
