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It’s day two of the season opener for the NMCA with today having two rounds of qualifying under Florida’s sunny skies. Quite a few racers were having issues with the hot track surface yesterday and some will likely experience similar situations today,while the ones that get it figured out will be rewarded with a better position in the field.
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Dan Kroll made the tow from Illinois for Extreme Street with his Nitrous assisted Mustang. His infamous Nova has been retired from NMCA and currently makes the rounds n assorted leaf spring class racing. He is sporting a fresh bullet from Automotive Engine Specialties out of Elk Grove Village, Illinois with an aluminum block 582 and the new Edelbrock SV 632 Intake topped with a fogger set up by Induction Solutions. A Proformance Transmission send the estimated 1100 HP to the rear.
Chris Rini and crew were unloading the current Pro Street low qualifier this morning and scraping some old rubber off the tubs under the car. New things for 2012 include a new intake on top of the Buck Racing Engine with a switch to Monte Smith Performance nitrous plumbing using Nitrous Oxide Systems components and new design stainless header from Kooks which has allowed the car to keep the rear tires planted a bit better so far. The team has retained all the sponsors from last year including JRI Shocks, Ross Pistons, Baskin Truck Sales, Lithium Pro Batteries and of course ATI. As a side note Rini was on just three kits yesterday with a fourth on tap.
Both of the PTP performance cars out of the Kinzer camp lost valves during Friday's qualifying session. They were not back yet this morning with the parts to make repairs to either car but hope to get things buttoned up to make the final session tonight. Shown is Willard's twin turbo Mustang running in Mickey Thompson 10.5, while the Procharged Cobalt sits under a cover.
Keith Valone rolled the beams during pro Street qualifying last night so today will be his first attempt. They were setting the fuel pressure this morning when we stopped by. Keith has been running this 565 from Total Engine Concepts since last season and should be the last race with it before upgrading to a TEC 714 which they hope will be ready to rock for the Atlanta NMCA/NMRA All Star race in April.
Robbie Blankenship was on of the racers struggling with traction yesterday so he switched out to some fresh Mickeys for today. There are no real changes to the program for this year besides running as many NMCA events as he can Blankenship also plans to run some races in a new NA 10.5 class. Sponsors include Mickey Thompson tires, Quick Fuel Technologies, Roush Performance and Bayonet Performance.
Round 2 Qualifying Results
Mean Street
Just two cars made runs in class during the second session with Gilliam in the near lane hooking hard with both cars running near identical times.
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DAVID HEMBREE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10417 Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .069 Â Â Â Â 11.377 121.45
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JEREMY GILLAM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .130 Â Â Â Â 11.378 117.24
Comp Cams Pro Stock
Baskin and Blankenship ran similar ET's in round two with Don Bowles leaving too soon and receiving no time on the run
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP Â Â 2 Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .011 Â Â Â Â 8.484 Â Â 157.48
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DON BASKIN Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .253 Â Â Â Â 8.494 Â Â 156.16
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MICHAEL DEMAYO Â Â Â Â Â 5117 Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â -.219 Â Â Â 10.660 94.79
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DON BOWLES Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.000 Â Â 0.00
Aeromotive Xtreme Street
Scott Guiller has low ET for this round with a clean 8.16 @ 164. Bil Trovato has high MPH running 169 through the lights with his real Olds powered Starfire.
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SCOTT GUILER Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4442 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .040 Â Â Â Â 8.168 Â Â 164.59
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BILL TROVATO Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4177 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .234 Â Â Â Â 8.317 Â Â Â 169.90
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DANNY SHEMWELL Â Â Â 4999 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .133 Â Â Â Â 8.359 Â Â 164.29
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DAVID HATNICK Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4827 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .121 Â Â Â Â 16.234 Â Â 69.28
Stainless Works 275 Drag Radial
Dan Kroll pulled a 7.71 with his black Stang, also pictured is Dan Saitz's turbocharged entry, he shut down early however running only 124 MPH. Jason Lee is still on top with a 7.55 in this round on the hot track.
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JASON LEE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .067 Â Â Â Â 7.550 Â Â 188.99
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DAN KROLL Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6116 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .110 Â Â Â Â 7.714 Â Â Â 183.71
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BRIAN BROOKS Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6364 Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .014 Â Â Â Â 7.797 Â Â Â 177.44
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MICHAEL FRATENAÂ Â 6101 Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .083 Â Â Â Â 7.831 Â Â Â 186.87
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ERIC KENWARD Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .057 Â Â Â Â 7.846 Â Â Â 168.95
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DAN SAITZ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6001 Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .251 Â Â Â Â 8.538 Â Â Â 124.68
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SEAN ASHE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6108 Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â -.238 Â Â Â 11.875 Â Â 90.56
ARP Nostalgia Pro Street
Colletta and Beeson have traded the NPS record over the years with Beeson having it last year but never grabbing the championship while Colletta has two on his shelf. Adding Baskin to the fire for a full season this year should make for some very tight racing.
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DAVID BEESON Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3003 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .110 Â Â Â Â 7.281 Â Â 183.07
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SKIP BASKIN Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .044 Â Â Â Â 7.332 Â Â 186.37
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JEFF COLLETTA Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .089 Â Â Â Â 7.342 Â Â 187.53
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JOE BUCARO Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3 Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .090 Â Â Â Â 7.519 Â Â 147.51
Mickey Thompson Super Street 10.5 W
Mike Murillo sits in the top position after two rounds, just ahead of Eric Leferrier in Jason Carter's Malibu. This will get interesting between these two and Frank Meshaw provided they can keep hold of the track. All three run a twin turbocharged combinations.
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MIKE MURILLO Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .041 Â Â Â Â 6.776 Â Â 201.97
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ERIC LAFERRIERE Â Â Â Â Â 2001 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .089 Â Â Â Â 6.792 Â Â 215.72
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FRANK MEWSHAW Â Â Â Â 2840 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .061 Â Â Â Â 6.852 Â Â 213.01
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JOHN LASTINGER Â Â Â Â Â Â 2002 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .210 Â Â Â Â 7.514 Â Â 182.26
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â STEVE SUMMERS Â Â Â Â Â Â 2918 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .036 Â Â Â Â 7.741 Â Â 132.91
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JIM BROWN Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2023 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .104 Â Â Â Â 7.809 Â Â 130.32
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BRIAN HICKS Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2930 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .186 Â Â Â Â 8.146 Â Â 207.90
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BRYAN KEELE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2000 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â 3.285 Â Â 9.865 Â Â 124.42
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RAYMOND SANCHEZ Â 2018 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .698 Â Â Â Â 19.400 46.88
Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street
Pro Street has several cars on the grounds capable of winning this weekend. So far Rini has put up the best numbers with Bill Lutz doing best in this round.
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BILL LUTZ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1969 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .105 Â Â Â Â 6.185 Â Â 233.70
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JIMMY KEEN Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1995 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .046 Â Â Â Â 6.231 Â Â 231.83
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â VINCENT DEMIERI Â Â Â Â Â Â 1013 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .001 Â Â Â Â 6.255 Â Â 227.61
L Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MIKE STAVRINOS Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1713 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .073 Â Â Â Â 6.536 Â Â 161.08
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JOSH GREEN Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1020 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â -.019 Â Â Â 6.873 Â Â 203.16
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â KEITH VALONE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1050 Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â 1.351 Â Â 10.933 75.15
R Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHRIS RINI Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1010 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00 Â Â Â Â .011 Â Â Â Â 11.190 92.25
Final Qualifying
Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street
Chris Rini ran the table in qualifying and put up a 6.03 @ 235 in the final session. He lost a valve on the last run and they have last years engine as a spare installed in the car already so they will be ready for eliminations tomorrow.
Lutz has high MPH during qualifying with Demieri and Keen close behind that should make some good racing tomorrow.
Low ET 6.038 1010 CHRIS RINI
Top Speed 238.03 1969 BILL LUTZ
1010 PRO ’69 CAMARO DART 855 CHRIS RINI CARMEL NY 6.038 235.35 236.53
1969 PRO ’69 CAMARO CHEV. 540 BILL LUTZ CANAL WINCHESTER OH 6.155 238.03 238.03
1013 PRO ’68 CAMARO MUSI 861 VINCENT DEMIERI DIX HILLS NY 6.188 231.71 231.71
1995 PRO ’63 CORVETTE REHER 854 JIMMY KEEN PARRISH FL 6.231 231.83 231.83
1713 PRO ’68 CAMARO NELSON 798 MIKE STAVRINOS FT. LAUDERDALE FL 6.398 216.76 216.76
1020 PRO ’69 CAMARO SCHMIDT895 JOSH GREEN ANTIOCH IL 6.873 203.16 203.16
1050 PRO ’63 CORVETTE CHEV. 565 KEITH VALONE FT. MYERS FL 10.933 75.15 75.15
Mickey Thompson Super Street 10.5 W
Murillo and Meshaw are always big threats and they are both running well this weekend. Local racer John Lastinger is a little off the pace with a 7.51 but you can't win if you don't show up. Also as mentioned earlier Willard Kinzer had dropped a valve in his Mustang, the good news to the team is they are buttoning things up now and should have the fired up before midnight.
Low ET 6.764 2001 ERIC LAFERRIERE
Top Speed 215.72 2001 ERIC LAFERRIERE
2001 SS ’78 MALIBU NELSON 548 ERIC LAFERRIERE CHEPACHET RI 6.764 215 215.72
1 SS ’93 MUSTANG FORD 549 MIKE MURILLO SAN ANTONIO TX 6.776 201.97 201.97
2840 SS ’88 TRANS AM BBC 515 FRANK MEWSHAW MELBOURNE FL 6.852 213.01 213.01
2002 SS ’69 CAMARO BBC 565 JOHN LASTINGER CLEARWATER FL 7.514 182.26 182.26
2918 SS ’81 CAMARO CHEV. 498 STEVE SUMMERS UTICA IL 7.591 148.07 148.07
2605 SS ’85 MUSTANG CHEV. 532 WILLARD KINZER ALLEN KY 7.651 177.65 177.65
2023 SS ’03 MUSTANG FORD 550 JIM BROWN O’FALLON MO 7.809 130.32 130.32
2018 SS ’02 CAMARO ‘510 RAYMOND SANCHEZ TORONTO CANADA 8.002 173.57 173.57
2930 SS ’74 CHALLENGER ‘526 BRIAN HICKS GENOA IL 8.146 207.9 207.9
2004 SS ’00 CAMARO BRODIX 540 DAVID ROGERS WINNIPEG 8.334 189.15 189.15
2003 SS ’69 CAMARO NELSON 747 JESSE VIOLANTE FELLSMERE FL 10.778 80.94 80.94
ARP Nostalgia Pro Street
NPS is a very tight field this weekend with less about two hundredths separating the four cars left in. Darren Breaud will not make the call after losing several pistons yesterday.
Low ET 7.281 3003 DAVID BEESON
Top Speed 189.47 2 JEFF COLLETTA
3003 NPS ’78 CAMARO GM 632 DAVID BEESON BATON ROUGE LA 7.281 183.07 184.04
3 NPS ’04 MUSTANG FORD 398 JOE BUCARO CAROL STREAM IL 7.303 185.1 186.02
2 NPS ’69 CAMARO CHEV. 638 JEFF COLLETTA WALKER LA 7.305 189.47 189.47
4 NPS ’11 CAMARO CHEV. 640 SKIP BASKIN COVINGTON TN 7.307 188.83 188.83
3807 NPS ’06 GTO NELSON 528 DARREN BREAUD HOHENWALD TN 9.031 111.09 111.09
Stainless Works 275 Drag Radial
Jason Lee has a wide margin of error tomorrow with over two tenths on the field in Drag Radial, only Fratena is close on MPH but has yet to figure out the front half. Eric Kenward is having good results at his first NMCA race running consistent 7.80's. Sean Ashe got one 300 foot hit last night but lost both attempts today as an electrical gremlin is allowing the car to roll the beams on the transbrake. Sean and Jason Gatlin are tracing down the problem now.
Low ET 7.454 1 JASON LEE
Top Speed 189.91 1 JASON LEE
1 DR ’86 MUSTANG FORD 362 JASON LEE MAUMEE OH 7.454 189.91 189.91
6116 DR DAN KROLL LONG GROVE IL 7.706 183.59 183.97
6101 DR ’89 CAMARO SBC 365 MICHAEL FRATENA MELBOURNE FL 7.831 186.87 186.87
9 DR ’79 MALIBU WAGON NELSON 434 ERIC KENWARD VERO BEACH FL 7.846 168.95 168.95
6001 DR ’89 MUSTANG FORD 364 DAN SAITZ FENTON MO 8.538 124.68 134.46
6108 DR ’85 MUSTANG SBF 405 SEAN ASHE FT. LAUDERDALE FL 9.199 109.91 109.91
6364 DR ’67 CHEVY II ‘560 BRIAN BROOKS PARKER CO 9.213 172.05 172.05
Aeromotive Xtreme Street
Top Qualifier Shemwell is the sole car in the sevens in qualifying also earning top MPH.
Low ET 7.923 4999 DANNY SHEMWELL
Top Speed 174.28 4999 DANNY SHEMWELL
4999 XS ’04 GTO CHV. 523 DANNY SHEMWELL ELKTON KY 7.973 174.28 174.28
4827 XS ’02 CAMARO 525 DAVID HATNICK VALPARAISO IN 8.093 173.17 173.17
4177 XS ’78 OLDS STARFIRE OLDS 403 BILL TROVATO ROCHESTER NY 8.112 170.71 170.71
4442 XS ’81 OLDS 442 CHEV. 523 SCOTT GUILER SALEM OH 8.168 164.59 164.59
4105 XS ’69 CAMARO BBC 522 FRED BRUNN LOXAHATCHEE FL 8.844 162.8 162.8
4444 XS ’86 MUSTANG FORD 364 BOB KURGAN HOSCHTON GA 19.519 0 0
Comp Cams Pro Stock
A very close, almost negligible spread between Blankenship and Baskin has Don now in second spot. Both Bowles and DeMayo have the power but have struggled with the starting line during qualifying.
Low ET 8.484 2 ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP
Top Speed 158.95 2 ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP
2 P/STK ’04 MUSTANG FORD 399 ROBBIE BLANKENSHIP HUDSON FL 8.484 157.48 158.95
3 P/STK ’67 CHEVY CHEV. 420 DON BASKIN COVINGTON TN 8.487 156.41 156.9
5 P/STK ’72 MAVERICK FORD 420 DON BOWLES MATISONVILLE KY 8.595 157.7 157.7
5117 P/STK ’95 MUSTANG FORD 420 MICHAEL DEMAYO BUTLER PA 8.96 154.03 154.03
Mean Street
Low ET 10.167 10003 BRAD MEADOWS
Top Speed 131.77 10003 BRAD MEADOWS
10003 MS ’93 MUSTANG ‘311 BRAD MEADOWS SIMPSONVILLE SC 10.167 131.77 131.77
4 MS ’91 MUSTANG LX ‘348 JEREMY GILLAM SCHERERVILLE IN 10.556 125.43 125.43
10417 MS ’99 PONITAC CHEV. 349 DAVID HEMBREE GARDEN CITY MI 11.377 121.45 121.45
