NMRA/NMCA Joliet Super Bowl 2013 Same Day Coverage

SELECT COVERAGE BY DAY:

Sunday-racelead

 

Racing is underway this morning – we started out with all of the index classes, bracket time trials, and some of the NMCA’s classes. The NMRA portion of the event will be getting underway soon, so stay tuned to the coverage we’ll be bringing to you all day!

IMG_3813

Necessity is the mother of invention - at the Maryland race, John Urist found himself in need of a new shift light, so a trip to the store was in order and he's got this awesome LED trailer brake light wired into the circuit. Doesn't look like he can explain away why any reason he might have missed a shift to the crew chief anymore!

Necessity is the mother of invention – at the Maryland race, John Urist found himself in need of a new shift light, so a trip to the store was in order and he’s got this awesome LED trailer brake light wired into the circuit. Doesn’t look like he can explain away why any reason he might have missed a shift to the crew chief anymore! Urist raced Brad Medlock in the second round this morning and went up in smoke at halftrack. He’ll be making the long trip back to New Mexico without a win – a very uncommon feeling for him after this event.

 

Caught up with Sean Ashe this morning,and the Street Outlaw record holder told us he was going for it all last night on the teams' first-round bye hit. 'The conditions were close to what we had when we ran real well in Maryland, but the track just wasn't there for us to be able to duplicate that performance,' he said. Ashe won over Dan Pharris in this morning's second round of Street Outlaw competition.

Caught up with Sean Ashe this morning,and the Street Outlaw record holder told us he was going for it all last night on the teams’ first-round bye hit. ‘The conditions were close to what we had when we ran real well in Maryland, but the track just wasn’t there for us to be able to duplicate that performance,’ he said. Ashe won over Dan Pharris in this morning’s second round of Street Outlaw competition.

 

Larry Prykucki expected to come here this weekend and hang out - instead Jason Lee had had him hard at work on his Street Outlaw machine. The team has swapped head gaskets twice in the last four days and had a couple of other durability issues rear their ugly head. Dwayne Barbaree put Jason out in the second round of competition this morning with a strong 7.36 ET to Lee's slowing 7.86 at 161.

Larry Prykucki expected to come here this weekend and hang out – instead Jason Lee had him hard at work on his Street Outlaw machine. The team has swapped head gaskets twice in the last four days and had a couple of other durability issues rear their ugly head. Dwayne Barbaree put Jason out in the second round of competition this morning with a strong 7.36 ET to Lee’s slowing 7.86 at 161.

Despite getting hammered on the tree by Swill Scott, Brian Mitchell won the chase to the stripe on the big end, defeating the one-time champ with an 8.49 to Lovell's 8.64. Lovell, to his credit, kept the supercharger together and the belt on the cogs.

Despite getting hammered on the tree by Swill Scott, Brian Mitchell won the chase to the stripe on the big end, defeating the one-time champ with an 8.49 to Lovell’s 8.64. Lovell, to his credit, kept the supercharger together and the belt on the cogs.

 

Jim Breese's struggles in Renegade continue. The longtime racer was paired up with engine builder Tim Matherly in their second-round pairing, but he couldn't hold the car back and left before the tree was activated, giving Tim the win.

Jim Breese’s struggles in Renegade continue. The longtime racer was paired up with engine builder Tim Matherly in their second-round pairing, but he couldn’t hold the car back and left before the tree was activated, giving Tim the win. In the third pairing of the round, Adam Arndt easily advanced when Charlie Cooper redlit. The semifinal round will see Arndt face Mitchell while Matherly gets a bye straight into the finals.

 

Jacob Lamb's running like a bracket car in Coyote Stock this weekend. In the first round he took out Brandon Alsept with a 10.88, and in the second round he put Kermit Buffington on the trailer with a 10.87 to Buff's 11.03.

Jacob Lamb’s running like a bracket car in Coyote Stock this weekend. In the first round he took out Brandon Alsept with a 10.88, and in the second round he put Kermit Buffington on the trailer with a 10.87 to Buff’s 11.03. Jacob will have a bye run straight into the final round.

 

Shifty Shane continued his run in the second round of Coyote Stock, easily picking off Joe Marini with a 10.61 to Marini's 11.02. He'll go up against Drew Lyons in the next round, who had the bye in round two and eased down the track.

Shifty Shane Stymiest continued his run in the second round of Coyote Stock, easily picking off Joe Marini with a 10.61 to Marini’s 11.02. He’ll go up against Drew Lyons in the next round, who had the bye in round two and eased down the track.

 

John Leslie, Jr. was on the receiving end of a gift in the second round of qualifying - Alan Cann became Alan Can't - get down to the end of the track, that is. Cann broke about 100 feet out, handing Leslie the easy win. He'll face Matt Amrine in the semifinal. Amrine advanced easily in round two over Carlos Sobrino, whose struggles continue.

John Leslie, Jr. was on the receiving end of a gift in the second round of Factory Stock eliminations – Alan Cann became Alan Can’t – get down to the end of the track, that is. Cann broke about 100 feet out, handing Leslie the easy win. He’ll face Matt Amrine in one semifinal. Amrine advanced easily in round two over Carlos Sobrino, whose struggles continue.

 

Also moving on to the semifinal round in Factory Stock is Matt Williams - he took out Jay Dold in a close race, 11.28 to Dold's 11.32 hit. Williams will receive a bye straight into the final round.

Also moving on to the semifinal round in Factory Stock is Matt Williams – he took out Jay Dold in a close race, 11.28 to Dold’s 11.32 hit. Williams will receive a bye straight into the final round.

 

Phil Hines continues his solid season by moving on to the final round in Street Outlaw competition. He faced off against Brad Medlock in the semi and rolled straight as a string through the traps with a strong 7.37. Medlock never came up on boost after the hit.

Phil Hines continues his solid season by moving on to the final round in Street Outlaw competition. He faced off against Brad Medlock in the semi and rolled straight as a string through the traps with a strong 7.37. Medlock never came up on boost after the hit. In the other pairing, Sean Ashe ran his quickest elapsed time of the weekend and broke his own record by turning in a 7.25 at 192 mph to eliminate Dwayne Barbaree, who got out of shape around the 300-foot mark.

The semifinal rounds were a doozy, with a couple of upsets.

In Renegade, Brian Mitchell upset friend and number-one qualifier Adam Arndt with a strong 8.78 to Arndt’s slowing 8.78 hit. On the other side of the ladder, Tim Matherly took a leisurely ride downtrack to save his equipment for the final round against the always-tough Mitchell.

Factory Stock saw another upset – John Leslie, Jr. knocking number-one-qualifier Matt Amrine off his dominant perch with a .010 holeshot and 11.37 to Amrine’s 11.36 pass. Matt Williams also chose to save his equipment, easing it down the 1320′ and heading back to the pits to prepare for the matchup with Leslie.

No upsets in Coyote Stock, as Shane Stymiest performed up to expectations, putting a 10.66 on the board in the heat of the day to send Drew Lyons packing. Lyons has to be happy with his performance, as he made it to the semifinal round in only his second appearance in the class. Jacob Lamb ran his bye pass to a 10.98.

It's been all Sean Ashe, all the time in Street Outlaw this weekend. Not only did he set the NMCA class record with a 7.26, he put Phil Hines on the trailer in the final round in a sweet side-by-side race. Ashe streaked through the traps with a strong 7.33 to Hines' 7.38.

Tim Matherly was tasked with taking on reigning class champion Brian Mitchell in the Renegade final, and he gave it his all, getting a little out of the groove early but hanging with it all the way to the stripe. However, his 8.647 just wasn't enough to stop the Mitchell juggernaut and the 8.48 at 159.14 mph in the other lane. Mitchell was talking before the race about how he made it into the final - by this much over Adam Arndt in the semi.

Tim Matherly was tasked with taking on reigning class champion Brian Mitchell in the Renegade final, and he gave it his all, getting a little out of the groove early but hanging with it all the way to the stripe. However, his 8.647 just wasn’t enough to stop the Mitchell juggernaut and the 8.48 at 159.14 mph in the other lane. Mitchell was talking before the race about how he made it into the final – by this much over Adam Arndt in the semi.

 

Shane Stymeist has been dominant all season in Coyote Stock, appearing in every final round contested thus far. Stymeist was certainly the favorite here, and it played out just like that, as Stymeist drove away from Lamb for his fourth win, 10.644 at 123.13 mph to 10.933 at 123.61 mph.

Shane Stymiest has been dominant all season in Coyote Stock, appearing in every final round contested thus far. Stymiest was certainly the favorite here, and it played out just like that, as Stymiest drove away from Lamb for his fourth win, 10.644 at 123.13 mph to 10.933 at 123.61 mph.

John Leslie, Jr. and NMRA official Gene Bergstrom talk before the final round re-run in Factory Stock. The first time around, Matt Williams' redlight went on before the tree came down. The second time around wasn't any better for Williams as Leslie took the win light with an 11.42.

John Leslie, Jr. and NMRA official Gene Bergstrom talk before the final round re-run in Factory Stock. The first time around, Matt Williams’ red bulb went on before the tree came down. The second time around wasn’t any better for Williams as Leslie took the win light with an 11.42.

The Super Bowl

In the first pairing of the Super Bowl event, NMRA Truck and Lightning winner faced off against Nostalgia Muscle Car winner Jeremy Vizzo on a .500 Pro tree. Roberts had issues on the track and slowed up, but Vizzo broke out, and Roberts takes home the first point for the NMRA. The second pair out is the Open Comp champions – NMRA’s Shane Long and NMCA’s Tim Swisher. In the Ford versus Chevrolet battle, Long was faced with chasing Swisher down and does so in fine fashion, making it two points in a row for the NMRA.

DSC_3032

NMRA Super Stang winner Terry “Beefcake” Reeves is up against EFI Rumble winner David Rickey. Rickey left first, and at the finish line, he put a point on the board for the NMCA team by taking out the veteran Ford racer. Modular Muscle winner Susan Roush-McClenaghan is up next against Nostalgia Super Stock winner Doug Duell in a battle of legendary racing names on the track. Duell has been on fire all weekend long and is looking to tie it up. As the tree drops, Doug goes wheels-up and runs right on the number on the big end, 9.52 at 137 mph – winning the race and tying it up – while Roush-McClenaghan breaks out with a 9.47 at 139 mph.

Factory Stock winner John Leslie, Jr. comes out next against Mean Street winner Brian Campbell, and on the launch Campbell goes sky-high, dragging the bumper, and he continues to chase down Leslie downtrack, dumping it at the big end and taking the stripe with a 10.13 at only 113 mph to Leslie’s off-pace 11.57 at 117 mph – edging things into the NMCA’s favor. Up next is Charlie Booze, Jr., who took home the NMCA NA 10.5 win this weekend, and NMRA Coyote Stock runner-up Jacob Lamb. Lamb has more than two seconds in the hole, and in the Freight Train of Booze runs true to form, running an 8.12 to Lamb’s 10.81, making the tally 4 to 2 with the quicker classes still in the lanes.

DSC_7711In another lopsided-start battle, NMCA Xtreme Street winner Bob Curran gives NMRA Coyote Stock’s winner Shane Stymiest a huge spot out of the hole, and Stymiest continues this advantage through the traps by edging out Spongebob with a 10.63 to Curran’s off-pace 8.10 at only 139 mph and closing the gap to 4-3 in the NMCA’s favor. 

Next up is NMRA Renegade winner Brian Mitchell and NMCA Nostalgia Pro Street winner Skip Baskin. Big purges from the nitrous system on Baskin’s Camaro, while Mitchell sits and waits in his supercharged machine. Mitchell goes wheels up, and Baskin starts chasing him down, but Mitchell’s power takes him through the traps with an 8.43 at 160 MPH to tie things up.

Street Outlaw winner Sean Ashe takes on Steven Wardlow, who owns the quickest non-Ford that raced in Street Outlaw this weekend. Ashe has been on a string all weekend long, but gets loose at the 300-foot mark and has to get out of it, giving Wardlow the chance to come around him to take the win with a 7.77 and push things back towards NMCA’s favor, 5-4. 

DSC_3033

You can see the closing distance between Micke’s Malibu and Matherly’s Mustang in this shot.

The Mark Micke-driven, Jason Carter-owned twin-turbo NMCA Super Street Malibu winner comes up next against NMRA Renegade runner-up Tim Matherly. Matherly gets the leave and shifts the five-speed in his supercharged Mustang with all he’s got and turns in an 8.44 at 160 mph to take the win over Micke, to tie things back up with a 5-5 tally and only one pair left.

Street Outlaw racer Phil Hines represents the NMRA against NMCA Pro Street winner Jim Widener in the final round – it all comes down to this for the bragging rights – and the Nitto Tire Diamond Tree rings. Hines gets a 1.19-second spot on the starting line over Widener’s nitrous machine, and in dramatic fashion, Widener gets wildly out of shape, sending a couple of timing blocks across the track while Hines rolls straight and true to take the win – and earn the NMRA the Super Bowl win as a result!

DSC_7731

Just after this shot was taken, we got to see both sides of Jim Widener’s Cougar as he got out of shape and knocked a couple of blocks across the track.

 

About the author

Jason Reiss

Jason draws on over 15 years of experience in the automotive publishing industry, and collaborates with many of the industry's movers and shakers to create compelling technical articles and high-quality race coverage.
Read My Articles

Blue Oval Muscle in your inbox.

Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from FordMuscle, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE!

Free WordPress Themes
FordMuscle NEWSLETTER - SIGN UP FREE!

We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request.

Ford Muscle - The Ultimate Ford Mustang Magazine

FordMuscle

We'll send you the most interesting FordMuscle articles, news, car features, and videos every week.

Ford Muscle - The Ultimate Ford Mustang Magazine

FordMuscle NEWSLETTER - SIGN UP FREE!

We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request.

Ford Muscle - The Ultimate Ford Mustang Magazine

Ford Muscle

Thank you for your subscription.

Subscribe to more FREE Online Magazines!

We think you might like...


Muscle Car & Hot Rods
Muscle Car & Hot Rods
Drag Racing
Drag Racing

Ford Muscle - The Ultimate Ford Mustang Magazine

Thank you for your subscription.

Subscribe to more FREE Online Magazines!

We think you might like...

  • Muscle Car & Hot Rods Muscle Car & Hot Rods
  • Drag Racing Drag Racing

Ford Muscle - The Ultimate Ford Mustang Magazine

Ford Muscle

Thank you for your subscription.

Thank you for your subscription.

Ford Muscle - The Ultimate Ford Mustang Magazine

Thank you for your subscription.

Thank you for your subscription.

Loading