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The NMRA moves into its fourth race of the year as they join forces with the NMCA at the four lane dragstrip at ZMAX. We will be covering all the NMRA action here and the NMCA reporting will be on www.streetmusclemag.com. Tune in all weekend for reporting from the track!
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News from the Pits
It is already a warm and humid Friday here at Zmax. There were strong storms that moved through yesterday and into the early morning, and what remains is overcast. Though we are not completely out of the clear, as their is a 40% chance of rain at 1pm (same time as the first round of qualifying). We will see if the weather improves.
Pulling double duty again this race is Jason Lee, which is in the points chase in NMRA's Drag Radial (where he is racing his car) and NMCA's Xtreme Street (with Chris Singleton's Mustang). Jason says it's pretty hectic since both classes run close to each other during qualifying and eliminations.
Dave Guy has had a hell of a year so far. He has broken just about everything you can including a timing chain dowel pin, torque converter, springs, harness, and coil packs. Even his tow truck broke down and he had to borrow one to get to the race. Hopefully luck will be on his side this race as he is the defending winner from Zmax last year in Drag Radial
Conrad Scarry has had problems with his power plant as of late. A faulty weld job on a damaged head has the Pro Outlaw 10.5 Mustang not running 100%. Overall, they have had the motor out of the car six times this year.
Titanium Bob Cook has been on a tare in his Renegade Mustang. Bob won the 2008 championship with his modular S197 and is back at the top with his pushrod fox body. He also won at Joliet with a 8.594 at 161.19 mph pass.
Testing Notes
Brian Tuten is still getting a hold of his Renegade to Drag Radial converted Mustang, as he has only been out for a couple of races this year in the new trim. He ran a lifting 8.86 @ 126.15 mph pass.
Jim Breese in Real Street comes into this race five points behind team mate Tim Matherly. TIm ran a 9.935 @ 139.56 mph in testing.
Jimmy Biggs in the Bridge Racing prepared Drag Radial entry had a fairly good pass in the heat of the day (and was a little out of shape too) with a 8.189 @ 175.82
Conrad Scarry went out for a testing pass in Pro Outlaw 10.5 but came across wheel spin mid track.
Qualifying Round 1 and 2 Highlights
Mike Murillo sits at the number one qualifying spot from his first attempt. On his second pass, Mike shut down his Mustang about 80 feet out to what seems to be a transmission or converter problem.
Conrad Scarry had a large backfire about 1000 feet out, though still managed to roll to a 7.596 @ 149.43 pass. The cause of the problem was an exhaust seat that fell down into the combustion chamber. They should be fixed up and ready for the third round tomorrow.
During the first round of qualifying, one of Sam Vincent's crew members said "Watch this", while that pass was a respectable 7.344, it was the second qualifying pass that was the watcher. With this, Sam broke the Super Street Outlaw record with a 7.330 @ 191.16 mph pass.
Bob Cook has had the best wheel stand of the event so far in Renegade where his fox body came up on the bumper and slamming back down hard around 200 feet and then bouncing a few times after that. There is no doubt that there is some crushed headers and oil pan under Bob's car.
Dan Rawls sits at the number one spot in Renegade with a 8.463 pass from his first round attempt. Chris Van Gilder sits in second with a 8.597 @ 157.41.
Number one and two from last year in points sit on top of the Hot Street ladder with Don Bowles running a 8.634 @ 158.74. Robbie Blankenship is up in second with a 8.658 @ 156.05 mph pass.
Jason Lee swapped from second to first place in the second round of qualifying with a 7.982 @ 175.48 mph pass. Chad Doyle sits close in second with a 8.089 @ 175.00. Sean Lyon also moves up to third over Steven Biggs with a 8.121.
Bruce Hemminger broke his previous Real Street record and sits at the top of the qualifying list with a 9.459 @ 141.65 mph run. Craig Baldwin put down one of his best passes with a 9.553 @ 140.87 mph pass for second.
No one improved in Pure Street in their second round qualifying effort while most racers suffered from tire spin. Shawn Johnson holds up the number one spot with a 10.151 and up second is Brandon Alsept with a 10.235
Qualifying Order After Round 2
Compulink StarTrak Turbonetics Pro Outlaw Qualifying for 3 entries
Low ET 7.227 2 Mike Murillo
Top Speed 183.42 1540 Dwayne James
2 PRO ’93 Mustang Ford 541 Mike Murillo San Antonio Tx 7.227 164.23 164.23
1540 PRO ’03 Cobra Ford 440 Dwayne James Albuquerque NM 7.450 183.42 183.42
3 PRO ’04 Mustang Ford 550 Conrad Scarry Deerfield Beach FL 7.596 149.43 149.43
Compulink StarTrak ProCharger SS Outlaw Qualifying for 4 entries
Low ET 7.330 2077 Samuel Vincent
Top Speed 191.16 2077 Samuel Vincent
2077 SSO ’88 Mustang Ford 452 Samuel Vincent Central City KY 7.330 191.16 191.16
1 SSO ’93 Mustang Ford 420 John Urist Albuquerque NM 7.471 189.55 189.55
2 SSO ’01 Mustang Ford 406 John MacDonald White Lake MI 7.508 190.67 190.67
2010 SSO ’86 Mustang Ford 362 Andrew De Marco Reading MA DQ 0 0
Compulink StarTrak DiabloSport Renegade Qualifying for 7 entries
Low ET 8.463 2 Dan Rawls
Top Speed 161.09 2 Dan Rawls
2 REN ’90 Mustang Ford 364 Dan Rawls Clevland Tn 8.463 161.09 161.09
4401 REN ’90 Mustang LX Ford 309 Chris VanGilder Quakertown Pa 8.597 157.41 157.58
5 REN ’04 Mustang Ford 310 Brian Mitchell Wilmington DE 8.609 159.01 159.01
4124 REN ’04 Cobra Ford 358 Victor Nieblas Miami FL 8.663 160.27 160.27
4168 REN ’90 Mustang Ford 310 George Seeger Enola PA 8.666 159.29 159.29
8 REN ’90 Mustang Ford 310 Bob Cook New Lenox IL 8.695 159.55 159.55
4214 REN ’93 Mustang Ford 336 Bart Tobner Winder Ga 8.832 159.31 159.31
Compulink StarTrak Edelbrock Hot Street Qualifying for 7 entries
Low ET 8.634 1 Don Bowles
Top Speed 158.74 1 Don Bowles
1 HS ’72 Mavrick Ford 420 Don Bowles Madisonville Ky 8.634 158.74 158.74
2 HS ’04 Mustang Ford 420 Robbie Blankenship Hudson Fl 8.658 156.05 156.05
3398 HS ’92 Mustang GT Ford 400 Charlie Booze JR. Marion PA 8.692 155.74 155.79
3707 HS ’81 Capri Ford 400 Rick Riccardi Toms River NJ 8.769 153.56 153.56
3072 HS ’89 Mustang Ford 360 Max Gross Cattaraugus NY 8.811 151.00 151.00
3131 HS ’89 Mustang Ford 420 Timothy Eichhorn Boynton Beach FL 8.829 154.16 154.16
3195 HS ’95 Mustang Ford 400 Rob Valden Houston TX 8.834 154.92 154.92
Compulink StarTrak BFG Tires Drag Radial Qualifying for 7 entries
Low ET 7.982 1 Jason Lee
Top Speed 175.57 3 David Guy
1 DR ’86 Mustang Ford 360 Jason Lee Maumec Oh 7.982 175.48 175.48
10210 DR ’93 Mustang Ford 357 Chad Doyle Holland OH 8.089 175.00 175.00
4 DR ’93 Mustang Ford 353 Sean Lyon Panama City Fl 8.121 173.76 173.76
10115 DR ’04 Mustang Ford 330 Steven Biggs Millington TN 8.249 174.59 174.59
2 DR ’88 Mustang Ford 353 Enzo Pecchini Woodbridge Ontario 8.308 169.72 169.72
3 DR ’96 Mustang Ford 325 David Guy Dillsburg Pa 8.390 175.57 175.57
10070 DR ’91 Mustang Ford 330 Brian Tuten Lex SC 8.555 163.73 163.73
Compulink StarTrak Steda Real Street Qualifying for 5 entries
Low ET 9.459 2 Bruce Hemminger
Top Speed 141.65 2 Bruce Hemminger
2 RS ’86 Mustang Ford 311 Bruce Hemminger Burnham IL 9.459 141.65 141.65
8062 RS ’91 Mustang Ford 306 Craig Baldwin Port Byron IL 9.553 140.87 140.87
1 RS ’10 Mustang Ford 286 Tim Matherly Statham GA 9.585 138.51 138.51
3 RS ’04 Mustang Ford 286 Jim Breese Transfer PA 9.753 140.74 140.74
8910 RS ’93 Mustang Ford 310 Paul Wiley Summerville Sc 10.279 125.42 125.42
Compulink StarTrak Eibach Springs Pure Street Qualifying for 5 entries
Low ET 10.151 5300 Shawn Johnson
Top Speed 131.82 5300 Shawn Johnson
5300 PS ’99 Cobra Ford 284 Shawn Johnson Byron Genter MI 10.151 131.82 131.82
4 PS ’98 Mustang Ford 289 Brandon Alsept Cincinnati OH 10.235 131.27 131.27
9 PS ’01 Mustang Ford 310 Teddy Weaver Stafford VA 10.436 129.70 129.70
3 PS ’98 Mustang Ford 289 Steve Gifford Bennington In 10.491 129.73 129.73
2 PS ’97 Mustang Ford 285 Mark Anderson Lexington IL 11.307 99.14 99.14
Compulink StarTrak ACT Factory Stock Qualifying for 5 entries
Low ET 11.193 3 Jay Dold
Top Speed 118.66 10 Carlos Sobrino
3 FS ’03 Mach 1 Ford 289 Jay Dold Harrison OH 11.193 118.49 118.49
10 FS ’86 Mustang Ford 310 Carlos Sobrino Fairview NJ 11.320 118.36 118.66
6160 FS ’93 Mustang Ford 308 Alan Cann Muskego WI 11.517 117.43 117.43
6100 FS ’90 Mustang LX Ford 308 Rick Walsh Lake Panasoff Kee 11.531 116.71 116.86
6572 FS ’92 Mustang Ford 306 Eric Shankler Rising Farm GA 11.917 112.91 112.91
