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NMCA WORLD STREET FINALS
race as both drivers worked to settle their cars at
the hit, and as it turned out, Goss grabbed the
win with a 4.37 to Ayers’ 4.48. It marked Goss’
first visit to the Aerospace Components Winner’s
Circle in his NMCA career.
Holley EFI Factory Super Cars saw Geoff Turk
take the lead in qualifying with a 7.98 in his Chal-
lenger, and he stayed on point through the final
round, where he ripped off an 8.06 to defeat Scott
Libersher, who was all over the tree with a .001
but not quite as quick as Turk with an 8.20 in
his Camaro.
“We’re very excited to have set a record with a
7.98, which we backed up with a 7.99, and we’re
very excited to have won,” said Turk. “I knew it
was going to take a lot to beat the former cham- to face Leonard Long and his Mustang in the
final. When Blankenship couldn’t make the call
to the lanes, Long, who could have merely broken
the beams to take the win as he was unopposed,
chose instead to put on a show while pounding
pavement, and posted a 7.86.
Haley Rounsavall hightailed to a 10.19 in her
Camaro to lead qualifying in Chevrolet Perfor-
mance Stock presented by Scoggin-Dickey Parts
Center, and she advanced to a final round fight
against Jesse Wilson and his Camaro. There,
Wilson took the win with a 10.17 to Rounsa-
vall’s 10.24.
In Coan Engineering Stock/Super Stock, Den-
nis Breeden led qualifying with a 9.38 on an 11.00
index in his Challenger, but the final round be-
pion, Scott Libersher, in the final, and that was
one of the best runs I’ve ever had.”
In ARP Nitrous Pro Street, Jordan Ensslin led
qualifying with a 4.32 in his hard-leaving Trans
Am, and he hung on through the final, where he
picked up to a 4.31 to win over Pro 5.0 and Pro
Stock standout Tony Gillig, who was not far be-
hind with a 4.36 in his throwback Cutlass. It was
Ensslin’s second straight visit to the Aerospace
Components Winner’s Circle and his third win
of the season.
Tim Knieriem tackled a 4.70 in his Mustang to
take the lead in Edelbrock Xtreme Street qualify-
ing, and later, Lou Iacopetti pushed to the final
round against Bill Trovato. Iacopetti knocked out
the win with a 4.75 in his Mustang and Trovato
was not far behind with a 4.79 in his Camaro.
In the high-revving Fuel Systems Technology
NA 10.5, Robbie Blankenship rocketed to a 7.80
in his Mustang to lead qualifying, and later was longed to Dan Condon and Robbie Harrison.
When the dust settled, Condon collected the win
with a 10.27 in his Camaro and Harrison hung
on for the runner-up with a 10.43 in his Chevy II.
Brent Wheeler wheeled his Coronet to a 9.75
on a 9.75 index to lead qualifying in ATI Nos-
talgia Super Stock, and later in the weekend, he
wound up in the final round against Ryan Goodin.
Goodin got the win with a 12.00 in his Belvedere,
while Wheeler was the runner-up with a 9.76.
The NMCA’s winningest driver, Andy Warren,
wound up with 10.25 on a 10.25 index in his Ca-
price to lead Detroit TrueTrac Nostalgia Muscle
Car qualifying, and he remained strong through
the final round, where he won with a 10.26 over
Aubrey Baize, who turned in an 11.72 in her Dart.
John Voshell saw the tree to the tune of 0.000
in his Mustang to lead MagnaFuel Open Comp
qualifying, but Mike Roup and Woody Pack put
themselves in the final round, where Roup won
with an 11.80 on an 11.80 dial in his Ranchero,
while Pack, who recorded a comparable reaction
time to Roup, ran 9.70 on a 9.67 dial.
There were five rounds of competition in
the FueLab 3rd Annual Nostalgia Super Stock
All-Star Weekend, which pitted Victory Per-
formance Nostalgia Super Stock Series drivers
against NMCA ATI Nostalgia Super Stock driv-
ers. When it was all said and done, two NMCA
ATI Nostalgia Super Stock drivers, Kevin Gass
and Brent Wheeler, were in the final, and in the
double-breakout bout, Gass got the win with a
9.74 on a 9.75 in his Chevelle and Wheeler was
runner-up with a 9.72 on a 9.75 in his Coronet.
In the event’s three-year history, Victory Per-
formance Nostalgia Super Stock Series has won
once, and NMCA ATI Nostalgia Super Stock
has won twice.
In Gear Vendors True Street, Randy Thomas
earned the overall win with an 8.86 average, while
John Baum earned the runner-up spot with a
9.82 average. Matt Caldwell was the 9-second
winner, Mike Bandy was the 10-second winner,
Keith Seymore was the 11-second winner and
Dakota Poston was the 12-second winner. Jason
Stephenson captured the 13 second win, while
Blaine Bolding captured the 14-second win and
Angelo Taylor captured the 15-second win.
The Dodge // Mopar Hemi Shootout saw Cath-
erine Kosiba catch the overall win with a 9.98
average and Jim Jarrett catch the runner-up with
a 10.04 average. Bill Lee Jr. was the 10-second
winner, Christina Vega was the 11-second win-
ner, Dennis Cherry was the 12-second winner,
Hunter Demaio was the 13-second winner, Daniel
Lyles was the 14-second winner and Dave Dunse
rounded out the category as the 15-second winner.
In the Chevrolet Performance Street Car Chal-
lenge, Jerry Frey flew to the overall win with a
10.33 average and Kevin Rowand was the runner-
up with an 11.40 average. Also in the spotlight
were James Benge with the 11-second win, Johnny
Dwong with the 12-second win, Chris Roll with
the 13-second win, Steve Weigl with the 14 second
win and Stephen Panich with the 15-second win.
Two days of Fastest Street Car bracket racing
were rolled into the event, and on Saturday, Tony
Virgillo defeated AJ Gick in Bracket 1, while
PJ Thomas defeated Travis Buth in Bracket 2
and Michael McCarter motored to the win over
Ryan Goodin in Bracket 3. On Sunday, Tony
Virgillo earned his second win of the weekend
over Dennis Baudendistel in Bracket 1, while
Brad Spires defeated Corky Bumpus in Bracket
2 and Kevin Gass grabbed the win over Brent
Wheeler in Bracket 3.
Officials are carefully counting points in each
category, and then champions will be officially
declared and celebrated on the NMCA Website,
in Fastest Street Car magazine and during the
NMCA Awards Ceremony presented by Aero-
space Components, December 7, 2018 at the Indi-
ana Convention Center, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Drivers will fire up for a new season of NMCA
racing at the 17th Annual Muscle Car Mayhem,
March 7-10, 2019 at Bradenton Motorsports Park
in Florida.
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