Dirt
Double Dose of Action
T
he pits were packed and the
stands were stuffed at the 11th Annual
Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center NMRA/
NMCA All-Star Nationals by MAHLE
Motorsport, April 4-7 at Atlanta Dragway.
That’s where drivers in both series made every
effort to wheel their cars to the coveted Aerospace
Components Winner’s Circle, and they put up
plenty of personal bests and potential records
along the way.
On the NMCA side, drivers in VP Racing Fuels
Xtreme Pro Mod put on a show while pushing
their cars to the limit. Among them was Daniel
Pharris, who stopped the clocks at 3.72 in his
Mustang to lead qualifying. Several competitive
rounds later, he made it to the final. There he
lined up alongside Don Walsh Jr., who, like Phar-
ris, had been consistent and quick all weekend.
The tight race saw Walsh Jr. take the win with a
3.72 in his Corvette to Pharris’ 3.75.
Drivers in VP Racing Fuels/Mickey Thompson
Street Outlaw faced off for fierce fights, and Phil
Hines hauled to a 4.37 in his Mustang to lead
qualifying. When he exited eliminations early,
Rob Goss and Vinnie Palazzolo got around him
and met for an oh-so-close final that saw Goss
go .008 on the tree and grab the win with a 4.38
in his Challenger while Palazzolo was right there
with a 4.39 in his Mustang.
The ever-exciting Holley EFI Factory Super
Cars category saw Bill Skillman blast to a 7.78 in
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his Mustang Cobra Jet to lead qualifying, but the
final round featured Carl Tasca and Paul Roder-
ick and their commanding Mustang Cobra Jets.
Tasca, with a slight reaction time advantage, took
the win with a 7.83 over Roderick and his 7.87.
ARP Nitrous Pro Street saw Tricia Musi, who
was celebrating a birthday this weekend, muscled
her Firebird to a 4.48 to lead qualifying. She took
things all the way to the final against Mark Hoa-
gland and his Camaro. Musi had Hoagland on
the tree, but Hoagland had her on the top end,
and won with a 4.46 to Musi’s 4.55.
Edelbrock Xtreme Street/Renegade drivers
duked it out at this event, and NMCA’s Jessie
Coulter cruised to a 4.67 in his Camaro to lead
qualifying. Several rounds later, he flew to a 4.73 to
take the win over Tim Knieriem, who was quicker
than Coulter at the bottom end, but not quite as
quick at the top end with a 4.87 in his Mustang.
In the high-winding world of FST Carbure-
tors NA 10.5, Leonard Long lapped up a 7.80 in
his Mustang to lead qualifying. As he often does,
Long remained on point through the final, where
he pushed to a 7.81 to defeat Joe Clemente, who
went 7.93 in his Mustang.
Reigning Chevrolet Performance Stock pre-
sented by Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center category
champion Jesse Wilson wheeled to a 10.11 in his
Camaro to lead qualifying, and on race day, he
rolled up next to Haley Burkhammer and her
NMCA stars shine at NMRA/NMCA
All-Star Nationals in Atlanta
By Mary Lendzion
Issue 144