Drag Illustrated Issue 148, September 2019 | Page 32

Dirt Two Times the Talent NMCA, NMRA combine for Nitto Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing By Mary Lendzion 32 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com flew to the win with a 4.45 over Pevlor’s 7.91. Holley EFI Factory Super Cars saw Bill Skill- man secure a 7.90 in his Mustang Cobra Jet to lead qualifying, and later, he sailed to a 7.98 to win over Terry Munroe, who turned in an 8.06 in his COPO Camaro. There was a full supply of nitrous purges in ARP Nitrous Pro Street, except from Tony Gil- lig, who runs a naturally aspirated combination, and he still grabbed a 4.37 in his Cutlass to lead qualifying. Several rounds later, he faced reigning category champion Jordan Ensslin and his Trans Am, and Gillig, who had a slightly better reaction time, took the win on a holeshot after both drivers put identical 4.41 runs on the board. NMCA Edelbrock Xtreme Street and NMRA Edelbrock Renegade drivers dueled each other at this event, and Joel Greathouse drove to a 4.70 in his Mustang to set the pace in qualifying. But making it to the final were NMCA newcomer Mike Thompson and Paul Smith and their Ca- maros. Thompson took it all the way to the Aero- space Components Winner’s Circle with a 4.72 to Smith’s 4.83. In the high-winding world of FST Carburetors NA 10.5, Leonard Long shifted his way to a 7.85 to lead qualifying in his Mustang. He made it all the way to the final round of eliminations where, in the heat of the day, he recorded a 7.95 to win over Dwight Ausmus, who drove his wheel-standing Firebird to an 8.10. In Chevrolet Performance Stock presented by Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center, Jesse Wilson wrapped up a 10.191 to lead qualifying in his Ca- Issue 148 CROSE N MCA and NMRA drivers teamed up to put down twice as much power in the Prairie State for the 14th An- nual Nitto NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing presented by FST Carburetors, July 25-28 at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. With their sights set on the Aerospace Com- ponents Winner’s Circle and season champion- ship points at this fourth of six events on this year’s tour, drivers in the potent VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mod category pulled to the lanes. In qualifying, they were led by Don Walsh Jr., who wheeled to a 3.74 in his Corvette, and several rounds later, Walsh Jr. pulled off another win with a 3.72 over Randy Adler, who was not far behind with a 3.77 in his Bel Air. NMCA Mickey Thompson Street Outlaw and NMRA VP Racing Fuels Street Outlaw merged to make even more muscle at this event, and Dom DiDonato drove to a 4.46 to lead qualifying in his Mustang. The final round, however, belonged to Shane Fisher and Shawn Pevlor and their Mus- tangs. When the tree came down, both drivers recorded comparable reaction times, and Fisher