A LOOK AT THE CARS OF THE FACTORY APPEARING STOCK TIRE CLASS
By Nate Van Wagnen Photographs by David Hilner
T he increasingly popular FAST ( Factory Appearing Stock Tire ) Racing Series rolled into New York ’ s Empire Dragway on May 27-28 for the FAST Auto Service of Old Saybrook Nationals . With muscle cars from the 1960s and 1970s racing on narrow stock tires , the goal of the series is to maximize factory parts on factory tires on factory-appearing cars . The group that competed at Empire certainly achieved that goal , with some drivers racing deep into the 10-second zone .
In the FAST Quick 8 Shootout , Bill Atwood Sr . qualified No . 1 in his Hemi-powered ’ 69 Road Runner with a 10.19 . He carried that performance through to the final round , where he defeated No . 3 qualifier Ed Cook in his ’ 63 Savoy . Other qualifiers included Don Giannone in his ’ 66 Chevelle , Bryan Doyle in his ’ 71 Challenger , Bill Atwood Jr . in his ’ 73 GTX , Bill Dicicco in his ’ 68 Road Runner , Andrew Colling in his ’ 67 Firebird , and Rhett Moody in his ’ 68 Barracuda .
The weekend also included the Factory Stock Quick 8 Shootout , where No . 1 qualifier Eric Simpson emerged victorious in his ’ 69 Camaro ZL1 . His final-round opponent was Owen Simpson in his ’ 69 Camaro . Jeff Wilkins in his ’ 70 Torino Cobra joined the Simpsons in the top 3 in qualifying . Additional entrants included Tom Cannon in his ’ 68 Dodge 330 , Alana Beltrame in her ’ 69 Camaro SS , Frank Heofling in his ’ 68 Road Runner , and Steve Oliver in his ’ 71 GTX .
The FAST series has five races left on its 2023 schedule , including three stops on the NMCA tour . For more info on the FAST rules and schedule , check out www . FASTDrags . com . DI
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