Eleven racers made the trip to Milan to compete in Real Street, with 2006 points runner-up Tim Matherly taking top honors in qualifying, thanks to a best of 9.901 at 137.60. Nitrous racer Bruce Hemminger (shown) posted a second-slot time of 9.908, while Jim Breese and Don Bosley clocked a 9.944 and 9.978 to round out the single-digit qualifiers. When the tree dropped in the Real Street final, it landed in Matherly’s lap thanks to a .005 to .031
holeshot from Hemminger, and Hemminger stretched the tiny advantage down track just a little more, running 9.926 to Matherly’s 9.942 and picking up the Milan Real Street crown.
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Factory Stock might be considered an “entry level” heads-up class by the woefully uninformed, but don’t tell that to the 11 drivers who went at it hammer-and-tongs in qualifying at Milan. “Farmer Steve” Gifford somehow managed to urge his steed to an 11.494 at a huge 118.44 mph trap speed to win top qualifying honors. Jonathan Paulk found that his 11.578 was good enough for the second rung on the ladder. Jeff Schmell and Tommy Godfrey slotted into third and fourth position with 11-sixty efforts, while Brian “BrrMrr” Marr and Eric Holliday finished off the top half of the field. In the final round though it was unheralded Marr and Godrey with the favorites long gone. Godfrey’s inadvertent deep-stage led to a big .379 redlight, handing the Factory Stock crown to Marr unopposed.
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The qualifying order of this open comp-style class was determined by a unique method using the best reaction time on Friday and Saturday to set the ladder. Top honors went to Brandon Peterson thanks to his .0012 light. Jeff Stafford wasn’t far behind at .0019! The finals came down to two very familiar Mod Muscle competitors: Tom Motycka (shown) and Chris Colitas. With both drivers so well-matched in skill and experience, it was no surprise that the competition ended in a crazy double-breakout. Thanks to a .015-to-.055 advantage at the tree, Motycka gave Colitas no choice but to keep the hammer down and run .0151 under his index to Motycka’s .0059 breakout.
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