Xtreme Street
With only seven racers on the rolls for Xtreme Street, it would be easy to overlook the class. Anyone who made that mistake, however, would be missing out on some fin racing. Of course, with seven racers comes the inevitable starting bye run, which Cameron Coble took advantage of to advance his ’04 Mustang to the semi finals. The lack of competition didn’t make him take it easy, as he took the opportunity to set both top speed and low ET with an 8.003 at 176.03 mph.
Next up was Danny Shamwell and his ’01 Mustang facing off with Bart Tobner’s ’04 Cobra. Although Shamwell ran the fastest, turning in an 8.058 run at 168.75 mph, his .498 reaction time crippled him, and Tobner drove off with the victor following a .088 RT, and 8.35 ET, and 166.25 mph. Bill Trovato then went to the line with Nick Rinehart. Rinehart had the faster RT, a .055, but it was no good when he broke, letting Trovato advance to the semi finals on an 8.019 at 171.62. Finally, it was Fred Brunn and Steve Cagle. Cagle did his best, putting out a stout 8.536 at 164.91 mph, but it was no match for Brunn’s 8.260 at 169.98 mph.
Cameron Coble
The semi finals began with Coble tearing past Tobner with an 8.476 at 173.78 mph, vs. Tobner’s 8.560 at 164. 95 to advance to the final. Trovato then trounced Brunn handily, as Brunn had a problem and trundled his way to a 12.543/69.09 against Trovato’s 8.047 at 171.29 mph.
Bill Trovato
It was Trovato and Coble in the finals, but Coble’s luck finally ran out. Coble limped to a 17.132/47.63 and was easy pickings for Trovato, who took the victory with an 8.033 and a top speed of 170.97 mph.
Pro Stock
Round one of Pro Stock saw Skip Baskin lose to Chris Glass with an 8.708/158.11 to an 8.683/159.63. Andy Schmidt piloted his ’85 Mustang across the finish line first, sporting a time of 8.632 and a top speed of 157.72 mph against Felton Thompson’s 9.045/153.74. Michael DeMayo triumphed over Brad Wise, with an 8.623 to Wise’s 8.943. Max Gross went up against John Langer, running a 9.380 with a top speed of 112.53 mph. Langer however, wasn’t able to respond, as he was unable to leave the starting line.
Four drivers down, four left in the semi finals. First up was Glass and Schmidt. Car trouble kept Glass to a 17.940, and Schmidt would advance to the final with an 8.672. The second race of the semis featured DeMayo and Gross. It was a day of broken hearts, as Gross broke, leaving DeMayo’s 8.620/156.23 run the winner.
Andy Schmidt
The final round saw the closest runs yet, as Schmidt and DeMayo put away identical 8.20 ETs. However, Schmidt’s faster reaction time of .019 to DeMayo’s .021 saw Schmidt drive away with the trophy.