Volume X, Issue 5, Page 59

John Macaluso qualified number one in Street Race, with an ultra-quick 8.90 on a BFGoodrich drag radial tire. He made it to the finals to face Tim Hendricks, and was able to bust another 8.9X over the wheelstanding F-body of Hendricks for his second event win of the season.

Don Baskin's little Nova ran a killer 10.08 in the first round of Mean Street, but lost due to a holeshot dealt by Jeff Swanson.

In Mean Street, it was a light field of racecars that included Alan VonAhnen, Jeremy Gillam, Don Baskin, and Jeff Swanson. Gillam qualified number one with a 10.03, but it was Swanson who won it all in Bowling Green by putting a holeshot on the brothers from Indiana and running a winning 10.07.

Jeff Knox was able to run three low 8-second, back-to-back passes that resulted in the True Street class's lowest ET average to date, an 8.34. This was after the mandated 30-mile cruise around the streets of Bowling Green.

In True Street action, Jeff Knox lowered the boom on the rest of the field by averaging an incredible 8.34 to claim the King of Kentucky crown over Memphis winner Mike Brown.

Overall Winner: Jeff Knox, R1 8.68, R2 8.16, R3 8.20 Average: 8.34

Runner Up: Mike Brown, R1 8.70, R2 8.31, R3 8.62 Average: 8.55

10-Second Winner: Travis Smith: R1 10.290, R2 9.825, R3 9.912. Average 10.009

12-Second Winner: Robert Oliver: R1 12.447, R2 12.850, R3 12.745. Average 12.681

13-Second Winner: Chris Lowe: R1 12.880, R2 12.953, R3 13.485: Average 13.106

14-Second Winner: Tim Pittman: R1 14.01, R2 13.91, R3 14.20: Average 14.05

In Late Model EFI, Corvette racer Michael Stephens overthrew the defending champ, John McPartlin after McPartlin ran .001 too fast for his index, giving Stephen his first win since he joined the class. Hamburger Oil Pans Nostalgia Super Stock resulted in Skip Koester grabbing the victory over a redlighting “TD” Holland.

In Nostalgia Muscle Car, Ken Weilbrenner won it all after Ed Becker redlit by -.003.

In the Nostalgia Muscle Car class, Ken Welbrenner won over Ed Becker from Mississippi in a double break out race to the finish. In Open Comp, John Chaille won over a Don Bowles by running a perfect 10.13 on a 10.13 dial despite is slower reaction time.  

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