Scarry time in Milan

Words by Jason Reiss
Photos courtesy NMRA

The NMRA rolled into Milan, Mich., for the 7th annual Aeromotive NMRA Ford Nationals, bringing along its usual group of Mustang-crazed drag racers.

In the Pro Outlaw 10.5 class, Conrad Scarry (lead photo) and Mike Murillo traded record-setting passes during qualifying, with Scarry taking the top spot heading into eliminations. The pair met up in the final round in a battle of big-block ‘Stangs, with Scarry coming out on top for his third win of the season.

Johnny Macdonald has been working hard to unseat John Urist in the Super Street Outlaw class, qualifying number one with a strong 7.38 at over 197 MPH. But during eliminations, Urist and Chris Tuten ran through their respective competition to meet up in the finals. There, Urist turned on the red bulb, earning Tuten his first SSO win!

In what seems like a vision from ‘Groundhog Day’, Jason Lee qualified number one atop the Drag Radial class. He met up with the ultra-consistent Steven Biggs in the finals. Biggs got out of it, while Lee turned in an 8.09 to take #3 of the season.

In the Hot Street class, class Champion Don Bowles took the number-one qualifier spot before meeting up with Charlie Booze Jr. in the final round. Bowles went up on the bumper hard, allowing Booze (shown) to cruise around him and take the stripe for the win.	In EFI Renegade, nitrous racer Joel Howard came into town and ran through his side of the ladder after qualifying #1. On the other side, Chris Van Gilder (shown) cleared his side to move on. In the final, Howard did not make the lane call, allowing Van Gilder to take the single for the win.