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 Something many of us have been waiting to happen for quite a while!! The speculation will end and the Mustang vs. Camaro score will be settled at Atco Raceway on Friday night, July 13th.
Crazy Bob Clayton will be behind the wheel of his brand new 2013 Mustang GT500, while an unnamed driver will be bringing his 2012 Camaro ZL1. Both cars are bone stock, and will make time shots from 6pm-8pm with the scoreboards off.
Match race starts at 8pm! Be there!
If you can’t make it, be sure to check out Atco Raceway’s Youtube Channel for videos of the match.
News courtesy of Nate Pritchett (via YellowBullet.com) and the Ultimate Outlaw Shootout Series!
“Thats right everybody, my close friend and competitor Ray Johnson is returning to Outlaw 10.5. A deal was struck and the transaction is complete on the purchase of the current NMRA legal big block Mustang of Kenny Seager Motorsports Currently driven by Conrad Scarry.
Ray is very excited about this deal and can’t wait to get to the track for some testing. While he was looking at other opportunities in classes like X275, his heart has always been in and will continue to be in Outlaw 10.5. Look for him to make his competition debut no later than the coveted Yellowbullet.com Nationals labor day weekend.
Starting with this foundation of experience from the Scarry crew I truely believe Ray will hit the ground running with this turn key deal.”
 The fourth installment of the Cecil County Dragway – Finishline Performance Outlaw Street Car Shootout brought some scorching action.. but more noteworthy, scorching temperatures!! We reached record 102 degree heat down in Rising Sun, which also, as you would expect, caused some ridiculously high track temperatures. As usual, Jim Halsey and the Cecil crew were on top of things, pulling out their signature move of hosing down the track with water between rounds in order to cool it off. It worked, and most racers, while understandably off the pace that we are used to, still made it down the track. It was certainly a battle of the tuners, and the drivers also had a tough time staying cool while suited up in their race gear. Heck, even the fans were hiding in the shade as much as possible!! It was a brutal day weather wise, but another awesome day of racing.
July 7th, 2012 Cecil County Dragway / Finishline Performance Outlaw Street Car Shootout Photo Galleries – scroll to the end for Qualifying and Run Sheets
Outlaw 10.5
 Steve Gorman (Precision Powdercoating) came in to race day leading in points, and set the bar high in qualifying with his 4.432 pass to take the #1 qualifier spot. Larry Wood, also regularly showing up with impressive numbers off the trailer, took the #2 qualifier spot with a 4.451 at a mere 173mph. Billy Mitchell, fresh off new personal best runs on the new Corvette at Atco Raceway last month, was solidly in the field in the #3 spot with a 4.482. Charlie Dolbin and the Caldwell motorsports team had the best qualifying run for a Nitrous team in the #4 spot with a 4.507, with Mo Hall (Fulton Powered) the other nitrous entry in the top 8 at the #6 spot. Billy Gordon, last month’s winner, qualified 5th with a 4.545. Rounding up the top 8 was Steve Crisafulli #7 and Tom Kasper’s Disomma Racing powered Mustang in the #8 spot.
Round #1
Steve Kluepfel, back in action in the big bad blown Mustang, took on Mo Hall’s Camaro to lead off eliminations. Kluepfel was off the pace and Mo took advantage, running a 4.666 @165 for the win, but off his pace and not happy with the run. Joe Newsham, qualified #9, caught Tom Kasper sleeping on the tree, Newsham’s .029 reaction time to Tom’s .108. Tom was able to get around Joe and won with a 4.676 @172 pass. Billy Mitchell’s day ended as he had problems getting down the track, TJ Kasper moving along with a 4.654 pass. Brian Penna had a .055 advantage at the line over Steve Crisafulli, but Steve was the one with the big power and drove around Penna, winning with a 4.519. Billy Gordon was caught dead late against John Fisher, a .227 reaction time to Fisher’s .025. Gordon, on point with the tune once again, laid down a round best 4.354 pass to take the win and move on, trying to defend his win from last month. Charlie Dolbin, Larry Wood, and Steve Gorman all had competition singles into Round 2. Both Gorman and Wood got down the track with low 4.4x passes.
Round #2
 Charlie Dolbin, who was not able to get down the track in the first round, again struggled, but dodged a bullet and pulled the upset over Billy Gordon, who went red by .008. Gordon went on to run a 4.303 @ 190mph pass, which would in turn be the race fastest and quickest pass, but unfortunately a wasted effort. TJ Kasper and Mo Hall both did not have very clean passes, but TJ did some wheeling and was able to take a win with a 4.669 @ 182mph pass. Steve Gorman nailed the tree against Tom Kasper and didn’t look back, his .031 reaction time coupled with a great 4.386 pass took the win against Turbo Tommy. Finishing up the round was Larry Wood and Steve Crisafulli, both cars with nearly identical power plants, but Larry had the goods in his tuneup and was able to take the win with a 4.428 @ 184.12mph pass.
Semi-Finals
Charlie Dolbin and the Caldwell team finally improved on their setup, too bad it was against Steve Gorman. Dolbin was on his way down broadway but had to get out of it, while Gorman ran in the 4.30’s yet again with a 4.371 pass, with no one left in the race running that fast at this point. Larry Wood did not make a clean pass and neither did TJ Kasper to finish up the semi-finals, but TJ ran a 4.466 @ 170mph and that was good enough to make the finals, all the way back from the #14 qualifier spot.
Finals
 TJ Kasper had a fresh set of tires on in the semi’s, and did another enormous smokey burnout as the heat-beaten crowd looked on. Steve Gorman did his burnout and pulled to the line, and both cars began to spool up the big motors. Gorman inched in first and held the trans brake, TJ bumped in and his stage lights flickered a little, that caught Gorman off guard as he did not want to leave early. Unfortunately, Gorman was thrown off and TJ left on Gorman, taking the win on a holeshot, Kasper’s 4.396 to Gorman’s 4.343. Gorman was disappointed at the result but in the end remained at the top of the points and will be back next month looking to improve. TJ thanked the team owner Gil Christy, DiSomma Racing, Don Bailey (DCB Enterprises), and Neal Chance Racing converters on making it possible to reach the winner’s circle yet again.
Outlaw Drag Radial
 Saturday’s kind of conditions were extra brutal for radial cars, who have enough of a handicap getting down the track without record heat. Robby George struggled through qualifying, taking the spot at the bottom if the field in the #8 spot. Ed Pfeiffer was in the #7 spot, making his car’s debut after quite a popular build in a long thread on YellowBullet.com Steve Drummond was out in a new car also making its debut, built to be a street legal car running in the 6’s. Ricky Fox took the ride up north and made a 5.173 pass, good enough for the #5 qualifier spot. Chris Evans again making an entrance in ODR ran a 5.063 for the #4 spot. Scott Bitzer and Bill Dutka, both receiving help and from John Balinsky over at OAB tuning and continuously improving, took the #3 and #2 spots respectively, Bitzer with a 5.060 and Dutka 5.003. Dutka also had the fastest qualifier at 162.94mph. Frank Soldridge took top qualifying honors, covering Dutka by a tenth and running a 4.900 @ 159.87 mph in the twin turbo Mustang.
 Eliminations on Saturday turned out to be the Ricky Fox show. Fox’s Fulton Powered Mustang ran the best in each round, taking out Chris Evans in the first round with a 4.790. Frank Soldridge broke after the burnout giving Robby George a spot in the semis, but Ricky smoked him in the semis with a 4.796 @156mph pass. Bill Dutka, with the fastest pass of the day at 167mph in the semis against Scott Bitzer, made it to the finals against Fox. Bill’s car left with no power at all, while Ricky ran his best pass of the day, a 4.772, for the win.
Outlaw Big Tire
 Tommy Romeo was back after some major updating on the Nova over at K&K, taking the #6 qualifier spot on the day in Outlaw Big Tire. Kevin Ashley’s El Camino was definitely one of the more unique rides on the property, took the #5 qualifier spot with a 5.472. Adam Cohen, in the Fiero, another rare car to see at a drag strip let alone in a fast heads up class, went #4 with a 5.001. James Houston took began the top half of the field in the #3 spot with a 4.980. Tom Tarsia’s ridiculously loud, blown Camaro, went #2 with a 4.790. At the top of the field was Charlie Boy Micallef, taking the honors of #1 with a 4.686.
 During eliminations, Tommy Romeo stepped up his game and snapped off a 4.774 pass with an .013 reaction time, unfortunately he had the #1 qualifier who was able to get by him. Charlie Boy ran a 4.678 to take out Romeo. James Houston’s win light came on after Adam Cohen went .027 red, Houston did not have a clean pass. Getting the single was Tom Tarsia, not far off of Charlie Boy and ran a 4.692. Semi-final action gave Charlie Boy a single, in which he did not make a full pass. Tom Tarsia improved again and made quick work of James Houston, runing a 4.687 @ 163mph. Final round action brought us #1 versus #2, a matchup always loved by the fans. Charlie Boy ran a 4.620, quickest pass of the race, but it was for nothing as he went .058 red on the tree, giving Tom Tarsia and his 4.796 pass the win for the day.
X275
 Track conditions were understandably tricky for the X275 teams today, who have enough of a time getting down the track clean when there isn’t record heat to deal with. While times were off the pace a bit, qualifying order was about where it has been in recent days. Ronnie Diaz edged his way into the field having not made a clean pass during qualifying, in the #8 spot with a 5.948. Dave Valora was right ahead of him in the #7 spot with a 5.302. Vinny Palazzolo took #6 with a 5.300, while Steve Thompson #5 with a 5.226. Mike Cerminaro, making an impressive outing recently and joining the 4.x second X275 club, made it into the top half of the field in the #4 spot with a 5.177. Ron Rhodes (Rhodes Custom Auto) was oh-so-close to a 4 second pass, his 5.002 @143 was good enough for the #3 qualifier spot. Right ahead of him was Dean Marinis, who is always right on the tails of the Bruder Brothers, taking #2 honors with a 4.923 @ 151mph pass. At the top of the field was Rich Bruder, who along with his family and Mustang Mike Modeste tuned through the heat and made a clean 4.827 @ 156mph pass for the #1 qualifier spot.
 Rich Bruder took out Ronnie Diaz in the first round, Diaz again having trouble getting down the track while Bruder ran the quickest and fastest pass of the race, a 4.770 @ 157.25mph. Mike Cerminaro made a solid 5.092 run to take the win over Steve Thompson’s 5.409. Ron Rhodes and Vinny Palazzolo left within .005 seconds of each other, Rhodes took that advantage and put up a 4.944 pass on the boards for the win. Finishing up the first round was Dean Marinis and Dave Valora. Marinis was slow at the tree and both cars had trouble getting down, but Marinis was able to get back in it and take the win with a 5.752 pass.
Dean Marinis made his adjustments and faced Ron Rhodes in the semi-finals. Marinis killed it at the tree with an .004 light and never looked back, running a 4.939 to take the win over Ron Rhodes’ also impressive 4.945. Mike Cerminaro did his job and left on Rich Bruder, running a nice 5.038 pass, but it would not be enough as the Procharger combo of the Bruder twins is making sick power and put up a 4.774 for the win and earned another trip to the finals.
 In another #1 versus #2 qualifier matchup, the fans watched Rich Bruder and Dean Marinis pull into the beams. To everyone’s surprise, Bruder’s consistent car spun as the power came on, and the race was there for Marinis to take. Marinis unfortunately also had trouble getting down and was not able to recover, Bruder’s 5.471 @ 148mph held up and put him and the family back into the Winner’s Circle.
Ultra Street
 Before Ultra Street was called to the lanes, the rumblings in the pits were mainly about trying to figure out what the Ultra Street class would be running in today’s conditions. Everyone figured the top of the field to be in the mid 5 second range, which was quite accurate. John Keesey was in the neighborhood, running a 5.661 pass to take the #5 qualifier spot. Jeff Moyer was running solid, taking the #4 spot with a 5.584mph pass. Todd Geisler went #3 with a 5.498 pass, while Mark McCloud’s Silver Monte made a great 5.403 pass for the #2 qualifier spot. At the top of the field was Ron Rhodes in the Rhodes Custom Auto ride of Larry Rhodes, wheeling both X275 and Ultra Street today, running a 5.282 and having the field covered by over a tenth.
 First round match-ups started with John Snyder and Casper Pigott, Snyder making quick work of Pigott and winning with a 5.478. Marc McCloud nailed it as the lights dropped, a .021 reaction time and 5.386 pass good enough to take out the sweet looking ride of Dennis Lowman. Mike Barry, a class sponsor, caught Radial Tire King Jeff Moyer sleeping at the tree and that cost Moyer the win, Barry running an impressive 5.505 to take out the #4 qualifier. Dave Mizell did not have the power to keep up with John Keesey, Keesey going 5.633 foro the win. Michael Gross came out of nowhere in the #12 qualifier spot running a 5.429, almost taking out the #2 qualifier Todd Geisler. Geisler inched out a win by a mere .026 seconds. Marcus Thompson didn’t make a clean hit against Ron Rhodes, who reset the track E/T record in the first round of Ultra Street with a 5.270 @ 131.70mph pass.
Quarter final action began with Marc McCloud, who put up big speed in the first round with a 133mph pass – this time he would take out John Snyder with another fast pass, a 5.370 @ 133.39mph. Mike Barry took a holeshot win over John Keesey, a 5.645 winning over Keesey’s 5.599. Todd Geisler continued to improve on previous passes and beat Mark Dill, a 5.368 to Dill’s 5.728. Ron Rhodes took the beams in a bye run.
 Semi-final action got underway with the #2 and #3 qualifiers, who had been close all day up to this point. This race was no exception, as Mark McCloud again put up a big MPH and ran a 5.341 to take the win against Todd Geisler’s 5.388. Mike Barry, outgunned against Ron Rhodes, did his job at the tree and left with a .026 advantage, but Rhodes had the power and won with a 5.295.
#1 qualifier Ron Rhodes met #2 qualifier Marc McCloud in the finals. Marc nailed the tree yet again, an .061 reaction time to Ron’s .110. Unfortunately for McCloud, Ron continued to have him covered and his 5.271 was good enough for the win for the day, over Marc’s impressive 5.328.
8.50 Index
 Not a usual sight in 8.50 Index, only the top five qualifiers were actually in the 8.5x range on Saturday, thanks to the weather. Our buddy Robb Puller was in the #5 spot, barely in the 8.50s with an 8.599 pass. #4 belonged to the H&J Motorsports entry of Harry Gerb, with an 8.571. Al Fonse Jr (Fonse Performance) was up at the top, the #3 spot with an 8.541. Mike Good, June’s Winner, was still doing well and took the #2 spot with an 8.531. Top qualifier honors of the day went to Brian Ferrari, with Mean Green running an 8.519.
 Eliminations were exciting as usual with some close heads up racing, starting with the very first pair. Lil’ Man Marty Brown lined up against Mike Pyott, who was back in action with a brand new rear in the car. Marty caught Mike sleeping, Pyott ran a great 8.540 but it was wasted with a .108 reaction time, Brown’s 8.549 was good to move on. Lil Man also pulled the upset over the #1 Qualifier, putting Brian Ferrari on the trailer in the quarter finals. John Razler, back in 8.50 Index after a long time away, had quite an impressive day making it all the way to the finals, only to fall to Harry Gerb. Al Fonse Jr continued to do well and add to his points collection, pulling out a huge win against Mike Romeo in the first round, as well as against Paul Cottone in the quarter finals, only to fall to John Razler in the Semis when his Camaro made an uncharacteristic hard move to the right off the line. Paul Cottone has been steadily improving with the new setup in his car, going rounds last month at Atco as well.
 Harry Gerb was on point all day with .040, .011, and .032 reaction times under his belt. Harry ran 8.540, 8.554, and 8.541 passes, all impressive and well deserving of the win for the day, putting the H&J Firebird back in the Winner’s circle, a rare occurrence when his wife is at the races (just kidding, Jackie). Harry is normally at the top of the qualifying ladder and was happy to be able to finish the job and take home the win.
10.0 Index
Just like 8.50 Index, 10.0 had a lower amount of guys within hundredths of the Index. At the bottom end of that pack in the #5 qualifying spot was Christian Benedict with a 10.066. Mark Plucinski, points leader so far, ran an 10.043, while Steve Porter squeaked by him for the #3 spot with a 10.042. Rich Sosnowski took the #2 spot with a 10.039, and at the top was no stranger to #1 qualifier, Carey Cable, with a 10.032. Just because the rest of the field was not in the 10.0x range does not mean they didn’t try, nor does qualifying order give anyone much of an advantage in 10.0 considering how the field is entirely seasoned racers. Brian Grinnell (S&W Race Cars), a relative newbie that has been doing quite well lately, qualified 11th but then unfortunately hurt the motor in the Wagon and ended his hot day early.
 The first round of 10.0 Index included the end of the day for quite a few racers that we are used to seeing later in the rounds. Carey Cable, the #1 qualifier, made a quick exit in the first round after going .007 red against Rob Ward. Other wins in the first round went to Rich Sosnowski, who took the win light after a .033 redlight by Michael Copenhaver. Tom Wood, back in action, was able to drive around Ray Wallis, a 10.162 for the win. Christian Benedict nailed the tree with a .009 and caught Mo Bolduc sleeping, Mo not able to catch up and Benedict’s 10.120 was good for the win. Even with a .001 reaction time, Keith Reis Jr. fell to Carl Ungaro who had the speed and came around with a 10.125 to Reis’ 10.183, a tight race with Ungaro’s .036 reaction time. Brandon Diemicke took the stripe and the win over #3 qualifier Steve Porter, a 10.047 for the win. Mark Plucinski got a single in the first round due to Brian Grinnel’s broken car.
More red lights in the second round would end the day for two additional racers, Christian Benedict and Rich Sosnowski. Mark Plucinski faced Benedict, he ran it out the back with a 9.990 pass, dialed in perfect for the next round. Carl Ungaro took the win over Rich Sosnowski who also went .004 red, bout would have had a tough time beating Ungaro’s 10.020 with .034 light package. Tom Wood nailed the tree with an .007 and never looked back on Brandon Diemicke, moving on with an impressive 10.034 pass.
 Semi final action brought Rob Ward and points leader Mark Plucinski to the line. Ward left with an .011 advantage, and Plucinski never caught up. Ward took the win over the #4 qualifier with a 10.119 to Mark’s 10.149. Tom Wood left on Carl Ungaro with another great light, a .011, but Ungaro was able to (literally) inch around him and Ungaro’s 10.015 was good for the win to WOod’s 10.077, an .020 margin of victory.
Rob Ward again enjoyed a starting line advantage, this time in the finals over Carl Ungaro, with a .019 advantage. We ended up with a double breakout situation, Ungaro taking the stripe trying to catch up but went too quick, his 9.965 fell to Ward’s 9.991, putting the truck in the Winner’s circle for the first time this season at Cecil County.
11.50 Index
Keith Huffman brought up the tail end of the qualifiers in the 11.5x range with an 11.542 pass, only to be bested by #2 Frank Newsome with an 11.518 and #1 Jim Schmidt with an 11.511. The rest of this 11 car field was not far off, we saw last month’s winner Steve Gurnick pulling double duty with Pro Dial in the #9 spot of 11.50, everyone would have to keep an eye out for him during eliminations.
 During Eliminations, Jim Schmidt proved his #1 qualifier spot was no fluke by making an 11.519 pass with .026 reaction on a single in the first round. Keith Huffman ran a nice 11.553 pass taking out Greg Newsome, only to be eliminated by Steve Gurnick in the second round when he was caught dead late on the tree. Gurnick was deadly on the tree throughout eliminations, with .045, .019, .034, and .037 lights, earning him a trip to the final and ultimately the winner’s circle. In the final, Gurnick met #2 Qualifier Frank Newsome, who was dead late with a .205 reaction time and had no chance catching Gurnick. Congratulations Steve Gurnick for the second win in as many races, and also doubling up on the day by winning the Pro Dial class!
Pro Dial Winner: Steve Gurnick
Super Street Winner: Brandon Michaels
Top Sportsman Winner: Vonnie Mills
Pro Street Winner: Don Naser
Someone did a good job on ordering up the weather for June 16th’s Super Saturday race at Atco Raceway, it could be described with no other word besides… perfect!! One drawback to the perfect weather was the sun beating down relentlessly on the track, as there were barely any clouds in the sky. We saw some high track temps which made it tricky for teams during the second round of qualifying. Rumor has it (and we have to stress the rumor part, did we mention this is only a rumor?) that qualifying for Radial and Outlaw classes may be pushed back later in the day at the next race, similar to what we see at Super Saturday’s counterpart down at Cecil County Dragway.
June 16th,2012, Atco Super Saturday Photo Galleries. Scroll to the end for qualifying and run sheets.
Outlaw 10.5
 This event’s Outlaw 10.5 class was sponsored by Precision Powdercoating, which is headed up by Steve Gorman also of Precision Transmissions in Pennsauken, NJ. Gorman’s sweet red Skinny Kid Mustang has been on fire lately, he earned the #5 qualifying spot with a 4.481@184mph pass. Gorman has been steadily improving this season with some assistance from Jamie Miller, tuning the J&E Powered powerplant and sporting a Pro Torque converter that many a turbo team have been having success with. Many of Gorman’s friends, family, and work buddies were on hand to enjoy the festivities from the comfort of the Atco VIP suite, which is always available to the event title sponsors. TJ Kasper was back at the track, after scraping the wall at Cecil during last month’s finals, to take the #4 qualifying spot with a 4.424 @ 181mph pass. The #3 qualifier has been in our news a lot lately, you would have noticed his stunning Blue with white stripes ’69 Camaro going higher up on the qualifying ladder and further during eliminations as the race season goes on. That driver would be Lou Sciortino, who’s Musi powered, nitrous-fed ride made a 4.415 pass to earn him a solid #3 qualifying spot. Sciortino has been putting in a lot of wrench and track time, and the work is paying off. In the number two spot was the second half of the Gil Christy Motorsports team, Tom Kasper, with a 4.407 @ 185mph, wheels up qualifying pass. The Kasper & Christy team were hard at work all week on TJ’s car, and were happy to have both cars in the top half of the field. Taking the number one spot for the day was Larry Wood, who came off the trailer and blazed down the track with a 4.256 @ 189mph pass on the first qualifier, setting the bar high early on.
 With an 11 car field, the decision was made to go all-run. Starting out eliminations was Mo Hall and our sponsor, Steve Gorman. Mo was deadly on the tree as usual, had the jump on Gorman and never looked back, running a 4.441 to Gorman’s 4.492. Gorman would unfortunately be joining his buddies in the tower for the rest of the day as an onlooker. Second pair was Billy Mitchell vs. Lou Sciortino, two of the hardest working Outlaw 10.5 teams out there. Billy has a great partner and crew chief in his wife Wendy, who pieced this car together on their own and came out to run a 4.397 to take the win against Lou Sciortino, who was off the pace a little bit with a 4.506. Mitchell’s wheels were in the air for this past and we knew we would see some improvement on this new combination, as not much power was in the car. Brad Harris faced Frank Soldridge in his Outlaw Radial car, both having some trouble but Harris would take the win wiht a 4.679@165mph pass. TJ Kasper faced John Fisher’s ’69 Camaro and made it look easy, Kasper a little later on the tree than usual but his 4.391@183 would hold up to Fisher’s 4.540. Charlie Dolbin, winner from last month’s race, faced Tom Kasper. Tommy went .005 red trying to get the jump on Dolbin, Dolbin sported a round best .028 reaction time and 4.388@176mph run to take the win. Larry Wood’s #1 qualifier spot earned him a competition bye in the first round, which he ran the round’s fastest and quickest shot, a 4.328 @ 188.07mph.
 The second round of Outlaw 10.5 began with a Fulton powered, Nitrous fed matchup between Mo Hall and Charlie Dolbin. This one was all Mo, a .016 reaction time and a little trouble down the track, but not as much as Dolbin. Mo’s 4.83 at a measly 120mph took the win. Larry Wood probably didn’t touch much in the car between rounds as far as tuneups go, and ran a 4.343 @ 187mph to take the win over Brad Harris’ Mustang, who went 4.745. TJ Kasper put the power in, and would be the first to run quicker than Larry Wood for the day, with a 4.342 pass to take the win over Billy Mitchell’s Vette. Mitchell went a personal best 4.381, which is impressive considering the amount of runs on the car and the conservative tuneup that was in the car. Both Billy and wife Wendy were all smiles on the day, looking forward to the next race to really put the screws to it.
 The semi-finals began with the matchup that everyone was waiting to see, the two quickest cars of the day squaring off against each other – TJ Kasper and Larry Wood. Wood began to get squirrely and had to get out of it, TJ Kasper tore down the track for a race quickest 4.274 pass to earn a spot in the finals. Mo Hall made it to the line to take the tree on a bye, and earn his spot to the finals. Mo and crew chief Steve Berger were working their tails off between rounds on the transmission in Mo’s car.
The fans are always excited to see a Turbo versus Nitrous match-up in the finals, and today were not let down. (Let’s face it, we get excited too, that means we have parity in the class and the rulemakers are doing an awesome job!) TJ Kasper lined up against Mo Hall. Mo absolutely killed the tree with a .012 light in the right lane, until he got into some nasty tire shake about 80 feet out and ended up finishing the race in the left lane behind TJ. TJ ran the race fastest pass, a 4.375 at a blistering 190mph, to take home the win for the day, the trophy, and the big $5,000 check. The Christy & Kasper racing team were elated to be back in the winner’s circle after a not-so-happy ending at Cecil County just a few weeks ago. K&K Advanced Door Car Technologies and the Kasper family rushed their tails off on the car to get it back to the track ASAP, we’d say they did a damn good job!
Outlaw 8.5
 Outlaw 8.5 is an exciting new class, making its first appearance at the Super Saturday series. Like the other heads up classes, this is yet another class where tire is the limiting factor, in this case, all cars are appearing on an 8.5 inch wide slick and running 1/8th mile. Want to see just how small these tires are? Click here to be taken to a picture courtesy of Atco Raceway, comparing tire sizes. Being our first time covering this class, we had no basis of what to expect as far as elapsed times go. After one round of qualifying, we were hooked! Wayne Welsh had the most interesting appearing ride of the day, an ’85 Ranger, he brought up the rear of the pack with a 6.495. Angelo Valla was pulling double duty between 8.50 Index and Outlaw 8.5, he had some trouble in qualifying with the little tires and came in the 5th spot with a 6.171. Sal Arena ran #4 with a 6.007 @ 122mph. Bringing up the top half of the field in the #3 spot was Anthony Gentiluomo in the Mouth Racing camp with a 5.973@126mph. #2 beloned to Eric Luckenbauer, running a 5.713 @ 121mph. Blowing the doors off the competition in qualifying was Petey Smallblock in the .net Boyz camp, who ran a 5.271 @ 142mph in his beautiful Camaro. Wait a second.. Petey ran with the scoreboards turned on?? That’s a first for us!
 The story of the day goes to Petey Smallblock, all around. Petey made quick work of Wayne Welsh in the first round, going 5.206 @ 142mph, earning a bye in the semi finals. He didn’t merely break the beams though, he put the power to it and ran the class fastest and quickest pass of the day at 5.186 @ 142.51. In the finals, it was a classic matchup that you would find on a Grudge racing night, the .net Boyz versus the Mouth Racing camp. Petey took on the #3 qualifier Anthony Gentiluomo. Gentiluomo had a .034 advantage on Petey at the tree, but Petey was able to drive around and take home the win for the day with a 5.499 @ 137mph run. Congratulations to Petey Smallblock and team, with another hard earned trip to the Winner’s Circle.
X275 Drag Radial
 With the loyal following that X275 has developed across the country, this explosive class has the leaders of the pack right in our own back yard! Rich Bruder and family, along with the tuning prowess of Mustang Mike Modeste, were once again at the top of the qualifying field in their Procharged Mustang, with a 4.699 at a staggering 159.59mph. At the time, this pass set both ends of the X275 track record at Atco. Right behind team Bruder was Ron Rhodes, another usual face at the top of the qualifying ladder and the last winner at Atco, with a 4.901 @ 144mph pass. Smiling ear to ear after earning the #3 qualifying spot was Brendan Mills, who made a sub-5 second pass for the first time in his racing career, a 4.959 @ 147mph. Brendan’s has really stepped up his game, making vast improvement since being completely overhauled from being a regular in the 10.0 Index class. Brendan has been getting some valuable assistance from John Balinsky at OAB Racing, who keeps making the headlines with his tuning abilities on just about any combination. Crazy Bob Clayton rounded out the top half of the field, also in the 4’s, with a 4.981 @ 142.61mph. Taking the #5 through #8 spots, in order were Dave Valora, Dave Acker, Marcus Thompson, and Vince Palazzolo.
 Vince Palazzolo faced Rich Bruder in the first round, and did all he could to get the jump on Bruder. Unfortunately for Vince, that meant going .001 red and fouling out, giving Bruder the win. Bruder ran a 4.847 @ 158mph. Crazy Bob Clayton made quick work of Dave Valora at the tree, with a .041 advantage, and never looked back, his 5.013 pass taking him to the semi-finals to meet Bruder. Ron Rhodes was a bit late on the tree against Marcus Thompson, but made up ground and ran a 4.894 pass, only a few hundreths behind Bruder’s pass of that round. Finishing up the round was Dave Acker and Brendan Mills, Mills went .002 red, but still was high on life for hitting the 4 second range in X275.
Semi final action lined up Rich Bruder versus Crazy Bob Clayton. Clayton went .002 red against Bruder, who had Clayton covered with a 4.739 @ 158mph pass. Ron Rhodes ran a 4.915 @ 143mph after Dave Acker went big time red, -.064.
 Final round action brought our #1 and #2 qualifiers to face each other, giving the fans a good show for their money. Ron Rhodes put all the power he could in the car but it was too much, he got back in the gas but unfortunately Rich Bruder was long gone by then, resetting the track record on his pass in the finals with a 4.686 @ 159mph pass. Team Bruder was once again in the Winner’s circle, notching a win for the boosted this month at Atco in X275.
8.50 Index
 Fonse Performance and Dependable Landscaping once again brought us 8.50 Index action on Super Saturday, the sponsors for the entire season, putting up a hefty purse for the 24 8.50 Index racers on the property to try and win. Al Fonse had his wheels hanging high all day, and earned the #6 qualifier spot with a 8.531 in his Silver Camaro. Right behind him was Paul Cottone, a familiar face from 10.0 Index, figuring out a new combination in the 8.50 Index class. We’ll have to say that he definitely has it figured out, also running a smooth 8.531 pass for the #7 spot. Rob Poochigian, getting more consistent every outing, pulled in the #8 spot with a 8.547. Alan Davidowski, a reigning champion in 8.50 Index, took the #5 spot with an 8.529. Harry Gerb in the shiney H&J Motorsports Firebird, was right where he usually is in the top of the field, this time a #4 qualifying spot with a 8.528. Marty Brown Jr, aka Lil Man, did a fantastic job behind the wheel and made a near perfect 8.508 pass to take the #3 qualifier spot. Dan Purdy, sat at the top of the list with an 8.507 pass until Mike Romeo came around in the second round of qualifying and put up a perfect 8.500 pass to take the #1 qualifier spot. Romeo, a seasoned veteran and multi-time champion of the 10.0 Index class, has dabbled in 8.50 Index in past races but is here to stay, we’re glad to see him turn up the heat on the class!
 There were many passes to note in the first round of eliminations, starting with Marty Brown. Lil Man nailed the tree with an .013 light to take a first round win. Paul Cottone was left behind at the tree but able to drive around Brian Ferrari and upset the seasoned veteran, Cottone’s 8.520 pass was dead on the money to Ferrari’s 8.614. Bill Verzilli with the help of his hard working son and our friend Sue watching from above, took a solid round win with an 8.646 pass and .021 reaction time. Angelo Valla, pulling double duty today, squeaked out a very close win against Zach Obert. Obrt went 8.546 with a .021 reaction time, Valla just got by with an 8.536 and .029 reaction time. Al Fonse made quick work of the tree with an .017 light then lifted as his competition was too far behind, avoiding the breakout. Mark Bowen also doing the same, a .035 light but getting out of it early. Mike Romeo moved on to the next round as his competitor broke at the line.
Romeo was back in action in the second round, taking on the dangerous Craig Buscio. Romeo nailed the tree with a .038 and won with a 8.522 to Buscio’s breakout 8.483. Al Fonse was perfect on the tree with a .000 against Paul Cottone, but Cottone drove around and won in a double breakout situation. Bill Verzilli took out the #2 qualifier Dan Purdy in another double breakout situation, Verzilli 8.479 to Purdy 8.471. Harry Gerb made a single, running it out the back door for an 8.472 to see where he was. Al Davidowski and Mark Bowen were in another double breakout situation, Al had Mark at the tree with a small advantage, and Bowen went too fast trying to catch him. Marty Brown finsihed off the round with a single.
Mike Romeo lined up against Paul Cottone to begin the third round of eliminations, both racers making it through some tough competition to that point. Romeo left with a .016 advantage over Cottone and Paul was not able to get around him, Mike took the win with an 8.570 pass. Lil Man lined up against Harry Gerb from the H&J camp, left on Harry, and took the stripe, winning with an excellent 8.510 run to Harry’s 8.520. Al Davidowski and Bill Verzilli left at near identical times, but Verzilli broke out and Davidowski moved on to the semi-finals to face Marty Brown. Brown was dead late against Davidowski and broke out trying to catch him, Davidowski’s solid 8.510 run with an .017 reaction time earned him a spot to the finals.
 As Mike Romeo and Al Davidowski pulled to the beams in the finals, it was anyone’s race, as both racers were seasoned veterans in quite a few classes of racing. The tree dropped, and Al Davidowski left with a mere .001 advantage over Romeo. Romeo caught up, we saw some fender to fender racing, and the win light came on in Romeo’s lane. Romeo ran an 8.509 pass with .015 reaction, to Al Davidowski’s 8.159 with .014 reaction. A fantastic showing in 8.50 Index for both teams, and a well deserved win for the Romeo family.
10.0 Index
 Ungaro Brothers racing were on hand to sweeten up the purse in 10.0 Index at Super Saturday, of which 23 cars showed up to try and take home the cash. Mark Plucinski and team were at the top as usual, fresh off some recent wins and taking the #7 qualifying spot with a 10.051. In fact, the top 13 cars in the field were all in the 10.0x range, quite impressive! Billy Gibbs took the #6 spot with the assistance of Bill Dutka, running a 10.046. Doug Frisch was back on the 1320 in his show-ready Nova, taking the #5 spot with a 10.044. Craig Curtis earned #4 with a 10.031, while Harry Lutz went 10.030 for the #2 spot. Bill Gorafsky made the long ride to the track and earned a solid #2 qualifier spot with a 10.027. Carey Cable, no stranger to success in 10.0 Index, was right at the top of the field in the #1 spot with a 10.019 pass.
Impressive passes in the first round of eliminations started out with Steve Verhille, who went 10.013 in the win against Neil Danks. Billy Gibbs was on his game with a 10.094 pass and .026 reaction time. Mo Balduc surprisingly lost with a 10.029 pass, he was dead late against Carl Ungaro who went a 10.075 with a .004 reaction time. Brian Grinnell, driving his father Lee’s wagon, made it out of the first round with a 10.058 pass.
 #1 qualifier Carey Cable unfortunately did not make it past round 2, where he was dead late against Brian Grinnell. Brian has been on fire in the wheelstanding Wagon, running 10.058 and 10.074 passes during eliminations, getting past some extremely difficult racers, and making it all the way to the final round to line up against Steve Verhille. Grinnell literally has only 30 something passes ever under his belt, and to go that far in such a difficult class says worlds about the talent he has as a racer. We look forward to covering his entire racing career for the next few decades! Brian currently works at S&W Race Cars and you’ll see his wagon featured in their newsletter!
 Steve Verhille definitely had the best looking ride in 10.0 Index, and something we don’t see often, a ’40 Chevy. Steve Verhille made it through Neil Danks, #2 Qualifier Bill Gorafsky, and #5 qualifier Doug Frisch in his path to the final round against Brian Grinnell. Grinnell killed Verhille on the tree with a .001 reaction time to Verhille’s .066. Verhille did his best to catch him, but gave the stripe to Grinnell and Grinnell broke out, a 9.964 pass to Verhille’s near perfect 9.997 pass, to give Verhille the win for the day.
11.50 Index
 We find it hard to write about the Index racers, since between the three index classes, there is not one slouch in the field. The top 12 out of 20 racers were all in the 11.5x range and ready to rock come eliminations time. Rounding out the top 8 was Steve Gurnick with an 11.574, Wayne Roatche in the #7 spot with an 11.565. James Moshier went #6 with a 11.558, Dave Harvey Jr #5 with an 11.534, Jim Schmidt #4 with an 11.522. Peter Huff’s Corvette took the #3 spot for the day, with an 11.521 pass. Out of the Riordan Racing camp, Shawn Riordan ran an amazing 11.504 pass for the #2 spot, only to be ousted by Eugene Lynn Townes, running a perfect 11.500.
 Townes would make it all the way to the semi-finals, taking out Ronald Arplajian and Bob Sanders along the way, only to fall to Robert Perrottet. Perrottet, a seasoned racer, sat quietly at the bottom of the field in the #18 qualifier spot, but showing his skill as he made it through Peter Huff, Steve Gurnick, Jim Schmidt, and Eugene Towns, to make it to the final round of 11.50 Index to face Keith Huffman. Huffman, a regular face late in the 11.50 Index rounds, is always on his game and tough to beat. Huffman went .026 to Perrottet’s .042 reaction, and took the stripe to break out with an 11.484 pass. Perrottet was on the brakes at the line to avoid breaking out, and he did just that, winning on the day with an 11.560.
We were elated to be back at Cecil County Dragway for the latest installment of the Finishline Performance Outlaw Street Car Shootout, a day full of ups and downs for everyone, which we will try to highlight. We had nothing in the negative department, as we were excited to be at Cecil for the first time this season, on a day with such perfect weather. We are truly lucky to have such awesome race programs so close to our homes, without fans or racers having to get on an airplane or spend the night driving. This was also the first time we had the chance to see the new racing surface at Cecil in person, and the pictures of progress we were following on YellowBullet.com did the track no justice – it is an amazing upgrade and has proven to be up there with the top notch racing surfaces in the country.
June 2nd, 2012 – Finishline Performance Outlaw Street Car Shootout – Photo Galleries
**Run Sheets / Qualifying Sheets are at the end of the Photo Gallery**
Outlaw 10.5
Outlaw 10.5 had 20 – that’s right, 20 – quality cars on the property, battling for a 16 car field. The top 8 in the field all ran 4.352 or quicker – crazy if you compare this to qualifying ladders from only a year ago.
 Lou Sciortino (Pat Musi powered) has been steadily improving since late last season, seems to have figured out his setup and is now really pouring on the power, taking the #7 qualifier spot with a personal best 4.301 pass. Mo Hall (Fulton powered) was the other nitrous entry in the top 8, taking the number 5 spot with a 4.282 @175.84mph pass. The rest of the drivers at the top are all running different varieties of twin turbo power. Craig Pio, fresh off his track record setting weekend last month, took the #8 spot with a 4.352@188.9mph. Billy Gordon, one of the smaller but hardest working 10.5 teams, came in at #6 with a 4.287@188mph pass. Shawn Zubler’s KOS Motorsports Trans Am made the #4 spot with a 4.264@181.7mph. Larry Wood (K&K Built, Proline Powered) took the #3 spot with a 4.261@190.57 in his beautiful Corvette. At the top of the field, it was all Mustang. TJ Kasper (DiSomma Powered) wheeled himself to a 4.251@186mph pass, for the #2 qualifier spot. Stealing the show was Steve Gorman (Precision Transmissions), who has been receiving some expert guidance from tuner Jamie Miller lately, went A to B like it was on rails and took the #1 qualifier spot with a 4.230 @ 190.38 pass. Steve said he’s been very pleased with the progress he has been making with Miller and looks forward to future improvements.
 The story of the day goes to Billy Gordon, who was on his game all day and took out some tough competitors on his way to the winner’s circle. In round 2, Billy faced Larry Wood, who was running well all day. Billy nailed the tree with a .009 light and motored to a 4.229 pass to take the win. In the semi-finals, Billy faced yet another near impossible competitor, TJ Kasper. TJ cut a great light and had a big head start against Billy, but got out of shape and tagged the left side wall and Billy was able to get by with the win with a 4.239 @ 189mph pass. In the finals Billy faced Charlie Dolbin (Caldwell Motorsports). Charlie was fresh off a win at last month’s Atco Raceway Super Saturday event, and has been very consistent so far this year. Billy Gordon was .029 behind Charlie at the tree, but put in quite a tuneup and was able to drive around Dolbin for a career best 4.164@189.52 to take the win for the day. Gordon was all smiles in the winner’s circle happy with his “quickest pass he’s ever had.”
Outlaw Drag Radial
Many Outlaw Drag Radial teams are thrashing on their cars still, we were elated to see some old faces back at the track to bring us a full 8 car field. Scott Bitzer was back in action in his freshly (and we mean about 3 weeks fresh) painted Malibu, and snatched the #1 qualifier spot with a 4.613@162mph pass, with the help of John Balinsky of OAB Racing taking care of the tuning duties. Right behind him was ‘Wild’ Bill Dutka (J&E Power), another Malibu, running a 4.736 @166mph pass for the #2 spot. Dutka also had OAB Racing on board to help with the tuning. Both Dutka and Bitzer were doing better than ever with John at the laptop, we look forward to their continued improvement throughout the season. Frank Soldridge (PSI Speed Solutions) was not far behind with a 4.833 @169, a time he would certainly be working to improve on. Chris Evans, trying his hand at Outlaw Drag Radial today instead of X275, made the top half of the field in the #4 spot with a 4.918 @ 146mph. Off the pace but not counted out were Paul Curry, Alex Vrettos (Team CoRuPt), Paul Major, and Sal Patel (Drummond Race Cars).
 During the second round of Qualifying, Alex Vrettos was on a pass in the left lane and got out of shape, getting into the fresh concrete in the middle of the track and sending him into the left hand wall head on. The Mustang came around at the last second, but he still crashed hard into the wall, the entire driver’s side of the car hitting twice. Alex took an ambulance ride to the local hospital to be checked out, he’s banged up but in good spirits. The car, on the other hand, is quite damaged. Watch the video here While Alex was insured, as usual, the racing community is banding together to help a friend in need. Read this thread on YellowBullet.com if you are interested in helping out a great team get back on their feet.
 Scott Bitzer took his #1 qualifier spot all the way to the Winner’s circle, squeaking by Paul Curry in the semi-finals who cut a great .007 light, but Scott drove around him. Scott faced a powerhouse in the finals, Paul Major, who brings a ton of power to the line. Paul did some skating and eventually had to get out of it, but Bitzer was consistent all day and his 4.613 @ 161mph pass gave him the win. Bitzer was happy to be back at the track and received compliments on the new paint job all day…be sure to have a look at it in our photo galleries. Bitzer had John Balinsky of OAB racing on board to assist with the tuning duties, looks like a great combination in Bitzer’s first appearance at Cecil this year!
X275 Drag Radial
We have enjoyed watching the creation and progression of X275 Drag Radial over the years, with the race teams that were in it from the start continuing to raise the performance bar in the class, as well as raise eyebrows from all of the fans. These teams are getting faster and faster, while the tire they run on hasn’t changed size one bit.
 While the top of the field in X275 is now in the 4.x range, many teams are still working to cross that barrier. Mike Cerminaro qualified #7 with a 5.099, but during eliminations, was able to put his first pair of runs in the 4’s with 4.965 and 4.941 passes. Dave Valora on his third time out was well into the 4s, making it to the finals and also putting up 4.896 in round #2. Dave Cappolina had his wheels up in the air again, taking the #12 spot on the day. Rich Bruder (Procharger), who ran 160mph during Atco Raceway’s Super Saturday, did it again, taking the #6 spot with a 5.098 @ 160mph pass. Taking the #1 qualifier honors for the day was Dean Marinis, with a 4.751 @ 154mph run. His beautiful orange Mustang looks like it is on rails as it shoots down the track consistently on every pass.
 The big story in eliminations was all Rich Bruder and team. The Twins and Mustang Mike have this combo figured out and put up some insane numbers, resetting the track and national X275 records in the semi-finals against Ron Rhodes, running a 4.598 @ 160.14mph pass. Bruder would go on to face David Valora in the finals and back that record up with a 4.610 @ 160.71mph to take the win for the day. Dean Marinis made it to the semi-finals, where he had David Valora covered, but had a big nitrous backfire when the tree dropped and was unable to get down the track.
Outlaw Big Tire
 Outlaw Big Tire had a great showing, 14 cars on the property looking to fill an 8 car field. Tom Tarsia went straight to the top of the field, taking the #1 qualifier spot with a 4.488 @151.97mph pass in his big blown Camaro. Right behind him was Charlie Boy Micallaf, with a 4.646. Adam Cohen and Mitch George tied for the 7 and 8 spots with 4.910 passes. Surprisingly missing the field was Smokin’ Joe Schroeder, we are sure to see him back at the top of the field next month.
 Tarsia did not make it past the first round, as he left on the green and lost to Rick Righter, Tarsia’s 4.802 pass meant little with a .432 light, to Righter’s 4.984. Righter would then fall to James Houston, who took out Righter with a 4.842 @150.53mph pass in the semi-finals. Houston faced Jeff Castaldo in the final round, Castaldo was dead late while Houston took off and never looked back – his 4.807@150.33 gave him the win.
8.50 Index
 8.50 Index, one of our favorite classes – fast street cars that can win a race and just as easily win a car show. At the top of the pack in qualifying was no stranger to that spot – Harry Gerb, who ran a 8.501 to earn the #1 qualifier spot. Right behind him was Zach Obert, leaving with the wheels high on each pass (and a brand new hood this time around), with an 8.504 pass. The entire top half of the field was impressive, running 8.54 or better. #3 through #8 were (in order) Mike Good, Brian Ferrari, Franky Santos, Luis Martinez, Al Fonse Jr (Fonse Performancfe), and Dan Purdy. Unfortunately for Mike Romeo, Mike Pyott, and Rob Poochigian, they were outside looking in and did not qualify for the 16 car field.
 Mike Good, a seasoned racer who has been in the 8.50 Program at Cecil for a few seasons now, took his #3 qualifier spot and ran through Brent Beachley, Luis Martinez, Al Fonse Jr., and Dan Purdy to take home the win for the day. His race in the Semis against Al Fonse was exciting, both left almost at the same time and were fender to fender the entire way until Fonse gave Good the stripe. Dan Purdy, runner-up, also did well throughout the day, taking out Robb Puller, #1 Qualifier Harry Gerb, and Mike Doak.
10.0 Index
 It’s too close to call which class has tougher competition – 8.50 or 10.0 Index.. but if you ask us, it’s probably 10.0 Index at this point. In the 16 car qualified field, the top 10 ran 10.0x or better, which is quite an accomplishment. Mark Plucinski took the top honors, running a near perfect 10.001 pass (Mark Plucinski took the GDR Bonus Money home at the 2011 YellowBullet.com Nationals for best package of the weekend). Keith Reis Jr was right behind him in the #2 spot with a 10.009, followed by Steve Porter (10.019) and Carey Cable (10.022). Brian Grinnell took the wheel behind his father Lee’s Wagon and continues to do well, taking the #5 spot with a 10.045.
 Plucinski, like Scott Bitzer in Outlaw Drag Radial, took his #1 spot and carried it all the way in to the winner’s circle. It wasn’t an easy ride, though, as Mark had to get through Giles Cannon, Mo Bolduc, Matt Jewell, and Michael Copenhaver to take the win. In the finals against Copenhaver, Plucinski went .008 to Copenhaver’s .017 reaction time, and both racers broke out with Plucinski closer to the 10.0 Index. Plucinski also put up a 10.003 pass against Mo Bolduc in the quarter finals. Copenhaver had a nice pass in round 1, a 10.020 with a .018 light against Rob Ward, as well as Carey Cable running a 10.014 in round 1.
11.50 Index
11.50 Index, like the other Index classes, had half of the field qualified within 1 tenth of a second to the Index. Bringing up the #1 spot was Barb Lutz, running a great 11.504 pass. Right on her tail was Wayne Roatche, with an 11.509. Steve Gurnick took the #3 spot with an 11.521, while Dan Moore rounded out the top 4 with a 11.549. Keith Huffman, a frequent winner in this class, sat at the bottom of the field as his passes were too quick – but everyone would be looking out for him coming eliminations time.
 Jim Schmidt, qualified in the number 5 position, put up some great numbers on his way to taking the runner-up spot in 11.50 Index. In the first round, Schmidt took a holeshot win with a 11.561 against Jackie Steinke’s 11.523. Round 2 brought Schmidt’s best pass of the day, an 11.506. He met Steve Gurnick, #3 qualifier, in the finals. Steve also had some nice runs so far, putting up 11.561 and 11.548 passes. In the finals, Jim Schmidt nailed the tree with a .001 light, but kept on going and broke out with an 11.466, to Steve Gurnick’s near perfect 11.506 elapsed time. Congratulations to Steve on the win.
Ultra Street
Ultra Street is a fun new class to Cecil this year – similar to X275 but a much more affordable class for those looking to break the ice in the 275 Drag Radial world. Marc McCloud was at the top of the qualifying pack, his 5.243 @ 136mph good enough for the top qualifier honors. Todd Geisher took #2 with a 5.328, while Mike Barry went #3 with a 5.350 and Michael Gross #4 with a 5.478. Good to see Jeff Moyer and Jeff Kinsler crossing over from similar classes to complete in Ultra Street, Moyer taking the #5 spot and Kinsler #6 in his wheelstanding Pontiac.
 Another class, another #1 qualifier turned winner – Marc McCloud’s #1 spot held up and he took home the win for the day in an exciting final against Mike Barry. Barry went .010 red, while McCloud also went red, but .005. Mike Barry had McCloud covered but the race was done before it even started. McCloud took the fastest pass of the day in Ultra Street during the semi-finals, a 5.262@136.12mph.
Pro Street: Walt Miller (#25 Qualifier) over Steve Beaston (#1 Qualifier)
Super Street: Michael Copenhaver (#3 Qualifier) over Steve McMillian (#26 Qualifier)
Pro Dial: Tony Polletta (#7 Qualifier) over Peter Huff (#13 Qualifier)
Live feed from Cecil County Dragway, June 2nd, 2012.
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 Atco Raceway kicked off its season of heads up racing with the Super Saturday event held on May 12th, 2012. The weather was perfect all day and the pits were packed with tons of quality rides, putting on a great racing show.
Click here for picture galleries from the event.
For the first time ever, we were all able to experience heads up racing under the brand new lights at Atco Raceway. The track management has spent a lot of time and money on track improvements over the off season, lighting up the racing surface like daylight has made a huge difference and we look forward to the continued improvement of the facility!
Don’t forget to visit Dave Milcarek’s web site if you are looking for professional photos to purchase of your ride!
Congratulations to the following winners:
X275: Ron Rhodes
Outlaw 10.5: Charlie Dolbin / Caldwell Motorsports
Outlaw Drag Radial: Bill Dutka
8.50 Index: Adam ‘Guppy’ Sailor
10.0 Index: Joe Winick
11.50 Index: James Moshier
We are live from Atco Raceway – May 12th, 2012, for Super Saturday. Today’s race features 10.0, 11.50, 8.50 Index, Outlaw 10.5, Outlaw Drag Radial and X275, Top Dragster, and Top Sportsman classes.
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 We had the opportunity to head up to Maple Grove for the ADRL Northeast Drags II, Presented by Penske on May 4th & 5th. We’ve all been begging for years for the ADRL to bring their race series up in our neck of the woods, and for the second year in a row, they did not disappoint one bit. The action on and off the track was exciting all weekend, and fans had an awesome time seeing the fastest doorslammer racing on the planet. Quality cars from all over the world were on the property, laying down some ridiculously fast 1/8th mile passes.
 During Qualifying on Friday, Raymond Commisso was involved in a nasty crash where he hit the wall at the 330′ mark head on, rupturing the fuel cell into a fiery inferno and eventually coming to a stop against the wall. Ray was able to get out of the car quickly and did not sustain any injuries, however his car did not do so well. See the sequence of photos here.
The ADRL brings along quite an experienced staff with them to run the race, and their safety and track prep crews are top notch. The track was on kill the entire weekend, coupled with the cool air we have up north, made for quite a few personal best runs from drivers in all classes. We’re looking forward to the Northeast Drags #3 !!
Winners
Extreme Pro Stock: Dean Goforth (defeats Brian Gahm)
Pro Mod: Mike Castellana (defeats Mike Janis)
Summit Top Sportsman: Chip Forman (defeats Ray Baymond)
Pro Extreme: Mick Snyder (defeats Tommy D’Aprile)
Pro Nitrous: Robert Patrick (defeats Burton Auxier)
Extreme 10.5: Billy Glidden (defeats Chuck Ulsch)
Click here for the photo gallery where you will find the weekend’s racing action as viewed through our point of view
We are live from Atco Raceway – Saturday 22nc, 2011 for Super Saturday. Today’s race features 10.0, 11.50, 8.50 Index, Outlaw 10.5, and X275, Top Dragster, and Top Sportsman classes.
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