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It’s day two of qualifying here at Maryland International Raceway, and the ShopHemi.com Late Model Hemi Shootout takes center stage as the heads-up eliminators conclude their qualifying and square off for eliminations later in the day. The rest of the NMCA categories will also be gunning for the record marks set last night in several classes.
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Rick Ellison from Fayetteville, NC currently leads the Unlimited Hemi class with a 9.915 at 137.06 aboard his '08 Challenger, powered by an Arrington-built 392 fed by an F1-C ProCharger. Ellison has been in the 9.60's with his mount that tips the sclaes at a hefty 4.065 pounds with driver. Under the hood, you'll find CNC ported heads and intake, a Crower race camshaft, a full Weldon fuel system, and other goodies producing some 950 horsepower.
Dan Van Horn is here frfom his home in Long Island, NY with his '06 Charger, also in the Unlimted category. The Arrington-built 426 features dual intake inlets feeding an Arrington throttle body. Van Horn could only muster a 10.68 with his 3,800 pound Cahrger yesterday, but has been in the 9.90's previously. Van Horn and crew were busy this morning adjusting their direct port nitrous setup from 300 to 400 horses to try moving up the ladder.
Crew chief Chuck Samuel was busy in the pits this afternoon getting Alex Viscardi's machine ready for today's final rounds of qualifying. Alex was unable to get ahold of the racing surface last night and hopes a new set of Goodyear meats will get the job done today.
According to Mike Murillo, he and his team had trouble getting ahold of the front half of the racetrack yesterday and pulled more power out in the early going of his 6.61-second effort than ever before. Mike plans on going after the record backup in the early session in the heat of the day, of which he will need a 6.678 or quicker to make official.
Hemi Shootout Qualifying
Antonio Thompson is currently third in three-car 5.7 N/A Hemi category with a 12.821 best, trailing Kent Irwin's 11.69 and Jon Dalton's 12.13.
Suffolk, Virginia's James Miller is the leader in the clubhouse in the Stroker Hemi class with a graeat 10.569 at 129.01. AJ Berge is second at a distant 10.75, and Nick Mendolia 10.91 sits third.
Rick Ellison solidifed his #1 qualifying effort with an improved 9.718 at 139.53 in the strong 11-car Unlimited Hemi field.
ATI Performances' JC Beattie is currently second in the Unlimited Hemi category at 9.945 from his DragPak Challenger. He is trailed by Sohrab Fakhar at 10.04, Peter Mitchell at 10.21, and Erik Keoni at 10.32.
Steve Kowelski from Yonkers, NY is currently second in 6.1 N/A Hemi with his '07 Charger at 12.199. Bill McFadden leads the class at 11.83.
Qualifying Round Three Notes
Chris Rini made the best run of the round but was unable to improve upon his 6.06 from yesterday, mantianing his spot in second just behind Joe Dunne.
Joe Dunne and Chris Rini were unable to break into the five-second zone on today's first pass in the heat, but a just-announced fifth qualifying session will give them both two more shots at the racetrack this evening.
Mike Murillo may be cleaning out his shorts after it appeared the wind got ahold of his parachutes just after the stripe and sent his SCT-backed mount careening into the left lane. Fortunately, Mike had a solo run and was able to use up the opposing lane in the shutdown area to corral the Mustang without incident.
tim Essick was the only mover in the third session in Super Street, improving to a 6.92 to move up a spot in the order.
Jeff Colletta remains atop the Nostalgia Pro Street field with earlier 7.199, while Skip Baskin, far lane, is still second based on his 7.31 also recorded on Friday.
Andy Manson was unable to back up his 7.53 for a national record in today's third session, but remains solidly atop the 275 Radial field.
Jamie Stanton remains second in Xtreme Street based on his 7.896 from Friday, trailing just behind Bob Kurgan and his 7.87.
Don Baskin was the only Pro Stock driver to improve thus far today, moving from the bottom of the order to second with an 8.401 at 158.43. Robbie Blankenship holds down the top spot wtih his 8.37, while Charlie Booze's earlier 8.40 kept him third.
Alan Von Ahnen made a minute improvement today, gaining .005 with a 9.885, to hold down the second spot in Mean Street.
Round Four Qualifying Notes
Tim Essic blasted into the evening Maryland sky on his way to a killer 6.83 at 204.85 mph. Tony Nesbitt also used the twiight session to close the gap between himself ans Mike Murillo, running a 6.78 at just 199 mph.
Jason Lee got his act together and moved himself up the ladder with a stout 7.68 at 180.43 mph.
Joe Bucaro moved himself up two spots to second with a nice 7.27 at 180.16.
No doubt that Chris Rini and Joe Dunne were once again loaded for bear and there was a sense in the air that whoever got the finish line first would be the first in the fives, but it wasn't meant to be. Rini rattled the hides about 100 feet out and Dunne could only muster a 6.05 at a booming 236 mph.
Final Round Qualifying Notes
72-year old Don Bowles wowed the crowd here at MIR in the final session, nearly putting his '72 Maverick on the bumper. Bowles' mount slapped the pavement hard on it's way down and word from the top end is there may be a littles less oil in the pan than before the run. Nonetheless, Don earned plenty of style points for this perfomance.
Tony Nesbitt gave it a valiant effort in the nights final pass as qualifying leader Miike Murillo sat the session out, but he couldn't improve upon his earlier 6.78 and remained third.
Chuck Demory Jr. and his naturally-aspirated '68 Mustang finished Nostalgia Pro Street qualifying in the fifth slot with a 7.359.
Jim Jarrett and his gorgeous '69 Camaro concluded qulifying in the third slot with a 7.328 at 188.60.
Bob Kurgan set the pace early in Xtreme Street with his 7.870 and was never contested the rest of the way, remaining atop the stout field.
Andy Manson put a period on qualifying in Drag Radial with a stellar 7.57 to back up his earlier 7.53 for a new national record in 275 Drag Radial. Marc Shankweiler (pictured) anchored the field with his '67 Chevy II at 8.372.
The race to the fives in Pro Street came and went without a bang. Joe Dunne indicated that after four sessions, he'd beat on his equipment enough and opted to sit out the fifth and final session. Chris Rini put the ATI-backed machine right down broadway, but "only" a 6.062 flashed on the scoreboard.
Final Qualifying Order
Compulink StarTrak KOOKS CUSTOM HEADERS PS Qualifying for 6 entries
Low ET 6.005 1311 Joe Dunne
Top Speed 237.13 1311 Joe Dunne
1311 PS ’68 Camaro ‘864 Joe Dunne Wolcott CT 6.005 237.13
1 PS ’69 Repair Shop Dart 825 Chris Rini Carmel NY 6.062 235.6
1988 PS 67 SHELBY FORD 532 ALEX VISCARDI NEW IBERIA LA 6.186 233.64
1963 PS ’63 Corvette Hemi 526 Rick Blaisdell AlgonQuin IL 6.268 215.79
1471 PS 57 CHEVY JEFF MILLER MIDLAND VA 6.655 218.02
1013 PS ’68 Camro Musi 864 Vincent Demieri Dix Hills NY 6.733 224.21
Compulink StarTrak MICKEY THOMSPON SS 10.5W Qualifying for 6 entries
Low ET 6.612 2617 Mike Murillo
Top Speed 221.89 2617 Mike Murillo
2617 SS Mustang Ford 549 Mike Murillo San Antonio TX 6.612 219.79
1 SS ’88 Trans Am BBC 522 Frank Mewshaw Melbourne FL 6.724 219.94
2999 SS ’02 Corvette Chev 737 Tony Nesbitt Lombard IL 6.788 199.64
2003 SS 03 MUSTANG FORD 429 TIM ESSICK BRANDYWINE MD 6.836 204.85
2030 SS 02 Camaro SS ‘BBC 545 Kevin Mitchell Booneville MS 7.048 160.77
2001 SS ’95 Mustang Ford 440 Ed Rice Springfield TN 9.995 70.26
Compulink StarTrak ARP NOSTALGIA PRO STREET Qualifying for 9 entries
Low ET 7.199 1 Jeff Colletta
Top Speed 190.94 1 Jeff Colletta
1 NPS ’69 Camaro Chev. 640 Jeff Colletta Walker LA 7.199 189.55
3244 NPS ’04 Mustang Ford 398 Joe Bucaro Carol Stream IL 7.271 180.16
3201 NPS 11 CAMARO CHEVY 638 Skip Baskin Covington TN 7.316 188.52
3228 NPS ’69 Camaro Bes 639 Jim Jarrett St. Clari MI 7.328 188.6
3112 NPS ’68 Mustang 640 Chuck Demory Jr. Geneva IL 7.359 176.3
3188 NPS ’02 Camaro Chev 632 John Schroeder Stamford CT 7.467 183.24
3003 NPS ’78 Camaro GM 634 David Beeson Baton Rouge LA 7.48 179.11
8 NPS 65 FAIRLANE FORD PETE RICART PICKERINGTON OH 7.495 180.45
3919 NPS 90 TRANS AM CHEVY 522 ANDREW VOGT DES PLAINES IL 7.785 141.11
Compulink StarTrak CFE XTREME STREET Qualifying for 13 entries
Low ET 7.870 4444 Bob Kurgan
Top Speed 178.66 4019 Jamie Stanton
4444 XS ’86 Mustang Ford 365 Bob Kurgan Hoschton GA 7.87 175.68
4019 XS ’02 Camaro SS Chev. 525 Jamie Stanton Canastota NY 7.892 178.66
4177 XS ’78 Olds Starfire Olds 403 Bill Trovato Rochester NY 7.929 170.71
4119 XS 90 MUSTANG FORD 365 CHUCK BARTHOLME SALISBURY MD 7.948 169.42
4627 XS 88 MUSTANG FORD 355 ENZO PECCHINI WOODBRINDLE ONTARIO 7.951 169.66
3 XS ’69 Nova Chev. 523 Dan Kroll Long Grove IL 8.077 169.42
4419 XS ’85 Firebird Chev. 525 Phil Smith Granger IN 8.204 170.84
4664 XS 72 NOVA CHEVY 523 JOHN WARREN VINE GROVE KY 8.269 167.88
4578 XS 92 MUSTANG FORD 369 TIM LYONS ROSSVILLE GA 8.384 168.43
4321 XS ’79 Camaro Nelson 525 George Rumore Mooresville NC 8.625 169.23
4442 XS ’81 Olds 442 Chev. 523 Scott Builer Salem OH 8.684 168.51
4005 XS ’96 Corvette SBC 365 Bob Curran Bartlett IL 8.745 163.51
4100 XS 01 CAMARO CHEVY 364 DAY ROEMER LYONS NY 9.546 125.33
Compulink StarTrak COMP CAMS PRO STOCK Qualifying for 5 entries
Low ET 8.375 7 Robbie Blankenship
Top Speed 160.08 5398 Charlie Jr. Booze
7 P/STK ’04 Mustang Ford 420 Robbie Blankenship Hudson FL 8.375 159.04
5555 P/STK ’67 Chevy II Chev. 420 Don Baskin Covington TN 8.401 158.43
5398 P/STK ’92 Mustang GT Ford 399 Charlie Jr. Booze Marion PA 8.405 160.08
3 P/STK ’72 Maverick Ford 420 Don Bowles Matisonville KY 8.56 152.71
2 P/STK ’10 Camaro Chev. 420 Greg Delaney Covington TN 9.465 105.82
Compulink StarTrak ATI 275 DRAG RADIAL Qualifying for 6 entries
Low ET 7.539 6388 ANDY MANSON
Top Speed 184.85 6388 ANDY MANSON
6388 DR 96 MUSTANG FORD 325 ANDY MANSON WOODBRIDGE VA 7.539 184.85
6011 DR ’86 Mustang Ford 360 Jason Lee Maumee OH 7.617 180.81
1 DR ’89 Camaro Chev 355 Michael Fratena Melbourne FL 7.689 177.21
6000 DR ’91 Mustang SBF 434 Eric Kenward Vero Beach FL 7.737 156.39
6021 DR 87 MUSTANG FORD 427 KEITH MCLAUGHLIN MECHANICSVILLE MD 7.996 168.72
6077 DR 66 CHEVY II CHEVY 421 MARC SCHANKWEILER DOUGLASSVILLE PA 8.372 163.77
Compulink StarTrak BF GOODRICH MEAN STREET Qualifying for 7 entries
Low ET 9.852 2 Don Baskin
Top Speed 133.98 1 Jeremy Gillam
2 MS ’67 Chevy ii Chev. 358 Don Baskin Covington TN 9.852 132.93
4 MS ’79 Mustang Ford 358 Alan Von Ahnen Pennsville NJ 9.885 133.5
1 MS ’91 Mustang ‘348 Jeremy Gillam Schererville IN 9.904 133.98
10806 MS 04 COBRA FORD 311 RYAN HECOX SEVERNA PARK MD 10.044 132.99
6 MS ’85 Camaro Chev. 353 Gary Duncan Olive Branch MS 10.092 129.79
10111 MS 01 BULLITT FORD 310 TEDDY WEAVER STAFFORD VA 10.109 132.37
10011 MS ’82 Mustang Ford 355 Chris Cloude Ruther Glen VA 10.15 131.34
Compulink StarTrak INDY CYLINDER HEAD NSS Qualifying for 15 entries
Low ET 9.230 7770 Barry Camp
Top Speed 148.89 7106 JEFF ROELL
1 BFX ’64 Fury 540 Doug Duell Newburgh IN 9.5 9.5
7899 BFX ’64 Ford T’Bolt Ford 427 D. W. Hopkins Tupelo MS 9.503 9.5
7427 B/NSS 64 THUNDERBOLT FORD 427 BRIAN MERRICK DELLROY OH 10.504 10.5
7022 B/NSS ’64 Thunderbolt Ford 427 Skip Koester Columbia Station OH 10.504 10.5
7025 E/NSS ’66 Fairlane Ford 390 Douglas Poskevich Deland FL 12.006 12
7601 C/NSS ’63 Belvedere Mopar 413 Dave Schultz Richmond TX 11.014 11
7464 CFX 64 DODGE FORD 572 JOE MIDILE JR MEDIA OH 9.766 9.75
7092 C/NSS BBC 427 Steve Wilson Collierville TN 11.016 11
7602 CFX ’65 Coronet 572 Dallas Schultz Richmond TX 9.775 9.75
7163 CFX ’63 Tempest Pont 412 Joey Winick Vineland NJ 9.778 9.75
7130 D/NSS ’68 Dart GTS 440 Steven Young DeBary FL 11.539 11.5
7770 AFX ’64 Biscayne Chev. 409 Barry Camp Monroe GA 9.29 9.25
7050 AFX ’65 Comet SOC 517 Kurt Neighbor Twinsburg OH 9.295 9.25
7106 AA/FX 64 TBOLT FORD 427 JEFF ROELL POUCHUNG NY 9.05 9
7047 B/NSS ’67 Fairlane Ford 427 Geary A. Bates Wintersville OH 14.601 10.5
Compulink StarTrak MR GASKET NOSTALGIA MC Qualifying for 9 entries
Low ET 11.480 8170 Jeff Anderson
Top Speed 126.61 1 Andy Warren
8019 E/NMC ’66 Chevy II Chev. 350 Gerry Vizzo Land O’ Lakes FL 12.501 12.5
3 B/NMC ’70 Duster ‘360 Tony Miles Tiplersville MS 11.007 11
1 A/NMC ’70 Nova Chev. 383 Andy Warren Rineyville KY 10.529 10.5
8001 D/NMC ’70 Super B Dodg 440 Ralph Seran Clayton NJ 12.041 12
8509 B/NMC ’68 Road Runner Ply. 494 Preston Van Gorder Treasure Island FL 11.044 11
8170 C/NMC ’72 Demon 360 Jeff Anderson New Smyrna Beach FL 11.555 11.5
6 F/NMC ’66 Barracuda Mopar 273 Mike Clifford Holly Hill FL 13.061 13
8058 F/NMC ’63 Falcon Ford 302 Cindee Hall Deland FL 13.069 13
8178 C/NMC 78 MALIBU CHEVY 355 EVAN WINICK VINELAND NJ 11.611 11.5
Compulink StarTrak HAWK PERFORMANCE OPEN COMP Qualifying for 25 entries
Low ET 0.001 9626 Kurt Neighbor
Top Speed 151.10 9308 JOHN VOSHELL
9626 OC ’84 Mustang Ford 427 Kurt Neighbor Twinsburg OH 0.001
9663 OC ’86 Mustang Windsor358 Greg Bagnell Spring Hill FL 0.001
9428 OC ’48 Flatbed Ford 520 Bob Cochran columbus OH 0.002
9142 OC ’88 Mustang Ford 466 William Smith Spring Lake NC 0.003
9108 OC ’86 Mustang Ford 460 Bryan Parker Centerburg OH 0.004
2 OC 67 CHEVY II CHEVY 555 Mike Roup Lockhart TX 0.005
9727 OC 87 MUSTANG FORD 302 TOM CONRAD JR CHARLOTTE HALL MD 0.006
1 OC 05 ROUSH FORD 347 DONNIE BOWLES MADISONVILLE KYU 0.006
9207 OC 80 MUSTANG FORD 392 TONY MURRAY LEONARDTOWN MD 0.006
9101 OC 93 LIGHTNING FORD 351 GARY WINDSOR PASADENA MD 0.006
9156 OC 03 Mustang Ford 4.6 Chuck Hockenberry Galena OH 0.007
9508 OC MARK BARTHOLME BLECAMP MD 0.01
9090 OC 72 CHEVELLE CHEVY 477 DAVID STRINE WESTMINSTER MD 0.011
9418 OC 73 CAMARO CHEVY 522 ROBERT CREEL NANJEMOY MD 0.012
9117 OC 89 MUSTANG FORD 347 ANTHONY JOHNSON STAFFORD VA 0.015
3 OC ’10 Mustang Ford 374 Susan McClenaghan Livonia MI 0.016
9600 OC 05 MUSTANG FORD 322 JOE MARINI CLINTON MD 0.017
9308 OC 69 MUSTANG FORD 427 JOHN VOSHELL DOVER DE 0.019
9163 OC Jeff Hughes Duryea PA 0.021
9450 OC 70 NOVA CHEVY 427 MATT MATTHEWS INDIAN HEAD MD 0.033
9226 OC ’63 Nova Chev. 383 Dennis Deweese Germantown OH 0.037
9368 OC 69 CAMARO CHEVY 350 KELLY MATTHEWS WELCOME MD 0.049
9122 OC 93 MUSTANG FORD 331 GLEN MYERS GAINESVILLE VA 0.053
9027 OC 70 OLDSMOBILE OLDS 452 BOBBY DUNLAD BRYANTOWN MD 0.055
9016 OC 02 LIGHTNING FORD 331 MICHAEL SWALLICK HOPELAWN NJ 0.059
Compulink StarTrak EATON POSI LATE-MODEL EFI Qualifying for 6 entries
Low ET 10.501 1 Edgar Perez
Top Speed 141.18 11900 FRANCISCO REYES
1 C/EFI ’99 Corvette 422 Edgar Perez Howell NJ 10.501 10.5
11999 D/EFI ’06 Mustang Ford 302 Kent Nine Syracuse IN 11.064 11
11998 E/EFI 06 MUSTANG FORD 281 PETE ESPEUT LANDOVER MD 11.572 11.5
11227 L/EFI TOM CONRAD JR CHARLOTTE HALL MD 15.075 15
11900 A/EFI 03 COBRA FORD 281 FRANCISCO REYES DALE CITY VA 10.175 9.5
8 D/EFI ’97 Cobra Ford 281 Carole Lissy Palmyra VA 11.737 11
Hemi Shootout Eliminations
Rick Ellison had JC Beattie Jr. and the rest of the Unlimited Hemi field covered by more than two tenths, but in the final, his supercharged Challenger incurred trouble right at the hit and he was forced to pull to the side and watch the ATI Performance driver cruise to the win with a 9.93.
In the semifinals of the Stroker Hemi category, AJ Berge came out on the winning end of a great drag race with James Miller, a 10.73 defeating a 10.76 after a scant .017 starting line advantage.
AJ Berge, far lane, left just a little too soon with an .014 redlight, handing the win to Nick Mendolia and his Charger, which recorded an 11.10.
Kent Irwin, far lane, qualified #1 in 5.7 N/A Hemi and recieved a first round bye. In round two, he downed Greg Green with an 11.60, and in the final, bested Jon Dalton and his Challenger, 11.66 to 12.11.
Bill McFadden put his Magnum in the 6.1 N/A Hemi winners circle after he defeated Steven Kowelski and his Charger in the final, 11.56 to a 12.26.
Once all of the individual classes were complete, all of the winners faced off in a handicap start shootout, and taking the whole shootin' match was Unlimited winner JC Beattie Jr., who defeated 5.7 N/A winner Kent Irwin, 10.00 to 11.50 after a sizeable starting line advantage.
