FRIDAY
Day number one of the 2013 Mo-Power Events series has hit the track here at National Trail Raceway and the action was clean and great all day long. The first session of qualifying in the Quick 16 was run this afternoon, while the Friday Gamblers Race in both Box and No Box was also run. Taking home the first wins of the Mo-Power series here today was Carl James in Box and Jason Wheatcraft in No Box.
James, from Thornville, Ohio, drove his 1972 Duster to the final round of the Box class. Waiting for him in the final round would be the 1970 Duster model of Mitch Williams from nearby Hebron, Ohio. James had to wait quite a while with the handicap head start based off the dial ins of both drivers. James waited it out and got the better reaction time and forced Williams to breakout trying to stay ahead. James was no slouch with a 5.967 on a 5.96 dial in winning over the too quick 8.145 on a 8.20 for Williams.
It was quick and fast throughout the day in the No Box category and two of the quicker cars met in the final round. Wheatcraft brought his Xenia, Ohio based 1967 Barracuda to the starting line to run against the 1933 Roadster of Shaun Bemiller from Pataskala, Ohio. Both drivers were dialed in with 9.9 second times, but it proved to be anticlimactic in the end. Bemiller was too quick hitting the gas and left the red light glowing in his lane. Both drivers saw the red light and saved their cars for tomorrow as Wheatcraft ran a 21.422 on his 9.97 dial in.
Qualifying session one for the Quick 16 class had the defending champion sitting on top of the Open side. Boomer Ellison from Beavercreek, Ohio put his Undercover dragster on top with a 4.444 at 155.65 miles an hour. Sitting right behind Ellison is the team of Fred and Brian Hurst from Fairborn, Ohio. The Hurst entry ran a 4.446 at 155.29 for the second spot so far.
On the Door side of the field, it is Chris Wheatcraft and his 1967 Dart from Jamestown, Ohio on top with a 4.746 at 146.48 miles an hour. Derrick Nicholson is second in the field with a 5.126 at 140.36 miles an hour
Racing continues tomorrow at 9 AM with the running of Quick 16 and the Ten O Shootout as well as another Box and No Box Gamblers Race.
