It was an external oil line that let loose on Tyler's Duster. I looked up and saw the car facing the tower. He just missed the starter's shack with the passenger fender.
Here are the complete results from the weekend:
Here are the results from the 13th Annual Curt George Memorial Weekend, presented by Admax Lubricants:
Friday, June 16:
Deakin Painting gamblers races (1/8th mile after the rain delay):
No box:
W - Roman Selby, '67 Plymouth Satellite, 6.43 dial in, .0537 reaction time, 6.4342 elapsed time, 103.85mph
R/U - Frank Fetcko, '86 Mustang, 6.32 dial in, .0717 reaction time, 6.3433 elapsed time, 105.29mph
Roman dead on the dial in picking up the win!
Box:
W - Mark Brewer, '70 Plymouth Duster, 6.75 dial in, .0093 reaction time, 6.7660 elapsed time, 100.72mph
R/U - Frank Romeo, '75 Vega, 6.35 dial in, .0277 reaction time, 6.3578 elapsed time, 108.85mph
Mark getting the win by .010!
Saturday, June 17:
Mizia Enterprises In Memory of Pinky Nostalgia ET:
W - Tom Bergfield, '65 Dodge Coronet, 9.75 dial, .0202 RT, 9.7618 ET, 117.86mph
R/U - Ron Rodgers, '70 Dodge Dart, 11.75 diaal, .1315 RT, 11.7727 ET, 112.98mph
Tom makes the tow up from Suffolk, VA, worthwhile, using a .031 package for the win!
Martik Brother Inc Quick 16:
W - Tim Vislosky, '68 Charger, 5.69 dial, .0141 RT, 5.5940 ET, 120.94mph
R/U - Rich Coury Jr, dragster, 5.04 dial, .0164 RT, 5.0467 ET, 128.61mph
Great race! Both drivers on the tree, dead on the dial, Tim getting the win by .005!
Got Us Trucking LLC box class:
W - Rich Coury Jr, dragster, 7.93 dial, .4220 RT, 27.2654 ET, 27.81mph
R/U - Mike Egan, '94 Mustang, 11.37 dial, -.0079 RT, 11.3703 ET, 119.84
Rich gets the win in this final, and just putts down the track when Mike lets the button go just a tick too soon. Mike rubs salt in his own wound, going dead on the dial with a zero.
Brookman Iron & Metals no box:
W - Kevin Romeo, '79 Camaro, 10.70 dial, .0463 RT, 10.7046 ET, 117.34mph
R/U - Mark Romeo, '70 Nova, 10.79 dial, .0440 RT, 10.7846 ET, 114.50mph
Younger brother goes dead on with a 4, leaving Mark less than .007 to get inside, Mark under by .005 as both were pedaling hard at the stripe!
Gamblers race:
W - Josh Rietcha, dragster, 8.40 dial, .0460 RT, 8.6129 ET, 104.87mph
R/U - Josh Barnett, '88 Monte Carlo, 12.25 dial, .0912 RT, 12.5389 ET, 91.67mph
The drivers split the purse evenly and agree to dial up a bunch to make it a driver's race at the finish line.
Sunday, June 18:
Mizia Enterprises In Memory of Pinky Nostalgia ET:
W - Bob Wahl, '67 Coronet, 10.25 dial, .0837 RT, 10.3353 ET, 126.83mph
R/U - Jim Guy, '65 Plymouth Fury, 10.50 dial, .0714 RT, 10.6039 ET, 125.31mph
Martik Brother Inc Quick 16:
W - Josh Rietscha, dragster, 5.06 dial, .0126 RT, 5.0651 ET, 133.37mph
R/U - Rich Coury Jr, dragster, 5.03 dial, .0167 RT, 5.0271 ET, 135.83mph
Great race again in the Quick 16 final, josh getting the win by .006!
Got Us Trucking LLC box:
W - Ryan Henry, '98 Camaro, 9.71 dial, .0366 RT, 9.7189 ET, 136.99mph
R/U - Rich Coury Jr, dragster, 7.93 dial, .0227 RT, 7.9617 ET, 162.34mph
Rich in his 4th final of the weekend, Ryan gets the win by .008!
Brookman Iron & Metals no box:
W - Mark Romeo, '70 Nova, 10.80 dial, .0085 RT, 10.8392 ET, 116.28mph
R/U - Niki Thomas, S10, 10.28 dial, .0343 RT, 10.2781 ET, 125.91mph
Mark, runner up yesterday, gets the win today after the runner up yesterday when Niki goes just .0019 under!
