2013 Dave Duell Classic
Nostalgia Super Stock Nationals
featured at
The National Muscle Car Association’s
12th annual Quick Fuel Nationals
(at Beech Bend Park Raceway, Bowling Green KY)
Final Qualifying Order
(after four sessions)
1. 7600 NSS/B T.D. Holland; Huntington, TN; ’68 AMX; AMC 390; 10.50; 10.500; 0.000
2. 2 A/FX Kurt Neighbor; Twinsburg OH; ’65 Comet; Merc 517; 9.25; 9.250; 0.000
3. 7464 C/FX Joe Midile Jr.; Medina OH; ’64 Dodge; Dodge 572; 9.75; 9.750; 0.000
4. 7817 NSS/C Rees Smith; Greenville IN; ’64 Belvedere; Ply 426; 11.00; 11.000; 0.000
5. 7426 NSS/C Al Corda; Elk Mound WI; ’69 Dart; Dodge 440; 11.00; 11.001; +0.001
6. 7270 C/FX Jeff Millward; Columbia Station OH; ’64 Savoy; Ply; 9.75; 9.753; +0.003
7. 1 NSS/B Jim Netherland; Columbia TN; ’67 Buick; Buick 400; 10.50; 10.503; +0.003
8. 7298 NSS/B David Horton; Belews Creek NC; ’65 Ply; Ply 440; 10.50; 10.503; +0.003
9. 7410 NSS/C Mick Alles; New Albany IN; ’64 Plymouth; Ply 426; 11.00; 11.004; +0.004
10. 7770 A/FX Barry Camp; Monroe GA; ’66 Chev; Chev 572; 9.25; 9.255; +0.005
11. 7022 NSS/B Skip Koester; Columbia Station OH; ’64 Ford; 10.50; 10.506; +0.006
12. 7777 B/FX Doug Duell; Newburgh IN; ’64 Ply; Ply 540; 9.50; 9.507; +0.007
13. 7528 NSS/A Clay Kossuth; Catawissa MO; ’63 Dodge; 10.00; 10.008; +0.008
14. 7251 AAA/FX Bill White; Demotte IN; ’65 Chevelle; Chev 496; 8.75; 8.759; +0.009
15. 7228 NSS/E Brian Essary; Hobart IN; ’65 Dodge; Dodge 446; 12.00; 12.010; +0.010
16. 7501 NSS/E Coy Templeton; Clarkrange TN; ’65 Ply; Ply 440; 12.00; 12.010; +0.010
17. 7047 NSS/B Geary Bates; Wintersville OH; ’67 Ford; 10.50; 10.513; +0.013
18. 7031 NSS/B Kevin Gass; Ledbetter KY; ’66 Chevelle; 10.50; 10.516; +0.016
19. 7236 NSS/E Kevin Miller; Newton IL; ’65 Dodge; Chry 440; 12.00; 12.018; +0.18
20. 7043 C/FX Bud Cochran; Parkersburg WV; ’67 Ford; Ford 527; 9.75; 9.769; +0.019
21. 7025 NSS/E Doug Poskevich; Deland FL; ’66 Ford; Ford 390; 12.00; 12.020; +0.020
22. 7435 NSS/C Mike Furgye; Wheatfield IN; ’63 Ply; Ply 440; 11.00; 11.021; +0.021
23. 7014 AAA/FX Michael Sanders Jr.; Brook IN; ’68 Ply; Ply 620; 8.75; 8.779; +0.029
24. 7572 NSS/B Jimmy Ray; Atoka TN; ’65 Chevelle; Chev 572; 10.50; 10.531; +0.031
25. 7601 NSS/C Dave Schultz; Richmond TX; ‘63 Savoy; Ply 440; 11.00; 11.032; +0.032
26. 7066 NSS/A Mike Moss; Paducah KY; ’66 Biscayne; 10.00; 10.034; +0.034
27. 7105 NSS/A Russ Konkowski; Aurora OH; ’63 Dodge; 10.00; 0.037; +0.037
28. 7026 NSS/B Randy Stansbury; Ragley LA; ’63 Ply; Ply 440; 10.50; 10.539; +0.039
29. 7033 NSS/A Jim Griffith; Hernando MS; ’64 Polara; 10.00; 10.042; +0.042
30. 7966 NSS/C Rick Campbell; Hernando MS; ’66 Ply; Ply 440; 11.00; 11.043; +0.043
31. 7557 NSS/B Rosie Kossuth; Catawissa MO; ’64 Dodge; 10.50; 10.544; +0.044
32. 7122 A/FX Jeff Roell; Danbury CT; ’64 Ford; Ford 427; 9.25; 9.297; +0.047
33. 7188 NSS/E Mike Kurz; Frankford MO; ’63 Dodge; 12.00; 12.052; +0.052
34. 7602 B/FX Dallas Schultz; Richmond TX; ’65 Dodge; 9.50; 9.552; +0.052
35. 7008 NSS/E Jason Wolford; Hodgenville KY; ’65 Buick; 12.00; 12.053; +0.053
36. 7370 NSS/E Jeff Blickensderfer; Oakley IL; ’65 Dodge; 12.00; 12.055; +0.055
37. 7664 NSS/B Andy Warren; Rineyville KY; ’67 Ply; Ply 440; 10.50; 10.559; +0.059
38. 7072 NSS/C Jeff Kauerz; Walls MS; ’63 Ply; Ply 426; 11.00; 11.060; +0.060
39. 7428 NSS/B Mike Davis; Monroe GA; ’66 GTO; Pont 421; 10.50; 10.560; +0.060
40. 7332 NSS/E Lanny Riordan; Cave City KY; ’66 Ford; 12.00; 12.062; +0.062
41. 7425 NSS/C Scott Bourell; Cedar Lake IN; ’64 Dodge; 11.00; 11.063; +0.063
42. 7899 AA/FX D.W Hopkins; Tupelo MS; ’64 Ford; Ford 528; 9.00; 9.068; +0.068
43. 7017 NSS/B Joe Ewing; Evansville IN; ’63 Dodge; 10.50; 10.575; +0.075
44. 7266 NSS/B Bruce Sammett; Evansville IN; ’66 Chev; 10.50; 10.590; +0.090
45. 7004 C/FX Casey Fauss-Johnson; Etna OH; ’65 Dodge; 9.75; 9.814; +0.091
46. 7837 NSS/D Tom Hoffman; Lake Elmo MN; ’63 Ply; Ply 426; 11.50; 11.606; +0.106
47. 7058 NSS/B Ed Becker; Southaven MS; “65 Ply; Ply 451; 10.50; 10.607; +0.107
48. 7059 NSS/G Butch Cassady; Park City KY; ’69 Dart; 13.00; 13.130; +0.130
49. 7419 C/FX Kent Morris; Ardmore OK; ’65 Dodge; Dodge 572; 9.75; 9.892; +0.142
50. 7561 NSS/A Damon Kuhn; Needville TX; ’61 Ply; Ply 496; 10.00; 10.159; +0.159
51. 7160 NSS/F Al Wilson; Bell Buckle TN; ’60 Ply; Ply 470; 12.50; 12.844; +0.344
52. 7534 B/FX Doug Wright; Waterford MI; ’64 Ply; Ply 572 9.50; 9.485; -0.015
53.7519 NSS/F Gene Will; Effinton IL; ’65 Dodge; Dodge 440; 12.50; 12.468; -0.032
Saturday's Class Winners
NSS/G (13.00) - 7059 Butch Cassady; '69 Dodge
NSS/F (12.50) - 7519 Gene Will, '65 Dodge; Runner-up, 7160 Al Wilson, '60 Plymouth
NSS/E (12.00) - 7332 Lanny Riordan, '66 Ford; Runner-up, 7370 Jeff Blinkensderfer, '64 Plymouth
NSS/D (11.50) - 7837 Tom Hoffman, '63 Plymouth
NSS/C (11.00) - 7072 Jeff Kauerz, '63 Plymouth; Runner-up, 7426 Al Corda, '69 Dodge
NSS/B (10.50) - 7031 Kevin Gass, '66 Chevelle; Runner-up, 1 Jim Netherland, '67 Buick
NSS/A (10.00) - 7105 Russ Konkowski, '63 Dodge; Runner-up, 7066 Mike Moss, '66 Chevrolet Biscayne
Opel Engineering FX Shootout - 7602 Dallas Schultz, '65 Dodge (9.50); Runner-up 7777 Doug Duell, '64 Plymouth (9.50)
By Bob Wilkiewicz
Copyright 2013 by The Nostalgia Super Stock National Association
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Step by careful step, Jason Wolford and his NSS/E (12.00 index) white 1965 Buick Skylark stopped the winning streak.
Wolford won the 2013 Dave Duell Classic Nostalgia Super Stock Nationals when his opponent, Doug Duell, unexpectedly went -0.016 red in the sixth and final round of the eighth annual event.
“I was being careful on the ‘tree,” said Wolford, who had advanced from the 35th qualifying spot and reacted 0.045 while receiving a 2.5-second handicap head start. “I figured it would be real close towards the finish line and we would be pacing together pretty well.”
This was Wolford’s first competition in eight years; he hadn’t raced since his father, Earl Wolford, passed away in 2005.
The car had been taken out of storage just a month ago. Within the past two weeks, Wolford and his brother, Dale, also an NMCA racer, went on a test outing to figure out what index they should chose.
The defeat ended a season-opening three-event NMCA winning streak for Duell, a two-time NMCA season champion (2009 and 2010) who admitted to be being somewhat pumped at the prospect of making it four consecutive event victories.
“I was really, really excited turning the car around the corner and into the water box, I had to keep telling myself to calm down” said Duell, who is also the host for the race named after his late father. “My reaction times had been coming down all day. The car hit hard so I knew it was going to be really good or really bad.”
In the semifinals, Wolford wiggled past Jimmy Ray in a double-breakout contest 11.971 to 10.453 which highlighted a 0.0095 1st and 0.0185 margin-of-victory.
“Thanks to Jason; he showed me driving the stripe to +0.009 isn’t good enough,” joked Ray.
Then Duell downed Coy Templeton, also running NSS/E, 0.017 to 0.028 and 9.529 to 12.027 in a closer 0.092 MOV.
Despite some obvious disappointment in his runner-up status in both class runoffs and eliminations, Duell was pleased with his performance in the larger context, building what appears to be an insurmountable lead in the season points standings with two events to come.
Dallas Schultz won his class, the Opel Engineering FX Shootout, and advanced to the quarterfinals in eliminator before going red in an index-up contest against Duell.
“If I’m figuring this right, I have a 13-round lead and Dallas is the only one with a chance to catch me,” said Duell, who estimates he has about 30 NSS event victories. “But he would have to sweep with me going out first round......” - a possible but not probable program.
For Wolford, it was a smooth performance. His reaction times ranged from 0.010 to 0.058 and averaged 0.036. He went 0.010 against Randy Stansbury in round three and then 0.024 to 0.033 against Ray in the semifinals.
“I took it one round at a time,” Wolford said. “This was the first race I ever was as calm as could be. I went through my routine and just drove. The car performed well, it was steady all weekend.”
And it certainly was a satisfying return to racing.
“It’s absolutely a thrill and accomplishment to defeat one of the best racers in the sport,” said Wolford. “I’m still pinching myself to be sure this is real. It’s amazing how tough these racers are. To win this event is a dream come true.”
Saturday’s Notes
A smooth and steady inflow of NSS racers led to a top-quality field. After 27 cars came in on Thursday, the eventual count topped at 53 with the arrival of Bruce Sammet and his ’66 Chevrolet on Saturday morning.
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By the end of four qualifying sessions ending during the first round of class runoffs Saturday afternoon, a total of 16 drivers were within 0.010 of their chosen indexes, an all-time record in the eight-year history of the DDC.
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Overall, the field covered the smallest spread in event history. A half-tenth secured the No. 33 and 34 spots by Mike Kurz and Dallas Schultz, respectively. A plus 0.1 run got a No. 46 position, by NSS/D class champion Tom Hoffman.
How good was this group? Just two racers were minus index, Doug Wright at 9.485 on a 9.50 and Gene Will with a 12.468 on a 12.50 number.
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Holland’s qualifying accomplishment wasn’t without cost, however, as after the run he discovered transmission fluid leaking from a microscopic opening in the torque converter. He put the car up on jackstands and worked most of Friday evening to plug the pinhole.
After class runoffs were completed on Saturday, it appeared he took the car back to his shop for further work before making Sunday’s first eliminator session.
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The class runoffs were conducted at a double-time pace due to a threat of rain. Just a few drops fell, however, not even an irritation or stoppage, and the racing was completed by 2:30 p.m. without errors or breakage.
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Late Saturday afternoon, Duell was not only preparing for the evening awards banquet but also diagnosing a brake problem, a soft pedal due to a defective master cylinder.
Duell’s chassis builder, Matt Wright of BRC Racecraft, arrived with a new part but the repair was interrupted by dinner.
They came back and finished at about 10 p.m., testing their work at the far end of the race track, in the soft dark air of a mellow August summer night.
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Defending champion Rosie Kossuth suffered the only other obvious breakage, smashing a rocker arm after entering the water box for the third qualifier Saturday morning.
More unfortunately for her, she ran into a 0.001 reaction from former champion Al Corda (2008) in the first round of Sunday eliminations.
Sunday’s Notes
All 53 qualifiers appeared for the first round of eliminations and soon it was clear that the adrenaline was flowing. Of the 26 first round contested races (one bye), 15 were decided by a red light foul start.
In addition, Holland reacted -0.003 on his true bye.
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Included in that category was a double-foul contest between Mike Sanders Jr. and Kent Morris.
Shortly after the end of the round, Sanders’ crew chief, Mike Sanders Sr., came to the race control center and said there might be something amiss with the Christmas Tree. He suggested two reasons: one, because his red light did not appear and two, the high number of fouls.
However, the answer was: on a double-foul the first and/or worst rule applies and the timing system is designed not to show the second red but shows green instead to signify the round winner.
Therefore, Sanders Jr. was the green light winner by the least offense, -0.026 to -0.102 over Morris.
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The second round opened with Corda clamping a 0.004 reaction time on another former event champion, Kevin Gass (2011), and advancing despite a breakout, Corda at 10.979 to 10.479 for Gass.
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Then the red lights started flashing again - three consecutive - including Mike Moss surviving another double-foul deal, -0.065 to -0.066, over 2012 NHRA Hot Rod Reunion champion Clay Kossuth.
Unfortunately for Sanders Jr., he fouled again and this time his red bulb stayed on, -0.060 to +0.090 for Barry Camp.
The round finished with a total of eight fouls.
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Corda couldn’t repeat another 00 reaction as he and Duell collided in the final pair of the third round with Duell surviving 0.052 and 9.492 to 0.069 and 10.960 on the double breakout.
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The final count - the red light came on 28 times on Sunday. They all mattered, it was just the last one was really noticeable.
