Starting tomorrow, we'll have live up-to-the-minute coverage of the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals on the new Interactive Indy blog. (link below)

This will also include coverage of Friday's Hemi Challenge.

http://www.nhra.com/story/2010/9/1/nhra....rting-features/

OOPS! Bad eyes and Crown from Frito. Congrats on the 41 which is very impressive. It is like when Tiger Woods wins the Masters by 17 strokes. You are in another world and the rest of us will have a close race. Let's have coffee in the AM. Stephen

Dang...ya'll pizzed the the fishman off good. He's coming back with a vengance.

Ed

Unfortunately I live in a little different world and am unable to go to the US Nationals or for that matter any of the Hemi Challenge races (well maybe Vegas). None of you will probably ever know how amazing you seem to me and I just want to thank all of you racers and crews for what you are doing. I check your progress almost every day.

Very impressive

Thanks for all your HARD work.

Loren

I'll ask again, what happened to Marvel's purple car? And a new question, where's Bucky, thought I saw his car on the entry list?

Regards, John

Bucky apparently broke an engine recently and did not make it to Indy.

Also, late word out of the pits is that both Westcott entries are broke and will not compete in the Hemi Challenge tomorrow. I am trying to confirm all this now but that is the current rumor.

Yes the Westcotts left. My intel (in the business) is both cars apart in Parma and one will return for the Shootout. As it is without them, Wolk "stud duck" and a bunch of us in the 60's. Should be fun!

Is Dean Mink there this year, Out of Reading, Ohio?

I didn't see the mink car. Just starting SS and challenge should be in at about 10:30ish. Weather is 73 and sunny and cloud covered.
No camo cars that I've seen. I'll post some results as I sit here and a bunch ofpics tonight. Nice seeing so many hemi cars and tons of people around them. They really need to be moved where the ps motorcycles are at IMO.

They had a parade of the SS/AH cars during Super Stock and Bartons car caught on fire! From what I could see they got the hood up and put it out before the extinguishers came out. Not a good way to start!

From the Drag Race Central site posting this morning. Doesn't look like either of the Wescott cars or Jeff K are in. Bummer.



CLERMONT, Ind. - Eliminations ladder in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

Psn--Car-#-Driver--------Class--Ov/Un Ov/Un--Class--------Driver-Car-#-Psn

1 1945 G Wolkwitz SS/AH -0.754 -0.691 SS/AH L Perkins Sr 148 2
11 7005 M Vieira SS/AH -0.634 -0.585 SS/AH C Comella 1968 12

6 100H T Hard SS/AH -0.671 -0.663 SS/AH J Daniels 1517 7
16 721 R Houser SS/AH -0.532 -0.491 SS/AH R Warford 3410 17

0 Bye -0.690 SS/AH J Pancake 350 4
0 Bye -0.582 SS/AH D Bales 3392 14

0 Bye -0.657 SS/AH J Rains 799J 9
0 Bye -0.144 SS/AH H Leiter Jr. 342 19

3 138 W Howes SS/AH -0.690 Bye 0
13 1381 M Howes SS/AH -0.584 Bye 0

8 6027 M Booker SS/AH -0.659 Bye 0
18 452 S Kent SS/AH -0.397 Bye 0

5 1990 D Barton SS/AH -0.675 Bye 0
15 4300 L Wofford SS/AH -0.571 Bye 0

10 403H S Hebert SS/AH -0.647 Bye 0
20 5583 D Zrust SS/AH -0.108 Bye 0

CLERMONT, Ind. - Final order after one round of qualifying in MOPAR Hemi Super Stock Challenge at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

Psn--Num--Class-Driver, Home Town, Machine-----------------ET---Index---(+/-)

1 1945 SS/AH Gary Wolkwitz, Annandale NJ, '68 Dart 8.546 9.30 -0.754
2 148 SS/AH Larry Perkins Sr, Collegeville PA, '68 Bar 8.609 9.30 -0.691
3 138 SS/AH Wendell Howes, Rathesby NB, '68 Barracuda 8.610 9.30 -0.690
4 350 SS/AH Jim Pancake, Delaware OH, '68 Dart 8.610 9.30 -0.690
5 1990 SS/AH David Barton, Robesonia PA, '68 Barracuda 8.625 9.30 -0.675
6 100H SS/AH Tyler Hard, Harrisburg PA, '68 Barracuda 8.629 9.30 -0.671
7 1517 SS/AH Jim Daniels, Bristol PA, '68 Dart 8.637 9.30 -0.663
8 6027 SS/AH Mike Booker, Davenport WA, '68 Barracuda 8.641 9.30 -0.659
9 799J SS/AH John Rains, Santa Paula CA, '68 Dart 8.643 9.30 -0.657
10 403H SS/AH Stephen Hebert, Westlake LA, '68 Barracuda 8.653 9.30 -0.647
11 7005 SS/AH Mark Vieira, Turlock CA, '68 Dart 8.666 9.30 -0.634
12 1968 SS/AH Chuck Comella, Sanibel FL, '68 Dart 8.715 9.30 -0.585
13 1381 SS/AH Mark Howes, Rothesay NB, '68 Dart 8.716 9.30 -0.584
14 3392 SS/AH Don Bales, Connersville IN, '68 Barracuda 8.718 9.30 -0.582
15 4300 SS/AH Lloyd Wofford, Jonesboro AR, '68 Cuda 8.729 9.30 -0.571
16 721 SS/AH Rick Houser, Pasadena CA, '68 Barracuda 8.768 9.30 -0.532
17 3410 SS/AH Randall Warford, Nashville IN, '68 Barracu 8.809 9.30 -0.491
18 452 SS/AH Steve Kent, Lottie LA, '69 Cuda 8.903 9.30 -0.397
19 342 SS/AH Harold Leiter Jr., Troy OH, '68 Barracuda 9.156 9.30 -0.144
20 5583 SS/AH Dan Zrust, Maple Grove MN, '68 Barracuda 9.192 9.30 -0.108

its hard to believe after last years indy race where they took rains motor out and put in charlies car before the finals that they dont carry a spare bullet or 2. i know their spare might not be up to parr with their good ones but at least some kinda spare. not just pack up and go home?

Pancake 8.62 W vs Silver B 8.88
Daniels 8.59 W vs SuperCuda 8.74
Kent 8.79 W vs Booker red
Hebert W 8.59 vs gold coast hemi
Perkins W 8.55 @ 154 vs Comella
Bella 8.60 @ 153 W vs Rains
Wolk [Email]8.50@156[/Email] W vs Viera [Email]8.64@156[/Email]
Howes dart [Email]8.70@150[/Email] vs Howes cuda broke
Hard W [Email]8.59@156[/Email] vs refrain 8.80
Barton W [Email]8.52@157[/Email] vs Wofford [Email]8.69@153[/Email]
Daniels left a flow screw loose but got it fixed. Met Frito, heck of a nice guy. Thank you

My apologies Raines won in round one. My better half is taking the notes. Victories are right and so should the #s.
Probably a while before next rd.

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=213588#indextop

Link with reaction times. Round 1

Round two winners:
Howes 8.59 Kent went red
Barton 8.56 Hebert went red
Pancake 8.63 Raines red
Daniels 8.57 over Perkins 8.53 what a race
Hard 8.60 over Wolk's 8.50 another great race.
I didn't realize but Perkins car is a stick as well as the Missouri mule. Next round in a while.

Here's a great link to motorsports journal...current...it has a current interview with CW explaining his failure yesterday, and also a piece on the Jenkins' prepped car.

http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2010/09/charlie_westcott_jr_is_to.php