2012 NMRA All Star Nationals Same Day Coverage From Atlanta

2012 NMRA All Star Nationals Same Day Coverage From Atlanta

Rob Cossack
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April 13, 2012

We are under way for the final day of the Atlanta NMCA/NMRA All Star Nationals with the heads up eliminations set to begin around noon today. The skies are clearing out from the overcast morning here in Commerce bring the track up to temp. A live feed is available for the on track action by Motormaniatv.com and please say tuned to StangTV for updates through out the day.

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor SCT Performance, who allows us to make our coverage happen!

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Jim Monson unloads his number 10 qualified Pro Outlaw Mustang this morning. He will face NMCA racer Brian Hicks' Hemi powered Challenger in round one.
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The Tuten brothers are here this weekend but Brian is the only one still in as Chris hurt the engine back on Friday. Brian struggled with an oiling problem after bring the car out last year and hurt the engine several times. For 2012 that issue is fixed up and they are finally starting to get some good data to move the program forward and was the only car in class to get down the track well on Saturday.
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Victor Neiblas was running without nitrous through qualifying as a wiring issue wasn't activating the system for the Blow By Racing Renegade racer out of Miami, Florida. It's all fixed up this morning but they have no date on this track and face off with Tim Matherly in round one. They will take baby steps with it and hope to make it by Matherly and meet up with Brain Mitchell.
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I dropped in on Nitto Factory Stock racer Louis Sylvester Jr.'s pits and had a quick talk with engine builder John Zebb now with Borowski Racing Engines after closing up his own shop.Sylvester has broken three T-5 transmission over the weekend but other wise is running fine. He qualified in third with a 10.97 @ 122 and faces off with Trenton, Georgia racer Kermit Buffington first today. The Chicago based team wears the number 2 on the window this year and are looking to better that for the 2012 season.
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Another racer in Nitto Factory Stock is Sondra Leslie who runs out of the DeMarco Racing camp with a Coyote engine in her 2006 Mustang she campaigned in Super Stang for the past two years with a supercharged V-6. Sondra and boyfriend Dave DeMarco gutted the car and transformed it to Factory Stock in the off season. Sponsors on the car are Team Z Motorsports, Hellion Power Systems, DeMarco Racing, Strange Engineering, JPC, BBR, Finishline Performance, Livernois Motorsports, Stainless Works and Pro Torque. She runs an FBAO3 auto trans and is the only auto in class. Though running a Coyote engine it wasn't a sealed unit, which is fine with her as she prefers the freedom of tuning the engine to running the sealed, spec engine Coyote Stock class. This is the first time running a heads up class and they have been struggling a bit figureing out the three link suspension this weekend.

RD 1 Elimination Results

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R     MIKE MURILLO                  1     0.00     .057     10.783     80.44
L     STEVE GEORGE           2327     0.00     1.459     17.789     74.85
R     KEVIN MITCHELL     2030     0.00         0.000     0.00
L     JIM MONSON              1224     0.00     -.003     6.949     206.64
R     BRIAN HICKS            2930     0.00     .020     0.000     0.00
L     KEVIN SCOTT             2021     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     TIM ESSICK                1003     0.00     2.481     6.750     220.30
L     RAY SANCHEZ            2018     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     TONY NESBITT            2999     0.00     .135     6.800     207.30
L     DAVID DEMARCO       2012     0.00     .007     6.541     233.32
R     WILLARD KINZER      2605     0.00     .025     6.740     234.74
L     MARK WELLS                2009     0.00     .048     7.345     165.31
R     FRANK MEWSHAW    2840     0.00     .032     6.673     218.12
L     TONY WATKINS          1202     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .116     6.678     215.27

PROCHARGER SSO

L     ANDREW DEMARCO           6     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     KENJO KELLEY           2000     0.00     .104     7.903     133.63
L     PHIL HINES                           3     0.00     .120     7.157     201.82
R     TRAVIS FRANKLIN    2002     0.00     .009     7.696     161.90
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R     JOHN URIST                           1     0.00     .028     7.186     201.76

AFCO-STAINLESS WORKS DR

L     MIKE ALWARDT          10097     0.00     .065     7.987     177.56
R     MICHAEL FRATENA     6101     0.00     .078     7.778     186.28
L     DAN SAITZ                       6001     0.00     .166     14.436     68.43
R     DAN KROLL                      6116     0.00     .085     7.723     182.90
L     BRIAN TUTEN                        4     0.00     .885     30.930     80.03
R     SEAN ASHE                     6108     0.00     .131     7.824     176.21
L     RONNIE DIAZ                        6     0.00     .023     8.251     178.35
R     JASON LEE                              1     0.00     .035     7.577     177.86

BLOW BY RACING RENEGADE

L     VICTOR NIEBLAS        4124     0.00     .083     8.830     157.80
R     TIM MATHERLY         4200     0.00     .058     8.928     150.23
L     JIM BREESE                   4700     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     ALTON CLEMENTS     4126     0.00     .035     9.558     104.89
L     BRIAN MITCHELL              1     0.00     .233     8.474     150.43

EDLEBROCK HS-COMP PSTK

L     DON BOWLES                     3HS     0.00     .018     8.591     156.17
R     DON BASKIN                           3     0.00     .007     8.515     156.81
L     ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP          1     0.00     .033     8.497     158.02

B&B RACE CARS MEAN STREET

L     DAVID HEMBREE            10417     0.00     .080     10.892     123.16
R     GARY DUNCAN                          2     0.00     .031     10.165     131.63
L     DOUG JOHNSON                        8     0.00     .024     10.623     127.62
R     BRANDON ALSEPT                    6     0.00     .102     9.938     134.08
L     PAUL WILEY                     10501     0.00         0.000     0.00
R     JEREMY GILLAM                      4     0.00     .102     9.996     131.79

NITTO FACTORY STOCK

L     ALAN CANN                                    6      0.00     .198     11.196     118.77
R     CARLOS SOBRINO                          1     0.00     .250     11.113     121.85
L     SONDRA LESLIE                     6660     0.00     .310     11.371     117.03
R     MICHAEL WASHINGTON     6116     0.00     .170     11.030     120.83
L     KERMIT BUFFINGTON          6385     0.00     .092     11.549     117.00
R     LOUIS SYLVESTER JR                   2     0.00     .214     10.887     122.56
L     JOHN LESLIE JR                            4     0.00     .045     11.463     119.11
R     MATT AMRINE                        6000     0.00     .057     11.017     121.44

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Kenjo Kelly got an easy win over Andrew Demarco in Procharger Super Street Outlaw with a 7.90 while DeMarco wasn't able to move off the starting line. John Urist had a single running a 7.18 @ 201 while Phil Hines took out Travis Franklin with the round best pass of 7.15 @ 201. 82.
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Victor Neiblas was prepared for round one of Blow By Racing Renegade after making repairs to the nitrous activation wires this morning getting by Tim Matherly with an 8.83 @ 157 for high MPR of the round. Numer one qualifier and 2011 Champion Brian Mitchell set low ET with a nice 8.47 @ 150 in his Proformance Transmissions sponsored entry.
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The 2011 Nitto Factory Stock Champion Carlos Sobrino got the win over Alan Ladd after getting bea on the tree with a nice top end charge, 11.11 @ 121 MPH. Louis Sylvester Jr. was late as well in his match with Kermit Buffington but his 10.88 was enough to get by at the stripe.

RD 2-3 Results

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The finals are coming up shortly, a full update will come after that with photos and final results

Round: E3
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .049     6.780     189.66
R     FRANK MEWSHAW     2840     0.00     .004     6.824     189.87
L     TIM ESSICK                    1003     0.00     .016     6.792     213.37
R     MIKE MURILLO                  1     0.00     .038     6.634     221.89

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     TONY NESBITT             2999     0.00     -.014     24.441     29.25
R     TIM ESSICK                   1003     0.00     .010     6.786     220.69
L     JIM MONSON              1224     0.00     .058     7.029     205.16
R     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .143     7.048     176.37
L     DAVID DEMARCO     2012     0.00     -.014     13.609     58.10
R     MIKE MURILLO                1     0.00     .007     6.635     231.60
L     FRANK MEWSHAW     2840     0.00     .039     8.981     100.62
R     STEVE GEORGE           2327     0.00         0.000     0.00

AFCO-STAINLESS WORKS DR

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     SEAN ASHE                        6108     0.00     .112     8.590     168.20
R     DAN KROLL                       6116     0.00     .079     8.140     182.03
L     MICHAEL FRATENA     6101     0.00     .074     8.175     184.88
R     JASON LEE                                1     0.00     .043     7.505     187.52

BLOW BY RACING RENEGADE

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     VICTOR NIEBLAS     4124     0.00     .040     8.722     157.72
R     BRIAN MITCHELL            1     0.00     .066     8.433     161.77
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R     ALTON CLEMENTS     4126     0.00     .096     10.655     83.25

EDLEBROCK HS-COMP PSTK

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     DON BASKIN                       3     0.00     .032     8.487     156.66
R     ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP     1     0.00     -.029     8.472     158.52

NITTO FACTORY STOCK

Round: E2
Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     CARLOS SOBRINO                            1     0.00     .133     11.021     122.10
R     LOUIS SYLVESTER JR                   2     0.00     .078     11.129     122.46
L     MICHAEL WASHINGTON     6116     0.00     .080     11.293     120.23
R     MATT AMRINE                        6000     0.00     .026     11.000     121.43

Final Results

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L     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .055     6.736     221.96
R     MIKE MURILLO                  1     0.00     .021     6.709     222.44

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Eric LeFerriere had luck go his way on route to the final with Mike Murillo in an NMCA vs. NMRA final. After a round one opponent broke bye, Jim Monson bursting the intercooler losing water and coming up light on the scales in round two and a near miss accident as Frank Meshaw crossed the center line and went over on his roof in the semis one might say he had an easy road but the car runs very well and Laerriere put up a game race in the final with Murillo taking the win by about .06 at the stripe.

PROCHARGER SSO

L     KENJO KELLEY     2000     0.00     -.004     7.169     199.76
R     JOHN URIST                   1     0.00     .035     7.198     201.85

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Kenjo Kelly and John Urist traded top qualifier in the final session with Urist taking it back with a 7.09. Urist ran hard on his first round single, then a tight race with Phil Hines. Kenjo didn't have to show his hand till the final but he went .004 red throwing away his quicker 7.16 @ 199 pass. Urist had a good, long weekend on the difficult track and thanks his wife Melissa and crew, Mike King and Mike Rousch and a big hats off to the other racers in the class for some good tight racing.

AFCO-STAINLESS WORKS DR

L     DAN KROLL     6116     0.00     .021     10.837     102.37
R     JASON LEE             1     0.00     .043     7.967     134.74

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Dan Kroll and Jason Lee met up in the Afco/Stainless Works Drag Radial final with both racers having it relatively easy getting here and Lee having the more consistant car this weekend. Kroll had the starting line advantage but struck the tires early and clicked it early, Lee did the same a bit farther down track cruising through to a 7.97 @ 134 taking the win for PTP Racing and Strange Engineering. Besides having to swap out the transmission early Friday the rest of the weekend was uneventfull and without breakage.

BLOW BY RACING RENEGADE

L     ALTON CLEMENTS     4126     0.00     2.933     0.000     0.00
R     BRIAN MITCHELL              1     0.00     .006     8.518     149.86

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The top two qualifiers met in the final of Blow By Racing Renegade in a field of five. Neither racer had to run hard during eliminations and when it came time for the final Clements made the decision to take the tree only to avoid further damage while Mitchell killed the tree and cruised on to victory with an 8.51 @ 149.

STRANGE COYOTE STOCK

L     JOE GUERTIN     5143     0.00     .010     11.178     119.54
R     JOE CHARLES     5001     0.00     .074     11.041     122.90

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A pair of Joe's made up the pair of cars in Coyote Stock this weekend with Joe Charles earning top qualifier and the win in a wheels up final round.

NITTO FACTORY STOCK

Lane     Name     Number     Dial In     R/T     ET     MPH
L     CARLOS SOBRINO     1     0.00     .104     11.149     122.83
R     MATT AMRINE     6000     0.00     .048     12.034     115.15

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Carlos Sorbino earned his win this weekend with some close matches today and a back and forth final with Matt Amrine. Sorbrino was late on the tree and bogged a bit at the hit, he recovered well but was behind then Amrine missed a gear and fell off to a 12.03.

Day two here in Atlanta for the second race of 2012. We are finishing up round two qualifying this morning after multiple oil downs yesterday pushed the second session into cold track temps as several racers were skating a bit down track and the plug was pulled for safety.

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor SCT Performance, who allows us to make our coverage happen!

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Victor Nieblas is from Miami and rolled in about 6 AM today. He has been running htis car for about three years in EFI Renegade and has a fresh motor built at MPR Performance Racing by Tim Eichorn. Sponsors for the team include A&E Motorsports, Induction Solutions, MPR Performance Racing and UPR. Victor is on Hoosier radials this weekend. The crew is Victor, Tim and Tyler Eichorn.
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Alton Clements made it home and back and the team has the car all back together with a fresh set of heads after losing the driver side gasket yesterday.
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Mike Alwardt got his start running drag radial classes then made the switch Xtreme Street and is now back at it on radials last year. Mike hurt the engine in 2011 adn this is first race back for this year. He runs a LaFerriere Racing engine with Eric LaFerriere tuning. Chassis work done by DMC Racing with Mike and son making up the race crew.

Round Two Qualifying Results

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R     MIKE MURILLO                 1     0.00     .114     6.496     232.71
L     DAVID DEMARCO     2012     0.00     .158     6.511     219.51
L     TIM ESSICK                 1003     0.00     .083     6.761     214.28
R     RAY SANCHEZ          2018     0.00     .044     7.190     163.20
R     KEVIN SCOTT             2021     0.00     .264     7.694     186.12
R     DAVID DEMARCO     2012     0.00     .614     7.858     179.25
R     TONY WATKINS        1202     0.00     .252     8.010     167.14
R     KEVIN MITCHELL     2030     0.00     .273     9.389     210.80
L     ERIC LAFERRIERE     2001     0.00     .159     10.374     84.73
L     BRIAN HICKS               2930     0.00     .017     11.482     91.40
L     TONY NESBITT            2999     0.00     .094     12.218     113.93
R     STEVE GEORGE          2327     0.00     .101     12.578     97.12
L     TONY NESBITT            2999     0.00     .024     15.301     79.13
L     JIM MONSON                1224     0.00     .291     16.386     51.66

PROCHARGER SSO

R     JOHN URIST                        1     0.00     .059     7.099     204.26
L     KENJO KELLEY         2000     0.00     .284     7.107     207.94
L     PHIL HINES                        3     0.00     .147     7.270     189.47
L     ANDREW DEMARCO       6     0.00     .117     7.598     151.12
R     TRAVIS FRANKLIN    2002    0.00     .063     14.462     62.46

AFCO-STAINLESS WORKS DRAG RADIAL

L     DAN KROLL                       6116     0.00     .047     7.610     184.98
L     JASON LEE                                1     0.00     .048     7.708     150.30
R     MICHAEL FRATENA     6101     0.00     .088     7.726     186.25
R     SEAN ASHE                       6108     0.00     .109     7.869     180.91
L     DAN SAITZ                        6001     0.00     .494     7.900     182.72
L     BRIAN TUTEN                         4     0.00     .073     8.221     179.95
R     MIKE ALWARDT          10097     0.00     .054     8.464     179.25
R     RONNIE DIAZ                         6     0.00     .024     10.353     92.32

EDLEBROCK HOT STREET-COMP PROSTOCK

R     ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP     1     0.00     .087     8.409     159.46
R     DON BOWLES                 3HS     0.00     .131     8.534     159.25
L     BRANDON ALSEPT           6     0.00     .122     9.873     134.73
L     JEREMY GILLAM             4     0.00     .049     9.906     133.65
R     GARY DUNCAN                2      0.00     .076     10.086     133.04
R     DOUG JOHNSON               8     0.00     .169     10.708     128.87
L     DAVID HEMBREE      10417     0.00     .170     10.730     124.74
R     PAUL WILEY              10501     0.00     .139     13.583     90.26
L     DON BASKIN                         3     0.00     -.251     25.325     52.37

BLOW BY RACING RENEGADE

R     BRIAN MITCHELL             1     0.00     .562     8.346     162.90
R     ALTON CLEMENTS     4126     0.00     .076     8.805     152.90
L     TIM MATHERLY        4200     0.00     1.004     8.834     149.38
L     JIM BREESE                 4700     0.00     .279     8.979     146.83

STRANGE COYOTE STOCK

R     JOE CHARLES                5001     0.00     .115     10.896     124.29
L     JOE GUERTIN                5143     0.00     .245     12.512     117.06

NITTO FACTORY STOCK

L     ALAN CANN                               6     0.00     .155     11.098     120.39
R     CARLOS SOBRINO                    1     0.00     .116     10.845     124.22
L     KERMIT BUFFINGTON   6385     0.00     .144     11.689     118.14
R     SONDRA LESLIE               6660     0.00     .425     12.145     116.89
L     LOUIS SYLVESTER JR           2     0.00     1.465     11.306     119.18
R     MICHAEL WASHINGTON  6116     0.00     1.172     11.033     121.31
L     MATT AMRINE                     6000     0.00     .373     10.875     122.11
R     JOHN LESLIE JR                          4     0.00     .061     11.756     120.20

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A nice wheels up launch for both Coyote Stock cars with Joe Charles stepping up with a 10.86 @ 124.
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Murillo has been consistent in qualifying so far with a 6.49 @ 132 in the second session.
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Bob Kurgan is having good luck so far with the new blower this weekend. He put up a 7.93 @ 166 for second spot in round two.
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Blankenship improved from a .41 to an 8.40 in this session, showing one reason why he wears the number 1 on his window.

Afternoon Notes

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We had a good crowd today here at Atlanta Dragway esp when it's time for the jet car to make exhibition runs.
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Dan Saitz has switched it up to run Drag Radial for 2012 with this turbocharged 364 Ford small block built in house at Hyperformance Motrosports. He purchased this car as a roller from NMRA racer Brian Sorby. Sponsors include TCI Transmissions and F.A.S.T.
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Jim Breese moved over to Renegade this year after 8 years in Real Street. He ran at Bradenton and got an 8.90 on the first full pass then an 8.82 in the first round for his class debut. The engine is a two valve Modular 302 in his 2004 Mustang built by Tim Matherly at MV Performance. Jim is running a bigger blower and ported heads for this class and also switched to a Liberty 5 speed transmission. Johhny at MV Performance did the 25.3 cage in case Breese wants to go faster down the road. Technique Concrete Construction came on board this year to help with travel expenses for the team as well as Coyote Stock racer Joe Charles.Sponsors include MV Performance, Ram Clutches, Liberty Gears, Procharger and Trick Flow Specialties.

Final Qualifying Results

M/T 10.5W-SCT PRO OUTLAW

Low ET 6.496 1 MIKE MURILLO
Top Speed 234.74 2605 WILLARD KINZER
1 SS 93 MUSTANG FORD 289 MIKE MURILLO SAN ANTONIO TX 6.496 232.71 232.71
2001 SS CHEVY NELSON 548 ERIC LAFERRIERE CHIPPIAT RI 6.547 231.56 231.56
2840 SS 88 TRANS AM PONT 515 FRANK MEWSHAW MELBOURNE FL 6.668 214.38 214.38
1003 SS 03 MUSTANG FORD 435 TIM ESSICK PORT TOBACCO MD 6.694 224.81 224.81
2999 SS 02 CORVETTE NELSON 737 TONY NESBITT LOMBARD IL 6.715 209.33 209.33
2030 SS 02 CAMARO CHEV 549 KEVIN MITCHELL BOONERVILLE MS 6.743 218.37 218.37
2930 SS 74 CHALLENGER HEMI 526 BRIAN HICKS GENOA IL 6.805 214.96 214.96
2605 SS 89 MUSTANG FORD 532 WILLARD KINZER ALLEN KY 6.885 234.74 234.74
2012 SS 84 REGAL BUICK 540 DAVID DEMARCO READING MA 6.935 219.51 219.51
1224 SS 87 MUSTANG FORD 407 JIM MONSON BRIGHTON MI 6.942 204.79 205.29
2327 SS 07 CORVETTE CHEV 824 STEVE GEORGE ARNOLD MO 6.982 201.22 201.22
2018 SS 02 CAMARO CHEV 510 RAY SANCHEZ TORONTO CANADA 7.190 163.20 202.00
2021 SS 65 NOVA CHEV 440 KEVIN SCOTT DALLAS GA 7.694 186.12 186.12
2009 SS 00 CAMARO CHEV 540 MARK WELLS BILOXI MS 7.717 153.47 153.47
1202 SS 96 MUSTANG FORD 706 TONY WATKINS BLUM RIDGE 8.010 167.14 167.14

PROCHARGER SSO

Low ET 7.099 1 JOHN URIST
Top Speed 208.78 3 PHIL HINES
1 SSO 93 MUSTANG FORD 435 JOHN URIST ALBURQUERQUE NM 7.099 204.26 204.26
2000 SSO 98 MUSTANG FORD 427 KENJO KELLEY BRACORIA TX 7.107 207.94 207.94
3 SSO 01 MUSTANG FORD 423 PHIL HINES LEBANON OH 7.140 204.42 208.78
6 SSO 86 MUSTANG FORD 433 ANDREW DEMARCO MALDEN MA 7.417 195.48 195.48
2002 SSO 93 FORD FORD 398 TRAVIS FRANKLIN MANSFIELD TX 7.473 191.70 191.70

BLOW BY RACING RENEGADE

Low ET 8.346 1 BRIAN MITCHELL
Top Speed 162.90 1 BRIAN MITCHELL
1 REN 04 COBRA FORD 310 BRIAN MITCHELL CHADDS FORD PA 8.346 162.90 162.90
4126 REN 89 MUSTANG FORD 310 ALTON CLEMENTS CENTRAL SC 8.607 157.34 157.34
4200 REN 10 MUSTANG FORD 305 TIM MATHERLY STATHAM GA 8.834 149.38 151.78
4700 REN 04 MUSTANG FORD 5.0 JIM BREESE TRANSFER PA 8.969 148.62 151.80
4124 REN 04 COBRA FORD 365 VICTOR NIEBLAS MIAMI FL 9.158 120.89 120.89

EDLEBROCK HS/COMP PSTK

Low ET 8.409 1 ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP
Top Speed 161.07 3HS DON BOWLES
1 HS 04 MUSTANG FORD 399 ROBBIE BLAKENSHIP HUDSON FL 8.409 159.46 160.08
3 HS 67 CHEVY II DON BASKIN COVINGTON TN 8.496 156.73 156.73
3HS HS 72 MAVERICK FORD 420 DON BOWLES MAISONVILLE KY 8.511 161.07 161.07

AFCO/STAINLESS WORKS DR

Low ET 7.495 1 JASON LEE
Top Speed 189.31 1 JASON LEE
1 DR 86 MUSTANG FORD 362 JASON LEE 7.495 189.31 189.31
6116 DR 89 MUSTANG CHEV 582 DAN KROLL LONG GROVE IL 7.610 184.98 184.98
6101 DR 89 CAMARO CHEV 365 MICHAEL FRATENA MELBOURNE FL 7.726 186.25 186.25
6108 DR 85 MUSTANG FORD 405 SEAN ASHE FT LAUDERDALE FL 7.869 180.91 180.91
6 DR 99 MUSTANG FORD 380 RONNIE DIAZ ELIZABETH NJ 7.882 182.80 182.80
6001 DR 89 MUSTANG FORD 364 DAN SAITZ FENTON MO 7.900 182.72 183.19
10097 DR 92 MUSTANG FORD 363 MIKE ALWARDT VINEYARD HAVEN MA 7.998 178.17 179.25
4 DR 91 MUSTANG FORD 364 BRIAN TUTEN LEXINGTON SC 8.028 180.16 181.45

STRANGE COYOTE STOCK

Low ET 10.896 5001 JOE CHARLES
Top Speed 124.29 5001 JOE CHARLES
5001 CS 01 MUSTANG FORD 302 JOE CHARLES ADAIRSVILLE GA 10.896 124.29 124.29
5143 CS 85 MUSTANG FORD 302 JOE GUERTIN PORT SAINT LUCIE FL 11.015 121.01 121.01

NITTO FACTORY STOCK

Low ET 10.845 1 CARLOS SOBRINO
Top Speed 124.22 1 CARLOS SOBRINO
1 FS 88 MUSTANG FORD 312 CARLOS SOBRINO FAIRVIEW NJ 10.845 124.22 124.22
6000 FS 98 MUSTANG FORD 289 MATT AMRINE BATAVIA OH 10.875 122.11 122.11
2 FS 91 MUSTANG F0RD 308 LOUIS SYLVESTER JR MATTESON IL 10.973 122.70 123.29
6116 FS 93 COBRA FORD 312 MICHAEL WASHINGTON HOLBROOK NY 10.990 121.64 121.64
6 FS 93 MUSTANG FORD 289 ALAN CANN RACINE WI 11.079 120.31 120.39
4 FS 89 MUSTANG FORD 289 JOHN LESLIE JR DEMOTTE IN 11.086 121.76 121.76
6385 FS 92 MUSTANG FORD 312 KERMIT BUFFINGTON TRENTON GA 11.476 118.58 118.58
6660 FS 06 MUSTANG FORD 302 SONDRA LESLIE READING MA 11.921 117.70 117.70

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Port tobacco, Maryland racer Tim Essick landed fourth in the 15 car field of Mickey Thompson OL 10.5/ Pro Outlaw. his 2003 Mustang is powered by a turbocharged 435 inch small Ford.
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Ronnie Diaz put the Modfather Mustang in 5th position in Afco/Stainless Works Drag Radial in a tough field.
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John Urist and Kenjo Kelly have been neck and neck through qualifying with Kelly have about 3 miles an hour advantage through the lights. Never the less the 2011 champ sits on top of the field.
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Alton Clements earned second spot on the ladder out of five cars Blow By Racing Renegade. The ET's are spread out a bit as he is .26 behind Mitchel wih Matherly .23 behind him. As we all know anything can happen on raceday. Neiblas has a fresh engine and istruggling a bit getting tuned to the track.

It’s race number two for the NMRA All-Ford Drag Racing Series as the blue oval competitors join their NMCA cohorts at the Atlanta Dragway for the NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals. It’s early in the season, but if you’re going to make a move to build some momentum going into the summer months, now is the time to do it, and rest assured that thought is on everyone’s mind as they take to the Georgia quarter-mile. StangTV is in the house and will have notes, results, and the hottest photos all weekend long. If it’s Mustang racing you crave, this is where you’ll want to be!

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The midway is a bit sparse this morning as Saturday is the big day for spectators. There are plenty of companies here representing including Mickey Thompson as this pair of racers totes some new tires back to the pits.
Tremec Transmission has their display set up as well as being a class sponsor for True Street. Under the tent are several different transmissions with a cut away view to show the workings of the internal parts.
Bradenton Coyote Stock winner Joe Charles has both ends of the class record and is looking o improve on that this weekend with the better weather. The car is a 2001 Bullet built by MV Performance who is also his major sponsor. Joe’s crew chief is Paul Dishroon with the team based out of Adairsville, Georgia.
Texas based Kenjo Kelly made the haul to Commerce and was busy swapping in a fresh transmission when we stopped by this morning. He runs Procharger Super Street Outlaw with a Jeff Naiser engine using Slick Rich Heads on top fed by a Precision turbo. Crew Ace Pearl is helping out with the trans among other duties.
Don Bowles is here running the combined Hot Street/Pro Stock class, putting up an 8.59 @ 157 testing this morning despite an off pace 60′. Bowles is excited about a new NA 10.5 class coming as well as trying to get a NA Outlaw 10.5 class started. Between Don and Robbie Blankenship they have preliminary draft rules together and from what he told me this morning that could easily shape up to be an exciting and popular class if it gets the green light.

 Round One Qualifying Results

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2011 SSO Champ John Urist sits on top after one round of qualifying with a nice 7.12 @ 202. I spoke wih crew chief Mike King and there is little new for the 2012 season, just working on the combo to get the most out of it. He is running the same combo as before, a 9.5 deck SBF with Race Flow Development Edelbrock SC1 heads. Phil Hines sits second with a personal best 169 MPH to the 1/8th and is looking to bump down to the sixes if the track holds in round two.
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Jason Lee has the top qualified spot in AFCO Drag Radial in a seven car field. Many racers like the All Star format as it allows them to race against new faces and other brands. Dan Kroll is doing well with a 7.68 @ 184 for the nitrous folks.
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Only three cars so far for the combined Hot Street/Pro Stock class here in Atlanta with Hudson, Florida racer Robbie Blankenship leading with an 8.41 @ 159 using a 399 ci Ford engine from Roush Racing.
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Another champion leads the field in Blow By Racing Renegade as Brian Mitchell ripped off an 8.41 @ 162 with his 04 Cobra.
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A nice launch for Carlos Sobrino in Nitto Tire Factory Stock put him a full tenth ahead of number two man Louis Sylvester Jr. with a 10.93 @ 123 MPH, just a tick less speed through the traps for Sobrino.
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Two cars this weekend so far for Strange Engineering Coyote Stock with Joe Guertin running a clean 11.27 @ 118 over Bradenton event winner Joe Charles.

Round Two Pit Notes

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Not a pretty site for the Alton Clements crew as it torched a head gasket in a major way. Pictured is crew member Bill Gillen
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The team is based ot of Clemson, South Carolina and Alton took the ride home to get a spare head as this one is not usable in this condition. Clements was the 2009 Renegade champion, finished second last year and has won this race the past two years.
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Phil Hines has a fresh bullet from BES Racing Engines with a new set of the Edelbrock SC1 heads and has picked up about 5 miles an hour.
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Jim Monson matched his personal best with a 6.94 @ 204.79 making him very happy as it's the first pass down the track since Indy last year. The Pro Outlaw racer hails from Brighton, Michigan and runs a 407 ci. Small Block Ford with a single Precision turbo worked over by Works Performance.
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Mike Murillo has been struggling a bit for 2012 making this the first full hit on the car, his 6.54 is a new best in competition which had been a .58, with a testing best of a .53. Here his wife Lisa is packing the chutes in preparation for next round.

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