For the second time this season, the competitors of the NMCA and NMRA converge on the same property for the annual Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing here at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet just outside Chicago. Racers have been met with unseasonably cool temperatures that feels more like October than June, meaning we could see some record performances this weekend. Stay tuned throughout the weekend as we bring you all of the NMRA action along with Sunday’s Super Bowl Shootout against the NMCA contingent.

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Brad Medlock is here in Joliet hoty off a win at the NHRA Unleashed race in Tulsa two weeks ago to compete in the tough Drag Radial category and on the quarter mile for the first time. Medlock has been 4.82 with an 88mm turbo strapped to his 400 cubic inch powerplant, but has had to swap to an 85mm unit for NMRA battle. The stock suspension ride sports an aluminum block with D3 heads and a TCI Powerglide transmission with a PTC torque converter.

Greenfield, IL racer John Wellenkamp is making his NMRA debut in the Super Street Outlaw category with a gorgeous new Mustang, powered by a Flyin' J Race Engines-built 436-inch powerplant fed by an F3 ProCharger. The 25.5-chassis'ed car features a stock style suspension underneath and has been 5.0's to the eighth and 8.30 to the quarter mile in testing since it rolled out of the chassis shop last August.

Former NMRA champ Johnny K is in the house for some Super Street Outlaw action with his familiar turbocharged Mustang. Although not as likely as the five-second for the Pro Street guys over on the NMCA side, the first six-second pass in SSO isn't completely out of the question, especially with the likes of Tuten, Urist, and Vincent on the property.

We talk with John Kolivas about his SSO campaign

A.J. Powell brought out his Super Street Outlaw Mustang (which is still for sale) this weekend and made a god opening lap of 7.74 at a coasting 144 mph during morning testing.

A.J. Allmendinger clicked off an 8.62 at 161 mph in testing this afternoon aboard his Renegade Mustang.

Mike Winters (far lane) hung the hoops high and even popped the hatch open in his Mean Street ride during testing this afternoon.

Jason Lee explains what it takes to be on top both 275 classes in the NMRA and NMCA

Maryland 275 Drag Radial champ Andy Manson ran a nice 7.67 during testing.

That's the bottom side of Travis Franklin's Super Street Outlaw Mustang, and that's his transmission sitting on the pavement. The guys were a little busy to chat, but they appear to have a busy afternoon ahead of them.

Put this one in the "boy, do I wish" category for John Urist, as Pro Street racer Alex Viscardi took out the timing blocks, giving Urist a false elapsed time and speed.

Qualifying Round 1

Jason Lee made another of his patented 330' wheelstands and was forced to lift, rolling through to an 18.21 to anchor the field after one round of qualifying. Newcomer Brad Medlock nailed down the quickest run of the round with a 7.61 and is closely followed by Andy Manson at 7.63 and Sean Lyon at 7.69.

Robbie Blankenship charged to the top of the pack in the combined Hot Street and Pro Stock category, running a nice 8.44 at 154.49. Charilie Booze Jr. is right there in second with an 8.47.

Mike Murillo continued where he left off in Maryland with another great performance to lead the combined Super Street and Pro Outlaw category with a 6.66 at 222.11 mph. Street car legend Nick Scavo is a tenth back at 6.76, while Tony Nesbitt is third at 6.77 and Tim Essick sits fourth with a 6.86.

We talk with Mike Murillo about the highs and lows of his 2011 season

The 'woah' of the round went to Dan Baumann's booming 9.189 @ 147.29 mph pass to put him atop the ladder in Real Street. Just incase you aren't sure what the class SHOULD run, the remaining three contenders were in the .40-.50 range. There was no doubt that Dan was going to be torn down after such a stellar pass.

Two years ago former NMRA champion John Kolivas showed up with a set of drag radials on his Mustang in Super Street Outlaw and took home the record. Shortly after, drag radials were banned from SSO. In 2011, Kolivas is back with the true 10.5s on the car and has broken yet another SSO record. Kolivas went a 7.059 @ 202 mph for the number one spot. Now the big question is, when will SSO break into the 6s?

John Leslie Jr. has come a long way with his new combination. The mod motor-powered Fox body Mustang is the only one like it in Factory Stock... and it's paying off for John. A test pass earlier in the day netted a 10.80 pass for John, which he echoed in the first round of qualifying with a 10.883 @ 123.50 mph - even with a little bit of tire spin off the line.

We talk with AJ Powell about his return to Super Street Outlaw and things to come.

Final Qualifying Results

Compulink StarTrak Pro Outlaw/Super Street 10.5 Qualifying for 10 entries
Low ET 6.638 2 Mike Murillo
Top Speed 224.36 2069 Nick Scavo
2 PRO ’93 Mustang Ford 549 Mike Murillo San Antonio Tx 6.638 222.11 222.11
2069 SS Chev 510 Nick Scavo Chicago IL 6.765 224.36 224.36
2999 PRO ’02 Corvette Chev 737 Tony Nesbitt Lambard IL 6.775 203.77 203.77
2011 PRO ’84 Regal Chev 545 David DeMarco Reading MA 6.818 223.1 223.1
1003 PRO ’03 Mustang Ford 427 Tim Essick Brandywine MD 6.869 205.88 205.88
2918 PRO ’81 Camaro Chev 498 Steve Summers Utica FL 7.164 194.69 194.69
2001 PRO ’95 Mustang Ford 440 Ed Rice Springfield IN 8.3 110.17 204.94
2030 SS ’02 Camaro Chev 545 Kevin Mitchell Booneville MS 8.827 113.41 113.41
3 PRO ’03 Cobra Ford 440 Dwayne James Albuquerque NM 9.231 85.32 94.09
2930 PRO ’74 Dodge Hemi 526 Brian Hicks Genoa IL 10.282 105.95 105.95

Compulink StarTrak ProCharger SS Outlaw Qualifying for 13 entries
Low ET 7.059 2005 John Kolivas
Top Speed 202.00 2005 John Kolivas
2005 SSO ’95 Mustang Ford 427 John Kolivas Ashland MS 7.059 202 202
1 SSO ’93 Mustang Ford 420 John Urist Albuquerque NM 7.123 198.96 199.37
2077 SSO ’88 Mustang Ford 452 Samuel Vincent Central City KY 7.149 194.63 194.63
7 SSO ’86 Mustang GT Ford 414 Andrew De Marco Malden MA 7.197 200.56 200.56
2023 SSO ’87 Mustang Ford 363 Chris Tuten Pelion SC 7.241 177.16 177.16
2 SSO ’01 Mustang Ford 406 John MacDonald White Lake MI 7.296 194.3 194.3
2554 SSO ’03 Cobra Ford 413 Terry Elam Prosperity SC 7.31 198.09 198.09
2002 SSO ’93 Mustang Ford 398 Travis Franklin Mansfield TX 7.323 198 198
2228 SSO ’85 Mustang Ford 406 Dan Zylstra Plainfield IL 8.452 160.37 160.37
2849 SSO ’85 Mustang Ford 436 John Wellenkamp Greenfield IL 8.721 128.26 138.44
4 SSO ’01 Mustang Ford 423 Phil Hines Lebanon OH 8.945 130.37 130.37
2000 SSO ’98 Ford Ford 427 Kenjo Kelley Brazoria TX 10.01 126.36 126.36
2397 SSO ’90 Mustang Ford 401 AJ Powell Briadwood IL 15.98 51.05 51.05

Compulink StarTrak Blow-By Racing EFI Renegade Qualifying for 7 entries
Low ET 8.402 2 Brian Mitchell
Top Speed 161.98 4049 Chad Almandinger
2 REN ’03 Cobra Ford 310 Brian Mitchell Chadds Ford PA 8.402 161.23 161.23
4126 REN ’89 Mustang Ford 310 Alton Clements Central SC 8.474 160.06 160.06
4049 REN ’80 Capri Ford 310 Chad Almandinger Decatur In 8.51 161.98 161.98
3 REN ’90 Ford Ford 311 Bob Cook Chicago Heights IL 8.533 160.92 160.92
7 REN ’00 Mustang Ford 308 Bryan Muth Walnut Port PA 8.62 140.66 153.95
4214 REN ’93 Mustang Ford 336 Bart Tobner Winder Ga 8.707 159.59 159.59
4320 REN ’98 Mustang Ford 316 AJ Wyce Hammonton Nj 9.029 153.82 153.82

Compulink StarTrak Hot Street/Pro Stock Qualifying for 9 entries
Low ET 8.443 3 Robbie Blankenship
Top Speed 158.89 3398 Charlie Booze JR.
3 HS ’04 Mustang Ford 420 Robbie Blankenship Hudson Fl 8.443 154.49 154.49
3398 HS ’92 Mustang GT Ford 400 Charlie Booze JR. Marion PA 8.473 158.89 158.89
3139 HS ’00 Mustang Ford 399 Keith Courtney Madison IN 8.548 152.61 152.61
2 HS ’72 Mavrick Ford 420 Don Bowles Madisonville Ky 8.552 153.67 155.56
10 HS ’88 Mustang Ford 374 Mike Curcio Easton PA 8.575 155.17 155.17
5088 HS ’85 Mustang Ford 420 Andy Schmidt Griffith IN 8.59 158.2 158.2
3195 HS ’95 Cobra Ford 400 Merv Davis Houston TX 8.659 152.61 154.99
3148 HS ’91 Ford Ford 400 Ben Mens Petersburg MI 8.918 151.61 151.61
5555 HS ’67 Nova Chev 420 Don Baskin Covington TN 8.918 124.12 124.12

Compulink StarTrak Drag Radial Qualifying for 9 entries
Low ET 7.603 4 Sean Lyon
Top Speed 187.55 4 Sean Lyon
4 DR ’93 Mustang Ford 353 Sean Lyon Panama City Fl 7.603 187.55 187.55
1 DR ’86 Mustang Ford 360 Jason Lee Maumec Oh 7.616 61.58 182.67
10125 DR ’04 Mustang Ford 400 Brad Medlock Sherwood AZ 7.617 182.75 182.75
10088 DR ’96 Ford Ford 325 Andy Manson Woodbridge VA 7.637 183.84 183.84
10353 DR ’99 Mustang Ford 281 Orson Johnson House Springs Mo 7.871 182.77 182.77
10000 DR ’04 Cobra Ford 281 Daniel Pachar Orange TX 8.121 172.61 172.61
10136 DR ’94 Ford Ford 331 Gino Cavallo Lemont IL 8.676 168.16 168.16
6156 DR ’80 Firebird Pont 548 Jeff Lutz Callery PA 9.608 141.46 141.46
8 DR ’91 Mustang Ford 330 Brian Tuten Lex SC 12.976 98.71 98.71

Compulink StarTrak Steda Real Street Qualifying for 4 entries
Low ET 9.189 5 Dan Baumann
Top Speed 147.29 5 Dan Baumann
5 RS ’88 Mustang Ford 302 Dan Baumann Port Washington WI 9.189 147.29 147.29
1 RS ’10 Mustang Ford 286 Tim Matherly Statham GA 9.362 146.45 146.45
8062 RS ’91 Mustang Ford 306 Craig Baldwin Port Byron IL 9.407 146.15 146.15
3 RS ’04 Mustang Ford 286 Jim Breese Transfer PA 9.542 143.4 143.72

Compulink StarTrak Eiback Springs Pure Street Qualifying for 4 entries
Low ET 10.204 3 Brandon Alsept
Top Speed 131.77 1 Shawn Johnson
3 PS ’98 Mustang Ford 289 Brandon Alsept Cincinnati OH 10.204 131.73 131.73
1 PS ’03 Cobra Ford 288 Shawn Johnson Byron Genter MI 10.23 131.77 131.77
5050 PS ’90 Mustang Ford 308 Brad Carroll 10.351 130.29 130.29
5 PS ’88 Mustang Ford 306 Drew Lyons Ellettsville In 10.666 124.66 124.66

Compulink StarTrak BFGoodrich Factory Stock Qualifying for 7 entries
Low ET 10.883 6 John Leslie Jr
Top Speed 123.50 6 John Leslie Jr
6 FS ’89 Mustang Ford 310 John Leslie Jr Demotte IN 10.883 123.5 123.5
2 FS ’86 Mustang Ford 310 Carlos Sobrino Fairview NJ 11.054 122.06 122.06
6116 FS ’93 Cobra Ford 311 Michael Washington Bentwood NY 11.091 120.87 121.21
6001 FS ’98 Mustang Ford 281 Brian Campbell Milford OH 11.195 120.75 120.75
8 FS ’91 Mustang Ford 308 Louis Sylvester Matteson IL 11.284 119 121.49
6009 FS ’89 Mustang Ford 302 John Leslie Sr Munster IN 11.693 115.52 115.9
3 FS ’03 Mach 1 Ford 289 Jay Dold Harrison OH 11.699 114.31 114.31