SZABO BECOMES THREE TIME AEROSPACE COMPONENTS LIMITED STREET WINNER; STAMPS WINS BACK TO BACK AEROSPACE COMPONENTS 12.00 INDEX RACE
GLENDORA, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2010) — Keith Szabo continued his domination of the Aerospace Components Limited Street category during the NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil event held at National Trail Raceway. Szabo defeated Eric Dillard in the finals to claim his third consecutive category win. Szabo has wins at all three NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil events.
Szabo, a resident of Gainesville, GA., posted a pass of 4.721 seconds at 169.87 mph with a .031 reaction time to the losing run of 4.612 seconds at 170.61 mph with a reaction time of .147.
The Aerospace Components 12.00 Index also featured a racer that is familiar with the winners circle as Jerry Stamps took home the NHRA Wally trophy for the second consecutive race. The Indianapolis resident defeated Karl Lambert in the finals with a winning run of 12.021 seconds at 110.13 mph to a losing run of 12.042 seconds at 111.84 mph by Lambert.
Winners also included Andrew Parise in Pro Mods; Danny Lowry in Aerospace Components 10.5 Outlaw; Jason Lee in Aerospace Components EZ Street; Aerospace Components 8.5 Index was won by Dennis Mitchell; Aerospace Components 9.0 Index was won by Tim Minkos, a National Trail Raceway weekly racer; Aerospace Components 9.5 Index was won by Dennis Meade, also a National Trail Raceway weekly racer; Randy Conway in Aerospace Components 10.0 Index; Ron Baisden Jr. was the winner of Aerospace Components 11.0 Index; and Dana Thompson took home top spot in Aerospace Components 13.0 Index.
A special ‘Wally Challenge’ race followed the event with Aerospace Component 11.0 Index champion Ron Baisden Jr., given the choice of retaining his freshly won NHRA Wally or re-race runner-up Ron Bowers. Baisden Jr. took the rematch as he had more than enough confidence in his car. In the Wally Challenge he again defeated Bowers, kept hold of his NHRA Wally and pocketed an extra $1,000 for the win. Baisden Jr. posted a run of 11.019 seconds at 120.30 mph over the run of 10.866, 112.37 mph break out run.
“The event was great for the racers, the track worked well, and a lot of the racers were ecstatic with the NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil event,” said Jim Layton, National Trail Raceway general manager. “We had many of our weekly bracket racers that normally race our events out here and they all had a great time taking part in the event.”
Those at each NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil event will be sure to tune into Fox Sports Net’s owned and operated regional networks to watch the two half our shows that were filmed at each event. The shows will start on Nov. 7 with footage shot at the Atlanta Dragway event. Steve Watson and Sara Karges acfwill host the NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil television shows and they will be produced by Disrupt/ive Studios when they hit the airwaves. Disrupt/ive Studios are producers of the wildly popular Pinks™, Pinks All Out™ and Pinks All Outtakes™.
Also during the course of the event fans were able to take part in the third casting session for “Who Wants to Be a Race Car Driver?” a new reality TV show in development with Disrupt/ive Studios. Would be racers moved through the audition line to see if they have what it takes to get a shot at their dream job: a one-year completely funded ride in an NHRA series.
Winners of the car show were Best of Show winner Wesley & Tim Crum of Mount Vernon, Ohio, in their 1974 Chevrolet Biscayne. The top honors in the Mopar class went to Tim Porter from Newark, Ohio, in a 1970 Dodge Challenger. Taking home Outstanding Mopar awards were Paul Hass of Baltimore, Ohio, in a 1970 Plymouth Baracuda; and Cory Barber of Mt Vernon, OH., in a 1970 Dart Swinger. The best GM of the event was Jon Shook from Reynoldsburg, Ohio, in a 1968 Chevelle Convertible. Outstanding GM awards went to Michael Adams of Wheeling, West Virginia in a 70 Chevelle Malibu; Cotton Graham from Orient, Ohio, with a 1960 Chevy Biscayne; and Jimmy Hoberg from Newark, Ohio in a 1949 Chevrolet. The best Open Truck at the NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil was from Zanesville, Ohio resident Gary Jardine in his 1982 Chevrolet S-10. The Outstanding Truck award went to Fred Hoyle of Pickerington, Ohio, in a 1997 Chevrolet Silverado
The final stop in the 2010 NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil will be at Gainesville Raceway on Nov. 5 – 7 and both spectator tickets and racer registration are on sale now. Both can be purchased by going to www.NHRAtix.com.
NHRA UNLEASHED PRESETNED BY LUCAS OIL RESULTS
Pro Mods
Winner: Andrew Parise, Oakdale, NY (’53 Corvette) 6.156, 230.82, .054 reaction time
R/U: Harold Martin, New Hudson, MI (’10 Hass M4) 13.188, 84.99, .055 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Harold Martin, New Hudson, MI (’10 Hass M4) – 6.111. 229.59
Low E. T.: Harold Martin, New Hudson, MI (’10 Hass M4), 6.111
Top Speed: Andrew Parise, Oakdale, NY (’53 Corvette), 232.25
Aerospace Components 10.5 Outlaw
Winner: Bill Lutz, Canal Winchester, OH (‘67 Camaro) – 4.538, 166.97, .062 reaction time
R/U: Danny Lowry, Griffin, GA (’98 Mustang) – 5.320, 101.70, .078 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Tim Lynch, Woodstock, GA (’10 Corvette) – 4.293, 181.78
Low E. T.: Tim Lynch, Woodstock, GA (’10 Corvette), 4.293
Top Speed: Tim Lynch, Woodstock, GA (’10 Corvette), 181.78
Aerospace Components Limited Street
Winner: Keith Szabo, Gainesville, GA (’93 Ford) – 4.721, 169.87, .031 reaction time
R/U: Eric Dillard, Woodstock, GA (’91 Chevrolet) - 4.612, 170.61, .147 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Eric Dillard, Woodstock, GA (’91 Chevrolet), 4.559, 172.74
Low E. T.: Eric Dillard, Woodstock, GA (’91 Chevrolet), 4.559
Top Speed: Eric Dillard, Woodstock, GA (’91 Chevrolet), 172.74
Aerospace Components EZ Street
Winner: Jason Lee, Maurnee, OH (’86 Mustang) - 5.407, 140.71, .039 reaction time
R/U: Chad Henderson, Madison, AL (’87 Grand National) – 5.569, 141.48, .059 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Jason Lee, Maurnee, OH (’86 Mustang), 5.055, 144.81
Low E.T.: Jason Lee, Maurnee, OH (’86 Mustang), 5.055
Top Speed: Chris Singleton, Marengo, IL (’93 Mustang) 147.34
Aerospace Components 8.5 Index
Winner: Dennis Mitchell, Washington C. H., OH (’05 Cavalier) – 8.532, 157.09, .077 reaction time
R/U: Mike Mackey, ‘84 Olds Cutlass – 8.575, 159.26, .062 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Len Claypool Jr., Hillard, PA.(’72 Duster) – 8.545
Aerospace Components 9.0 Index
Winner: Tim Minkos, Newark, OH., (’69 Camaro) – 9.003, 147.05, . 072 reaction time
R/U: Joe Holcomb, Amanda, OH, (’80 Monza) – 8.978, 147.61, .099 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: John Ridings, Springfield, OH, (’71 Chevelle) – 9.000
Aerospace Components 9.5 Index
Winner: Dennis Meade, Newark, OH (’83 Camaro Z28) – 9.506, 138.73, .044 reaction time
R/U: Keith Fulp, Alpharetta, GA (‘58 Ford) – 9.497, 145.51, .069 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Keith Fulp, Alpharetta, GA (‘58 Ford) – 9.534
Aerospace Components 10.0 Index
Winner: Randy Conway, Newport, MI (’89 Ford) – 10.021, 139.88, .029 reaction time
R/U: Rex Burnett, Pataskala, OH (’67 Chevelle) – 9.990, 125.13, .039 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Tim Duncan, Okenna, OH (‘79 Capri) – 10.014
Aerospace Components 11.0 Index
Winner: Ron Baisden Jr., Columbus, OH (’77 Lemans) – 11.079, 112.58, .008 reaction time
R/U: Ron Bowers, Glenford, OH (’79 Chevy) – 11.110, 118.62, .003 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Bill Schoenstein, Akron, OH (’03 Mustang) – 11.001
Aerospace Components 12.0 Index
Winner: Jerry Stamps, Greenwood, IN (’73 Plymouth) – 12.021, 110.13, .013 reaction time
R/U: Karl Lambert, McCaysville, GA (’71 Demon) – 12.042, 111.84, .045 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Scott Stephany, Indianapolis, IN (’78 Mustang) – 12.002
Aerospace Components 13.0 Index
Winner: Dana Thompson, Hebron, OH (‘67 Camaro) – 13.042, 99.30, .028 reaction time
R/U: Robert Peffey, Waveland, IN – 13.056, 103.57, .028 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Brian Wagner, Columbus, OH – 13.016
