WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR '09 MUSCLECAR MADNESS

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR '09 MUSCLECAR MADNESS

York, PA - July 14, 2009

The winners for the '09 Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion show are hereby announced for both inside and outside shows held on July 10-11, 2009 at the York Expo Center, York Fairgrounds.

The show held it's own with the 2008 show for attendance which is an accomplishment in itself with the status of the current economy.

The winners are as follows:

Musclecar Madness (Inside)

Musclecar

1st Place - Gary Morgan/Fred Gimbel, Fawn Grove, PA

'69 Shelby GT 500

2nd Place - Steve Hornbaker, Williamsport, MD

'69 Mercury Cougar Eliminator

3rd Place - Jeff Smith, Williamsport, MD

'68 Ford Shelby

Drag Racing

1st Place - Nick Smith, Jupiter, FL

'65 AWB Dodge Dave Strickler

2nd Place - Billy Lynch, Huntington Sta., NY

Lynch Brothers Top Fuel Dragster

3rd Place - Wade McHaffey, Mechanicsville, MD

'27 Ford Roadster

Special Interest

1st Place - David Brown, Jr., Holtwood, PA

'33 Ford Pickup - Street Rod

2nd Place - Larry & Ginger Moody, Dover, PA

'67 Chevrolet SS Camaro

3rd Place - Frank Davis, Finksburg, MD

'55 Chevrolet Handyman Wagon

The Media Award was presented to Geoff Stunkard, Johnson City, Tennessee and the Nostalgia Person of the Year Award was presented to Matt Murphy of Marietta, Georgia.

The Central Pennsylvania Modelers display awards were:

1st Place - Dave Kinsey, '56 Chevrolet Gasser

2nd Place - Joe Sander, ''0 Ford Coupe

3rd Place - Dan Peterson, '64 Dodge Sedan

A commemorative York Nostalgia wrist watch was presented to Lloyd Mauney for being the last car to go down the York US 30 Dragway in competition at the last race in September 1979.

Awards for the Cruisin' Into Summer Cruise In on the outside hosted by the staff of Cruisin' Columbia were awarded as follows:

Street Rod

1st Place - Randy Davis, Littlestown, PA

'33 Willys Coupe

2nd Place - Charles Cornman, Shippensburg, PA

'32 Ford Coupe

3rd Place - Mike Hitch, Baltimore, MD

'37 Chevrolet Coupe

Musclecar

1st Place - Dave Brown, Edgewater, MD

'67 Plymouth Barracuda

2nd Place - Barry Duke, Mt. Wolf, PA

'66 Ford Mustang

3rd Place - David Busler, York, PA

'66 Chevrolet Nova

Special Interest

1st Place - Bill Mentzer, Columbia, PA

'86 Ford Mustang

2nd Place - Tim Ehrhart, Dover, PA

'63 Chevrolet Impala

3rd Place - Brian Brandow, Churchville, MD

'67 Chevrolet Chevy II

Truck

1st Place - Craig Wangness, Sabillasville, MD

'37 Chevrolet

2nd Place - Fred Boone, Newport, PA

'31 Ford

3rd Place - Jack Forbes, Abbottstown, PA

'48 Ford

Staff Choice - Rod Saboury

'63 Corvette

The awards presentations concluded the 8th Annual Musclecar Madness show. The tentative date for the 9th Annual show is July 9-10, 2010 with a Salute to Chevrolet and a Tribute to Junior Stock.

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