LYNCH WINS SEASON OPENER IN MOROSO PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS OUTLAW 10.5; FISCUS TAKES LIMITED STREET WIN AT SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK
GLENDORA, Calif. (May 10, 2011) — Nine racers celebrated in the winner’s circle this weekend at the season-opening race of the Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed series for 2011 at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Tim Lynch of Woodstock, Ga. won the Moroso Performance Products Outlaw 10.5 class and Jax, Fla.’s Kevin Fiscus claimed a Wally trophy in the Limited Street class on Saturday, May 7.
The Outlaw 10.5 field featured an impressive lineup of contenders, but few were able to match the performance of Lynch at the first race of the season in South Georgia. Lynch in his 2010 ZR1 Vette stayed cool and confident as he picked up No. 1 qualifier. He then continued to shine with a win over Jason Enos of Rehoboth, Mass. in Round 2. Lynch won the title with a 4.384 second pass at 191.70 mph over Griffen, Ga.’s Danny Lowery, 5.873 seconds at 100.14. Lynch also claimed the lowest e.t. and top speed of the race.
The excitement continued in the Limited Street class with Fiscus in his 2002 Ford Mustang pushing through round after round to the winner’s circle. Fiscus took the championship over No. 1 qualifier Steve Jackson. In the final round, Jackson marked a .041 reaction time lead over Fiscus’ .081, but Fiscus was quicker with a 4.491 pass at 178.50 mph. Fiscus’ run to the final included wins over Jimmy Griner and Will Stevenson.
Jeff Kyle of Wake Forest, N. C. won in the Trick Flow x275 Radial class. Index winners included: Kenny Anderson (8.5); David Harvey (9.5); Frankie Bishop (10.0); Bob George (11.0); Danny Towe (12.0) and Mike Clifford (13.0).
“I’m very excited about finally getting underway with this year’s Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed events. The racers that attended certainly brought their “A” game to South Georgia Motorsports Park. NHRA certainly appreciates all of the racers for participating at such a high level, and to the great owners and staff of SGMP, for hosting the event,” said Ray Wilkings, director of operations for Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed. “Congratulations to the nine winners of the coveted Wally trophy. I’m confident that this will always be a highlight of their racing career. Now it’s on to Tulsa Motorsports Park for race number two.”
Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed is headed to Tulsa Raceway Park in Oklahoma on June 3-4 for more action on the drag strip. Then the series will be off to No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La. on June 17-18 and Cordova Dragway Park in Illinois July 15-16. After taking the month of August off, the series will resume in September with two events – Milan Dragway in Michigan on Sept. 9-10 and Lebanon Valley Dragway in New York on Sept. 16-17. The series will conclude in Southern California Oct. 14-16 at Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Six of the seven NHRA divisions are represented in the 2011 Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed schedule.
Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed features an incredible variety of classes, including the Moroso Performance Products Outlaw 10.5, Limited Street, Trick Flow x275 Radial, as well as index classes for 8.50, 9.50, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, and 13.0.
All Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed winners receive the coveted Wally trophy.
For the latest information about Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed, please visit nhraunleashed.com on the Web.
NHRA UNLEASHED RESULTS
Moroso Performance Products Outlaw 10.5
Winner: Tim Lynch, 4.384, 191.70, .043 reaction time
R/U: Danny Lowery, 5.873, 100.14, .040 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Tim Lynch, 4.235, 187.39
Low E.T.: Tim Lynch, 4.235
Top Speed: Tim Lynch, 191.70
Limited Street
Winner: Kevin Fiscus, 4.491, 178.50, .081 reaction time
R/U: Steve Jackson, 4.678, 156.57, .041 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Steve Jackson, 4.439, 173.23
Low E. T: Steve Jackson, 4.439
Top Speed: Kevin Fiscus, 178.50
Trick Flow x275 Radial
Winner: Jeff Kyle, 4.986, 153.75, .140 reaction time
R/U: Jeff Wallace, 5.052, 141.55, .091 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Jeff Kyle, 4.983, 154.05
Low E.T: Jeff Kyle, 4.975
Top Speed: Jeff Kyle, 154.16
8.5 Index
Winner: Kenny Anderson, 8.548, 152.85, .060 reaction time
R/U: CH Vickers, 8.546, 156.21, .068 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Dillen Voss, 8.50
9.5 Index
Winner: David Harvey, 9.520, 137.60, -.003 reaction time
R/U: Dennis Copeland, 9.496, 143.60, -.015 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Dennis Copeland, 9.5
10.0 Index
Winner: Frankie Bishop, 9.967, 125.59, .068 reaction time
R/U: Ryne Thompson, 9.965, 127.52, .027 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Dave Hellriegel, 10.001
11.0 Index
Winner: Bob George, 11.003, 117.08, .016 reaction time
R/U: Roger Ward, 10.967, 120.42, .080 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Queball Lattie, 11.0
12.0 Index
Winner: Danny Towe, 12.218, 91.41, .070 reaction time
R/U: Shane Tiffany, 11.842, 117.14, .476 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Danny Towe, 12.0
13.0 Index
Winner: Mike Clifford, 13.083, 95.65, .013 reaction time
R/U: Justin Buckner, 13.047, 105.74, .165 reaction time
#1 Qualifier: Bill Jones Sr., 13.0
