VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 3 - MARCH, 2019
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RACE REPORTS
Capp wins Moser Sportsman ...
Jim Rod Capp drove his Super Gas ’10 Corvette to the win in the NHRA Moser ...
[04/10/19]
Look out Houston, here come ...
The Mountain Motor Pro Stock exhibition class will make its 2019 debut at the ...
[04/09/19]
Sweet 16 no myth: Records …
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[04/08/19]
Payne vows to keep dragstrip in ...
Heartland Motorsports Park owner Chris Payne, who is embroiled in a ...
[03/19/19]
Woodring claims $17K at ...
The Paschal brothers had him surrounded, but Lenoir, North Carolina’s Jake ...
[04/02/19]
Middendorf sets new Funny Car ...
Allan Middendorf drove his “American Outlaw” Nitro Funny Car to his first win ...
[04/01/19]
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Jim Rod Capp drove his Super Gas ’10 Corvette to the win in the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout this weekend during the South Central Division double-header event at Texas Motorplex.
A Houston-based driver, Capp qualified for the Moser Sportsman Shootout in Super Gas out of the year-long points battle during the 2018 NHRA racing season, and faced off with 15 other drivers from seven different NHRA classes in the eighth-mile race-within-a-race competition.
Name, Hometown, Car, Reaction Time, Dial In, Elapsed Time, Over/Under Index
Round 1
Slate Cummings, Ponchatoula LA, '00 Corvette, (0.035) 6.51 6.503 -0.007, def. Austin Williams, Waxahachie TX, '72 Duster, (0.042) 7.04 7.013 -0.027
Norman Marsden, Santo TX, '66 Chevy II, (0.027) 6.52 6.523 0.003, def. Craig Gualtiere, Amarillo TX, '05 Cavalier, (0.036) 6.01 5.997 -0.013
Rick Legaux, Kenner LA, '11 Mullis, (0.246) 6.05 6.037 -0.013, def. Max McGlothin, Frisco TX, '68 Camaro, (-0.025 foul) 6.50 13.573 7.073
Cy Hill, Lubbock TX, '94 Camaro, (0.003) 6.83 6.868 0.038, def. Ray Dew, League City TX, '70 Nova, (0.041) 7.27 7.280 0.010
Earl Folse, Raceland LA, '68 Camaro, (0.070) 4.25 4.250 0.000, def. Bengt Blomberg, Cypress TX, '97 Pontiac, (0.045) 4.39 4.351 -0.039
Jim Rod Capp, Houston TX, '10 Corvette, (0.029) 7.03 7.059 0.029, def. Val Harmon, Boutte LA, '69 Camaro, (0.075) 6.89 6.902 0.012
Bill Swann, Carrollton TX, '16 Monden, (0.016) 4.01 4.004 -0.006, def. Darian Boesch, Kenner LA, '16 Pro FAB, (0.019) 3.96 3.934 -0.026
Koy Collier, Benton LA, '07 Mullis, (0.009) 6.27 6.268 -0.002, def. Steve Collier, Benton LA, '06 Undercover, (-0.001 foul) 6.27 6.252 -0.018
Round 2
Cummings, (0.015) 6.50 6.506 0.006, def. Marsden, (0.028) 6.51 6.523 0.013
Swann, (0.100) 3.98 4.024 0.044, def. Folse, (-0.046 foul) 4.24 6.646 2.406
Capp, (0.010) 7.04 7.034 -0.006, def. Collier, (0.026) 6.26 6.233 -0.027
Hill, (0.014) 6.83 6.834 0.004, def. Legaux, (0.078) 6.05 6.029 -0.021
Semifinals
Hill, (0.012) 6.83 6.865 0.035, def. Cummings, (0.020) 6.47 22.287 15.817
Capp, (0.018) 7.02 7.025 0.005, def. Swann, (0.064) 4.01 4.035 0.025
Final Round
Capp, (0.037) 7.02 7.067 0.047, def. Hill, (0.086) 6.83 6.854 0.024 [04/10/19]
Toyota will be the primary sponsor of Doug Kalitta’s Top Fuel dragster at the upcoming Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park. [04/10/19]
In Dallas, Conway qualified the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent dragster fifth with a best of 5.35 at 268 mph, a run that ended in the sand trap when his parachutes failed to deploy. Fortunately, there was very little damage so Conway was able to race in eliminations -- held on Monday because of rain -- but lost a pedaling contest to Spencer Massey. [04/10/19]
Matt Sackman, cylinder head specialist on the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster and a Don Schumacher Racing developmental driver, successfully earned his NHRA Top Fuel license on Monday, April 8, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Sackman, who has been part of the DSR family since 2013, first working as an intern on Antron Brown’s Top Fuel dragster before transitioning into a full-time position in 2014, licensed in the very machine he services daily while traveling the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series circuit.
Sackman started driving his family’s Top Dragster in 2015 and in 2017 moved into the seat of a Top Alcohol Dragster sponsored by Hangsterfer’s Metalworking Lubricants.
“These young up-and-coming drivers are the future of our sport,” said DSR team owner Don Schumacher. “It’s exciting to see one of our own making big strides towards his goal of one day competing at the highest level of NHRA Drag Racing.” [04/10/19]
Steve Torrence (bottom lane) and Billy Torrence during qualifying on Saturday at Las Vegas.
To say that this season hasn’t gone the way Steve Torrence expected would be an understatement. After dominating the NHRA Top Fuel class last season and claiming the championship, he has not won an event so far this year.
The Texas native is hoping for better luck in his home state at this week’s SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park.
“We love racing in Texas,” Torrence said. “The only thing we love more is winning in Texas.”
His father, Billy, will also race at Houston in the second Capco Contractors dragster. He won the class at Phoenix and currently is tied for sixth with Clay Millican in the Mello Yello points. Steve has had two runner-up finishes this season and sits third in the points. [04/10/19]
Cruz Pedregon and team are heading to the Lone Star State and bringing with them the momentum of five very consistent runs and some personal successes aced in Las Vegas last weekend.
"Now that I'm back as the tuner, it felt so great to have hit that 3.91 run. That’s the quickest run of my tuning career," Cruz said. "We're all holding our heads high, and we're excited to get to Houston Raceway to keep the positive energy moving forward with this Snap-on Dodge."
"We had the quickest quad of cars, and we could have taken 11 other cars on race day. So, we're feeling good about the way things are coming together for the car and the team" says Glenn Huszar, Cruz's crew chief. [04/10/19]
GM LS Ignition Wire Sets from Moroso
Moroso introduces GM LS Ignition Wire Sets with aluminum shielded spark plug boots. Part No. 73659 have blue wire, Part No. 73679 have red wire and Part No. 73730 have black wire. The wires are 9-3⁄4" long, fit Moroso Tall Valve Covers or OEM Valve Covers, OEM and Aftermarket Coils. Like all Moroso Ultra 40 ignition wire they have a highly engineered spiral wound conductor, locking stainless steel terminals that fold over and crimp, stay connected and won’t vibrate loose like core crimped brands and a silicone jacket that protects against heat, chafing and contaminants. The end result is more energy to the spark plugs with less electrical interference with only 40 Ohms of resistance per foot. The aluminum shielded spark plug ends are resilient to high temperatures. [04/10/19]
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