Ageless veteran Fred Hurst (inset)
coached son Jeff to the semi-finals in Indy Quick 16/Dragster
action. Hemi-powered 7.40 Undercover car is as immaculate
as Fred’s ‘40 Willys was in 1965.
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Gary Byers’ “Homespun
Fun” 500-inch ‘70 ‘Cuda turned into
a handful when right rear tire blew during Super Pro burnout!
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Progress of Burgess Family’s
ex-”Motown Missle” Pro Stock Avenger improved
with the addition of St. Louis bracket legend Jim Holbrook
behind the wheel.
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$10,000-to-win Indy Cylinder Heads
championship dash found Joe Baker’s 6.92/196 Neon
fail in bid for second straight MM title; Dodge shook
and got violently crossed up to pass the check to Robbie
Davis’ Ohio-based ChassisCraft digger which made
five passes between 6.88 and 6.91! |
Slant Six Shootout final was a
hoot! Fred Mueller’s bone-stock ‘70 Dart (near
lane) received a 9.52-second handicap against Mike Jeffery’s
“Buzzin’ Half-Duzzin” ‘68 Valiant.
The 10.5-second Plymouth chased down 20.33-second Dodge
for a holeshot win.
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4500 pounds of ‘70 440 Chrysler
was no match for Dave Scheer’s borrowed ‘67
383 ‘Cuda in A&A Transmissions Street final;
Todd Howe’s massive Chrysler 300 never had an RT
under 0.080 yet went six rounds to the final! |
