Jack Barfield and crew chief
Randy Conner (in front of car) battled gremlins after qualifying
4th and the defending ORSCA Outlaw 10.5 champ went out in
round two when he encountered traction trouble against Blackmon.
Number-six qualifier Rob Hale
carried the front wheels to well past half-track on this
pass before setting them down in two puffs of white smoke.
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Josh McClelland redlighted away
his chances in round one of eliminations against Jimmy
Blackmon. |
Florida’s Joey Martin qualified
10th and made it to the second round where he fell to
eventual race winner Mike Hill. |
Michael Robinson qualified his
’71 Camaro 11th on the Outlaw 10.5 list, but lost
in the opening round to Hale. |
Despite leaving first in an all-Chevy
6.0 final, Bill Cowles (far lane) fell to Buddy Baggett,
who went 6.012 at 108.35 mph in his stylish Nova against
Cowles’ 6.028/113.11 combination.
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Number-two qualifier and defending
ORSCA 7.0 champion Dennis Smith (near lane) broke out
with a 6.95 while Larry Miller went 7.001 at 93.50 mph
in his ’68 Camaro to take the 7.0 index win at Phenix
City. |
James Duncan brought his primered
Pro Mod out to make a few test laps one week prior to
the Dixie Pro Stocks race at Phenix City and ran a best
of 4.20 secs over the eighth-mile course.
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Also testing for the Dixie Pro
Stocks race was Lynne Milner in her 1957 Chevy. |
