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For the uninitiated, Chicago-style competition dictates that all cars run a first round with the two low elapsed times coming back for a final round. Surviving those finales were Harold Martin (Pro Modified), John Montecalvo (Pro Stock), and Tim Freeman (Pro Stock Truck). The Southfield, Mich.-based Martin, a former General Motors engineer, trailed in the race only once and that was in the first round. His 6.347 trailed Mike Castellana’s 6.329. E.T.s meant nothing in the final, however, as Castellana red-lighted and Martin shot to a 6.422, 212.66 to claim his first win ever at the track.
"It was a hard fought battle and I’m excited about beginning the season with a win," said Martin. "We wanted to solidify a set-up for some of the cooler ambient temperatures and we were pleased to be able to do that." Montecalvo’s final was a little tougher than Martin’s. He had the first round competition down early leading that heat with a 6.633 with Dwayne Rice’s Pontiac Firebird the closest with a 6.682. The Center, Moriches, L.I. driver of the Citgo-backed Chevy Monte Carlo required his event’s best, a 6.616, 208.28 to fend off Rice’s strong 6.705, 207.90. Freeman’s Pro Stock title victory came at th expense of former NHRA Pro Stock Truck champ Larry Kopp’s S-10. Freeman’s mount clocked a 7.649, 175.78 to handle Kopp’s Chevy.
Performance Ratings After Second Day Of Testing
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