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BFGoodrich Factory Stock was owned by Michael
Washington last year, but he has fought with
Bob Cosby’s modular car all year, losing
the final round to Cosby at the first two
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races.
Cosby had transmission problems at National
Trail, however, and went out in the
second round, while Washington marched to the
final. There he would face yet another modular
car, this one the red Cobra of Shawn Johnson.
Washington had the 12-flat modular car covered,
but his bad luck continued when he broke a valve
spring in the burnout box, handing an easy win
to Johnson.
Vortech Modular Muscle had 27 cars entered,
with Michael Tymensky’s ex-Hot Street car
leading the pack in qualifying. Tymensky left
in the third round, thanks to a redlight, and
by the time the finals rolled around, it was
newcomer Bill Putnam in a 2000 Mustang taking
on semi-regular Brandon Rivard in a silver 2000
Saleen. Rivard got a big holeshot, but broke
out trying to maintain his lead, giving the
win to Putnam.
True to form, Toyo Tires Open Comp was the
biggest class of the weekend, with 46 Fords
entered. Surprisingly, more than half of them
stayed over for Monday’s eliminations,
a testament to the rabid Open Comp racers! The
finals came down to Mr. Open Comp, Larry Geddes,
taking on Robert Blankenship’s ‘91
Mustang. Geddes got a very slight holeshot and
then ran a 12.018 on his 12.01 index to take
the win over Blankenship, who ran 10.726 on
a 10.71.
DynoMax Truck & Lightning had 10 trucks
battling it out, including the defending class
champion Mark Morales. Morales took out his
buddy Captain Keith Kohlmann in the second round
and then had a bye to the final, while Jeff
Conley took his 2001 Lightning past number one
qualifier Scott Sexton and Robert Johnson to
face Morales in the final. Conley got a big
jump, but broke out with a 12.256 on a 12.30
index to Morales’ 9.669 on a 9.44.
Hedman Hedders Wild Street had 11 cars entered,
and they got all three passes in on Saturday
before the rains came. The winner, for the second
year in a row, was Bill Klein. Klein’s
‘85 Mustang averaged 9.153 on all three
passes, while runner-up Greg Wooigro was the
next quickest at 11.203. John Koenig won the
12-second bracket, while Adam Hodge and Jamie
Hinds took home the trophies for the 13- and
14-second brackets, respectively.
For their number one qualifying efforts, Vic
Williams and Jim Blair once again won the UPR
Top Qualifier Shootout. Due to the weather,
the Superchips Bracket classes and the SLP Burnout
Contest were not run at National Trail.
The next event is the 20th Annual Ford Motorsport
Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, PA
on June 18-20, 2004. 
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