Race Notes
NO TURBOS-NO NITROUS
After having 26 cars entered at the season opener in Gainesville, Florida, there were only 16 cars at Houston and no turbocharged or nitrous oxide-injected cars were in attendance.
MUSCLE CARS RULE!
Only three of the 16 cars at Houston were had current body styles: Scott Cannon’s ‘07 GTO, defending Champ Jay Payne’s ‘05 Stratus and Bryan Seward’s ‘04 Mustang. All of the rest of the cars sported bodies from the 1950s, ‘60s or ‘70s.
THE FIVE’S JUST KEEP COMING AT HOUSTON
Scott Cannon Jr. and Raymond Commisso both ran sub six-second laps at Houston. Commisso had a 5.985/243.94 in qualifying and Cannon recorded a 5.998/238.85 in his first round defeat of Tony Pontieri. Event winner Josh Hernandez just missed his five-second lap running a 6.009/241.67 in a first round defeat of John Russo.
QUALIFYING RESULTS
Low ET: Raymond Commisso, 5.985 seconds
Top Speed: Raymond Commisso, 244.43 MPH
1. Raymond Commisso, Toronto ON, *'67 Camaro, 5.985/243.94
2. Tim Tindle, Santa Rosa FL, *'67 Mustang, 6.000/239.19
3. John Russo, Middleton MA, *'68 Camaro, 6.042/241.20
4. Scott Cannon Jr., Lyman SC, *'06 GTO, 6.046/238.13
5. Troy Critchley, Wylie TX, *'70 Barracuda, 6.052/240.59
6. Jay Payne, Ontario CA, *'05 Stratus, 6.065/238.30
7. Chip King, Semora NC, *'69 Daytona, 6.148/240.21
8. Steve Engel, Shandon OH, *'63 Corvette, 6.168/237.00
9. Scott Ray, Greenville OH, *'63 Corvette, 6.227/232.27
10. Bryan Seward, Naples FL, *'04 Mustang, 6.255/230.45
11. Matt Hagan, Christiansburg VA, *'63 Corvette, 6.267/235.27
12. Brandon Pesz, The Woodlands TX, *'63 Corvette, 6.536/163.26
13. Tony Pontieri, Bolton ON, *'57 Bel Air, 6.744/212.66
14. Joshua Hernandez, Conroe TX, * 68 Camaro, 7.269/140.40
15. Eddie Ware, Marietta GA, *'67 Camaro, 8.307/113.20
16. Dan Rowe, Laguna Hills CA, *'63 Corvette, 14.617/71.89
* = Supercharged Engine
Raymond Commisso