With Lynch vs. McCrary, this was a battle between two teams that have often collaborated. With virtually the same driveline combination, the only major difference between the two machines is that McCrary was running alcohol while Lynch was on race gas. In the end, however, it was lane choice more than anything else that won the day as Lynch had to lift after nearly slamming the wall. It was McCrary all the way with a 4.538 to 6.025 victory to establish him as what is arguably the most dominant Outlaw 10.5 car today.
Of course, there were other things going on this weekend as well. After two appearances and two broken motors thus far this year, former Renegade champ Ronnie Wilson was triumphant at Atlanta over D.J. Lociano, who was making a return to racing of his own after an extended absence from racing. Mac Sibley won in Street Bandit thanks in part to a sterling final round reaction time while Craig Shepard enjoyed a breakthrough win in Street Stang.
While there were plenty of other winners and stories to be told, Micah Monteleone made some noise by becoming the first winner of the $5k Challenge, which is a special low cost entry level class which will be contested at Atlanta, Richmond and Bristol only.
HEADS UP NO BREAKOUT CLASSES
Street Outlaw R/T ET MPH
W Grant McCrary Keller, TX .046 4.538 166.56
R/U Tim Lynch Woodstock, GA .053 6.025 77.48
Low Qualifier Grant McCrary Keller, TX 4.464 168.30
Street Renegade
W Ronnie Wilson Port St. Lucie, FL .071 8.062 170.11
R/U D.J. Loiciano Gonzales, LA .203 10.932 84.03
Low Qualifier Travis Franklin Mansfield, TX 7.929 178.33
True Street Quick 8 R/T Index ET MPH
W Dwayne Stiles Winder, GA .165 N/A 9.246 150.92
R/U Dennis Hitchcock Bethlehem, GA .185 N/A 9.851 139.11
HEADS UP INDEX CLASSES
Street Bandit R/T Index ET MPH
W Mac Sibley Midlothian, TX .001 10.60 10.892 100.13
R/U Doug Benton Hixson, TN .015 10.60 19.302 45.98
Street Stang
W Craig Shepard Sharpsburg, GA .091 11.90 11.945 117.01
R/U Tom Conrad, Jr. Charlotte Hall, MD .046 11.90 11.990 104.27
SHOWDOWN BRACKET CLASSES
Mod Comp R/T D/I ET MPH
W Jon Pickering Troy, OH .018 N/A 9.655 130.80
R/U Will McKay Rockingham, NC .033 N/A 11.901 115.11
Ultra Stang
W Kenny Klinger Palm Bay, FL .010 N/A 12.292 109.63
R/U S. D. Wheeler Crosby, TX .105 N/A 11.442 122.62
Tough Truck
W Robert Chuhran Wixom, MI .070 N/A 12.038 104.17
R/U Don Justus Hendersonville, NC .109 N/A 10.907 124.80
True Street
W Chad Kennedy Cornelia, GA .200 N/A 13.221 96.85
R/U Chris Bowers Traveler’s Rest, SC Broke N/A N/A N/A
$5K Challenge
W Micah Monteleone High Scoals, NC .051 N/A 13.575 98.87
R/U Jake Banner Tallapoosa, GA .140 N/A 12.856 106.54
ET BRACKET CLASSES
Fast Ford Saturday Sunday
W Shane Williams Charlie McCulloch
R/U Mark Young Jon M. Pickering
Quick Ford Saturday Sunday
W Tom Conrad, Jr. Don Justus
R/U Don Justus Tom Conrad, Jr.
Street Ford Saturday Sunday
W Tom Conrad, Jr. Lloyd Mikeska
R/U Lloyd Mikeska Chris Morris