NOSTALGIA MUSCLE CAR VS TRUCK AND LIGHTNING

Truck and Lightning class had Matt Chobirko turning in a .009 reaction time to sit atop the ladder heading into eliminations. The final round saw ’09 Champ Bob Cochran taking the tree against Ray Johnson’s 1st-Gen Lightning. On a double-breakout pass, Johnson was the lesser offender for the win. However, he lost to Nostalgia Muscle Car racer Andy Warren in the Super Bowl portion of the competition.

LATE MODEL EFI VS MODULAR MUSCLE

In the Exedy Clutch Modular Muscle class, number-one-qualifier Jason Epstein rode his Mustang all the way to the final round, where he met up with 2009 class Champion Reggie Burnette Jr. There, Epstein went -.015 red to hand the Champ the win. He also won over Dave Hansell in the Super Bowl.

OPEN COMP VS OPEN COMP

John Hixon

In the Open Comp class, Chuck Hockenberry ended up in the final round against hitter Jon H. Pickering. There, Pickering ran just .002 above his dial to take the win as Hockenberry broke out. Pickering also took home the victory over his pairing in the Super Bowl portion of the race over NMCA racer John Hixon.

NOSTALGIA SUPER STOCK VS FACTORY STOCK

Tommy Godfrey

At the last event in Michigan, Matt Amrine took home his first ACT Factory Stock victory, and entered the elimination rounds here in Illinois as the top qualifier. He carried the momentum from that performance into the finals, where he met up with Michigan runner-up Tommy Godfrey. Godfrey turned in an 11.20 to overcome Amrine’s holeshot on the starting line and take the win. He then lost to NMCA NSS competitor Jeff Meece in the Super Bowl.

TRUE STREET VS SUPER STANG

JDM Engineering’s Super Stang class brought out the latest in Ford iron. Justin Loftis and Miles Wagoner, both first-time finalists and Brenspeed-backed racers, took the tree with a chance for all the marbles. When all was said and done, Wagoner ran closer to his dial-in for the win in this ultra-cool class. He also took the win over Phil Delaney in the Super Bowl.

In the overall NMCA versus NMRA runoff, the NMRA side ultimately won, five to seven, which meant all the NMRA winners received Nitto Diamond Tree Championship rings. The NMRA now leads in Super Bowl wins; next year the Mustangs won’t be so lucky. 

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