Plenty of Texas action

Words and photos by Jake Amatisto

Royal Purple Raceway, in Houston, Texas, and Tommie Vaughn Performance were the hosts of the third annual Nitto tire NMCA/NMRA Lone Star Shootout and, unlike previous years, the weather allowed for some tight drag racing, a great car show, and for some of the stars of the NMCA and NMRA to come out for an exciting match race for glory and cash.

Paschal Performance, Inc. sponsored a wild match-up between ARP Nostalgia Pro Street's Jeff Colletta and Dave Beeson (who both have been 7-teens in NMCA competition, with Beeson holding the record at 7.17), Mike Murillo versus Dwayne James, and also a match between Kenjo Kelley and six-time NMRA champ John Urist.

It was back and fourth between Colletta and Beeson, but out of the three runs, Beeson was the quickest with a 7.10.