Muncy and Morrison brought their alcohol injected altereds to the line in the NE3 final round, both experienced racers ready to battle for the first win of the season. Morrison had this one from start to finish as he left on Muncy and never looked back, posting a winning 5.43 at 120 mph to Muncy's 5.63 at 121 mph. Morrison and team will lead the points heading into the second event of the season on April 20 at the Texas Motorplex.

NOSTALGIA ELIMINATOR 2 (4.90 INDEX)

Richard Brady

Eliminations began in Nostalgia Eliminator 2 with a pair of injected front engine dragsters as Richard Brady crept into the stage beams lined up against Johnnie Laird. Brady took a slight starting line advantage and never looked back posting a 4.91 at 130 mph to Laird's 5.09 at 135 mph. Junior Kolar was out next in his altered against Don Holley's injected slingshot dragster. Holley left the red light glowing at the starting line and Kolar's 5.43 at 124 mph moved into the semi-finals. Thomas Hixson was the beneficiary of the competition bye run and he posted a 5.29 at 129 mph in his injected front engine machine to move into the semis.

Junior Kolar and Thomas Hixson were out first in the semi-final round and Hixson jumped the gun at the line and red lit his better 5.37 at 127 mph away while Kolar advanced to the final round with a 6.29 at 80 mph to face Richard Brady who tripped the clocks with a 5.00 at 139 mph on the competition bye run.

In an altered vs. dragster final round, Brady and Kolar brought their machines to the line to battle for the win in NE 2. Brady was off the line first and his 5.00 at 130 mph was more than enough to take the nod over Kolar's 5.41 at 119 as Brady earned the NE2 win at North Star Dragway. Congratulations to the Mallory & Brady injected dragster team on their victory. 

NOSTALGIA ELIMINATOR 1 (4.65 INDEX)

In the Nostalgia Eliminator 1 class, a field of all blown front engine dragsters and altereds rolled to the lanes for the opening round of eliminations. Chris Stouffer wheeled his "Defiant" dragster to the line to face off against number-one qualifier Ted McCord in his "Senior Moment" blown slingshot. McCord left the line a tad too soon and had the best seat in the house to watch Stouffer advance to the semis with a 4.74 at 147 mph.

The next pair brought Steve Matthews front engine dragster to the line against Leonard Ament driving Frances Newlin's "Cantankerous" blown altered. Matthews took the advantage off the line and his 4.76 at 146 mph was enough to hold off Ament's best pass of the day with a 4.85 at 138 mph.

In the final pair, Wes Breiten wheeled his "Bad O'Man" blown altered to the beams alongside Steve Dunkin's "Foolish Pleasure" blown dragster. Dunkin also lit the red bulb and his quicker 4.73 at 148 mph was wasted as Breiten took the stripe with a winning 4.78 at 144 mph.

Steve Matthews and Wes Breiten were out first in the semi-final round of NE1. Breiten took a large starting line advantage but at halftrack smoke erupted from the header pipes of the "Bad O'Man" altered as engine damage slowed Breiten and Matthews posted a strong 4.69 at 147 mph to advance to the final. Chris Stouffer drew the lucky bye run and posted a 5.08 at 114 mph to move into the final round to face Matthews.

A pair of silver blown front engine dragsters laid down side-by-side burnouts and after final adjustments from the crew, the drivers crept into the beams to battle for the first SHRA NE1 event title. Steve Matthews left the line first and held strong to click off a winning 4.72 at 147 mph to Stouffer's 4.88 at 141 mph as the Matthews Racing Team of Ardmore, Oklahoma, claimed the SHRA Spring Nostalgia Nationals crown in Nostalgia Eliminator 1.

After a full day of old school drag racing at North Star Dragway, the SHRA's debut event was a wrap. The sportsman classes will return to North Star Dragway for their next SHRA event on July 6 with a chance to showcase their talents at the track's biggest event of the year.

Meanwhile, the SHRA Nostalgia Eliminator teams will have just one week off before heading to the Texas Motorplex to strut their stuff at the 2nd Annual "Old School Showdown" on April 20 in Ennis, TX.

For more information on the MalloryPrint.com Southwest Heritage Racing Association visit the series website at www.shraracing.com.