Lyle Greenberg (photo by ArizonaAutoScene.com)

Western Fuel Altereds at Tucson, Arizona

Tucson Dragway Reunion 2014

Words by Jim Maroney

Saturday night, May 19, was the first race of the 2014 season for the Western Fuel Altereds, and fifteen teams pulled into Southwestern International Raceway geared-up for the Tucson Dragway Reunion.

Pat Neal was on top with a stellar 6.68 at 209 mph to take the number-one qualifying spot and also take home the RBS Superchargers low qualifier award. Eric Gates and Greg Holman were close behind, both running 6’s. 

Wheels-up launches by Lyle Greenberg and a cone-dropping pass by Kevin Knowles had the huge crowd of fans on their feet. 

Mic Williams proved to be the burnout king and collected a Franklin from Stinson Metal Fab. (Eric M. Gagnon Photography)

After a short intermission and a great cacklefest, the second round was underway. The round started out with the closest race of the night, with Jerry Hall and Mike Scott only separated by six-hundredths of a second.

This time around, Knowles figured out how to keep it in his own lane and laid down a nice 6.72 at 213 mph to take the top spot in the round along with top speed, followed closely by Holman and Gates.