The 2015 E3 Spark Plugs Top Sportsman champion, John Lynch, arrived in Florida ready to defend his title. He and his father had made some changes to the suspension of their Third-Gen Camaro that allowed it to run solid, straight runs in the low 7-second range. Lexington, Kentucky's Greg Cason was the number-one qualifier with a 7.02, but in the finals, he did not make the lane call and Lynch took the easy single en route to the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle.

As with many of the other classes, ATI Performance Products Nostalgia Super Stock welcomed new racers to the group. Class regular Mike DeChicco had put his '65 Dodge on pole by the end of qualifying, with newcomer Robert Killian and his '69 Dart right behind him. In the final, however, it was Joe Midile Jr. facing Ron Tiller. Midile left the line and something immediately broke in the car, but the win was his as Tiller was a heart-breaking -.003 red.

With his '71 Caprice not quite ready for the first race of the year, 2015 Detroit Truetrac Nostalgia Muscle Car champion Andy Warren called up Jason Rollins to borrow a ride. The wild-launching Malibu wagon worked well for the champ, and he drove it to the final round where he defeated Mike Roup and his '66 Mustang. Warren had the starting-line advantage and went 11.01 on his 11.00 index while Roup was 13.84 for his 14.00 index.

Kurt Neighbor sat on top of the Magnafuel Open Comp qualifying list in his '79 Mustang with a .002 reaction time. As often happens with Open Comp, though, the good qualifiers don't always make it to the late rounds. This year, it was Susan McClenaghan facing the Kelly Pierce in his wheel-standing Chevy Malibu. The race was over at the start, though, as McClenaghan's propane-fueled Mustang left .004 seconds before the green light said go.

Stephen Smith

Gear Vendors True Street featured two very fast Mustangs, but a faster Pontiac Firebird that topped them all. Stephen Smith of Loxahatchie, Florida, carded a 7.81-second three-run average to claim the True Street crown, while the twin-turbo Mustang of Randy Seward runnered up with 8.44 effort. Closely behind him was the Coyote-powered machine of Justin Jordan, who has gone 7s before, but gathered an 8.47-second average on Saturday.

Taking the 9-second award was Mile French with a 9.20 average, and Jesse Schmitt rounded up the 10-second win with a 10.68. Bill Locke averaged 11.06 in his '72 Buick Gran Sport for the 11-second award, and Grant Martin in a much newer '86 Buick Grand National gathered the 12-second win with a 12.006. Jerry Morse averaged 13.02 for the 13-second win, and Wyatt Morse drove his '71 Ventura to a 14.06 average for the class win. Rounding out the Gear Vendors True Street winners was Burt Greiner with a 15.02-second average.