The naturally aspirated powerhouses of the Quick Lane of Downs Ford NA 10.5 class fought the good fight all weekend long. After qualifying sixth, Rick Riccardi of Toms River, NJ, went on to run in the finals. His 8.151 at 166.76 mph pass took out the number-nine qualifier, Vince Khoury Jr., and his 8.329 at 164.29 mph effort.

The Fastest Street Car Top Sportsman continues to grow, and the field enjoyed three fierce rounds of competition. In the finals were Shawn Morrow from Piedmont, SC, and his ’03 Mustang against Kynon Dinkel from Terre Haute, Ind., and his ’04 Cavalier. When the lights dropped, the Ford got the jump over the Chevy, and Morrow cruised to a 7.746 at 173.90 mph run on his 7.72 dial in to get the win over Dinkel who ran 6.758 at 206.45 mph on his 6.79 dial.

Glenn Pushis had the advantage all weekend over his fellow Chevrolet Performance Stock competitors, and was the only racer in the class to dip into the 10.3s with a 10.35 that topped qualifying. Chasing right behind him was Kevin Lumsden, and the two would be paired in the final. When the lights came down, Lumsden had problems at the hit, while Pushis drove to a 10.44 at 127mph and the win.

The top honors for ATI Performance Products Nostalgia Super Stock went to Al Corda of Elk Mound, Wisc. Corda expertly drove his ’69 Dodge Dart to a final time of 9.825 at 133.58 mph to earn the win over Jeff Frees’ 9.837 at 130.10 mph run.

The best of the classic muscle car era was represented in Detroit Truetrac Nostalgia Muscle Car. It was an all-Chevy final round with Andy Warren and Tim Boggs going side by side. Boggs, from Fayetteville, Ohio, clicked off a 12.134 at 106.89 mph pass on a 12.00 dial in with his ’67 Chevy II. Representing his hometown of Elizabethtown, Ky., Warren had the better pass when his ’71 Caprice went 10.510 at 124.25 mph on a 10.50 dial in and triggered the win light in his lane.

In the large MagnaFuel Open Comp class, eliminations spanned six rounds. Donnie Bowles, who hails from Madison, Ky., drove his ’05 Mustang to a number-four qualifying position and went 10.220 at 126.67 mph on his 10.18 dial in to get the win over Jenna Pierce-Wilson who drove up from Muncie, Indiana, with her ’12 COPO Camaro and ran 9.800 at 137.36 mph on her dial in of 9.76.

The NMCA welcomed Y-Block enthusiasts this weekend and hoards of beautiful classics running the antique engine powered their way down the track for fun and fame. After three rounds of eliminations, the win went to Ted Eaton of Lorena, Texas, in his ’23 Altered. Eaton got the win with a 9.008 a 145.75 mph run on his 8.99 dial in while his opponent Harry Hutten, Jr. of Hamilton, Ohio, triggered a red light with his ’60 Monterey.

True Street and Y-Block racers were entered into a bracket race on Sunday and Harry Hutten, Jr. from Hamilton, Ohio, was the overall winner in Bracket 3. Hutten’s 12.974 at 105.37 mph hit with an 0.066-second reaction time got the job done against Marvin Knack of Lexington, Ill., who clicked off a 12.016 at 108.45 mph pass.

Gear Vendors True Street brought in a wide assortment of machines all looking to put up their best times on the scoreboards. Taking the overall win with his ’90 Mustang is Medina, Ohio’s Lonnie Tibbs who posted a 7.93, an 8.05, and an 8.11 to average 8.03-nearly two seconds faster that the runner up. Chasing down Tibb’s Gotta Have It Green Mustang was Robert Mandabach, whose super clean and nitrous enhanced ’70 Chevy Nova went 9.94, 9.64, and 9.61 to average 9.73 for the runner up honors.

Just a fender behind Mandabach was Kevin McCotter who collected a 9.77-second average for the 9-second award. From there, it was a two-second gap back to Grady Alley, who used an 11.23 average to grab the 11-second prize. Alley was followed by Indy resident John Revor who took the 12-second average with a tight 12.008 average, Troy Frey who took home the 13-second prize with a 13.08 average, 14-second winner Scott Trebs (14.07 average) and Matthew Rimel who brought home the 15-second award with a 15.07 average.

The next stop for the NMCA Drag Racing Series presented by E3 Spark Plugs, is the 11th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., on July 28-31.

The Chevrolet Performance LSC Shootout

JR Pistons Drag Radial: Anthony Manna def. Mark Carlyle

Holley EFI Real Street: Camren Massengale def. George Toll

Chevrolet Performance Stock: Glenn Pushis def. Kevin Lumsden

Proform Rumble: Cody Alumbaugh def. Regina Puckett

LME Street King: Al Corda def. Matt Feltner

Gear Vendors True Street: Tim LeMay (8-second), Adam Hodseon (9-sec.), Phil Frantz (10-sec.), Dietrich Bollanger (11-sec.), Nicholas Massengale (12-sec.), Keith Vaughn (13-sec.), Brian Palcisko (15-sec.)

The next Chevrolet Performance Challenge event in Aug. 25-28 at the 15th Annual NMCA World Street Finals in Norwalk, Ohio.