Curt TeVault’s Hemi-powered ‘65 Belvedere tests Gateway Int’l Raceway’s infamous traction during Nostalgia Super Stock eliminations; the Illinois Plymouth driver actually beat eventual Dave Duel Classic winner Chris Schneider in the first round of SS/B class but fell in round three of the eliminator with his only reaction time worse than 0.039! |
Jeff Bowman’s hulking ‘70 Charger is legend in the St. Louis area; the two-ton Charger runs in the nine-second zone on DOT tires and is street driven regularly. On race day, the big block wedge ran 10.0s every round to earn the Extreme Sportswear Trophy class gold. |
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Launching like a Hemi car, Todd Givans’ Missouri ‘Cuda used a 451-cubic inch wedge to head for the sky before losing out to eventual Royal Gate Dodge Pro Eliminator champ John Wagner in a nearly heads-up third-round 10.0 showdown.
As crew and family look on, Chris Wheatcraft heads 1320 feet to an $8K payoff as the overall champion of the Indy Cylinder Head Quick 16 bash. Seven runs between 7.30 and 7.32, all at over 185 mph, were coupled to six Reaction Times under 0.015...including a 0.007 RT in the final round! |
