Second Annual Tucson Reunion
They all came to race in Tucson over the years, from the Mongoose to Shirley, Nanook to WJ and Dyno Don. In the 50’s legends like Hall of Famer Red Greth set record after record in the Speed Sport roadsters based in Tucson. 
The Speed Sport tradition continues with Jim Broome’s Barracuda pitted near the display of historic Speed Sport recreations in the car show area. There’s a rich history and Southwestern International Raceway Track Manager Michael Nervik likes to celebrate that history with his popular Tucson Dragway Reunions. This year the second annual party included Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, Fuel Altereds, Jet dragsters and Hot Rod bracket classes down the clean facility and well-prepared SIR quarter mile.
Eleven vintage fuel coupes were in Tucson from Arizona, California and even as far as Delaware battling in the second round of the Nostalgia Funny Car Association points chase after Steve Romanazzi took the trophy at the March Meet in Bakersfield.
NHRA Gainesville winner Ron Capps drove Bob Godfrey and Jeff Gaynor’s “Oblivion Express” flopper to an off the trailer 6.174 at 233.08 mph pass leading all the funny cars for
the event in the first round qualifying session. This should have guaranteed Capps a berth in the final round of the shootout, but the Chicago-style match race system used at Tucson is unlike any I’ve ever seen since I have been going to the drags. Capps went on to card a 6.254 at 229.35 in the second round on a single and in his final ended up making a single pass 6.240 at 230.92 MPH when Kris Krabill in the “Pedaler” Arrow broke on the starting line.
