Marriott came in with a very special win under his belt already this season at Shreveport. With fumes pumping out of the pipes in both lanes the final was something no fuel altered fan should have missed. Marriott was out of the gate with a slight starting line advantage. Bouchey quickly caught up and took the lead on his way to yet another gargantuan 3.95 at 186 mph (.516 r.t.) to defeat Marriott’s 4.09 at 178 mph (.507 r.t.). What a race!
Bouchey became the third winner in three events so far this season. It had been since Baytown 2005 that Bouchey had tasted victory and this was his first and very well deserved win with the nitro combination. That Fiat proved how “naughty” it can be in eliminations when it mattered the most.
“It was a wild night for everyone tonight. We had a wheel stand from half track to the finish line in qualifying then we set our career best elapsed time and mile per hour in first round followed up by a side by side all nitro final. I just love seeing those candles lit all the way down the track,” said Bouchey.
Bouchey had the Low Elapsed Time of the meet at 3.955 and the Top Speed at 194 mph.
The points standings got shook up with the happenings in Lufkin, and Marriott took over the lead from Reep by a small three point margin. McSwain climbed into third and Bouchey jumped to fourth while Rigler dropped from third to fifth. In a very bizarre night filled with weird incidents, a few career bests and an all nitro final round what more could you ask for in a fuel altered race? The next stop for the Outlaw Fuel Altered Association is June 23 for the Summer Nationals at Prescott Raceway in Prescott, Ark.
For more information on the series go to www.ofaa.net.
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