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Well we are finally on our way. Left the house about 8:15 pm for the 6 hour trip. Hopefully we will be able to get parked and ready to run when they begin at 8 in the morning.

We have a motorhome full of people. Chris and Keisha and the 2 granddaughters are with us this weekend. We plan on having a great time. The weather is looking good for both days.

We have a new engine in so we don't know how that will go tomorrow. We plan on running top stock, so I hope it goes good. I will post more tomorrow and let you know how many people are here.

More later.
Patsy

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Patsy, Larry, I will be in early in the AM. Registration for TOP/STK and JR/STK willl be at the NHRA trailer as usual. Entry sheets will be there. Please pass the word if you are up earlier than I get there. Qualifying runs will be weighed in both. See you then. Entry is $50 in both classes. Thanks Dick Butler

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great to hear you are back in action-hope the new engine is a runner!! thanks for all the great reporting, looking forward to more.

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Got here about 2:30 est. They started parking just after 7. Got teched and made the 1st run. There are 88 stockers. I believe Jerry Stealy is #1. After I see some sheets, I will let you know more.

We went 10.38 @ 126. OK for the 1st run on the new engine.

More later.

Not many running top stock yet.

Patsy

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Hey Pothole, they have 3 rounds of Super Comp at DRC. Jim

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Whats happening at Indy ?

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94 stockers, 75 super stockers. Just finished round one of stock. All random pairing first round. It is faster today than it was yesterday. Superstreet is going down now. Then super gas, then first round of super stock.

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TOP/STK -9 cars qualified. Brett McFarland in his 68 Camaro Qualified #1 10.167, Paul Boster #2.and Fred Suiter #3. Fred Suiter got the Bye into the final and Brett beat Boster. For the final Brett got a single and again made a great run at 10.16. Fred Suiter had broken his wheelie bars on the Bye giving a great full out pass with what became trade mark Wheel stand from the line. Fred finished this year as runner up at ALL the TOP/STK meets. Great competitor.
JR/STK put on a great show with 8 Qualified at our first event.Chuck Beach Qualified #1 at 10.97 in his Barracuda and Jeff Stealy close at #2 with a 11.02 in his 86 Camaro. In eliminations these two worked their way to a Fantastic Final run. When the smoke cleared Stealy won with a 11.00.to Chucks great 10.98. A GREAT RACE enjoyed by everyone. Thanks to all the racers who participated. Everyone had a great time at our first race. Now everyone has another reason to touch up their combo for this class racing type event. I will be working hard to encourage NHRA to give us TOP/STK and JR/STK at least at the Open events for 09. With your help I would like to see this added to Sportsnationals or other races where regular class might not be run.
INDY race had over 650 entries and they were working hard to get it all in. Thanks to Jay Hullinger and Rich for having our races this year.
Dick Butler

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Sorry I didn't get around to posting yesterday. It was a busy day with staying in the lanes after they called us up forever. Then on the 2nd time trial they called Top Stock before we ran our regular run. So we missed the 2nd time trial. Larry ended up red-lighing to Tosto in the 1st round. Brett McFarland had the bye. Boster beat Thomas Arnett. Benett beat Dinkel. Fred Suiter won 1st round by Brad McFarland being a no-show. Brad was having problems with his car and did not run 1st round today either. We won 1st round today. Hopefully things will run along better today.
More later.
Patsy

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Does anyone know who won? I will post more later about the race. Got to fix breakfast now.
Patsy