Dyar Has the Right
Medicine to Score First Nitro Coupe Win
Bryan Dyar of Hillsboro, Alabama calls
his racing operation "Medicine Man Racing" and is sponsored by a drug
store. Whether it was that or his home field advantage, he scored his
first Nitro Coupe win in the inaugural Super Chevy Show at Huntsville
Dragway May 20-21. Race fans packed the Huntsville stands both days
despite an early guest appearance by summer. The three-day event even
included a special match race by members of the Middle Tennessee Avalanche Club,
whose 6,000 pound behemoths lumbered down the Huntsville strip before Friday's
Test and Tune session.

Used to racing in the Alabama heat and
humidity, Dyar was the most consistent car in the class, claiming the Trim Parts
Low Qualifier prize with a 4.211/174.55 mph shot on Saturday at the legendary
1/8th mile track. He stayed around that mark all weekend, speeding up to
a 4.167 shot in the semis when cloud cover briefly cooled the track.
In the finals against fellow Alabamian Jerry Rhodes of Southside, AL.
Dyar gave up two hundredths to Rhodes and his '63 Corvette Nitro Coupe on the
starting line, but his '53 Studebaker stayed on a rail as he turned in a
4.213 (172.35mph) to Rhodes' 4.372 (168.04).

In addition to the Super
Chevy menu of Mr. Gasket Bracket One (Electronics), Bracket Two
(Footbrake) and D.O.T. (street legal) bracket classes, George Howard threw in
three heads up classes, 7.0, 6.0 and 5.50 (bracket results below).
After a week off, the Super Chevy Show
continues its 26th Annual Tour with a stop at Atlanta Dragway June 3-4.
Nitro
Coupe Qualifying - Saturday 5/20 (Event qualified and raced 1/8 mile)
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Qualifying
Position |
Driver/Hometown |
Car |
ET |
MPH |
| 1 |
Bryan Dyar, Hillsboro,
AL |
'53 Studebaker |
4.211 |
174.55 |
| 2 |
Jerry Rhodes, Southside,
AL |
'63 Vette |
4.244 |
170.58 |
| 3 |
Larry Sinke. Wellmann, Ontario,
Canada |
'67 Nova |
4.278 |
169.43 |
| 4 |
Bruce Boland, Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada |
'33 Willy's |
4.312 |
170.07 |
| 5 |
Bill Doucet, Lawtell,
LA |
'63 Vette |
4.443 |
171.95 |
| 6 |
Tony "Sandman" Williams,
Millington, TN |
'69 Camaro |
4.456 |
168.86 |
| 7 |
Toney Russell, Ardmore, AL |
'55 Nomad |
4.857 |
124.55 |

Nitro
Coupe Eliminations - Sunday 5/21 (1/8 mile)
| Semi - Finals |
R/T |
ET |
MPH |
| Jerry Rhodes def. |
.140 |
4.204 |
173.48 |
| Larry Sinke |
.137 |
4.270 |
157.89 (car broke rear end) |
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| Bryan Dyar def. |
.051 |
4.167 |
175.64 |
| Bruce Boland |
.062 |
4.281 |
169.68 |
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| Finals |
R/T |
ET |
MPH |
| Bryan Dyar def. |
.090 |
4.213 |
172.35 |
| Jerry Rhodes |
.069 |
4.372 |
168.04 |
Low E.T. for
season---------- 6.249 Randy Adler (Pomona)
Top M.P.H. for season------ 225.56 mph
- Trevor Lowe (Pomona)
Trim
Parts Low Qualifier - Sat 5/20
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Driver |
ET |
MPH |
| Nitro Coupes |
Bryan Dyar, Hillsboro, AL |
4.211 |
174.55 |
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Bracket Racing Series
Eliminations Sunday
5/21 (all races 1/8 mile)
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Mr. Gasket Bracket One
Pro Eliminator |
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R/T |
Dial-in |
ET |
MPH |
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Winner |
Chris Tolar,
Shelbyville, TN, '67 Camaro |
.024 |
6.16 |
6.169 |
111.39 |
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Runner-up |
Levi Lang, Gulley,
AL, RED |
.033 |
5.03 |
5.055 |
137.94 |
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| Semis |
Nat Farrar,
Tullahoma, TN |
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Bracket Two Eliminator |
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Winner |
Matt Self,
Lawrenceburg, TN, '74 Nova |
.015 |
8.12 |
8.151 |
84.65 |
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Runner-up |
Shannon Newton,
Elkton, TN |
.050 |
7.92 |
7.945 |
85.42 |
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| Semis |
John Burleson,
Etheridge, TN |
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| Winner |
Bubba Boyd,
Harvest, AL, '79 Malibu |
.076 |
8.59 |
8.749 |
70.87 |
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| Runner-up |
Billy Kinnard,
Antioch, TN, '05 Monte Carlo |
.144 |
11.30 |
11.407 |
61.91 |
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| Semis |
Ron Golden, Hazel Green,
AL |
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Dragster |
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| Winner |
Carlton Douglas,
Greenbrier, TN |
.149 |
7.89 |
7.94 |
79.06 |
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| Runner-up |
Morgan Nappier,
Huntsville, AL |
.105 |
8.95 |
9.008 |
71.68 |
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| Semis |
Ryan Tankersley, Vinemont,
AL |
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Mikal Kile, Warrior,
AL |
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| TREMEC
TRANSMISSION BONUS RACE (Sat. 5/20) |
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| Winner |
Russ Almand,
Spring Hill, TN |
-.064 |
6.17 |
6.892 |
140.56 |
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| Runner-up |
John Burleson,
Etheridge, TN |
FOUL |
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| Semis |
Wayne Franks,
Linden, TN |
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Paul Schrader, Etheridge,
TN |
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Heads -Up Classes (1/8 mile)
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| 7.0 |
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| Winner |
Jerome Terry,
Trinity, AL, '68 Chevy II |
.071 |
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7.039 |
92.86 |
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| Runner-up |
Suzy Culver,
Huntsville, AL |
.029 |
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7.125 |
96.67 |
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| 6.0 |
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| Winner |
George Bolton,
Trinity, AL, '95 Olds |
.051 |
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6.042 |
115.41 |
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| Runner-up |
Joe
Tankersley |
.095 |
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6.039 |
107.94 |
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| Winner |
Mike Davis,
Ardmore, AL, Chevy II |
.047 |
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5.552 |
125.66 |
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| Runner-up |
Olan Ford,
Huntsville, Al,'67 Nova |
.030 |
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5.575 |
121.33 |
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