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2007 NHRA NATIONAL EVENT SCHEDULE

Listen to Trackside Interviews with Champions, Drivers and Crew Chiefs

Robert Hight

Hillary Will

Bob Vandergriff

Dave Connolly

Ed Iskenderian

Cory McClenathan

Robert Hight

Jim Yates

Tony Bartone
Hillary Will

Whit Bazemore

Byron Hines

 


2005 Interviews

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)

 

 

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)
       
Bryan Dyar def. .051 4.167 175.64
Bruce Boland .062 4.281 169.68
       
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

  Driver ET MPH
Nitro Coupes Bryan Dyar, Hillsboro, AL 4.211 174.55
       

 

 

 Bracket Racing Series  Eliminations Sunday 5/21 (all races 1/8 mile)

Mr. Gasket Bracket One Pro Eliminator 

 

Driver

R/T

Dial-in

ET MPH

Winner

Chris Tolar, Shelbyville, TN, '67 Camaro .024 6.16 6.169 111.39

Runner-up

Levi Lang, Gulley, AL, RED .033 5.03 5.055 137.94
Semis Nat Farrar, Tullahoma, TN        
         

Bracket Two Eliminator

Winner

Matt Self, Lawrenceburg, TN, '74 Nova .015 8.12 8.151 84.65

Runner-up

Shannon Newton, Elkton, TN .050 7.92 7.945 85.42
Semis John Burleson, Etheridge, TN
 
 
 
DOT
Winner Bubba Boyd, Harvest, AL, '79 Malibu .076 8.59 8.749 70.87
Runner-up Billy Kinnard, Antioch, TN, '05 Monte Carlo .144 11.30 11.407 61.91
Semis Ron Golden, Hazel Green, AL
 
 
 
Jr. Dragster
Winner Carlton Douglas, Greenbrier, TN .149 7.89 7.94 79.06
Runner-up Morgan Nappier, Huntsville, AL .105 8.95 9.008 71.68
Semis Ryan Tankersley, Vinemont, AL
Mikal Kile, Warrior, AL
 
 
TREMEC TRANSMISSION BONUS RACE (Sat. 5/20)
Winner Russ Almand, Spring Hill, TN -.064 6.17 6.892 140.56
Runner-up John Burleson, Etheridge, TN FOUL
Semis Wayne Franks, Linden, TN
Paul Schrader, Etheridge, TN
 
 
Heads -Up Classes (1/8 mile)
7.0
Winner Jerome Terry, Trinity, AL, '68 Chevy II .071 7.039 92.86
Runner-up Suzy Culver, Huntsville, AL .029 7.125 96.67
6.0
Winner George Bolton, Trinity, AL, '95 Olds .051 6.042 115.41
Runner-up Joe Tankersley .095 6.039 107.94
5.50
Winner Mike Davis, Ardmore, AL, Chevy II .047 5.552 125.66
Runner-up Olan Ford, Huntsville, Al,'67 Nova .030 5.575 121.33

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