Bowling Green, Kentucky – Event Preview

With all of those racers in the Dave Duell Nostalgia Super Stock Classic racers competing in different ET Brackets, there were a number of class winners last year. Kurt Neighbor took home the Factory Experimental Class Shootout in his ’65 Comet, while Barry Camp was the runner-up. Dave Schultz’s ’65 Coronet hit the winner’s circle in A/NSS, while Jim Guy’s cool ’64 Savoy took home the title in B/NSS. Donnie Wilson drove his ’65 Coronet to the top of the C/NSS bracket, while Ed Becker’s Belvedere took out the competition in D/NSS for the win. Kevin Miller outlasted the rest of the E/NSS bracket with his ’65 Coronet, and Brian Essary drove to the win in F/NSS with his ’65 Coronet. That’s four ’65 Coronets in the winner’s circle out of seven classes – think the car was a hit with the racers of the day?

Want to race?
Beech Bend Raceway Park has an excellent racing surface that’s always prepped to within an inch of its life – it’s a great place to find out whether you’ve got the power you think you do. You can have the opportunity to show off your skills in the driver’s seat on the track in one of the NMCA’s various classes designed to satisfy the entry-level racer. The TREMEC True Street class has always been a racer favorite, with awards given out to the racers closest to each second increment, along with the overall quickest car and the runner-up, after their 30-mile cruise and three dragstrip passes are complete. Last year at this event, Philpot, Kentucky’s Greg Mayton had the quickest car by far, with his 9.12 average taking out the runner-up by over a full second in the True Street class. For his efforts, Mayton won the True Street 6-foot tall trophy and the right to call himself ‘King Of Kentucky’ for the year.

In addition, entry-level racers fit into the Open Comp, Nostalgia Muscle Car, and Late Model EFI classes, so take a look at the class rules and make your plans to come out and race with the best Muscle Car racers in the country. For rules information visit: www.nmcadigital.com/rules, pick a class, make sure your car fits the rules and you have the proper safety gear, and come race with the NMCA!

Race for an NHRA Wally!
NMCA is proud to present an NHRA Wally to each class winner at this event (points classes only) NMCA and NHRA Unleashed have come together to present the best in street car drag racing and it's brought to you courtesy of Aerospace Components. Have you ever wanted to display a Wally on your mantle? Come out and race with NMCA in classes from mild to wild…from index to heads-up! Got Wally? Get yours at this event by racing with NMCA!

What about us show car guys?
Do you have a meticulously-restored split-window ’63 ‘Vette? Or maybe a ’55 Bel Air that’s had the Pro Street treatment applied to it? Regardless of what type of machine you own, there’s a place for you in the car show and a shot at the DuPont Custom Finishes Car Show’s grand prize. In addition to all of the action that will take place on the quarter-mile, the NMCA’s car show features over fifty different awards that are presented each day of the show.

This stop on the NMCA tour also brings in a Manufacturer’s Midway where you can see and purchase parts from the hottest aftermarket manufacturers, while experts from many of the major manufacturers are on hand to answer your questions about how to make your Muscle Car or truck perform to your expectations.