PRO MODS RETURN TO THE ROCK WITH THE ANNUAL SUPER CHEVY SHOW
October 15, 2012 by Super Chevy Show
Filed under Events, Feature Story, Latest News, Sponsor News
The Super Chevy Show presented by Chevrolet Performance and Richmond County Tourism takes its nationwide celebration of the American Muscle Car to new extremes this week (October 19-21) in its annual return to Steve Earwood’s Rockingham Dragway.
In addition to all-things Chevrolet, from show cars to a swap meet to a vendor midway displaying all manner of bow-tie products and paraphernalia, the three-day extravaganza will feature the cars of the Extreme Outlaw Pro Modified series competing in the Beal Racing Engines Pro Mod Shootout.
Two-time former Super Chevy Series Pro Mod champion Charles Carpenter of Charlotte, driver of the world’s quickest and fastest 1955 Chevy; 1995 IHRA Pro Mod champion Tommy Mauney of the Shelby, S.C., Ed Hoover of Gilbert, S.C., winner of the first IHRA Pro Mod race ever contested; former IHRA Raiders Division Top Sportsman champion DeWayne Silance of Jacksonville; Kernersville’s Doug Winters, driver of the world’s fastest 1957 Chevy; and former NHRA Pro Mod tour regular Steve Vick of Mocksville are among the members of the bow-tie brigade expected to compete.
Among the others expected to line up for Saturday qualifying sessions at 12 noon, 2 p.m. and five p.m. will be the “Christine” Plymouth Fury of Mooresville’s Chris Cline, the supercharged 1941 Willys of Washington’s Kevin Mayer, the late model nitrous-boosted Ford Mustang of Mocksville’s Todd Howard and the supercharged 1972 Plymouth Duster of James Litton of Columbia, S.C.
“I just love those cars,” Earwood said, “and it’s been awhile since we’ve had Pro Mods of this caliber at The Rock. Anybody that’s ever seen them knows that they are the most challenging vehicles to get down a racetrack. They’re a great addition to the Super Chevy program everyone has been looking forward to since last year.”
A special 12 noon-to-7 p.m. test-and-tune for Super Chevy Show contestants will begin the program on Friday. Saturday’s pro qualifying will share center stage with GM-only Pro ET and Footbrake races and the first of two Junior Drag Racing events. Sunday, Pro ET drivers will compete for a $3,000 top prize in a DriveDuracell.com event starting at 10:30 a.m. Champions also will be crowned in Footbrake, Junior Dragster, DOT Street and Real Street.
For the Pro Mods, “last chance” qualifying will be conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday with single elimination finals beginning at 12:30 p.m. Show car awards will be presented on the main stage at 3 p.m.
General admission tickets for the Super Chevy Show are $20 daily or $35 for a weekend pass which includes Friday. Tickets for those 6-12 are $5 daily or $10 for the weekend, including Friday.
For more information, head over to www.rockinghamdragway.com
Super Chevy Show, Fun Ford Weekend, and Mega Mopar Action Series to Host 33 Events in 2013
October 11, 2012 by Super Chevy Show
Filed under Events, Feature Story, Latest News
Super Chevy Show, Fun Ford Weekend, and Mega Mopar Action Series to Host 33 Events in 2013
Manufacturers Series Adds Bakersfield’s Auto Club Famoso Raceway to its List of Host Tracks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 11, 2012) – The Manufacturers Series, as they are collectively known, consists of the Super Chevy Show, Fun Ford Weekend, and Mega Mopar Action events touring the U.S. and Canada each season. The popular events feature car show, drag race, swap meet, car corral, and autocross (at selected events) as the elements that bring thousands of fans and participants out to the shows.
In addition to hosting an increased amount of events in 2013, the Manufacturers Series will also visit a new venue at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield with all three name badges – Super Chevy Show, Fun Ford Weekend, and Mega Mopar Action hosting events in California during the months of May, June, and October respectively.
The Super Chevy Show presented by Chevrolet Performance continues its journey to 12-North American venues in 2013, and is highlighted by a first ever “Doubleheader” when the series hosts two events on the September 27-29 weekend at Bristol Dragway and Royal Purple Raceway. The Bowtie events begin the 2013 season at Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, FL on March 22-24, and conclude at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, NC on October 18-20.
Fun Ford Weekend events kick-off the season on the same weekend as its Chevy counterpart, but in a different warm weather climate at the Houston’s Royal Purple Raceway on Saturday, March 23. From there, the series will head west to California for its new event at Bakersfield’s Auto Club Famoso Raceway on May 4-5, and work its way through the season ending event at Palm Beach Int’l. Raceway in Jupiter, FL on September 13-14.
The Mega Mopar Action series has shown the largest growth for the 2013 season, adding five new tracks to the name sake series of Mopar Action Magazine. New markets for the Mega Mopar Action series include the season opener at Rockingham Dragway on April 6, followed by visits to St. Louis, Edmonton, Palm Beach, and the season ending event at Bakersfield on October 5-6.
For more information visit: www.mfgseries.com or www.superchevyshow.com
2013 Super Chevy Show Series presented by Chevrolet Performance
March 22-24 Palm Beach Int’l Raceway Jupiter, FL
April 12-14 Memphis Int’l Raceway Memphis, TN
May 3-4 Texas Motorplex Dallas, TX
May 17-19 Virginia Motorsports Park Petersburg, VA
May 31-June 2 Auto Club Famoso Raceway Bakersfield, CA
June 28-30 Gateway Motorsports Park St. Louis, MO
July 19-21 Maple Grove Raceway Reading, PA
August 16-17 Bandimere Speedway Denver, CO
August 31 Castrol Raceway Edmonton, AB, Canada
Sept 27-29 Bristol Dragway Bristol, TN Doubleheader
Sept 27-29 Royal Purple Raceway Houston, TX Doubleheader
October 18-20 Rockingham Dragway Rockingham, NC
2013 Fun Ford Weekend Series
March 23 Royal Purple Raceway Houston, TX
May 4-5 Auto Club Famoso Raceway Bakersfield, CA
May 18-19 Rockingham Dragway Rockingham, NC
June 7-8 Memphis Int’l Raceway Memphis, TN
June 15-16 Virginia Motorsports Park Petersburg, VA
June 23 Bandimere Speedway Denver, CO
July 19-21 Gateway Motorsports Park St. Louis, MO
August 11 Castrol Raceway Edmonton, AB, Canada
August 17-18 Maple Grove Raceway Reading, PA
Sept. 6-7 Texas Motorplex Dallas, TX
Sept. 13-14 Palm Beach Int’l Raceway Jupiter, FL
Date TBD Bristol Dragway Bristol, TN
2013 Mega Mopar Action Series
April 6 Rockingham Dragway Rockingham, NC
April 26-27 Texas Motorplex Dallas, TX
May 17-19 Gateway Motorsports Park St. Louis, MO
June 2 Bandimere Speedway Denver, CO
June 22-23 Maple Grove Raceway Reading, PA
July 27 Castrol Raceway Edmonton, AB, Canada
Sept. 15 Palm Beach Int’l Raceway Jupiter, FL
Sept. 21-22 Virginia Motorsports Park Petersburg, VA
October 5-6 Auto Club Famoso Raceway Bakersfield, CA
2012 HOUSTON SUPER CHEVY SHOW WINNERS
October 1, 2012 by Super Chevy Show
Filed under Events, Feature Story, Latest News
The weather conditions weren’t conducive to sending high-horsepower Bowties down Royal Purple Raceway this weekend as persistent rain showers blanketed Houston. Regardless, that didn’t prevent us from having a packed show field with some primo vintage and late-model Chevy cars and trucks. Here’s the lowdown on who won their class and drove home with a trophy. Special thanks for all our sponsors and volunteers that made this event just as fun despite what Mother Nature threw at us.
DRAG RACE EDITORS PICK
NAME CITY ST VEHICLE
FELIX MENDOZA HARLINGTEN TX 1968 CAMARO
RAY DEW LEAGUE CITY TX 1970 NOVA 9.30-496
ROBERT REIDER PEARLAND TX 1967 CAMARO 583CI
DUSTY FINCHER BAYTOWN TX 1974 VEGA WAGON
MIKE JOHNSON HUFFMAN TX 1988 CAMARO 434 SBC-9.60
JAY COSTALES LEAGUE CITY TX 1967 VETTE 540 CI-920 HP
VERNIT ROSETTE MANVILLE TX 1981 MALIBU 355, 425 HP 12.90
CLINT MC LAUGHLIN ELMER LA 1968 CAMARO 496 BB 9.78 ET BEST
ART AYALA CLEAR LAKE TX 1969 SS NOVA 427CI 8.50 N20
LARRY DYE HOUSTON TX 2010 CAMARO 1300 HP
CAR SHOW EDITORS PICK
NAME CITY ST VEHICLE
ANN-MARIE CLARK KATY TX 2010 CAMARO SS
PATRICK GRIGSBY BAYTOWN TX 1972 CAMARO
FRED MARTINEZ HOUSTON TX 1964 CHEVELLE
DAN LEGGETT DEER PARK TX 1967 CHEVELLE
ROBERT WOODALL HIGHLANDS TX 1960 IMPALA CONVRT
JIM WATKINS BRAZORIA TX 1963 CORVAIR MONZA
JOHN CARPENTER SANTA FE TX 1972 C-10 PICKUP
ELLARD LAMBERT HIGHLANDS TX 1960 BISCAYNE
WAYNE TERRY KAUTMAN TX 1967-C10
JOHN BRADLEY LEAGUE CITY TX 1966 VETTE
AWARDS
Club Participation Award WINNER SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB
AWARD
ISCA WINNER HARVEY VOGEL SWEENEY TX 1969 CAMARO
CONVERSION- PRE 1948
WINNER EDDIE DELOACH HIGHLANDS TX 1948 OLDS AERO SEDAN
CONVERSION 1949- NEWER
WINNER GORDON LENHART DEER PARK TX 1967 RAMBLER
EARLY CHEV- PRE 1935
WINNER BRIAN BULHANAN PINE HURST TX 1930 CHEVY 4 DOOR
OPEN GM
WINNER GARRETT WEATHERY HIGHLANDS TX 1978 PONTIAC
OPEN CHEVROLET
WINNER TIM WATKINS BRAZORIA TX 1963
TRUCK 1949-1972 2WD (STREET)
OUTSTANDING KAT PRATTA BOERNE TX 1966 Pick Up
WINNER JOHN CARPENTER SANTA FE TX 1972 Pick Up
TRUCK 1949-1972 2WD (MODIFIED)
OUTSTANDING PATRICIA THAMM CHANNELVIEW TX 1972 Pick Up
WINNER WAYNE TERRY KAUFMAN TX 1967 Pick Up
TRUCK 1973-1987 2WD (STOCK)
WINNER NICK ROGERS MAGNOLIA TX 1978 Pick Up
TRUCK 1973-1987 2WD (MODIFIED)
WINNER JOEY DUPREE SUGARLAND TX 1977 Pick Up
TRUCK 1988-NEWER 2WD (MODIFIED)
OUTSTANDING RAY JIMENEZ HOUSTON TX 1992 SILVERADO
WINNER JC RAUTEEN LA PORTE TX 1998 S-10 CHEVY
MINI TRUCK 2WD (STREET)
WINNER DARIN HANEGROVE BEAUMONT TX 2006 CHEVY COLORADO
MINI TRUCK 2WD (MODIFIED)
WINNER CORT FYVIE ANAHUAC TX 1991 S-10 CHEV
NOVA 1962-67 (STOCK)
WINNER JIM & JUDY LIPPERT GREEN KS 1966 NOVA
NOVA 1962-67 (STREET)
WINNER JIM & JUDY LIPPERT GREEN KS 1966 NOVA
NOVA 1962-67 (MODIFIED)
WINNER JIM & JUDY LIPPERT GREEN KS 1966 NOVA
EL CAMINO (STREET)
OUTSTANDING KENNETH BURKE COLDSPRING TX 1984 EL CAMINO
WINNER RICK SOUSLEY RICHMOND TX 1983 EL CAMINO
EL CAMINO (MODIFIED)
OUTSTANDING BRYAN SIMON SAN ANTONIO TX 1959 EL CAMINO
WINNER BUD HALLMARK CONROE TX 1979 EL CAMINO
CHEVELLE 1964-67 (STREET)
OUTSTANDING LOREN LUTHI CHOPMCH KS CHEVELLE
WINNER DAN LEGGETT DEER PARK TX 1967 CHEVELLE
CHEVELLE 1964-67 (MODIFIED)
OUTSTANDING FRED MARTINEZ HOUSTON TX 1964 CHEVELLE
CHEVELLE 1968-NEWER
OUTSTANDING ANTHONY APRILE KATY TX 1972 CHEVELLE
BIG CAR 58-89 (STOCK)
OUTSTANDING ELLARD LAMBERT HIGHLANDS TX 1960
BIG CAR 58-89 (STREET)
OUTSTANDING LEON GUIDRY CROSBY TX 1962
WINNER ROBERT WOODALL HIGHLANDS TX 1960
BIG CAR 1990-NEWER
WINNER SAL ESCAMILLA HOUSTON TX 1996
PRO STREET
OUTSTANDING CRAIG BOULTON PEARLAND TX 1973 CAMARO
WINNER HEDRICK HORTON HOUSTON TX 1955 CHEVY
55-56-57 Chevy
WINNER RICHARD GARLAND HIGHLANDS TX 1957
MONTE CARLO
WINNER DANIEL MARKS HOUSTON TX 1971
CAMARO 67-69 (STOCK)
WINNER BOB WRIGHT SANTA FE TX 1967
CAMARO 67-69 (STREET)
OUTSTANDING WAYNE BRAGG MONT BELVIEU TX 1968
WINNER HARVEY VOGEL SWEENEY TX 1969
CAMARO 67-69 (MODIFIED)
WINNER GLEN BETHKE HOUSTON TX 1969
CAMARO 70-81 (STREET)
OUTSTANDING ANTHONY ESPOSLTO KATY TX 1979
WINNER DANIEL GOMEZ HOUSTON TX 1972
CAMARO 70-81 (MODIFIED)
WINNER PATRICK GRIGSBY BAYTOWN TX 1972
CAMARO 2010- NEWER (STREET)
OUTSTANDING ANN MARIE CLARK KATY TX 2010
WINNER MONICA JORDAN LEAGUE CITY TX 2010
CAMARO 2010- NEWER (MODIFIED)
OUTSTANDING CHRIS HARRELL KATY TX 2011
WINNER CHARLES EPPHR ALVIN TX 2010
CORVETTE 53-67
WINNER JOHN BRADLEY LEAGUE CITY TX 1966
CORVETTE 68-82
OUTSTANDING TRACEY DAIGLE SEABROOK TX 1974
WINNER GREG THOMAS BAYTOWN TX 1982
CORVETTE 84-96
WINNER VINCENT LEWIS HOUSTON TX 1986
CORVETTE 97-04
WINNER KASSY JOHNSON HOUSTON TX 2002
CORVETTE 05-NEWER (STOCK)
WINNER ART JESKE HOUSTON TX 2009
CORVETTE 05-NEWER (STREET)
WINNER BOB ROMSLAND TOMBALL TX 2011
CORVETTE 05-NEWER (MODIFIED)
OUTSTANDING BUTCH MARSH DICKINSON TX 2007
WINNER JAMES ORICE HOUSTON TX 2010
GOLD 1962-67 NOVA
WINNER JIM & JUDY LIPPERT GREEN KS 1967 NOVA
BEST BIG CAR
ROBERT WOODALL HIGHLANDS TX 1960 CHEV
BEST CAMARO
CHARLES EPPHR ALVIN TX 2010 CAMARO
BEST CHEVELLE
DAN LEGGETT DEER PARK TX 1967 CHEVELLE
BEST CORVETTE
KASSY JOHNSON HOUSTON TX 2002 VETTE
BEST CONVERSION
EDDIE DELOACH HIGHLANDS TX 1948 OLDS AERO SEDAN
BEST OPEN
TIM WATKINS BRAZORIA TX 1963 CORVAIN
BEST EARLY CHEVY
BRIAN BULHANAN BONE HURST TX 1930 CHEVY SEDAN
BEST EL CAMINO
BUD HALLMARK CONROE TX 1979 EL CAMINO
BEST 55-56-57
RICHARD GARLAND HIGHLANDS TX 1957 CHEVY
BEST MONTE CARLO
DANIEL MARKS HOUSTON TX 1971 MONTE CARLO
BEST NOVA
JIM & JUDY LIPPERT GREEN KS 1966 NOVA
BEST PRO STREET/ENGINEERED
HEDRICK HORTON HOUSTON TX 1955 CHEVY
BEST TRUCK
KAT PRATTA BOERNE TX 1966 CHEVY PU
BEST PAINT GOLD
JIM & JUDY LIPPERT GREEN KS 1967 NOVA
BEST DETAIL GOLD
JIM & JUDY LIPPERT GREEN KS 1967 NOVA
BEST ENGINE GOLD
JIM & JUDY LIPPERT GREEN KS 1967 NOVA
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