Westcott Jr. Leads Qualifying for MoparR HEMIR Challenge

June 18, 2010

Event Contact: Michael Smith (734) 347-9871
E-mail: msmith@jrthompson.com  

 

MOPAR(r) HEMI(r) CHALLENGE QUALIFYING REPORT
NHRA Holley National Hot Rod Reunion
June 18-20, 2010

Beech Bend Raceway, Bowling Green, KY

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Westcott Jr. Leads Qualifying for Mopar(r) HEMI(r) Challenge

Hot, Slick Conditions Test Racers Ability to Maintain Traction

 

Bowling Green, KY - Charlie Westcott Jr. will lead a strong contingent
of Mopar(r) HEMI(r) Challenge Series competitors into Saturday
eliminations for the first time ever at the NHRA 8th Annual Holley
National Hot Rod Reunion at historic Beech Bend Raceway.

 

The Parma, Mich. native was able to hook up his '68 Plymouth Barracuda
in Friday's first qualifying session to pace the field with an
8.619-second run. Larry Perkins Sr. of Collegeville, Pa.., qualified his
'68 'Cuda in the No. 2 spot with an 8.716-second run, with David Barton
of Robesonia, Pa., third at 8.718 seconds, also in a '68 'Cuda.

 

First round eliminations are set for 1:30 p.m. Central time Saturday,
with finals set for 7:30 p.m.

 

Temperatures in the mid-90s with high humidity Friday afternoon made
staying hooked up tricky for all of the cars in the second qualifying
session, with Charlie Westcott Sr. posting the best run of 8.919
seconds. He will start in the fifth position behind Gary Wolkowitz in
his '68 Dodge Dart.

 

The much-expected matchup between perennial series favorites Westcott
Jr. and Jim Daniels, a dentist from Pennsylvania and winner of two 2009
events, will not occur at this event. Daniels was a scratch for the NHRR
event after his car broke last week in preparation runs.

 

The NHRR is in its eighth year. The weekend includes a wide variety of
activities, including NHRA vintage drag racing featuring some of the
sport's most famous and historic cars and drivers racing in Nostalgia
Top Fuel, Funny Car and more. Participants will vie for the $5,000
winner's purse at the first Mopar HEMI Challenge event of the 2010
season. 

 

 

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