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AUGUST
During pre-qualifying tech for Cheap Street, a nitrous line size dispute created quite the crowd around Adam Preston's dominant nitrous-fed Nova. The line was changed, and Preston was allowed to compete.
This Nova runs in Real Street and launches hard on the first qualifying pass. The crew is ironing out the bugs on this combination and continues to go deeper into the 5's.
Super Johnnie is all about showmanship, and if you've seen his wheelstanding Mustang that usually runs in the 6.0 class, you've seen it first hand. This is his newest creation--a stretched Nash Metropolitan. It's built to run in the 6.0 class but clicked off a 5.77 pass later in the evening!
You may have seen this fox body Mustang on Pinks All Out a couple of years ago, and it was on hand at the August Bounty Race, running in the 6.0 index class. Wheels up launches are common with this killer coupe and it was on the money all night!
Mike Farley finally ditched the Ford engine and went back to his roots with a big block Chevy. He stepped down to the Cheap Street class with this new combination and made it to the finals in its first outing. Those boys from Kentucky better watch out!
Speaking of Kentucky boys, the Preston camp also had this wicked Camaro on hand. A nitrous-fed LS-based engine powers the third generation Camaro to the finals. Joel Greathouse was the wheel man.
For the August Bounty Race, the I-40 Dragway crew added a 5.70 index class, which is open to door cars and dragsters with or without throttle stops.
A new car in the Pro Street class is this big block Ford-powered Mustang. It may not be dialed in just yet, but the car always provides a few thrills. Unfortunately, it didn't make the call for first round eliminations.
If you want to build a crowd pleasing drag car, then a bright yellow Opel GT with a twin turbo small block Chevy hanging out of it might just be the ticket. Ernie Lankford ran the Opel in the new 5.70 index class.
Sonny Smart is becoming a crowd favorite with his super long burnouts and great performance in the Pro Street class. The car looks awesome and was definitely on pace with the turbo cars.
This clean fox body coupe came to play in the Cheap Street class, but ended up running in the 6.0 index class. The car has a small block Ford with a 75mm turbo and ran strong all night.
Rick Weatherbee is on a role and continued the winning streak yet another month. The turbocharged big block propelled the car to a string of very low 5 second passes, and gave him another win.
The 6.0 index class is full of interesting cars, like this flamed '81 Camaro. Tube chassis, back half and stock suspension cars run in 6.0, offering lots of variety and some exciting racing.
The level of competition is always high when it comes to the heads up index classes, and mind games are a common tactic to winning. Neither of these guys would turn the second bulb on, and the burndown lasted several minutes.
With the track on kill, it was common to see wheelstands and the Little Deuce Coupe launches hard in the first round of eliminations.
Michael Newcome beat out Big Poppa in his new car's Real Street debut last month, and decided to step up to Pro Street this time around. Newcome didn't back down and bettered his fastest E.T. on his way to the finals.
Riverside Machine Shop builds engines for several Bounty Race participants, and the shop's owner (PeeWee) is seen here piloting his Chevy II 6.0 car.
Josh Proffitt had the bad black Malibu running strong, and was consistently carrying the wheels at least 100 feet. The car keeps pace with the Cheap Street field, but it's time to step it up if he wants to be at the top.
Even after the pre-qualifying drama with Preston's Cheap Street Nova, the line change didn't do much to hinder the car's performance. Preston went on to win the event against Mike Farley.
As the temperatures fall, horsepower goes up, and it shows with this wheels up launch. Wheelies don't win races, but they sure are fun to watch!
Kentucky racers were in full force at the August Bounty Race and Neil Bloyd was one of them with his wicked Procharged Nova. Bloyd proved that his small block could get it done, and beat out Joel Greathouse in the finals.
Cheap Street is the fastest growing class in the Bounty Race series, and this black Malibu is the newest contender. The big block Malibu treated this event as a major test session and put on a show with some nice wheelstands.
JULY HIGHLIGHTS
MAY 2010
PROSTREET WINNER RICK WETHERBEE
REAL STREET WINNER DARRYL HINKLE
CHEAP STREET WINNER ADAM PRESTON
6.00 WINNER TRAVIS NELSON
7.00 WINNER RICKY MILLARD
5.00 WINNER KOLE PRITCHETTE
CONGRATS GUYS FOR HELPING MAKE HISTORY!
Finally, after two rainouts the Iron Man Bounty Race happened, and the racers did an outstanding job of getting to the lanes quickly and making it a smooth event. For the car count, the race ended fairly early, even with a short rain delay and wild ride that required a good bit of cleanup. Congrats to all the winners!
Heading into the 2010 season, we knew there'd be a few new combinations at the track, and we also knew that several cars have yet to be completed. The weather was perfect, the timing was right and the first Bounty Race of 2010 was a huge event. A healthy car count made for exciting action, and a big crowd of spectators made it even better. Check out some of the action on the track:
This would be the last pass of the day by Big Mike in the low slung Mustang, running in the Pro Street class. Breakage plagued him this month, but he'll be back.
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APRIL 2010
RAINED OUT!
MARCH 2010
Henry Bluford campaigns this clean little coupe and came from Lenoir City to do battle in Cheap Street. The nitrous-fed Ford made it through to the second round of eliminations.
A strong field of index racers rolled into the March Bounty Race with intentions of running the number and taking home the cash.
Tommy Hayes runs in the 6.0 index class and debuted a new combination this month. It's safe to assume a small block Chevy rides under the cowl hood.
Throughout 2009, Ryan Arwood struggled just to get into the 5's, but 2010 is a different story. Ryan is definitely a player in Cheap Street and proved it this month by beating out Josh Proffitt in the semi finals with a 5.63 and going on to win the whole deal.
The action was wild prior to qualifying, as Mike Farley turned up the wick on his Procharged Camaro. Mike dominated Cheap Street last year, but made the switch to Real Street for 2010.
Blacked out from front to back, this little Pinto looks like it would be a handful. Mike Clayton owns the flat black Pinto and runs in the 7.0 index class.
Talayne Rogers pilots this Monte Carlo and had a brand new mill under the hood for the first race of the year. A red light knocked him out early on in eliminations in 7.0.
This isn't your average farm truck and it certainly isn't your average outlaw street car. The full size Ford pickup features a wicked big block Ford and a massive turbo mounted in the bed! His only full pass resulted in a 5.27 at 139mph.
Index racing is tough, and a huge field of 6.0 cars provided wheels up launches and a few wild rides before the night of racing was over.
The Valdez team brought two cars to the March Bounty Race, but the well-known turbo convertible never made a pass. However, their other turbo car did very well, winning in Pro Street with a best of 4.92 at 150mph.
There were a couple of new cars in the Pro Street class and this slick Chevy II was one of them. The nitrous-fed Nova made it to the finals after Billy Smith red-lighted in the semis.
Brian Rippy continues to progress with his flamed S-10, but couldn't quite hang with Dennis Clark in the first round of eliminations.
Talk about a crowd pleaser--Josh Proffitt's nitrous-sniffing Malibu was on the bumper numerous times. In an all-out war, Josh faced off with Ryan Arwood in the semis, where both cars would run 5.63.
Another driver that did his homework in the off season is Jason Coons. He runs in Real Street and nearly put it on the bumper in the first round of qualifying.
Richard Reagan isn't new to the Bounty Race series, but his car definitely has a new look. A flawless paint job matches the car's awesome performance in Real Street.
Wild rides weren't uncommon, and Glenn McCary certainly had his hands full on this qualifying pass. The car lit the tires about 100 feet out and by the time he lifted, his freshly-painted Nova was very sideways and headed across the center line. After it swapped ends a few times and took out the 330 cone, Glenn regained control.
Another instance of overpowering the track came just after Glenn's wild ride. Billy Smith's big block Chevy-powered Mustang made a move toward the centerline before blazing the hides. This isn't Billy's first rodeo, so he quickly reeled it in and coasted through the traps.
Known for his efforts behind the wheel of a dragster, Ronnie Clayton made the move to a door car this year. The Clayton brothers ran in the 5.0 index class with this low slung shoebox Chevy.
Marcus Wooden is a regular at the Bounty Race, but this was the first time he actually raced in the series. His Cheap Street Chevy II dipped into the 5.70s for the first time, so we'll see how much the car has left in it.
With a new LSX engine under the hood, Kentuckian, Adam Preston's third generation Camaro was a contender in Real Street. Flawless details inside and out make it the perfect combination of show and go.
Chris Shope didn't expect his nitrous Mustang to launch quite this hard, so he backed out of the throttle, giving Henry Bluford the round win.
The next round, Henry faced Josh Proffitt in the wheelstanding Malibu but he didn't have enough steam to pull off the win.
The Real Street finals came down to Darrell Hinkle driving Gary Jone's Chevy-powered Mustang, against Mike Farley's Ford-powered Camaro. In a battle of cross breed cars, the Mustang came out on top.
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