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Randy Bradford and his Topolino fuel altered towed in all the way from the Pacific Northwest to give the Kentucky fans a blast at the
past in ‘Awful Awful.’ The Fuel Altereds were one of the highlights of the 2017 show.
go and laid down the gauntlet off came in at 6.04, and young Tyler on the wrenches in Murphy’s
the trailer with a heavy 5.68 that Hilton in the Great Expectations pit. The blue Atlanta Speed Shop
would be better than any other retro car found enough for a 6.10 to entry looked solid but Murphy
qualifier’s effort before Saturday’s grab the bump. Four cars missed, was not to be denied, running a
race program. Eight other cars with Jason Greenfield in ninth after healthy 5.72 to Miller’s 6.38, both
went down during that session, getting bumped during the final cars trailing smoke in the lights.
none quicker than 6.00, and Adam session. That left current champ Bartone
Sorokin was outside the eight-car and second-gen pilot Sorokin, two
field at ninth. Friday dawned to Saturday round one was again in veterans of these battles, for the
warm summer weather and solid nice weather, a little cooler. With final pair in round one. Bartone’s
humidity. The big boys (and girl) a number of sportsman classes car looks the part of ‘modern
played hard, with flames and no run during the morning, the track nasty,’ while Sorokin in the colorful
small amount of shrapnel the was ready for Top Fuel. Young had Champion Speed Shop streamliner
result. Young improved even more, every intention of leaving here has the nostalgia look. They served
to a 5.618 and impressive 260.36 the top dog, and used a soft 5.99 it up with the closest side-by-side
trap speed. Jim Murphy stayed #2, to walk by Hilton, who blew off TF run of the day, Bartone with
now with a 5.692 blast, while ‘Nitro the rear tires at the launch. Dusty a .067 reaction and 5.71 time to
Kitty’ Mendy Fry was close behind Green had a couple of wet cylinders Sorokin’s quicker .059 launch
at 5.697. Reigning Champ Tony as he lined up against Fry and the coupled with a very-close-but-on-
Bartone from Long Island City, NY High Speed Motorsports machine fire 5.73 to lose by 7 feet.
closed with a 5.727 to round out out of Los Angeles, and the female
the top half. Trailing fire behind Bakersfield champ showed why she Round two was interesting.
him, Sorokin now moved into the was getting it done, kicking off a Murphy, looking to shed a two-year
program in 5th with a 5.88, fellow 5.71 blast to the Nitro-Hemi team’s ‘also ran’ streak, was in the left lane
California racer Dusty Green was game 6.17. Now it was Murphy when it came time to race Mendy
6th at 5.91, Missouri’s Dave Miller facing Miller, with Roland Leong Continued on page 55
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