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the 1976 NHRA Pro Stock world or custom car on the famous Beech heat and humidity this time of year.
champion. Other honorees Bend Raceway drag strip. The The 2018 event was no exception,
included Jay Howell, Bo Laws, Ed reunion event concluded Saturday with highs in the low nineties,
Miller, Joe Williamson and Greg evening with the famous cacklefest. relative humidity often in the
Xakellis. Tours of the museum, the Thirty-three entrants – including eighties, and little or no movement
reception and a small cacklefest historic front-engine dragsters, of those stars and stripes on the
outside on the museum grounds funny cars and hot rods – mixed flag pole. Although showers and
provided an enjoyable Friday some big loads in their fuel tanks thunderstorms were occasionally
evening for all in attendance. for an awesome visual display along nearby, the entire reunion saw no
with the usual watery eyes and rain or track-drying and sunshine
New for 2018 was the Thursday burning nostrils for spectators. was prevalent throughout the event.
night street legal drags. For ten
bucks, show car entrants could While the event provides three Nostalgia top fuel brought the
make a few passes on the drag strip days of good, hard drag racing, action this class is known for to the
in their street legal hot rod, classic Bowling Green is also known for reunion. Keep in mind, this was on

NOSTALGIA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING ORDER
1 Mendy Fry, Los Angeles CA 5 Tim Cullinan, Des Plaines IL
2016 Hadman. . . . . . . 5.680 . . . . . . 235.97 2009 NTF . . . . . . . . . 5.904 . . . . . . 239.53

2 Jim Young, Salem WI 6 Brendan Murry, San Jose CA
2007 FED . . . . . . . . . 5.798 . . . . . . 254.90 2010 Rooman . . . . . . . 5.950 . . . . . . 213.91

3 Adam Sorokin, Glendale CA 7 Jason Greenwood, Racine WI
2004 Sterling . . . . . . . 5.824 . . . . . . 216.93 2010 Stirling . . . . . . . 6.101 . . . . . . 243.24
4 Dusty Green, Pleasant Hill CA 8 Julius Hughes, Gainesville GA
2006 Neil & Parks . . . . 5.891 . . . . . . 242.19 2011 Horton. . . . . . . . 6.368 . . . . . . 242.02

Tyler Hilton out of Sharonville, Ohio in the gorgeous “Great
Expectations III” nostalgia top fueler. In the 60’s and 70’s,
Bobby Hilton, Tyler’s father drove Jim and Allison Lee’s
Top Fuel car.

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