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        a hot and greasy track that sometimes saw track temps
        in excess of 140 degrees over the three days of racing
        action.

          In the top fuel final, it was Mendy Fry with a            HONDA
        5.72/252.05 mph pass taking the win over Jimmy                                                                 ®
        Young, who ran a 5.84/256.26 mph.  Young got out of
        the groove early, but never lifted… and the crowd went                                                  NEW
        wild.  This was an extremely close race at the finish
        line.

          The funny car class brought the kind of action to the
        track that has made this class so popular with racing
        fans.  Over the three days of exciting action, fans saw      4 BARREL                               Excellent
                                                                                                            Durability
        everything one would expect from this class – from
        full quarter mile passes, to runs aborted in the first                                           Monster Mesh TM
        sixty feet or right at the hit.  Once again, weather and                                          Filters
        track conditions made for some exciting passes, as
        well as those that were quickly aborted.                                   We Do         Huge amounts of premium
          In the funny car final round, Dan Horan quickly went      BILLET           It All      quality filter media for
                                                                                                 minimum pressure drop.
        around a wheel-standing John Smith for the win, with                                           Precisely Repeatable
                                                                                                                       High Speed
        a 5.881/216.27 mph to Smith’s 11.902/52.34 mph pass.                                                              Bypass
        Smith fought hard, but quickly lifted the wheels once                             Our CUSTOM
                                                                                           Made Manifolds
                                                                                             Set Records!
        again, then gave it up.
                                                                                                        Used on 95% of the
          FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING ORDER                                                                    NASCAR Cup cars
                                                                                                        Quick Disconnect
         1  Shawn Bowen, Goodrich MI                                                                             Bypass
             1969 Camaro . . . . . . .  5.874  . . . . . . 241.80  12AN  &  8AN Fuel Rail
                                                                  Largest on the Market
         2   Dan Horan Jr., Sylmar CA                                                       WORLD’S      Kinsler Leak Tester
             1969 Camaro . . . . . . .  5.923 . . . . . . 245.14                            Largest      Check engine leakage;
                                                                                                         barrel valve setting.
                                                                                                Stocking
                                                                                                         Most accurate and
         3  Greg Jacobsmeyer, Florissant MO                                                        Distributor    repeatable on the market
             1970 Challenger . . . . .  6.078 . . . . . . 233.96     BLOWER HATS
         4  John Bodie Smith, Anderson SC                                                                   Kinsler.com
             1970 Cuda.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  6.287 . . . . . . 197.48                               Precision
         5  Eric Stevens, Somerset KY                                                                     Jets
             1969 Camaro . . . . . . .  6.476  . . . . . . 170.06
                                                                  ©                                     Custom Size
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          The Fuel Altereds offered three cars at the event,         Read
        since Nanook experienced problems with the hauler                         EXCELLENT
                                                                                  FOR  EFI
        while on the road and was unable to make it to the       Monster                EFI Injectors, Lucas Metering Units, and all
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        track.  The hot weather was a little tough for all       Mesh                   makes of Pressure Relief Valves need 3 micron
                                                                 Filter
        three entries to get a handle on their set-ups, but fuel                        protection, but 3 micron filters plug up too quickly,
                                                                                                  so most racers use 10 micron, which is too
        altereds never put on a bad show.  In Saturday’s final                                        coarse.  We made this new element for
                                                                                                       NASCAR Cup cars: 10 micron premium
        rounds as the sun was setting, these altereds were on                                        paper top layer to take out 95% of the dirt,
                                                                                                     with a 3 micron precision Fiberglass lower
        a 139 degree track, with 100 degree air and adjusted        10/3 Element
                                                                                                     layer. Details:  Kinsler.com home page.
        altitude at 3900 ft. You get the picture.                 Tel: 248-362-1145 Troy, MI    sales@kinsler.com
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