2007 NMRA Keystone Ford Nationals - Worlds Collide

Jarrett Halfacre got crossed up in the lights during test and tune after running 7.45 at 195 mph. Unfortunately, wind disrupted the parachute and dragged the car into the wall. The body scuffed the concrete barrier and blew out the windshield. Nevertheless, they banged out the body, replaced the windshield, and came back to qualify number one with a 7.45 at 195 mph. Halfacre lost to John Urist on a hole shot during the semifinal round of eliminations, 7.51 to Urist's 7.52.	A new face in the Factory Stock final round was Alan Cann of Cudahy, Wisconsin, who drove a '93 Mustang LX that was consistently in the mid-to-high-11s. Cann spun in the finals and lost to Jeff Schmell.	The Super Bowl race has become one of the most prestigious events of the year. Racers put their cars on kill in hopes of posting the quickest times and winning the glory and money. Sometimes they push things too far-case in point is Dwayne James (center), who kicked out the head gaskets during qualifying in his turbocharged Super Street Outlaw entry.
Winner Ben Mens (near lane) jumped way too early in the final round of Hot Street. His red-light start handed Charlie Booze Jr. (far lane) the automatic victory. Booze motored to the win with an 8.86 at 153-mph pass.	Winner John Urist (near lane) lined up against Billy Glidden as NMRA Super Street Outlaw took on NMCA Super Street 10.5. It was a long road to the finals and the Super Bowl round for Urist as he broke the engine during qualifying and the team thrashed all night to fix it. They got it together and were lucky during eliminations when Sam Vincent broke a driveshaft and Urist putted down the track with zero oil pressure. The engine survived, and a clogged filter was to blame. Urist then took out Jarrett Halfacre in the semis with a 7.52 and beat Zach Posey in the finals with a 7.55. He lost to Glidden in the Super Bowl bonus round.	Drag Radial racer John Kolivas marched to a class win and a Super Bowl victory with his turbocharged '98 Cobra. The Stang benefited from a Precision 85mm turbo on top of a Bennett Racing engine. Kolivas took advantage of a 3,150-pound minimum weight for the 85mm turbo combo and ran 8.09 at 173 mph.
Drag Radial runner-up Kevin Fiscus boiled the BFGoodrich hides in his '03 Mach 1. The turbocharged car set high mph for the event with a stellar 177 mph clip and went as fast as 8.10. Fiscus employs a 360ci engine with an 88mm turbocharger.	Former MM&FF Tech Editor Johnny Hunkins was on the prowl for Popular Hot Rodding. We razzed him a bit for selling Project Excalibur and buying a Brand-X car with the loot.	Michael Hauf (left) and his father, John (right), warmed up their 812ci engine in preparation for final-round action. The mountain-motor, big-block Ford engine features Hemi heads, a sheetmetal intake, and no power adders. It pushes the team's Mustang to mid-six-second times at 210 mph.

NMRA-Keystone Drag Racing Series Results
Class	Name	ET/MPH	R/T
DiabloSport Pro 5.0	Winner - Tony Bischoff	6.54/210	0.041
DiabloSport Pro 5.0	Runner-Up - Michael Hauf	6.65/210	-0.128
MSD Super Street Outlaw	Winner - John Urist	7.55/189	0.053
MSD Super Street Outlaw	Runner-Up - Zack Posey	7.67/185	-0.020
BFGoodrich Drag Radial	Winner - John Kolivas	8.10/173	0.073
BFGoodrich Drag Radial	Runner-Up - Kevin Fiscus	8.47/174	0.115
ProCharger EFI-Renegade	Winner - Brian Mitchell	12.82/82	0.201
ProCharger EFI-Renegade	Runner-Up - Tony Orts	Broke	Broke
Edelbrock Hot Street	Winner - Charlie Booze Jr.	8.86/153	0.367
Edelbrock Hot Street	Runner-Up - Ben Mens	Foul	Foul
Real Street	Winner - Bruce Hemminger	9.86/139	0.090
Real Street	Runner-Up - Jim Breese	9.91/136	0.048
Tremec Pure Street	Winner - Ron Anderson	10.35/126	0.042
Tremec Pure Street	Runner-Up - Jimmy Wilson	10.34/130	-0.001
K&N Filters Factory Stock	Winner - Jeffery Schmell	11.51/117	0.097
K&N Filters Factory Stock	Runner-Up - Alan Cann	12.07/112	0.122
Crane Cams Open Comp	Winner - Andy Blackmon	10.82/125	0.107
Crane Cams Open Comp	Runner-Up - Rodney Adams	9.68/138	0.239
Detroit Locker Truck & Lightning	Winner - Dave Cole	11.13/106	0.081
Detroit Locker Truck & Lightning	Runner-Up - Ray Johnson	Broke	Broke
Roush Performance Mod Muscle	Winner - Brandon Peterson	12.66/106	0.062
Roush Performance Mod Muscle	Runner-Up - Mike Zamboni	10.11/133	-0.042

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