Wayne Davis took home 13-second...
Wayne Davis took home 13-second bragging rights with a 13.006-second average.
Another perfect finish was made by the 11-second winner Darius McLaughlin of Boerne, Texas (11.000). His '65 Mustang coupe is powered by a 408ci Windsor with a 150-shot of nitrous. Bringing victory to the late-model crowd was Rich Volberg of Jacksonville, Florida. His '09 GT500 averaged 12.064 second, enough for the 12-second win. Volberg's Torch Red GT500 sported the stock Eaton with a pulley, as well as suspension and exhaust upgrades.
Wayne Davis of Valdosta, Georgia, took the 13-second win with his clean, silver '91 LX. The mostly-stock notch features a naturally aspirated 5.0L and a five-speed gearbox. Victory in the 14-second class went to Clay Pate of Lenox, Georgia. He wheeled the white '93 LX hatch to a 14.014-second average. And True Street veteran Chris Parisi took yet another 15-second win with his V-6-powered S197.
Pro50.com SBS
The top 16 finishers from Saturday's Tremec True Street event came back on Sunday for the MM&FF Spring Break Shootout, presented by Pro50.com. For this race, competitors were allowed to open their hoods to make adjustments or repairs between rounds.
While it may seem that Seward had a lock on the field, he was knocked out in Round 1 after damaging his rear on launch. Darryl Buckner and his unique four-door '85 LTD took advantage and cruised to win with a 9.31 at over 146 mph. Alan Happel also won Round 1 with a 9.82-second over Darius McLaughlin, who ran 10.63. True Street/SBS-veteran Blair Brannock pulled off an impressive 8.19 at over 172 mph to take out Tony Whetstone's 10.29.
Rare and funky, Darryl Buckner's...
Rare and funky, Darryl Buckner's '85 LTD surprised quite a few with its 9.743-second average on Saturday. Buckner pulled out all the stops for the Shootout on Sunday, but 9.36 wasn't enough. He lost in Round 2 to Happel's 9.01.
Meanwhile, Fort Meyers, Florida-native Chris Segura eliminated Ryan Herringdine of Middleburg, Florida. True Street runner-up Chris Escobar quietly took the win over Michael Jovanis, who made the 1,000-plus-mile trip from Wall, New Jersey. And Jason Borum eliminated Connie Greiner; Brian Bromley took out Ryan Doyle; and Craig Svader topped Jason Roberts.
In Round 2, Happel knocked out Buckner and Svader slipped past Bromley. Brannock blew the tires off at the start line and lost to Segura, and Escobar's 8.94 wheeled him past Borum's 9.28. With the sun still shining, the final four rolled to the staging lanes for the semifinals. Segura took the win over Happel, despite Happel's head start. And Escobar pulled off an 8.77 over Svader's 9.26 to set up the final.
Blair Brannock of New Port...
Blair Brannock of New Port Richey, Florida, placed Third in the True Street competition, and blew the tires off in Round 2 of the Shootout on Sunday, losing to Segura.
Despite not having the quickest car in True Street, veteran Escobar turned up the wick and made his way through the field. He had a performance advantage for the money round, but Segura did his job and got off the line first with a 0.076-second reaction time, 0.019 seconds earlier than Escobar. Despite this, it wasn't enough to hold off the 10-time champ-Escobar cleared the traps in 8.80 seconds at 156 mph, while Segura trailed with a respectable 9.24 at 150 mph.
Escobar's clockwork-like SVO managed consistency and pulled through to score yet his second SBS victory in a row. It's not always about being the quickest or the fastest, but it does help if you're in the 8s.
"I was real happy. My car ran the best it's ever ran," Escobar tells us of his SBS victory.
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MM&FF True Street top 25 and winners
| Place | Name | Avg | Win Status |
| 1 | Randy Seward | 8.669 | Winner |
| 2 | Chris Escobar | 8.801 | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Blair Brannock | 8.809 | |
| 4 | Brian Bromley | 8.917 | |
| 5 | Alan Happel | 9.098 | 9-Second Winner |
| 6 | Jason Borum | 9.140 | |
| 7 | Chris Segura | 9.176 | |
| 8 | Craig Svader | 9.523 | |
| 9 | Darryl Buckner | 9.743 | |
| 10 | Michael Jovanis | 9.822 | |
| 11 | Tony Whetstone | 9.829 | |
| 12 | Alexys Garcia | 10.000 | 10-Second Winner |
| 13 | Pete Gomez | 10.031 | |
| 14 | Orestes Gonzalez | 10.073 | |
| 15 | Julio Don | 10.174 | |
| 16 | Ryan Herringdine | 10.278 | |
| 17 | Jason Roberts | 10.330 | |
| 18 | Dan Crouse | 10.711 | |
| 19 | Ryan Doyle | 10.807 | |
| 20 | Hector Hernandez | 10.960 | |
| 21 | Darius McLaughlan | 11.000 | 11-Second Winner |
| 22 | Connie Greiner | 11.037 | |
| 23 | Jeff Smith | 11.057 | |
| 24 | Josh Tonski | 11.059 | |
| 25 | Keith Lankford | 11.084 | |
| 35 | Rich Vollberg | 12.064 | 12-Second Winner |
| 46 | Wayne Davis | 13.006 | 13-Second Winner |
| 54 | Clay Pate | 14.014 | 14-Second Winner |
| 62 | Chris Parisi | 15.113 | 15-Second Winner |
Wheeling classic iron, 11-second-winner...
Wheeling classic iron, 11-second-winner Darius McLaughlan averaged 11.000 in the True Street competition with his '65 coupe.
Pro50.com's "Pro 50 Joe" stands...
Pro50.com's "Pro 50 Joe" stands next to his '10 Mustang rental during the SBS.
Chris Segura (near lane) gets...
Chris Segura (near lane) gets out in front of Ryan Herringdine in Round 1 of the Spring Break Shootout.
Tony Whetstone hit the street...
Tony Whetstone hit the street in his drop-top Fox during the True Street cruise. He averaged 9.82 seconds.
New jersey's Michael Jovanis...
New jersey's Michael Jovanis (near lane) made the cut for Sundays SBS but lost in Round 1 to Escobar.
Escobar's Modular-powered...
Escobar's Modular-powered SVO gets busy on its way to an 8.80 over Segura's 9.24 for the win.
True Street King Randy Seward...
True Street King Randy Seward accepts his trophy from NMRA official Jeff Conley.
Editor Evan Smith presents...
Editor Evan Smith presents Chris Escobar the trophy for the.....
....Muscle Mustangs & Fast...
....Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Spring Break Shootout, presented by Pro5.0.com.