I am a big fan of the SS/AH class. I like heads up racing and this is one race that fans can really understand. The west coast hemi team is a profession sportmans team that is good for the sport of drag racing,Jeggie will be driving one of there cars at the US Nationals. 32 cars are enter for the Indy race so they have a full field.This is more for bragging rights,because the money is only 10,000 to the winner.So if you like to see heads up sportmans racing stay in the stands to watch this race.

Cars and drivers enter.
Harry Holton 68 cuda WCH
Jeg Coughlin 68 cuda WCH
Jerry Jenkins 68 cuda WCH
Joe Teuton 68 dart
Jerry Caro 68 dart
Randy Hopkins 68 dart
Joe Faherty 68 dart
John Rains 68 dart
Jim Hale 68 cuda
Fred Henson 68 dart
Darrell Marvel 68 cuda
Randy Warford 68 cuda
Wendell Howes 68 cuda
John Gifford 68 cuda
Dave Raybourn 68 cuda
Rick Houser 68 cuda
Jim Pancake 68 cuda Record Holder
Steve Baughman 68 cuda
Bucky Hess 68 cuda
Michael Barton 68 cuda
Dave Barton 68 dart
Bob Wolkwitz 68 dart
John Baughman 68 dart
Al Smyth III 68 cuda
Bill Brooks 68 cuda
Stewart Way 68 cuda
Matt Hensley 68 cuda
Joey Wilkes 68 cuda
c westcott 68 cuda
Rick Johnson 68 cuda
Bill Collett 68 cuda
Mark Howes 68 dart

One thing I was glad to see happen was the inclusion of the 4-speed cars in the Hemi Challenge/Shootout.Still would have liked to see the cars remain as SS/A and SS/AA,they owned the class for many many years.

Hey Mike ! I wouldn't call us a professional team, though I hope we act professionally. We're all working stiffs (or in the case of my Dad, retired) just trying to have a good time. Granted, we are fortunate that we have a nice financial foundation from the team owner, Michael Ogburn, but we all work and fit drag racing into our schedules like most other sportsman teams.

An even bigger race, than Indy, for the SS/AH contingent is upcoming at the Maple Grove Dutch Classic in October. Mopar has added it to its list of Hemi Shootout races and many others have joined to make the overall purse around $30,000. The weather will be nicer than Indy and there won't be limits on cars in attendance due to the dreaded grade point issues. It ought to be a fantastic race!!

Hope to see you at Indy!

Julie,

Are you coming to the Dutch with the rest of the team? If so, hope to get to finally meet you in person.

Hey, how about this coming weekend, in Columbus. The Hemi Shootout will be run on Friday, along with the other class eliminations and shootouts.

Jeg's may sponsor the race, but the SUMMIT Drag Race Central team (me) will be there anyway.

Larry,

We'll be there. I'm looking forward to class eliminations in comp. There could be three cars in L/AA. Stop by and say hello if you get a chance.

Yes, Dave, I will be coming out with the team in October. I'm looking forward to seeing the countryside and meeting internet friends.

Larry, didn't mean to slight next week's race. We aren't going so it's not a big priority for me, right now. I would imagine there will be a good two dozen cars for that race, if not more. And without Summit and Drag Race Central I would go crazy waiting for race results!!

See you at Indy, then Julie.

Without Summit and Drag Race Central, I'd be going crazy too. Had to miss a couple weekends to get some maintenance done and had a bad case of cabin fever by the time I finally got back on the road - even getting rained out in Cayuga was better than staying home for the weekend.

Larry your right. And without your great work with DRC I also would be lost. so thanks.

JEGS Sportsnatrionals
SS/AH cars Enter.
Wendell Howes 68 Cuda
Jim Keyes 68 Cuda
Dean Mink 68 Cuda
Jim Pancake 68 Cuda
Dave Barton 68 Dart
Mike Barton 68 Cuda
Brooks Lee 68 Dart
Bucky Hess 68 Cuda
Mark Howes 68 Dart
Matt Hensley 68 Cuda
Fred Henson 68 Dart
Darrell Marvel 68 Cuda
Randy Warford 68 Cuda
c westcott 68 cuda

I would guess maybe a few more will just show up.

[quote=Julie Jordan;5263]Hey Mike ! I wouldn't call us a professional team, though I hope we act professionally. We're all working stiffs (or in the case of my Dad, retired) just trying to have a good time.

Julie, Thats what I was trying to say,You guys act like a Professional Team.

I've planned to go to Reading twice but the Cash just wasn't there! Didn't matter since it rained out both times!

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JEGS Sportsnatrionals
SS/AH cars Enter.
Wendell Howes 68 Cuda
Jim Keyes 68 Cuda
Jim Pancake 68 Cuda
Bucky Hess 68 Cuda
Mark Howes 68 Dart
Matt Hensley 68 Cuda
Fred Henson 68 Dart
Bob Wolkwitz 68 Dart
Randy Warford 68 Cuda
c westcott 68 cuda
Joe Teuton 68 Cuda
John Baughman 68 Dart
Joey Wilkes 68 Cuda
John Gifford 68 Cuda

14 Cars ran in the Shootout

JIM PANCAKE was the Winner
Joey Wilkes was Runner- up

CONGRATS go out to JIM PANCAKE Great Job.

The hot talk at Hebron was that a couple of the big hitters were building manual transmission cars for Indy - they feel they will pick up a hundredth or more with the switch (I heard everything from a tenth to a hundredth). Gonna be interesting.

Hi Larry,I know that the westcott are building a stick car,and Dr. beshore was also going to build one,But Beshore has no grade points and I not sure his car is done,Sr westcott was going to drive the stick,so maybe jr. will drive beshore car if its done, I know they think nobody else has driven a stick so they would have the upper hand on everybody. I know is sounds easy but being a ex-hemi stick guy I not sure thats they way to go in this day and age unless you can use what the pro stocker have. Just my 2 cents we will see at indy.

Right now the sticks have a 40 pound weight advantage on the autos. After the initial AHFS results, the autos got hit another 7hp and the differential would have been 80 pounds. Thankfully, NHRA recognized a few errors in their calculations and revised things back down. I may be naive but I still see the autos on top.