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Tomasino Triumphs at Thunder Valley AutoZone Super Chevy
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Dave Tomasino scored his first Nitro Coupe win at Thunder Valley, putting
together three consistent runs to take the Mickey Thompson Nitro Coupe
Challenge at the AutoZone Super Chevy Show event at Bristol Dragway, held
June 24-26.
Tomasino, who hails from Holley, N.Y., did it the hard way, taking out
current World Championship points leader Wayne Torkelson in the semis.
In the finals, Tomasino and his '69 Camaro Nitro Coupe faced Mike Swinarski
of Hamburg, N.Y. Tomasino's run in the finals (6.467@ 214.92) was enough
to take the win over Swinarski, whose '57 Chevy Nitro Coupe struggled
in the finals. In the semis, Tomasino ran a 6.476 at 218.76 to whip Torkelson.
Canadian ace Bruce Boland of Stoney Creek, Ontario, was the other Nitro
Coupe semi-finalist at Bristol.
The Top Sportsman field was large and tough, but '63 split-window Corvettes
ruled the roost at Bristol as they have at several other stops in the
AutoZone Super Chevy Show's 25th Anniversary Tour. Atlanta Top Sportsman
winner Matt Weston of Hendersonville, NC took another Super Chevy Top
Sportsman title, defeating low qualifier Stacy Hall of Chesnee, SC, who
turned on the reds. Both racers drive '63 Vettes. In the finals, Weston
ran a (1/8 mile) 4.758 off his 4.71 dial-in at 151.02 miles per hour to
Hall's 4.633 on a 4.61 dial at 150.35 miles per hour after his red light.
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A field of over 360 cars competed in the four Flowmaster Bracket Racing
Series classes. Winners were: Mr. Gasket Bracket One (electronics), Brian
Thomas of Robinson Creek, KY; Bracket Two (non-electronics), Dustin Davis,
Newport, TN, '69 Nova; DOT (1/4 mile street legal), Tim Vinson, Dante,
VA; Jr. Dragster, Seth Street, Cedar Bluff, VA. (More Flowmaster Bracket
Racing results below)
The AutoZone Super Chevy Show takes the July 4th week off to honor America
and will head to Indianapolis Raceway Park for a July 15-17 event. For
information on that event, go to www.superchevyshow.com or call 740.964.2350. 
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