2004 MORROCO, INDIANA - F.A.S.T. RACE
The first 2004 F.A.S.T. race was held on Friday May 11th at US-41 Racetrack in Morroco, Indiana. It was an interesting day at US-41, the weather was almost the deciding factor. High winds, thunderstorms, and driving rain is what the racers woke up to on Friday morning! The track opening was delayed for a couple of hours, but luckily the rain stopped, and the high winds helped dry out the track in short time. We had an abbreviated field for the opening F.A.S.T.- F/S race due to it's early calendar date. Along with the weather, the track conditions were not up to par so no new records were broken at this event. According to Dave Heilala ( 1968 Olds RamRod W-31 ), the right lane was the smoothest but it was the greasiest. The left lane had the best grip, but it was like driving across a corn field! Even though YEAR ONE had stepped up and offered a $1000 reward to the first F.A.S.T. racer to break into the 10's, it just wasn't in the cards that day. This was a new track for the F.A.S.T. series. Congratulations to Terry Pennington for taking the win and creating a new low-ET record of 11.24! Tom Cannon was awarded with the F.A.S.T.est small block running an 11.98 at 117.88 MPH!
| Winner: | Terry Pennington | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, 427 ZL1 | 11.27 @ 126.35 MPH |
| Runner Up: | Joel Nystrom | 1967 Plymouth GTX, 426 Hemi | 11.84 @ 122.24 MPH |
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| #1 Qualifier: | Terry Pennington | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, 427 ZL1 | 11.24 @ 126.35 MPH |
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| Low ET of event: | Terry Pennington | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, 427 ZL1 | 11.24 |
| Top MPH of event: | Dave Dudek | 1970 Dodge Challenger, 426 Hemi | 127 MPH |
F.A.S.T. Qualifying Order
| Qualifying # / Name | State | Car | Transmission | ET | MPH |
| 1- Terry Pennington | Indiana | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, 427 ZL1 | Automatic | 11.24 | |
| 2- Joel Nystrom | Minnesota | 1967 Plymouth GTX, 426 Hemi | Manual | 11.62 | |
| 3- Dave Dudek Jr. | Michigan | 1969 Dodge Challenger, 426 Hemi | Manual | 11.62 | |
| 4- Danny Kellems | | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | Automatic | 11.72 | |
| 5- Wayne Nelson | Minnesota | 1970 Chevrolet Corvette, L88 427 | Automatic | 11.74 | |
| 6- Tom Cannon | Pennsylvania | 1970 Dodge Challenger TA, 340-6 | Manual | 11.98 | |
| 7- Mike Wowk | Ohio | 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, 426 Hemi | Automatic | 12.17 | |
| 8- Jim Goode | Michigan | 1963 Plymouth Max Wedge, 426 | Automatic | 12.31 | |
| 9- Rob Clary | Missouri | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, Yenko 427 | Automatic | 12.32 | |
| 10- Jim Spetzman | Minnesota | 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner, 440-6 | Automatic | 12.37 | |
| 11- Pat Wendling | Ohio | 1969 Pontiac Firebird, RAIV 400 | Automatic | 12.40 | |
| 12- Tom Kelly | | 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner, 426 Hemi | Automatic | 12.81 | |
| 13- Dan Jensen | Michigan | 1971 Pontiac T37, 455 HO | Automatic | 13.20 | |
| 14- Randy Boyer | Michigan | 1972 Chevrolet Corvette, LT1 350 | Automatic | 13.41 | |
| 15- Casey Marks | Michigan | 1968 Chevrolet Biscayne, 427 | Manual | 13.42 | |
| 16- Dave Heilala | Michigan | 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 350 W31 | Manual | 14.22 | |
| 17-Larry Dupuis | | 1970 Pontiac GTO, 455 | | 14.24 | |
Due to the small field it was decided by the F.A.S.T. Committee at the driver's meeting to run the F.A.S.T. Four, and the rest of the field would run in the "Best 2 out of 3" mini shoot-out format. Here are the pairings with results! Oddly enough, every round-except one-was decided in two straight rounds! Of note, Dave Dudek Sr., Steve Hodges, Brian Stefina, and Scott Pennington were not able to make the final rounds due to mechanical problems. Also, Mike Wowk withdrew his Hemi RoadRunner after the first round against Jim Goode. Jim then ran against Rob Clary who had an "bye" round. As you can see, it is more about driving time, and having fun than it is to run for competition sake alone. This is what helps make F.A.S.T. Racing so popular with the drivers and fans!
F.A.S.T. Racing Results
The F.A.S.T. Four were as follows.
(Qualifying times are shown in parentheses).
Round 1A F.A.S.T.:......
#1 Terry Pennington- ZL-1 Camaro(11.24)vs.
#4 Danny Kellams- SS396 Camaro(11.72)
Terry wins with a 11.54 @ 125.73 over Danny's 11.80 @ 117.60.
Round 1B F.A.S.T.:......
#2 Joel Nystrom- Hemi GTX(11.621)vs.
#3 Dave Dudek Jr.- Hemi Challenger(11.623)
Joel wins with a 11.79 @ 124.67 over Dave's traction challenged 12.32 @ 119.04.
In the F.A.S.T. 4 final round.......
Terry out runs Joel with his 11.27 @ 126.35 over Joel's 11.84 @ 122.24!!
Best 2 out of 3 Match-ups were:
(Qualifying times are shown in parentheses)
Wayne Nelson- L-88 Corvette (11.74) vs. Tom Cannon- 340 Challenger T/A (11.98)....
Round 1: Wayne 11.81 @ 119.39 (W) vs. Tom 12.19 @ 115.41
Round 2: Wayne 11.79 @ 119.32 (W) vs. Tom 12.33 @ 115.41
Mike Wowk- Hemi RoadRunner(12.17) vs. Jim Goode- Max Wedge Plymouth (12.31)....
Round 1: Mike 12.11 @ 119.63 (W) vs. Jim 12.60 @ 113.44
For Round 2 Mike dropped out and Rob Clary (12.32) stepped in.......
Round 1-a: Jim 12.48 @ 113.34 (W) vs. Rob 12.47 @ 111.38
Round 2: Rob 12.80 @ 111.34 (W) vs. Jim 12.36 @ 113.39
Round 3: Jim 12.38 @ 113.63 (W) vs. Rob 13.20 @ 106.90
Jim Spetzman- 440-6 Super Bee (12.37) vs. Pat Wendling- Firebird 400 (12.40)....
Round 1: Jim 12.58 @ 109.23 (W) vs. Pat 12.88 @ 112.00
Round 2: Jim 12.54 @ 109.26 (W) vs. Pat 12.63 @ 111.68
Tom Kelly- Hemi Road Runner (12.81) vs. Dan Jensen- Pontiac T-37 455(13.11)....
Round 1: Tom 12.93 @ 107.31 (W) vs. Dan 13.32 @ 103.96
Round 2: Tom 13.05 @ 107.40 (W) vs. Dan 13.11 @ 104.32
Randy Boyer- LT-1 Corvette (13.41) vs. Casey Marks- 427 Biscayne(13.42)....
Round 1: Casey 13.45 @ 103.96 (W) vs. Randy 13.55 @ 103.96
Round 2: Casey 13.56 @ 103.45 (W) vs. Randy 13.71 @ 103.17
Dave Heilala- 350 RamRod Olds (14.22) vs. Larry Dupuis- 455 RA GTO (14.24)....
Round 1: Dave 14.36 @ 97.18 (W) vs. Larry 14.34 @ 96.55
Round 2: Dave 14.09 @ 97.13 (W) vs. Larry 14.50 @ 95.74
Prizes for the following class winners received Year One Gift Certificates!
Thanks again to Year One for their support!
$250: Winners: Terry Pennington(F.A.S.T) & Wayne Nelson (F/S)
$100: Runner-up: Joel Nystrom(F.A.S.T) & Rob Clary(F/S)
$100: Fastest small block: Tom Cannon -1970 Challenger T/A 340-6
The list of entrants:
F.A.S.T. Class
-Dave Dudek Sr. 69 GTX HEMI
-Terry Pennington 69 Camaro ZL1
-Dave Dudek Jr. 70 Challenger HEMI
-Joel Nystrom 67 GTX HEMI
-Jim Goode 63 Plymouth Max Wedge
-Steve Hodges 70 Challenger HEMI
-Randy Boyer 72 Corvette LT1
-Mike Wowk 70 Roadrunner HEMI
-Scott Pennington 65 Chevelle Z16 396
-Tom Cannon 70 Challenger T/A 340-6
-Danny Kellams 69 Camaro SS396
Factory Stock F/S Class
-Brian Stefina 64 Mercury Marauder 427-8
-Rob Clary 69 Camaro Yenko 427
-Pat Wendling 69 Firebird 400
-Tom Kelly 68 Roadrunner HEMI
-Wayne Nelson 69 Corvette L88
-Jim Spetzman 69 1/2 Super Bee 440 6pak
-Dave Heilala 68 Olds W31
-Dan Jensen 71 Pontiac T-37
-Casey Marks 68 Chevy Biscayne 427 4 speed
-Larry Dupuis 70 GTO Judge RA3 455
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