Bret Kepner
09-27-2006, 12:07 PM
These results reflect the record holders, qualifiers, and final round contestants at each of the
SX Performance Street Car Shootout Series events held each Tuesday at Gateway
International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.
Tuesday SCSS Track Records can be set during official qualifying or championship rounds. The
official qualifying period begins at 6:30 PM and concludes at 9:00 PM, barring unforeseen
circumstances. At 9:30 PM, the two quickest qualifers meet in a no-handicap championship round for
trophies. Each of the Top 16 qualifiers receives a "Fastest Street Car Qualifier" decal. The SCSS
trophies and decals are presented by SX Performance Fuel Systems in St. Louis, MO (6
Sunnen Drive, 314-644-3000, http://www.sx-performance.com ). Additionally, the two
quickest Sport Tuner drivers, (open to all passenger cars except Rear-Wheel-Drive vehicles with
engines of six cylinders or more), also meet in a no-handicap championship round for trophies
presented by St. Louis Street Racing.com (http://www.stlsr.com) and the two quickest Super
Truck drivers, (open to all trucks and utility vehicles), meet in a no-handicap championship round for
trophies presented by http://www.GatewayRaceway.com .
GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, MADISON, ILLINOIS
2006 SX PERFORMANCE STREET CAR SHOOTOUT TRACK RECORDS
Class Name Hometown ST Vehicle Engine ET MPH Date
RWD Sam Moore, East Alton, IL 93 Mustang 352 Ford 8.584 9/26/2006
RWD Sam Moore, East Alton, IL 93 Mustang 352 Ford 161.25 7/18/2006
TRK Kevin Autenrietch, Bethalto, IL 84 S-10 355 Chevy 9.772 9/28/2004
TRK Steven Gleghorn, Alton, IL 94 S-10 434 Chevy 140.44 9/26/2006
RTY Eric Cheatham, Belleville, IL 93 RX-7 79 Mazda 10.048 9/26/2006
RTY Eric Cheatham, Belleville, IL 93 RX-7 79 Mazda 137.95 9/26/2006
4CYL Joe Laramee, Decatur, IL 77 Pinto 147 Ford 10.534 9/26/2006
4CYL Joe Laramee, Decatur, IL 77 Pinto 147 Ford 130.19 9/26/2006
6CYL Rob Nolan, Granite City, IL 87 Regal 231 Buick 11.041 10/11/2005
6CYL Rob Nolan, Granite City, IL 87 Regal 231 Buick 124.56 4/11/2006
FWD Adam Corbitt, St. Charles, MO 85 Golf 122 Volks 11.473 9/5/2006
FWD Adam Corbitt, St. Charles, MO 85 Golf 122 Volks 126.95 5/30/2006
DSL Phillip Blackburn, Springfield, IL 03 2500 HD 403 Chevy 11.835 8/2/2005
DSL Phillip Blackburn, Springfield, IL 03 2500 HD 403 Chevy 114.29 8/2/2005
SEPTEMBER 26th, 2006 SX PERFORMANCE STREET CAR SHOOTOUT QUALIFIERS
Pos Name Hometown ST Vehicle Engine ET MPH Date
EVENT 23 9/26/2006
1 Sam Moore E. Alton IL 93 Mustang 352 Ford 8.872 153.67
2 Tony Huff Collinsville IL 68 Nova 468 Chevy 9.439 142.19
3 Tim Mallicoat Collinsville IL 68 Camaro 468 Chevy 9.568 130.56
4 Gary Tripp Imperial MO 69 Camaro 406 Chevy 9.578 142.58
5 Kim Westphal Roxana IL 89 Mustang 355 Chevy 10.013 117.55
6 Eric Cheatham Belleville IL 93 RX-7 79 Mazda 10.048 119.96
7 Steven Gleghorn Alton IL 94 S-10 434 Chevy 10.376 140.44
8 Joe Laramee Decatur IL 77 Pinto 147 Ford 10.534 130.19
9 Orson Johnson House Springs MO 99 Mustang 281 Ford 10.564 131.51
10 Tony Buhl Lebanon IL 89 Mustang 331 Ford 10.641 126.23
11 Raymond Arthur Edwardsville IL 67 Camaro 427 Chevy 10.734 116.64
12 Mike Mester Valley Park MO 00 Firebird 402 Pont 10.756 125.03
13 Brett Evans Glen Carbon IL 65 Mustang 427 Ford 10.883 103.23
14 Derrick Roeslein Fenton MO 02 Camaro 346 Chevy 10.935 122.68
15 Hal Marshall Collinsville IL 86 S-10 383 Chevy 10.949 124.57
16 Robert Tarr Aviston IL 91 Mustang 381 Ford 11.104 127.11
SEPTEMBER 26th, 2006 SX PERFORMANCE STREET CAR SHOOTOUT FINAL
ROUND
Pos Name Hometown ST Vehicle R.T. ET MPH
W Sam Moore, East Alton, IL 1993 352 Mustang 0.625 8.584 161.25
RU Tony Huff, Collinsville, IL 1968 468 Nova -0.053 (foul) 9.352 142.07
Capping what was easily the most spectacular event in the history of the SX Performance Street Car
Shootout Series, Sam Moore earned his second title of the season while joining in what had already
become the complete destruction of the SCSS record books. Exceptional atmospheric conditions, a
nearly perfect racing surface and a massive turnout of the area’s quickest and fastest machinery
made the sixty-third race in the series one which produced simply mind-boggling performances.
Records in nearly every category were not merely exceeded but completely destroyed by elapsed
times and speeds many thought would never be seen in the SCSS program. Here are just a few of
the amazing statistics from the meet.
*** A record “bump spot” for the Super Sixteen qualifiers of 11.10 seconds, nearly a
half-second quicker than the previous mark of 11.52 seconds
*** An average performance for the top sixteen qualifiers of 10.31 seconds at 128.38 miles per
hour, over a half-second quicker than the previous record average of 10.87/126.75
*** The top eight qualifiers under 10.53 seconds, more than a quarter-second quicker than the
previous best of 10.87 seconds
*** The top thirty-two qualifiers under 11.91 seconds, almost a quarter-second quicker than
the previous record of 12.14 seconds
*** 22 cars over 120 mph, three more than the previous record
*** 17 vehicles ran quicker than 12.00 seconds and FAILED to qualify
*** 111 of the top 130 qualifiers (85%) recorded career-best elapsed times
The event started with little indication of what was to come. Following the completion of early timed
trials, the official qualifyng period was only five minutes old when Matthew Jordan’s 2003 Mustang
suffered a massive coolant loss near the finish line and signaled the official beginning of “Oildown
Season” with a lengthy clean-up by the Gateway International Raceway Safety Crew. During the
down time, the corrected elevation dropped from 1300 feet above sea level to 980 feet on its way to
a mere 517 feet during the final rounds. The meticulously prepared surface never dropped below 73
degrees, however, leading to an absolutely astounding qualifying session.
The first major shock came from unheralded Steven Gleghorn who debuted a new 1994 Chevy S-10
pickup with a Dart Cylinder Head-equipped 434-cubic inch smallblock powerplant. The nitrous-aided
pickup’s very first pass was a 10.37 at an incredible 140.44 mph, shattering Kevin Autenrietch’s
135.39 mph SCSS Speed Record for Trucks only two days shy of its second anniversary! That effort
was soon overshadowed by Moore’s first pass.
Back behind the wheel of Bill Silva’s infamous “Silva Bullet” ‘93 Mustang, the current SCSS Speed
Record holder had his sights set on Brett Heidgerken’s nearly one-year-old 8.871 second ET mark.
The ProCharger-equipped 352-inch Ford launched conservatively with a 1.52-second 60-feet ET but
thundered to the top end to post an 8.872-second blast at only 153.67 miles per hour. After an
eighth-mile clocking of 5.79/128.66, (the fastest 660-feet speed in SCSS history), Moore found
himself without power after the supercharger drive belt departed just past the 1000-feet mark. “One
lousy thousandth of a second!”, exclaimed Moore after the run, adding, “I can’t believe we missed it
by one thousandth of a second! If the belt hadn’t come off, there’s no telling how quick and fast that
car was gonna go!”. Silva and Moore quickly made the decision to rest the Mustang and see just
who, if anybody, could come close.
Thus began a performance parade the likes of which had never been seen on a Tuesday night at
Gateway. It was the winningest SCSS pilot ever, Tony Huff, who stepped up to a 9.43/142.19 in his
nitrous-aided bigblock ‘68 Nova but he was quickly followed by Tim Mallicoat’s new low-rider ‘68
Camaro, (9.56 at an early shut-off 130.56 mph on a run which had identical eighth-mile numbers to
Huff’s pass), and Gary Tripp, who’d appeared in four of the past five final rounds, with his 496-inch
‘69 Camaro at 9.57/142.58. The amazing list of qualifiers tells the rest of the story.
By the time qualifying was completed, (and Jeremy Heizer’s ‘91 GTA Firebird ran 11.23/124.25 and
DIDN’T qualify!), all but four drivers had recorded best-ever performances. Ironically, it was
Moore and Silva who were responsible for the recent improvement in Huff’s performance and, as the
two prepared for the championship, Silva and Moore headed to the starting line to watch Huff make a
late timed trial with yet another new tune-up. A career-best 9.38/142.01 appeared for the Nova pilot
but the Chevy moved to the centerline for the second run in a row. “On the first run, an oil breather
line came off and sprayed the left tire”, said Huff before the trophy dash, “but this time it was
different. I’m not really sure what’s causing it to turn but it’s definitely making me uncomfortable”.
Incredibly, it was Silva who discovered the culprit just minutes before the two were to meet for the
event’s final run and quickly remedied the problem. “It was a leaky valve stem!”, said Silva with a
smile, “and I just replaced it. The car came back with only four pounds of air in one tire. That’ll make
you do some steering, for sure!”.
(CONTINUED IN REPLY...)
SX Performance Street Car Shootout Series events held each Tuesday at Gateway
International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.
Tuesday SCSS Track Records can be set during official qualifying or championship rounds. The
official qualifying period begins at 6:30 PM and concludes at 9:00 PM, barring unforeseen
circumstances. At 9:30 PM, the two quickest qualifers meet in a no-handicap championship round for
trophies. Each of the Top 16 qualifiers receives a "Fastest Street Car Qualifier" decal. The SCSS
trophies and decals are presented by SX Performance Fuel Systems in St. Louis, MO (6
Sunnen Drive, 314-644-3000, http://www.sx-performance.com ). Additionally, the two
quickest Sport Tuner drivers, (open to all passenger cars except Rear-Wheel-Drive vehicles with
engines of six cylinders or more), also meet in a no-handicap championship round for trophies
presented by St. Louis Street Racing.com (http://www.stlsr.com) and the two quickest Super
Truck drivers, (open to all trucks and utility vehicles), meet in a no-handicap championship round for
trophies presented by http://www.GatewayRaceway.com .
GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, MADISON, ILLINOIS
2006 SX PERFORMANCE STREET CAR SHOOTOUT TRACK RECORDS
Class Name Hometown ST Vehicle Engine ET MPH Date
RWD Sam Moore, East Alton, IL 93 Mustang 352 Ford 8.584 9/26/2006
RWD Sam Moore, East Alton, IL 93 Mustang 352 Ford 161.25 7/18/2006
TRK Kevin Autenrietch, Bethalto, IL 84 S-10 355 Chevy 9.772 9/28/2004
TRK Steven Gleghorn, Alton, IL 94 S-10 434 Chevy 140.44 9/26/2006
RTY Eric Cheatham, Belleville, IL 93 RX-7 79 Mazda 10.048 9/26/2006
RTY Eric Cheatham, Belleville, IL 93 RX-7 79 Mazda 137.95 9/26/2006
4CYL Joe Laramee, Decatur, IL 77 Pinto 147 Ford 10.534 9/26/2006
4CYL Joe Laramee, Decatur, IL 77 Pinto 147 Ford 130.19 9/26/2006
6CYL Rob Nolan, Granite City, IL 87 Regal 231 Buick 11.041 10/11/2005
6CYL Rob Nolan, Granite City, IL 87 Regal 231 Buick 124.56 4/11/2006
FWD Adam Corbitt, St. Charles, MO 85 Golf 122 Volks 11.473 9/5/2006
FWD Adam Corbitt, St. Charles, MO 85 Golf 122 Volks 126.95 5/30/2006
DSL Phillip Blackburn, Springfield, IL 03 2500 HD 403 Chevy 11.835 8/2/2005
DSL Phillip Blackburn, Springfield, IL 03 2500 HD 403 Chevy 114.29 8/2/2005
SEPTEMBER 26th, 2006 SX PERFORMANCE STREET CAR SHOOTOUT QUALIFIERS
Pos Name Hometown ST Vehicle Engine ET MPH Date
EVENT 23 9/26/2006
1 Sam Moore E. Alton IL 93 Mustang 352 Ford 8.872 153.67
2 Tony Huff Collinsville IL 68 Nova 468 Chevy 9.439 142.19
3 Tim Mallicoat Collinsville IL 68 Camaro 468 Chevy 9.568 130.56
4 Gary Tripp Imperial MO 69 Camaro 406 Chevy 9.578 142.58
5 Kim Westphal Roxana IL 89 Mustang 355 Chevy 10.013 117.55
6 Eric Cheatham Belleville IL 93 RX-7 79 Mazda 10.048 119.96
7 Steven Gleghorn Alton IL 94 S-10 434 Chevy 10.376 140.44
8 Joe Laramee Decatur IL 77 Pinto 147 Ford 10.534 130.19
9 Orson Johnson House Springs MO 99 Mustang 281 Ford 10.564 131.51
10 Tony Buhl Lebanon IL 89 Mustang 331 Ford 10.641 126.23
11 Raymond Arthur Edwardsville IL 67 Camaro 427 Chevy 10.734 116.64
12 Mike Mester Valley Park MO 00 Firebird 402 Pont 10.756 125.03
13 Brett Evans Glen Carbon IL 65 Mustang 427 Ford 10.883 103.23
14 Derrick Roeslein Fenton MO 02 Camaro 346 Chevy 10.935 122.68
15 Hal Marshall Collinsville IL 86 S-10 383 Chevy 10.949 124.57
16 Robert Tarr Aviston IL 91 Mustang 381 Ford 11.104 127.11
SEPTEMBER 26th, 2006 SX PERFORMANCE STREET CAR SHOOTOUT FINAL
ROUND
Pos Name Hometown ST Vehicle R.T. ET MPH
W Sam Moore, East Alton, IL 1993 352 Mustang 0.625 8.584 161.25
RU Tony Huff, Collinsville, IL 1968 468 Nova -0.053 (foul) 9.352 142.07
Capping what was easily the most spectacular event in the history of the SX Performance Street Car
Shootout Series, Sam Moore earned his second title of the season while joining in what had already
become the complete destruction of the SCSS record books. Exceptional atmospheric conditions, a
nearly perfect racing surface and a massive turnout of the area’s quickest and fastest machinery
made the sixty-third race in the series one which produced simply mind-boggling performances.
Records in nearly every category were not merely exceeded but completely destroyed by elapsed
times and speeds many thought would never be seen in the SCSS program. Here are just a few of
the amazing statistics from the meet.
*** A record “bump spot” for the Super Sixteen qualifiers of 11.10 seconds, nearly a
half-second quicker than the previous mark of 11.52 seconds
*** An average performance for the top sixteen qualifiers of 10.31 seconds at 128.38 miles per
hour, over a half-second quicker than the previous record average of 10.87/126.75
*** The top eight qualifiers under 10.53 seconds, more than a quarter-second quicker than the
previous best of 10.87 seconds
*** The top thirty-two qualifiers under 11.91 seconds, almost a quarter-second quicker than
the previous record of 12.14 seconds
*** 22 cars over 120 mph, three more than the previous record
*** 17 vehicles ran quicker than 12.00 seconds and FAILED to qualify
*** 111 of the top 130 qualifiers (85%) recorded career-best elapsed times
The event started with little indication of what was to come. Following the completion of early timed
trials, the official qualifyng period was only five minutes old when Matthew Jordan’s 2003 Mustang
suffered a massive coolant loss near the finish line and signaled the official beginning of “Oildown
Season” with a lengthy clean-up by the Gateway International Raceway Safety Crew. During the
down time, the corrected elevation dropped from 1300 feet above sea level to 980 feet on its way to
a mere 517 feet during the final rounds. The meticulously prepared surface never dropped below 73
degrees, however, leading to an absolutely astounding qualifying session.
The first major shock came from unheralded Steven Gleghorn who debuted a new 1994 Chevy S-10
pickup with a Dart Cylinder Head-equipped 434-cubic inch smallblock powerplant. The nitrous-aided
pickup’s very first pass was a 10.37 at an incredible 140.44 mph, shattering Kevin Autenrietch’s
135.39 mph SCSS Speed Record for Trucks only two days shy of its second anniversary! That effort
was soon overshadowed by Moore’s first pass.
Back behind the wheel of Bill Silva’s infamous “Silva Bullet” ‘93 Mustang, the current SCSS Speed
Record holder had his sights set on Brett Heidgerken’s nearly one-year-old 8.871 second ET mark.
The ProCharger-equipped 352-inch Ford launched conservatively with a 1.52-second 60-feet ET but
thundered to the top end to post an 8.872-second blast at only 153.67 miles per hour. After an
eighth-mile clocking of 5.79/128.66, (the fastest 660-feet speed in SCSS history), Moore found
himself without power after the supercharger drive belt departed just past the 1000-feet mark. “One
lousy thousandth of a second!”, exclaimed Moore after the run, adding, “I can’t believe we missed it
by one thousandth of a second! If the belt hadn’t come off, there’s no telling how quick and fast that
car was gonna go!”. Silva and Moore quickly made the decision to rest the Mustang and see just
who, if anybody, could come close.
Thus began a performance parade the likes of which had never been seen on a Tuesday night at
Gateway. It was the winningest SCSS pilot ever, Tony Huff, who stepped up to a 9.43/142.19 in his
nitrous-aided bigblock ‘68 Nova but he was quickly followed by Tim Mallicoat’s new low-rider ‘68
Camaro, (9.56 at an early shut-off 130.56 mph on a run which had identical eighth-mile numbers to
Huff’s pass), and Gary Tripp, who’d appeared in four of the past five final rounds, with his 496-inch
‘69 Camaro at 9.57/142.58. The amazing list of qualifiers tells the rest of the story.
By the time qualifying was completed, (and Jeremy Heizer’s ‘91 GTA Firebird ran 11.23/124.25 and
DIDN’T qualify!), all but four drivers had recorded best-ever performances. Ironically, it was
Moore and Silva who were responsible for the recent improvement in Huff’s performance and, as the
two prepared for the championship, Silva and Moore headed to the starting line to watch Huff make a
late timed trial with yet another new tune-up. A career-best 9.38/142.01 appeared for the Nova pilot
but the Chevy moved to the centerline for the second run in a row. “On the first run, an oil breather
line came off and sprayed the left tire”, said Huff before the trophy dash, “but this time it was
different. I’m not really sure what’s causing it to turn but it’s definitely making me uncomfortable”.
Incredibly, it was Silva who discovered the culprit just minutes before the two were to meet for the
event’s final run and quickly remedied the problem. “It was a leaky valve stem!”, said Silva with a
smile, “and I just replaced it. The car came back with only four pounds of air in one tire. That’ll make
you do some steering, for sure!”.
(CONTINUED IN REPLY...)