O'Reilly Super Chevy Show presented by GM Performance Division WOWS Montgomery

Submitted by Hank Schmitt

The O'Reilly Super Chevy Show had its run at Montgomery Motorsports Park with beautiful weather, large crowds and great racing.

Ken "The Kid" Walsh from Purcellville, VA won the Aeromotive Nitro Coupe Challenge in a close final over 2007 champ Jerry Rhodes of Southside, Alabama. photo courtesy of Mitch Perkins

Walsh, a late addition to the event, came prepared to fight, and local hero Rhodes was also up for the challenge. Rhodes had qualified ahead of Walsh, but Ken found a problem in his supercharged beast of a power plant which had limited his power. He came out on race Sunday with what amounted to a new Nitro Coupe and a good attitude. He marched through the field until he met Rhodes in the fianl. Walsh had an .062 light and roared to a 4.082 at 179.3 mph. Rhodes could only manage a 4.811 as he had traction issues and shut his '64 Vette Aeromotive Nitro Coupe off early.

Cousins (pictured above)fell just short of the mark. Falling to Smith in the finals. photo courtesy of Mitch Perkins

Timmy Smith of Roanoke, AL rose to the top of the heap in a tough ProCharger Bracket 1 (electronics) class. Smith met fellow young gun Cole Cousins of Wetumpka, AL in the finals and came away with the win. Smith's dragster went 4.958 on a 4.97 dial at 139.06 mph in the final. Cousins ended things on the starting line with a -.004 red light and then ran a 6.563 at 103.85 on his 6.57 dial. Rodney Byrd was the only semi-finalist.

Ford (pictured above) drove his '72 Nova to victory. photo courtesy of Mitch Perkins

"Bad" Brad Ford of Gardendale, AL took the Jeg's Bracket Two (non-electonics) battle, defeating Rick Justice of Wetumpka in the finals. Ford took his 1972 Nova to a 6.461 run on his 6.40 dial at 104.15 mph. His .049 light gave him a big starting line advantage over Justice, who ran 5.663 on his 5.66 dial at 120.72 in his 1937 Chevy roadster.

Fort Walton Beach, FL racer Brian Bogen took the NitroPlate DOT class win over Kevin Tolliver of Wetumpka, who ended the contest on the starting line with a red light,. Bogten took his '06 Pontiac GTO to a 13.142 dial on a 13.17 dial (1/4 mile) at 109.82 mph. Tolliver ran a 10.486 at 128.44 miles per hour.

The Aeromotive Jr. Dragster final was a sister act, with Kayla McClain of Andalusia, AL facing off against little sister Mary Ella McClain. Kayla scored an .079 light and a 8.311 on her 7.95 dial at 81.66 mph. Mary Ella turned on the reds to end the contest but ran a 8.985 on her 8.91 dial at 74.60 mph.

Not such a "Slow Ride" Gasser with a Chevy Power Plant! photo courtesy of Mitch Perkins

The O'Reilly Super Chevy Show presented by CHQ Reproductions moves on to Atlanta Dragway, May 30 - June 1.