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The latest update as of August 24, 2024


East Coast Chaos - Funny Car Chaos - Maryland International Raceway

2nd annual East Coast Chaos - Maryland International Raceway - Budds Creek, MD

We've got all three qualifying sessions posted, two from Friday night, and the final session earlier today. We're still waiting to see the photos from eliminations, which should arrive sometime tomorrow... if we're lucky. Captions and details for qualifying will be posted tomorrow and we hope to have the complete eliminations coverage done by Monday. As always: stay tuned!


FUNNY CAR CHAOS - Qualifying Session #1

Without any video sources this season, we don't have access to the run sheets for the qualifying sessions, and can only see the best e.t.'s and speeds for the first two sessions combined.

John Cherchio - 'WarPath' (near lane) vs Wade King - 
'Big Girl' (far lane) ---  Alfred Karlowitsch - 'Dixie Bandit'

(LEFT) The sharp looking Buick-bodied "War Path" entry of New Jersey's John Cerchio (near lane) posted a 4.675 - 158.73 that left him in the #20 position on Friday. In the far lane, Wade King in the '55 Chevy "Big Girl" tribute to the fighter planes of WWII, stopped the timers with a better 4.348 - 164.49 to sit just outside of the "B" field in the 17th position on the list.

(RIGHT) Making a solo pass in the '71 Firebird "Dixie Bandit" was North Carolina's Alfred Karlowitsch. He slotted solidly into the middle of the "B" field with a very good 4.195 - 175.71 best on Friday.

Jordan Ballew - 'Ballew Thunder' --- Michael Tabacco - 'Pandemic' (near lane) vs Bill Naves - 
'Shooting Star' (far lane)

(LEFT) Making the long tow to the East Coast from his Oklahoma base, Jordan Ballew made his 53rd consecutive FCC event in the ultra-familiar "Ballew Thunder" entry. He didn't lay down his most competitive pass with a 4.465 - 158.46 coming up on the scoreboards, leaving him in the "C" field. In case you're wondering, the 53 events that he's attended are every one that Funny Car Chaos has run.

(RIGHT) A pair of hitters came out next, with the nitro-burning "Pandemic" '79 Mustang of Michael Tabacco (near lane), facing NHRA Top Alcohol racer Bill Naves in his very colourful late model Mustang-bodied "Shooting Star". They both made the "A" field, with Tabacco in the #7 spot at 4.060 - 183.17, while Naves was one notch higher with a slightly quicker 4.046 - 180.38 clocking.

 Matt Stambaugh - 'Generation X' (near lane) vs Joe Pirrone - 
'Super Camaro' (far lane) --- Bruce Mullins

(LEFT)

(RIGHT)

Paul Conlon - 'Boston Monkey' (near lane) vs Drew Sweetman - 
'Carolina Outlaw' (far lane) --- Brian White (near lane) vs Cody Helger - 'Dazed & Confused' 
(far lane)

(LEFT)

(RIGHT)

Melinda Green-King --- Melinda Green-King (near lane) vs Brian Cunningham - 
'Nor'Easter' (far lane)

(LEFT)

(RIGHT)

Brian Cunningham - 'Nor'Easter'

Joe Morrison - 'Hell Bound' (near lane) vs D.J. Cox 
(far lane) --- John Armstrong - 'Smoky Bonz Gang'

(LEFT)

(RIGHT)

Gary Pritchett - 'Bunny and The Boys'


FUNNY CAR CHAOS - Qualifying Session #2

Jordan Ballew - 'Ballew Thunder' (near lane) vs D.J. Cox 
(far lane) ---  Brian White (near lane) vs Wade King - 'Big Girl' (far lane)

(LEFT)

(RIGHT)

Paul Conlon - 'Boston Monkey' (near lane) vs Bruce Mullins 
(far lane) --- Joe Morrison - 'Hell Bound' (near lane) vs John Armstrong - 
'Smoky Bonz Gang'

(LEFT)

(RIGHT)

Gary Pritchett - 'Bunny and The Boys' --- Gary Pritchett - 'Bunny and The Boys' (near lane) vs 
Bob Toth - 'Time Bomb' (far lane)

(LEFT)

(RIGHT)


FUNNY CAR CHAOS - Qualifying Session #3 - FINAL

Wade King - 'Big Girl' (near lane) vs Brian White 
(far lane) --- Cody Helger - 'Dazed & Confused' (near lane) vs 
Jordan Ballew - 'Ballew Thunder' (far lane)

(LEFT)

(RIGHT)

Mike Smith - 'Nor'Easter' --- Paul Conlon - 'Boston Monkey' (near lane) vs Joe Morrison - 
'Hell Bound' (far lane)

(LEFT)

(RIGHT)

Joe Pirrone - 'Super Camaro'