WEDNESDAY: BEAUTIFUL WEATHER GREETS BIG OPENING DAY AT CLASSIC XVI

The NAPA Auto Parts Halloween Classic XVI attracted a huge throng of racers for the opening day of the five-day $45,000 mega-race. Presented by Peterson Toyota, Firebird’s season closing event featured the first day of test `n tune runs, along with the Classic Club Grand Championship runoffs.

Randy Williamson, Boise, swept the Club Grand Championship runoffs during the opening day of the NAPA Halloween Classic at Firebird Raceway. Driving `70 Vega, Williamson ran 10.06 elapsed time at a speed of 125.50 miles per hour to beat Stan Deming, Nampa. Running for the Rock-It Racing club, Deming finished at 10.89, 123.72 with his `76 Nova. The victory for Williamson, who races for the Melba Outlaws, won him a brand new car trailer from Quality Trailer Sales after conquering a field of 150 racers at the start of the day.

Racing will take place on Thursday in three 128-car fields, including Super Roller, No Box Hi Roller, and No Box Gambler. In addition, the first two rounds of Top Gun Open Wheel and Full Bodied will get underway at 11:30 am and 3 pm.

Quality Trailer Stakes Runoffs
Champion-Randy Williamson, Melba Outlaws .052, 10.06 (10.05 dial) 125.50.
Runner-up-Stan Deming, Rock-It Racing .097, 10.89 (10.87 dial) 123.72.
Semi-Tim Shaw, Mopar Unlimited; Rose Shaw, Naughty Girls.
Quarter-Jon Anderson, Hot Shots (broken radiator prior to quarter-final round).

Club Challenge Individual Champions
PSI Racing - Patrick Bailey
Naughty Girls - Rose Shaw
Melba Outlaws - Randy Williamson
Mopars Unlimited -Tim Shaw
Kuna Draggers - Jack Burtchtorf
Hot Shots - Jon Anderson
Valley Corvettes - Rex Peterson
Neighbors Nightmare - Tyson Young

Hot T & C - Ken Richey, Jr.
Barely Street Legal - Ashton Davis

Treasure Valley Mustangs - Lucas Hull
Valley Vettes -Mark Surles
Modern Rodders - Mark Surles
Bowtie Bandits - Ryan Resinkin
Loco Motion - Eldon Twitty
The A Team - Margaret Smith
Rock-It Racing - Stan Deming
Catch All Club - Russell O'Brien