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Virginia Is For Super Chevys
Lovers Too, If They Bring Chevys
By Tony Kelly
We've commented before about how each Super Chevy Show has a personality of its own, manifesting itself in the predominant model, or size, of Chevy on display. This year's Virginia show gave us the chance to see the Mid-Atlantic region's best street rods, along with some truly fine big cars. We even had a truck out in the race area that was an '01 full-size crew cab, 4x4, with a Whipple supercharger that ran 11.80 e.t.'s. These racers in Virginia obviously know how to motivate 5,000 pounds of truck! "Big" doesn't begin to describe what awaited us on the dragstrip. We've seen diesel truck drag races before, but the big rigs at Virginia did some of the most spectacular burnouts we've seen, even taking into consideration the Nitro Coupes. When you see black exhaust combined with white-gray tire smoke pouring from the sides and rear of a giant truck, then watch that truck make an 11-second run through the quarter-mile, it's what might be called a sensory experience. Of course, the Nitro Coupes did put on quite a show themselves with Gary Irving taking another final, this time defeating Dan Nickelson. Irving has definitely found the formula for making his '37 Chevy run like a bear. 
|  Mike Fraley of Dumfries, VA,...  Mike Fraley of Dumfries, VA, has his '63 Corvette very "racy" looking. It looked good enough to be awarded Best Corvette by Trim Parts and Vette magazine. |  We saw Norwood Woodall's (Roanoke,...  We saw Norwood Woodall's (Roanoke, VA) name on several car show entries, and when we finally saw the body and paint man's very own car, this beautiful '37 Ford with Chevy power, we awarded it the Street Rodder Magazine Outstanding Street Rod award. |  When we could get the gang...  When we could get the gang out of the trunk (where they sat to entertain friends), we got a shot of Randy Jones' very cool '56 Bel Air from Rocky Mount, NC. Then we gave the car an Editor's Choice Top Ten Show Car award; that went in the trunk too. |  How "straight" do you want...  How "straight" do you want your El Camino? There's no hiding anything in the bodywork of Mike Holleman's Moorehead City, NC, '65 El Camino. It took an Editor's Choice Top Ten Show Car award. |  Classic Trucks Magazine's...  Classic Trucks Magazine's Outstanding Classic Truck award went to this First-Generation '55 pickup belonging to Ed and Gail Howell, Hopewell, VA. |  Hugh and Shirley Banks of...  Hugh and Shirley Banks of Woodbridge, VA, own this smooth '50 Chevy coupe. It took the SUPER CHEVY Magazine 30th Anniversary Award. |  Installing a functional spotlight...  Installing a functional spotlight on a '72 Chevelle was an involved process. Jeff Smith's bright-yellow Malibu from Eden, NC, sports one, along with an Editor's Choice Top Ten Show Car award. |  They made Fords in 1950, and...  They made Fords in 1950, and even some people who now only drive Chevys might have had one back then. Barry Wilson's Chevy-powered '50 coupe from Dublin, VA, tugged at our memory, and it took Custom Rodder Magazine's Outstanding Custom Rod award. |  The Bullard family brought...  The Bullard family brought this exceptional '67 Pro Street Camaro to the show from Quinton, VA. It earned them an Editor's Choice Top Ten Show Car award. |
| DRAG RACE RESULTS | | EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP TEN DRAG CARS | | Marc Coonley, Richmond, VA, '69 Camaro | Wesley Cox, Pulaski, VA, '68 Chevelle
| Kevin Dunn, Colonial Heights, VA, '68 Camaro
| Chris Fifer, Richmond, VA, '68 Camaro
| Kim Keene, Gainesville, VA, '72 Chevelle
| Lynn Lineberry, Staley, NC, '69 Camaro
| David O'Connell, Midlothian, VA, '70 Chevelle
| Mercedes Oglesbee, Richmond, VA, Jr. Dragster
| Maurice & Claudette Patterson, Charlottesville, VA, '69 Chevelle
| Josh Reed, Boyds, MD, '68 Nova
| | 2002Virginia Super Chevy Show Stats | Saturday Awards
| | EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP TEN SHOW CARS | | | Lou Baksa, Fredericksburg, VA, '65 Impala | Chris Bowman, Powhatan, VA, '65 Chevelle
| Liz Bullard, Quinton, VA, '67 Camaro
| Randy Dingus, King George, VA, '63 Corvette
| Robert Fox, Shadyside, MD, '67 Nova
| Ian Fraser, Virginia Beach, VA, '70 Chevelle
| Mike Holleman, Moorehead City, NC, '65 El Camino
| Randy Jones, Rocky Mount, NC, '56 Bel Air
| Jeff Smith, Eden, NC, '72 Chevelle
| Bernard Young, Prince Frederick, MD, '71 Chevelle
| | SPECIALTY AWARDS | | | BEST INTERIOR | Danny Roddenberry, Carson, VA, '57 Chevy | | BEST PAINT | Tim & Sinah Douglas, Chesterfield, VA, '67 truck | | BEST ENGINE | Bruce & Jimmie Elliott, Chesapeake Beach, MD, '64 Chevy II | | BEST DETAIL SPONSORED BY RACING COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | Steve Mishoe, Jacksonville, NC, '69 Camaro | | BEST WORKMANSHIP SPONSORED BY WATERLOO INDUSTRIES | Arnold Wagner, Culpeper, VA, '39 Chevy | | BEST ACHIEVEMENT STOCK | Fred & Laurie Hottle, King George, VA, '55 Chevy | | BEST ACHIEVEMENT STREET | Foster Venturini III, Suffolk, VA, '68 Camaro | | BEST ACHIEVEMENT MODIFIED | Larry & Eva West, Chase City, VA, '37 Ford | | ESPN2 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE | Joe Herron, Roanoke, VA, '55 Chevy | | "TRANSPORT AWARD"--FEATHERLITE TRAILERS | Harold Johnson, Powder Springs, GA, '69 Camaro | | "GRAPHICS AWARD"--AMERICAN COLORSCANS, INC. | Mike Bowen, Covington, VA, '67 Chevy II | | ISCA "AWARD OF EXCELLENCE"--ISCA | Larry Clarke, Petersburg, VA, '67 Chevy II | | SUZUKI "OUTSTANDING 4X4" AWARD | Almor Thompson, Hopewell, VA, '55 truck | | "OUTSTANDING STREET ROD" AWARD--STREET RODDER MAGAZINE | Norwood Woodall, Roanoke, VA, '37 Ford | | "OUTSTANDING CLASSIC TRUCK" AWARD--CLASSIC TRUCK MAGAZINE | Ed & Gail Howell, Hopewell, VA, '55 truck | | "OUTSTANDING CUSTOM ROD" AWARD--CUSTOM RODDER MAGAZINE | Barry Wilson, Dublin, VA, '50 Ford | | SUPER CHEVY MAGAZINE 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AWARD | Hugh & Shirley Banks, Woodbridge, VA, '50 Chevy | SUNDAY AWARDS | | SPECIALTY AWARDS | | | WORKMAT CAR OF THE SHOW AWARD--WORKMAT | Arnold Warner, Culpeper, VA, '39 Chevy | | MEGUIAR'S "MEDALLION AWARD" FOR OUTSTANDING BODY APPEARANCE | Terry Toms, Bedford, VA, '65 Chevelle | | "ATTENTION TO DETAIL" AWARD--SOFFSEAL | Tommy Brewer, Lexington, NC, '69 Camaro | | BEST OF GOLD--STOCK--AUTOSTAR PRODUCTIONS INC. | Jerry Beasley, Hazel Green, KY, '69 Chevelle | | BEST OF GOLD--STREET--AUTOSTAR PRODUCTIONS INC. | Gary Trahan, Houma, LA, '69 Camaro | | BEST OF GOLD--MODIFIED--AUTOSTAR PRODUCTIONS INC. | Charlie Lowery, Petersburg, VA, '34 Ford | | BEST DETAIL GOLD CLASS--AUTOSTAR PRODUCTIONS INC. | Ray Dingus, Louisa, VA, '65 Corvette | | BEST PAINT GOLD CLASS--AUTOSTAR PRODUCTIONS INC. | Fred Tugend, Lancaster, PA, '37 Ford | | BEST '55-57--DANCHUK MANUFACTURING | Bryan Wilde, Huntingtown, MD, '56 Chevy | | BEST BIG CAR--SOFFSEAL | Clara & Roger Bailey, Buford, GA, '63 Chevy | BEST CAMARO--RICK'S FIRST GENERATION CAMAROS
| Bob Bertelsen, Columbiana, OH, '67 Camaro
| BEST CHEVELLE--ORIGINAL PARTS GROUP
| Dickie Burroughs, Mathews, VA, '67 Chevelle
| BEST CONTEMPORARY--AUTOSTAR PRODUCTIONS INC.
| John Moler, Midlothian, VA, '01 Cavalier
| BEST CONVERSION--MEGUIAR'S
| Larry West, Chase City, VA, '37 Ford
| BEST CORVETTE--TRIM PARTS & VETTE MAGAZINE
| Mike Fraley, Dumfries, VA, '63 Corvette
| BEST EARLY CHEVROLET--KIMBERLY-CLARK SCOTT
| Tom Smith, Chesterfield, VA, '37 Chevy
| BEST EL CAMINO--AUTOSTAR PRODUCTIONS INC.
| Mike Eden, New Freedom, PA, '70 El Camino
| BEST MONTE CARLO--CHEVYMALL.COM
| Elvin Owens, Severn, MD, '86 Monte Carlo
| BEST NOVA--WHEEL VINTIQUES
| Larry Clarke, Petersburg, VA, '67 Chevy II Nova
| BEST OPEN--MASTERS ENTERTAINMENT
| Scott Coner, Chesapeake, VA, '76 Monza
| BEST PRO STREET/PRO ENGINEERED--AEROQUIP PERFORMANCE PARTS
| Ralph Hardesty, Upper Marlboro, MD, '69 Camaro
| BEST TRUCK--STYLIN CONCEPTS
| Tim & Sinah Douglas, Chesterfield, VA, '67 truck
| | CLUB PARTICIPATION | ISSCA- Impala Super Sport Club of America
| AUTOSTAR PRODUCTIONS, INC. PARTNERSHIP AWARD
| American Cancer Society
| WATERLOO TOOLBOX WINNER--DRAG RACE
| Christy Perkinson, Colonial Heights, VA, '00 Firebird
| WATERLOO TOOLBOX WINNER--CAR SHOW
| Dee Acors, Richmond, VA, 54 Chevy LUV
| BEST APPEARING CREW--SIMPSON
| Sgt. Windsor Brabson's Blue Thunder Racing Team, Chesapeake, VA, 69 Camaro | SUPER CHEVY SHOW YOUNG STAR AWARD
| Jesse Mills, Woodbridge, VA, '94 S-10
| | GOLD CLASS WINNERS | | | GOLD CAMARO '67-69--STREET | Gary Trahan, Houma, LA, '69 | | GOLD CHEVELLE '68 & NEWER--STOCK | Jerry Beasley, Hazel Green, KY, '69 | | GOLD CONVERSION '34 & EARLIER--MODIFIED | Charlie Lowery, Petersburg, VA, '34 Ford | | GOLD CONVERSION '35-48--MODIFIED | Fred Tugend, Lancaster, PA, '37 Ford | | GOLD CORVETTE '53-67--STOCK | Ray Dingus, Louisa, VA, '65 | | GOLD PRO-STREET--MODIFIED | James Carswell, Hickory, NC, '48 truck | | CLASS WINNERS | | | '55-56-57--STOCK | Larry Loftin, Roaring Gap, NC, '55 | | '55-56-57--STREET | Shaun Terrell, Lynchburg, VA, '55 | | '55-56--MODIFIED | Bryan Wilde, Huntingtown, MD, '56 | | '57--MODIFIED | Herbert & Pat Hudgins, New Point, VA, '57 | | BIG CAR '49-54--MODIFIED | Ronnie Staples, Colonial Heights, VA, '50 | | BIG CAR '58-89--STOCK | Tommy Nolen, Chesterfield, VA, '61 | | BIG CAR '58-89--STREET | Lou Baksa, Fredericksburg, VA, '65 | | BIG CAR '58-89--MODIFIED | Clara & Roger Bailey, Buford, GA, '63 | | BIG CAR '90-96--STOCK | Roger Frankey, Midlothian, VA, '95 | | BIG CAR '90-96--STREET | Don Dixon, Greensboro, NC, '96 | | BIG CAR '90-96--MODIFIED | Donnie Moore, Colonial Heights, VA, '96 | | CAMARO '67-69--STOCK | Tommy Brewer, Lexington, NC, '69 | | CAMARO '67-68--STREET | Foster Venturini III, Suffolk, VA, '68 | | CAMARO '69 SS ONLY--STREET | Joey Parsons, Graham, NC, '69 | | CAMARO '69 RS & Z/28--STREET | J. Monachino, Pomfret, MD, '69 | | CAMARO '67-69--MODIFIED | Bob Bertelsen, Columbiana, OH, '67 | | CAMARO '70-81--STOCK | Jerry Hopkins, Woolwine, VA, '73 | | CAMARO '70-81--STREET | Charles Brisco, Madison, TN, '79 | | CAMARO '70-81--MODIFIED | Steve Mickels, Buckingham, VA, '79 | | CAMARO '82-92--STOCK | Robert & Maria Wert, Virginia Beach, VA, '91 | | CAMARO '82-92--STREET | Robert & Maria Wert, Virginia Beach, VA, '87 | | CAMARO '82-92--MODIFIED | Dwayne Drish, Charlestown, WV, '88 | | CAMARO '93 & NEWER--STOCK | Ken Clark, Hazel Green, KY, '95 | | CAMARO '93-01--STREET | Andre Blades, Fruitland, MD, '00 | | CAMARO 2002--STREET | Lynn Starnes, Conover, NC, '02 | | CAMARO '93 & NEWER--MODIFIED | David Ford, Summervile, SC, '97 | | CHEVELLE '64-67--STOCK | Dickie Burroughs, Mathews, VA, '67 | | CHEVELLE '64-67--STREET | Roy Emmett Holt, Kernersville, NC, '67 | | CHEVELLE '64-67--MODIFIED | Chris Bowman, Powhatan, VA, '65 | | CHEVELLE '68 & NEWER--STOCK | Anthony Mattioli, Patterson, NY, '70 | | CHEVELLE '68-70--STREET | Ian Fraser, Virginia Beach, VA, '70 | | CHEVELLE '71 & NEWER--STREET | John Croffy, Fairfield, CT, '83 | | CHEVELLE '68 & NEWER--MODIFIED | Bernard Young, Prince Frederick, MD, '71 | | CONTEMPORARY--STOCK | Charles Biggs, Patrick Springs, VA, '02 Monte Carlo | | CONTEMPORARY--STREET | John Moler, Midlothian, VA, '01 Cavalier | | CONVERSION '36 & EARLIER--MODIFIED | Bill Seward, Claremont, VA, '34 Ford | | CONVERSION '37-48--MODIFIED | Larry West, Chase City, VA, '37 Ford | | CONVERSION '49 & NEWER--MODIFIED | Barry Wilson, Dublin, VA, '50 Ford | | CORVETTE '53-67--STOCK | Bill Seward, Claremont, VA, '66 | | CORVETTE '53-67--STREET | Ed McPeak, Radford, VA, '65 | | CORVETTE '53-67--MODIFIED | Mike Fraley, Dumfries, VA, '63 | | CORVETTE '68-82--STOCK | Mark Gaskill, Hampton, VA, '74 | | CORVETTE '68-82--STREET | Flip Bost, Statesville, NC, '69 | | CORVETTE '68-82--MODIFIED | Bobby Stevenson, Henderson, NC, '68 | | CORVETTE '84 & NEWER--STOCK | Ricky Opitz, Kingsville, MD, '90 | | CORVETTE '84 & NEWER--STREET | Marshall Cheek, Newport News, VA, '95 | | CORVETTE '84 & NEWER--MODIFIED | Lou Ford, Ladson, SC, '93 | | EARLY CHEVROLET '35 & EARLIER--MODIFIED | Bill Parks, Midlothian, VA, '35 | | EARLY CHEVROLET '36-48--STOCK | Loy Haun, Front Royal, VA, '48 | | EARLY CHEVROLET '36-39--MODIFIED | Arnold Warner, Culpeper, VA, '39 | | EARLY CHEVROLET '40-48--MODIFIED | Ramona & Tony Nixon, Grimesland, NC, '48 | | EL CAMINO--STOCK | Doug Cole, Chester, VA, '67 | | EL CAMINO--STREET | Curtis Baskfield, Richmond, VA, '79 | | EL CAMINO--MODIFIED | Mike Eden, New Freedom, PA, '70 | | MONTE CARLO--STOCK | Sonny & Linda Ervin, White Sulphur Springs, WV, '86 | | MONTE CARLO--STREET | Robert Miller, Norfolk, VA, '71 | | MONTE CARLO--MODIFIED | Elvin Owens, Severn, MD, '86 | | NOVA '62-67--STOCK | Andy Clark, Apex, NC, '67 | | NOVA '62-67--STREET | Bill Pope, Midlothian, VA, '66 | | NOVA '62-65--MODIFIED | Bruce & Jimmy Elliott, Chesapeake Beach, MD, '64 | | NOVA '66-67--MODIFIED | Larry Clarke, Petersburg, VA, '67 | | NOVA '68 & NEWER--STREET | David Hammond, Charlotte, NC, '70 | | NOVA '68 & NEWER--MODIFIED | Eddie Good, Luray, VA, '72 | | OPEN--STREET | Scott Coner, Chesapeake, VA, '76 Monza | | OPEN--MODIFIED | Jason G., Kenbridge, VA, '99 Cavalier | | PRO STREET '50's--MODIFIED | Ronald Angles, Manassas, VA, '55 | | PRO STREET '60's--MODIFIED | Denny Sneath, Mountville, PA, '69 Camaro | | PRO STREET '70's--MODIFIED | Leon Tynes Sr., Woodbridge, VA, '71 Chevelle | | PRO STREET TRUCK--MODIFIED | Roger Wellman, Galion, OH, '86 S-10 | | PRO ENGINEERED--MODIFIED | Mike Bowen, Covington, VA, '67 Nova | | PRO ENGINEERED CAMARO--MODIFIED | Ralph Hardesty, Upper Marlboro, MD, '69 | | PRO ENGINEERED CHEVELLE--MODIFIED | Terry Toms, Bedford, VA, '65 | | PRO ENGINEERED TRUCK--MODIFIED | Bill Bland, Norfolk, VA, '68 El Camino | | STREET CRUISER | John Hoer, Newport News, VA, '69 Camaro | | STREET CRUISER | Jeff Young, Waldorf, MD, '66 Chevy II | | STREET CRUISER | Bill Talbott, Chesterfield, VA, '57 Bel Air | | TRUCK '49-72--STREET | Ray & Lisa Rountree, Suffolk, VA, '70 | | TRUCK '49-72--MODIFIED | Tim & Sinah Douglas, Chesterfield, VA, '67 | | TRUCK '73-87--MODIFIED | Patrick Howard, Chesapeake, VA, '78 | | TRUCK '88 & NEWER--STOCK | Mike Chapman, Mebane, NC, '90 | | TRUCK '88 & NEWER--STREET | Charles Brisco, Madison, TN, '79 | | TRUCK '88 & NEWER--MODIFIED | Mike McGee, Victoria, VA, '90 | | 4X4 TRUCK--STOCK | Rich Irving, Lindenwold, NJ, '01 | | 4X4 TRUCK--STREET | Robert Cecil, Chapel Hill, NC, '00 | | 4X4 TRUCK--MODIFIED | Almor Thompson, Hopewell, VA, '55 | | MINI TRUCK--STOCK | Sly Brisco, Boyce, VA, '97 | | MINI TRUCK--STREET | Michael Carr, Williamsburg, VA, '02 | | MINI TRUCK--MODIFIED | Charlie Hutchison, Manassas, VA, '94 | | 4X4 MINI TRUCK--STREET | Carolyn Miller, Royersford, PA, '95 S-10 | | 4X4 MINI TRUCK--MODIFIED | James Bowles, Spotsylvania, VA, '93 S-10 | | 4X4 SUV--MODIFIED | Timothy Thompson, Roanoke, VA, '01 | | MINI SUV--STREET | Eugene Akers, Dublin, VA, '87 | | MINI SUV--MODIFIED | Carlos Conde, Richmond, VA, '91 | | BRACKET 1 | | WINNER--Jeffrey Grant, Chester, VA, '98 Dragster, 8.380 @ 158.09mph | RUNNER-UP--Bob DeMilt Jr., Germantown, MD, '68 Camaro, 11.208 @ 116.11mph
| | BRACKET 2 | WINNER--Bill King Jr., Burkeville, VA, '87 Trans Am, 11.925 @ 111.31mph
| RUNNER-UP--Robert Reinert Jr., Allentown, PA, '69 Camaro, 10.536 @ 126.09mph
| DOT STREET TIRE
| WINNER--Joe Tyler, Colonial Heights, VA, '70 El Camino, 14.845 @ 90.54mph
| RUNNER-UP--Tim Harper, Colonial Heights, VA, '55 Chevy, 9.996 @ 133.51mph
| | NITRO COUPES | WINNER--Gary Irving, Bolton, ON-Canada, '37 Chevy coupe
| RUNNER-UP--Dan Nickelson, LaVerne, CA, '94 Beretta
| | SATURDAY BRACKET RACE | WINNER--Robert Widmer, Edenton, MD, '98 dragster, 7.444 @ 177.70mph
| RUNNER-UP--Robert Reinert, Allentown, PA, '69 Camaro, 10.529 @ 125.55mph
| | JUNIOR DRAGSTERS | WINNER--Brian Maine, Chesapeake, VA, 8.130 @ 77.35mph
| RUNNER-UP--Mercedes Oglesbee, Richmond, VA, 9.038 @ 70.50mph
| | NITRO COUPE POINT STANDINGS | 1. Dan Nickelson 465 pts.
| 5. Mike Swinarski 200
| 2. Jim Nordhougen 405
| 6. John Reynolds 115
| 3. Bruce Boland 235
| 7. Jerry Hicks 60
| 4. Gary Irving 210
| 8. Andy Neyer 50
| | 2002 Richmond Super Chevy Show Vendor's List | AAAA Toy
| American Cancer Society
| ATI Performance Products
| Ausley's Chevelle Parts, Inc.
| Bare Motors
| Battery Supply of Virginia, Inc.
| Bradley's Car Collectibles
| Buff's Tools & Equipment
| Caldwell Classic Chevy
| California Street Rods Inc.
| CFM Motorsports
| Checkered Racing
| Classic Toys
| Commonwealth Trailer Sales
| Compasstar Inc.
| Cory's Vinyl Graphics
| Crutchfield Corporation
| Danchuk Manufacturing, Inc.
| Dayton Motorsports Video
| Discount Auto Watches
| Don Garlits Museum
| F.A.S.T. (Florida Auto Specialties & Tools)
| Hardbarger Signs
| High Performance Image (Primedia)
| J&W Nova
| Kid Fuel/Pax TV
| Lehigh Valley Chevelle Parts
| LoneStar - Super Chevy Store
| LoneStar Muscle Car (SoffSeal)
| Minnesota Pneumatic Products
| Old Dominion Line-X, Inc.
| Photo Sports
| Quarter Mile Collectibles
| Sho Carz
| Sonny's Automotive Racing
| Street Rod Products
| Top Gun Sales
| USA Snake Oyl Products, Inc.
| V.I.P. Styles and Collectibles
| Wanda Coleman
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