2003 Super Chevy Show in Virginia - Events & Shows

These people were ready to get out of the house! Hurricane Isabel blew in and blew out houses, trees, power lines, beaches, and the affects lingered for weeks. People were still looking for beach sand in North Carolina when Super Chevy blew in to town. We didn't stay as long as Isabel, but we made a better impression (not bigger, just better).

As always, the fans in Virginia absolutely packed the joint! It's hard to find a seat in the stands for Saturday's Pro Show and you'd better grab what you want when you first see it on Manufacturer's Midway; Richmond people are serious shoppers. Then there's the car show that's loaded with entries from all over the eastern seaboard, sometimes as far away as New York.

Tommy Howes and Bruce Boland accomplished a clean start here. Boland advanced, only to lose to Dan Nickelson.
Tommy Howes and Bruce Boland accomplished a clean start here. Boland advanced, only to los
Tim Harper's '55 Chevy is featured as and Editor's Choice Drag Car but we also wanted you to catch a peek at what propels the Colonial Height's VA race car. A blown big-block with some serious machine work hides inside this all-steel performer.
Tim Harper's '55 Chevy is featured as and Editor's Choice Drag Car but we also wanted you

The Nitro Coupes were cranking out low six-second times with consistency. We had a couple of runs with cars all over the track. Unfortunately, a crash bent up Chuck Ragusa's beautiful '55, but left him intact. For the complete story, pick up the May issue of Super Chevy Magazine and catch all the action shots and full details.

We don't show as many "trophy shots" as we used to, but we try and make room for kids. In Jr. Dragsters, Holly Dowdy of Chesapeake VA (at right in photo), took the win in the final over Shelby Hughes of Puquoson, VA.
We don't show as many "trophy shots" as we used to, but we try and make room for kids. In
Ken "Elvis" Hall gave us a cheerful greeting as he returned to the pits, having just run nearly 300 mph in the "Top Secret" Jet Funny Car.
Ken "Elvis" Hall gave us a cheerful greeting as he returned to the pits, having just run n
Yes, we know it's a Volvo, but we've seldom seen a racer done quite this nice. We didn't dare award it an Editor's Choice, but it's worthy of a photo. Bob Speer of Washington, NC, campaigns this big-block powered 1970 P1800.
Yes, we know it's a Volvo, but we've seldom seen a racer done quite this nice. We didn't

SATURDAY AWARDS
EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP TEN DRAG CARS
Donald Browder, Prince George, VA, 63 Impala	Kevin Daugherty, Suffolk, VA, 70 Nova
Tim Harper, Colonial Heights, VA, 55 Chevy	Thomas "Lil Man" Jones, Petersburg, VA, 57 Chevy
Carol Luken, Perry Hall, MD, 71 Nova	Wayne Matey, Glen Allen, VA, 66 Nova
Julie Perrot, Chesterfield, VA, 67 Malibu	Robert L. Rice, Dublin, VA, 89 Corvette
Kevan Ricks, Colonial Heights, VA, 68 Camaro	David Ritz, Powhatan, VA, Jr. Dragster

Donald Browder
Kevin Daugherty
Tim Harper

Thomas "Lil Man" Jones
Carol Luken
Wayne Matey

Julie Perrot
Robert L. Rice
Kevan Ricks

David Ritz

EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP TEN SHOW CARS
Ed Bellflower, Oak City, NC, 70 Chevelle	Scott Chalk, Pasadena, MD, 69 Biscayne
David Ford, Ladson, SC, 97 Camaro	Adam Fox, St. Leonard, MD, 68 Camaro
Ian Fraser, Virginia Beach, VA, 70 Chevelle	Bob Galewski, Virginia Beach, VA, 70 Nova
Wayne Graham, Salisbury, NC, 56 Chevy	John Krickenbaum, Sykesville, MD, 55 Chevy
Dan Lindsay, Eldersburg, MD, 68 Camaro	Michael Tillet, Manteo, NC, 85 Monte Carlo

Scott Chalk
David Ford
Ian Fraser

Wayne Graham
John Krickenbaum
Michael Tillet

SPECIALTY AWARDS
BEST INTERIOR	Bryan Wilde, Huntingtown, MD, 56 Chevy
BEST PAINT	Bruce & Jimmy Elliott, Chesapeake Beach, MD, 64 Chevy II
BEST ENGINE	Ralph Hardesty, Upper Marlboro, MD, 69 Camaro
BEST DETAIL SPONSORED BY RACING COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	Fred Tugend, Lancaster, PA, 37 Ford
BEST WORKMANSHIP SPONSORED BY WATERLOO INDUSTRIES	Chris Pilos, Athens, OH, 57 Chevy
BEST ACHIEVEMENT STOCK	Randy Kirker, Sanborn, NY, 66 Chevelle
BEST ACHIEVEMENT STREET	Gary Trahan, Houma, LA, 69 Camaro
BEST ACHIEVEMENT MODIFIED	Dana Taylor, Edgewater, MD, 67 Camaro
ESPN2 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE	Rich & Donna Gregorski, Largo, FL, 41 Willy's
"TRANSPORT AWARD"--FEATHERLITE TRAILERS	James Carswell, Hickory, NC, 48 Truck
"GRAPHICS AWARD"--AMERICAN COLORSCANS, INC.	Charlie Hutchison, Manassas, VA, 94 S-10
ISCA "AWARD OF EXCELLENCE"--ISCA	Arnold Warner, Culpeper, VA, 39 Chevy
SUZUKI "OUTSTANDING 4X4" AWARD	John Oliver, Leetonia, OH, 55 Truck
"OUTSTANDING STREET ROD" AWARD STREET RODDER MAGAZINE	Owen & Marie Strickler, Emporia, VA, 32 Ford
"OUTSTANDING CLASSIC TRUCK" AWARD CLASSIC TRUCK MAGAZINE	Ed & Joann Bowman, Covington, VA, 72 Truck
"OUTSTANDING CUSTOM ROD" AWARD CUSTOM RODDER MAGAZINE	James Elam, Ocean City, MD, 51 Chevy
TREMEC "TRICK STICK" AWARD	David Pagan, Sanford, NC, 69 Camaro

Rich & Donna Gregorski
Charlie Hutchison
John Oliver

Chris Pilos
Loy Hawn
Mark & Brenda Patrone

Richard Stearnes
Danny Roddenberry
Darrell Scott Teeters

SUNDAY AWARDS
SPECIALTY AWARDS
WORKMAT CAR OF THE SHOW AWARD--WORKMAT	Dana Taylor, Edgewater, MD, 67 Camaro
MEGUIAR'S "MEDALLION AWARD" FOR OUTSTANDING BODY APPEARANCE	Rich & Donna Gregorski, Largo, FL, 41 Willy's
"ATTENTION TO DETAIL" AWARD--SOFFSEAL	Arnold Warner, Culpeper, VA, 39 Chevy Coupe
BEST OF GOLD--STOCK--STREET & PERFORMANCE, INC.	Randy Kirker, Sanborn, NY, 66 Chevelle
BEST OF GOLD--STREET--STREET & PERFORMANCE INC.	Gary Trahan, Houma, LA, 69 Camaro
BEST OF GOLD--MODIFIED--STREET & PERFORMANCE INC.	Chris Pilos, Athens, OH, 57 Chevy
BEST DETAIL GOLD CLASS--STREET & PERFORMANCE INC.	Danny Hansard, Cumming, GA, 69 Camaro
BEST PAINT GOLD CLASS--STREET & PERFORMANCE INC.	Fred Tugend, Lancaster, PA, 37 Ford
BEST '55-57--DANCHUK MANUFACTURING	Danny Roddenberry, Carson, VA, 57
BEST BIG CAR--SOFFSEAL	James Elam, Ocean City, MD, 51
BEST CAMARO--RICK'S FIRST GENERATION CAMAROS	Darrell Scott Teeters, Gibsonville, NC, 68
BEST CHEVELLE--ORIGINAL PARTS GROUP	Wayne Henderson, Gloucester, VA, 65
BEST CONVERSION--MEGUIAR'S	Ray Griffin, Richmond, VA, 37 Ford
BEST CORVETTE--TRIM PARTS & VETTE MAGAZINE	Bill Seward, Claremont, VA, 67
BEST EARLY CHEVROLET--KIMBERLY-CLARK SCOTT	Loy Hawn, Front Royal, VA, 48
BEST EL CAMINO--AUTOSTAR PRODUCTIONS INC.	Doug Cole, Chester, VA, 67
BEST MONTE CARLO--PARTS UNLIMITED	Mark & Brenda Patrone, Canfield, OH, 70
BEST NOVA--WHEEL VINTIQUES	Bruce & Jimmy Elliott, Chesapeake Beach, MD, 64 Chevy II
BEST OPEN--WORKMAT.NET	Richard Stearnes, Victoria, VA, 2002 Cavalier
BEST PRO STREET/PRO ENGINEERED AEROQUIP PERFORMANCE PARTS	Ralph Hardesty, Upper Marlboro, MD, 69 Camaro
BEST TRUCK--WORKMAT.NET	David & Joann Bowen, Covington, VA, 72
MR. GASKET "BRACKET ONE" GIFT CERTIFICATE WINNERS	Christy Perkinson, Petersburg, VA, 2000 Monte Carlo Scott Heilman, Petersburg, VA, 94 Horton
SUPER CHEVY SHOW YOUNG STAR AWARD	Adam Fox, St. Leonard, MD, 68 Camaro
GOLD CLASS WINNERS
GOLD CAMARO '67-69--STOCK	Danny Hansard, Cumming, GA, 69
GOLD CAMARO '67-69--STREET	Gary Trahan, Houma, LA, 69
GOLD CHEVELLE '64-67--STOCK	Randy Kirker, Sanborn, NY, 66
GOLD CONVERSION '48 & EARLIER--MODIFIED	Fred Tugend, Lancaster, PA, 37 Ford
GOLD PRO-STREET--MODIFIED	Chris Pilos, Athens, OH, 57
GOLD PRO-STREET TRUCK--MODIFIED	James Carswell, Hickory, NC, 48 Truck
CLASS WINNERS
'55-56-57--STOCK	Sandy Lamb, Front Royal, VA, 57
'55-56-57--STREET	Shaun Terrell, Lynchburg, VA, 55
'55--MODIFIED	Wayne Graham, Salisbury, NC, 56
'56-57--MODIFIED	Danny Roddenberry, Carson, VA, 57
BIG CAR '49-54--MODIFIED	James Elam, Ocean City, MD, 51 Fleetline
BIG CAR '58-89--STOCK	David Baldwin, Colonial Heights, VA, 60
BIG CAR '58-89--STREET	Terry Smith, Bassett, VA, 61
BIG CAR '58-89--MODIFIED	Alfred & Anna Hudson, Snow Hill, MD, 63
BIG CAR '90-96--STOCK	Robert Chapman, Efland, NC, 95
BIG CAR '90-96--STREET	Don Dixon, Greensboro, NC, 96
CAMARO '67-69--STOCK	Greg Carter, Aylett, VA, 69
CAMARO '67-68--STREET	Foster Venturini III, Suffolk, VA, 68
CAMARO '69--STREET	David Pagan, Sanford, NC, 69
CAMARO '67-69--MODIFIED	Darrell Scott Teeters, Gibsonville, NC, 68
CAMARO '70-81--STOCK	Ivan Stalnaker, Petersburg, VA, 79
CAMARO '70-81--STREET	Charles Brisco, Madison, TN, 79
CAMARO '70-81--MODIFIED	Steve Mickels, Dillwyn, VA, 79
CAMARO '82-92--STOCK	Edmond Staskiel, Barhamsville, VA, 87
CAMARO '82-92--STREET	Angela Treglown, Hopewell, VA, 87
CAMARO '82-92--MODIFIED	Dennis Lowman, Annapolis, MD, 85
CAMARO '93 & NEWER--STOCK	Mike Page, Nashville, NC, 97
CAMARO '93 & NEWER--STREET	Anthony & Helene Viano, Boardman, OH, 96
CAMARO '93 & NEWER--MODIFIED	Brandon Willis, Chesterfield, VA, 2000
CHEVELLE '64-67--STOCK	Doug Cole, Chester, VA, 67
CHEVELLE '64-67--STREET	Wayne Henderson, Gloucester, VA, 65
CHEVELLE '64-67--MODIFIED	Chris Bowman, Powhatan, VA, 65
CHEVELLE '68 & NEWER--STOCK	Carolyn Bellflower, Oak City, NC, 70
CHEVELLE '68-70--STREET	Frank Cousins, Richmond, VA, 69
CHEVELLE '71 & NEWER--STREET	Jeff Smith, Eden, NC, 72
CHEVELLE '68 & NEWER--MODIFIED	Bernard Young, Prince Frederick, MD, 71
CONVERSION '34 & EARLIER--MODIFIED	Owen Strickler, Roanoke Rapids, NC, 32 Ford
CONVERSION '35-48--MODIFIED	Rich & Donna Gregorski, Largo, FL, 41 Willy's
CONVERSION '49 & NEWER--MODIFIED	Barry Wilson, Dublin, VA, 50 Ford
CORVETTE '53-67--STOCK	Bill Seward, Claremont, VA, 67
CORVETTE '53-67--STREET	Tommy Respass, Bath, NC, 65
CORVETTE '53-67--MODIFIED	Mike Pope, Statesville, NC, 67
CORVETTE '68-82--STOCK	Dave Arthur, Hanover, PA, 78
CORVETTE '68-82--STREET	Cary & Sharon Hess, Gap Mills, WV, 72
CORVETTE '68-82--MODIFIED	Freddie Hall Sr., Washington, DC, 82
CORVETTE '84 & NEWER--STOCK	Dennis Dunlap, Mitchellville, MD, 2001
CORVETTE '84 & NEWER--STREET	Gail Thatcher, Lumberton, NJ, 2000
CORVETTE '84 & NEWER --MODIFIED	Ed McPeak, Radford, VA, 2003
EARLY CHEVROLET '35 & EARLIER--MODIFIED	L. Johnson, Upper Marlboro, MD, 32
EARLY CHEVROLET '36-48--STOCK	Loy Hawn, Front Royal, VA, 48
EARLY CHEVROLET '36-48--MODIFIED	Arnold Warner, Culpeper, VA, 39
EL CAMINO--STREET	Doug Cole, Chester, VA, 67
EL CAMINO--MODIFIED	Herbert Lumpp, Ashburn, VA, 66
MONTE CARLO--STOCK	Michael Zeiber, Reading, PA, 83
MONTE CARLO--STREET	Michael Tillett, Manteo, NC, 85
MONTE CARLO--MODIFIED	Mark & Brenda Patrone, Canfield, OH, 70
NOVA '62-67--STOCK	Andy Clark, Apex, NC, 67
NOVA '62-67--STREET	Larry Small, Waynesboro, VA, 66
NOVA '62-67--MODIFIED	Bruce & Jimmy Elliott, Chesapeake Beach, MD, 64
NOVA '68 & NEWER--STOCK	James Jackson, Washington, DC, 71
NOVA '68 & NEWER--STREET	John Allen Jr., Newport News, VA, 72
NOVA '68 & NEWER--MODIFIED	Bob Galewski, Virginia Beach, VA, 70
OPEN--STREET	John Moler, Midlothian, VA, 2001 Cavalier
OPEN--MODIFIED	Richard Stearnes, Victoria, VA, 2002 Cavalier
PRO STREET '64 & EARLIER--MODIFIED	Terry Holzback, Moseley, VA, 41 Chevy
PRO STREET '65-68--MODIFIED	Mike Bowen, Covington, VA, 67 Nova
PRO STREET '69 & NEWER--MODIFIED	Leon Tynes Jr., Woodbridge, VA, 71 Chevelle
PRO ENGINEERED CAMARO ONLY--MODIFIED	Dana Taylor, Edgewater, MD, 67 Camaro
PRO ENGINEERED--MODIFIED	W.D. McGalliard, Roanoke, VA, 63 Nova
STREET CRUISER AWARDS BY TREMEC TRANSMISSIONS	Wyatt Shefflett, Waynesboro, VA, 61 Impala Bill Talbott, Chesterfield, VA, 57 Bel Air Tom & Mary Ann Shockley, Perry Hall, MD, 66 Nova
TRUCK '49-72--STOCK	Tim Hagarman, Hanover, PA, 66
TRUCK '49-72--STREET	David Pollard, Petersburg, VA, 70
TRUCK '49-69--MODIFIED	Tim & Sinah Douglas, Chesterfield, VA, 67
TRUCK '70-72--MODIFIED	David & JoAnn Bowen, Covington, VA, 72
TRUCK '73-87--STREET	Mike Arney, Norfolk, VA, 86
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, 2000
TRUCK '88 & NEWER--MODIFIED	James Miller, Yorktown, VA, 2001
4X4 TRUCK--STOCK	Edmond Staskiel, Barhamsville, VA, 2002
4X4 TRUCK--STREET	Kevin McKinley, Richmond, VA, 99
4X4 TRUCK--MODIFIED	John Oliver, Leetonia, OH, 55
MINI TRUCK--STOCK	Sly Brisco, Boyce, VA, 2003
MINI TRUCK--MODIFIED	Charlie Hutchison, Manassas, VA, 94
4X4 MINI TRUCK--MODIFIED	Junior Bowles, Spotsylvania, VA, 93
SUV--STREET	Paul Berger, Landover, MD, 88
SUV--MODIFIED	Meg McCarter, Petersburg, VA, 56
4X4 SUV--MODIFIED	Robert Via, Kill Devil Hill, NC, 99
MINI SUV--STREET	Eugene Akers, Dublin, VA, 87
MINI SUV--MODIFIED	Steve Laperle, King George, VA, 87

DRAG RACE RESULTS
BRACKET 1
WINNER	Henry Underwood, Quinton, VA, 99 Monte Carlo, 9.741 @ 96.64mph
RUNNER-UP	Robert Hayes, Oxford, NC, 57 Bel Air, 8.192 @ 163.91mph
BRACKET 2
WINNER	Mike Boyd, Ranson, WV, 68 Nova, 10.736 @ 115.53mph
RUNNER-UP	Steve Taylor, Raleigh, NC, 93 Cavalier, 16.712 @ 80.45mph
DOT STREET TIRE
WINNER	J. Lovett, Mechanicsville, VA, 17.568 @ 71.09mph
RUNNER-UP	Johnny Grubb, Chesapeake, VA, 92 Cavalier, 16.910 @ 79.72mph
NITRO COUPES
WINNER	Dan Nickelson, LaVerne, CA, 94 Beretta, 6.250 @ 226.81mph
RUNNER-UP	Gary Irving, Bolton, ON-Canada, 37 Chevy Coupe, 6.352 @ 225.33mph
SATURDAY BRACKET RACE
WINNER	Purse was split
JUNIOR DRAGSTERS
WINNER	Holly Dowdy, Chesapeake, VA, 8.753 @ 73.68mph
RUNNER-UP	Shelby Hughes, Poquoson, VA, 9.672 @ 65.92mph