2011 Super Chevy Show, Spokane - Northwest Revival

The halfway point of this year’s Super Chevy Show series, Spokane County Raceway, boasted one of the most interesting Super Chevy car shows to date. Co-author Calin Head and I both were impressed with the variety of cars to check out in the show field, which made choosing our Editor’s Choice show awards that much more difficult.

Along with a great car show, there was hot racing action on the quarter-mile, along with the twists and turns of the Toyo Tires–sponsored autocross course. The Spokane facility looked great, thanks to the hard work of track manager Cindy Gibbs (daughter of NHRA legend Steve Gibbs) and her crew. Spokane recently came under the leadership of Charlie Allen, who also runs Firebird Raceway in Phoenix and gained fame as the track manager of the late Orange County International Raceway in California (site of the first Super Chevy Sunday 30 years ago).

It was a great weekend for a show, and we ended up with more photos than we can publish here in the pages of Super Chevy. But check out superchevy.com for our bonus photo galleries for all the extras.

Editor’s Choice Top 10 Awards – Show Car

Super Chevy Show Spokane 57 Four Door Wagon

Who would put 100K into a ’57 four-door wagon? Ray Young did. With serious small-block power, aftermarket suspension, and a host of other goodies, this ’57 family hauler has to be one of the nicest we’ve ever seen, including Nomads.

Who would put 100K into a ’57 four-door wagon? Ray Young did. With serious small-block pow

Ray & Renie Young, Mead, WA, ’63 Corvette

Ted Davis, Spokane, WA, ’87 IROC Camaro

Fred Douglas, Gig Harbor, WA, ’67 RS Camaro

Peter Cook, Lewiston, ID, ’72 El Camino

Larry Phelps, Spokane, WA, ’56 Nomad

Mike Repp, Newman, WA, ’69 Chevelle SS396

Gary Galetti, Montana, ’67 Nova

Clinton Rogers, Lewiston, ID, ’56 truck

Bill Love, Spokane, WA, ’70 Nova Yenko clone

Chuck Clark, Spokane, WA, ’59 El Camino

Editor’s Choice Top 10 Awards – Drag Race Cars

Over in the swap meet, Ron Smith had a large stash of factory manuals, brochures, and other literature for sale. After spying some ’70 Camaro-relevant material, Calin wasn’t about to walk away.

Over in the swap meet, Ron Smith had a large stash of factory manuals, brochures, and othe

Terry Carlson, Titusville, FL, ’57 150

Dan Ray, Mead, WA, ’57 Corvette

Leon Price, Fairview, OR, ’56 Bel Air

Kasey Batman, Hayden, ID, ’67 Nova

Ralph Creamblit, Spokane, WA, ’65 Nova wagon

Doug Mill, Bellevue, WA, ’57 Bel Air

Josh Oglesbee, Spokane, WA, ’69 Camaro

Jeff Wisher, Kalispell, MT, ’63/’64 Nova

Tom Clark, Spokane, WA, ’67 Chevelle

Duke Olmsted, Hermiston, OR, ’69 Z/28

Best of Show

Best Big Car: Danny Penner, Cranbrook, B.C., ’62 Chevy

Best Camaro: Larry DeCamp, Renthone, WA, ’69 Camaro

Best Chevelle: Ron Hardin, Spokane, WA, ’70 Chevelle

Best Corvette: Renie Young, Mead, WA, ’63 Corvette

Best Conversion: Mike Carlson, Spokane, WA, ’50 Nash

Best Open: Don Maak, Spokane, WA

Super Chevy Show Spokane Chevy Convertible

Best Early Chevy: Tom Peterson, Richland, WA, ’46 Chevy coupe

Best El Camino: Chuck Clark, Spokane, WA, ’57 El Camino

Best ’55, ’56, ’57: Jim Cooper, Tacoma, WA, ’56 Chevy

Best Monte Carlo: James Marks, Spokane, WA, ’70 Monte Carlo

Best Nova: Larry Osbourn, Gresham, OR, ’66 Nova

Best Pro Street/Engineered: Dean Shante, Richland, WA, ’05 S-10 Blazer

Best Truck: Tom Drisill, Spokane, WA, ’58 Cameo

Best Paint Gold: John and Sheila Emacio, Chaitaroy, WA, ’56 Nomad

Best Detail Gold: John and Sheila Emacio, Chaitaroy, WA, ’56 Nomad

Best Engine Gold: John and Sheila Emacio, Chaitaroy, WA, ’56 Nomad

This ’57 has been in Doug Mill’s possession since 1972. Still wearing paint from an ’84 respray, the shoebox sports a 408-inch small-block and runs mid 11s in the quarter-mile.
This ’57 has been in Doug Mill’s possession since 1972. Still wearing paint from an ’84 re
Well, that’s one way to cool yourself down in the hot midday sun.
Doug Standerfer’s ’51 Chevy caught our eye with its grass-skirt headliner and ’68 vintage 327 with three-carb setup on top.
Doug Standerfer’s ’51 Chevy caught our eye with its grass-skirt headliner and ’68 vintage

This barn-find LS5/M22 Chevelle belonged to Kenny Marks and still had its build sheet tucked behind the door panel. This is exactly how it came out of hiding, minus the fresh BFG rubber.
This barn-find LS5/M22 Chevelle belonged to Kenny Marks and still had its build sheet tuck
Terry Stroup built his wagon in his home garage for family cruising with a 700-R4-backed 283 that gets 22 mpg on the highway.
Terry Stroup built his wagon in his home garage for family cruising with a 700-R4-backed 2
Tim Davis brought out his mint, unrestored ’87 IROC-Z. Yes, 1987 was a banner year, with the 350 small-block returning to the Camaro’s engine bay. It was also the first year for leather interior.
Tim Davis brought out his mint, unrestored ’87 IROC-Z. Yes, 1987 was a banner year, with t