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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
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Joe Comella won last season’s Dodge Hemi Shootout, and although he should have been overjoyed, the perfectionist in him just didn’t let him go into overload elation.
This year, ditto.
From Thursday’s Q-2 session, Comella established himself as the driver to beat with an 8.421 elapsed at 158.80 miles per hour. And in Friday’s final round during the Dodge HEMI Shootout, he saved his best for last with an 8.407, 159.19 to beat a red-lighting Eldon Baum Jr.
“We wanted to come in this year and run the table and keep it smooth and relaxed and A-to-B every run,” Comella said. “Didn’t feel like last year’s [win] was a very representative year, even though it was really fast and we won.”
Comella has actually shown strong performance over the last three seasons. He was runner-up in the 2020 version of the event.
Winning this event always measures up as his greatest drag racing achievement, regardless of how much better he feels he could have performed.
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Herb McCandless, Mr. 4 Speed!
I love Top Sportsman, Pro Stock, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Pro Mod & the Hemi Darts & Baracuda's..Im just a door slammer type of guy..You can keep Top Fuel & Funny car because they don't do nothing for me...My friend Vince Hoda just won Top Sportsman at Indy this year...D4 representing!!!
Great coverage. I always look forward to seeing this race. The only thing better would be being there. Thank you!
8.40 @ 160 mph!! Very nice.
I wish I still had my 1970s challenger, for looks and power it was the king of its time with the 426 hemi. Add a cam, decent intake, headers and a big Holly carb the only thing you couldn’t pass was gas station. I miss this car so much. Only reason I sold it was I was at the point back then I couldn’t afford to feed this beast.
Herb is an awesome person!
After some research,this is for the models that were Hemi powered factory built race cars. 68 Barracudas and Darts. No factory built 70/71 Cudas, Challengers, Chargers, etc.
Great commentary but guys gotta turn the volume up on the cars…
Chebbies eat your heart out. Remember, everyone wants a Hemi but not everyone can handle a Hemi.
The only parts on these cars that fit Herb's original car are probably the door handles, completely different ballgame today. Back then you could get one for a little over $6 grand, now the price of the bare block alone in these S/S.
No 70/71 Cudas? Seems like the 68 Cudas and Darts are the only cars in the field.
Who's announcing next to Herb?
Brian Lohnes - Alan Reinhart