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 Harvey Richards in the Damn...  Harvey Richards in the Damn Yankee '64 Dodge fell to the onslaught of Lou Downing in Mike Pearce's AMX in round one.  Elvis (Tom Sneden) and the...  Elvis (Tom Sneden) and the Bob Banning '64 Hemi Dodge have left the building. It is Saturday night, and action was moving north to Beaver Springs Dragway for Sunday.  Marco DeSaris of Maryland...  Marco DeSaris of Maryland stands in front of his latest baby, the original '62 Max Wedge Dodge campaigned by Motor Trend magazine. This was the car's formal debut.  In the pits at Beaver Springs...  In the pits at Beaver Springs Dragway on Sunday was Rick DeMarco's restoration of the Mr. Tomato '65 Dodge, a match-race car that made history in Texas back in the mid-'60s.  The front plate on Allen Obenchain's...  The front plate on Allen Obenchain's big-block '64 Polara says it all, as he gets a little sideways in the water box.  Of all the nostalgia class...  Of all the nostalgia class racers, none is better suited for the title than Ken Montgomery. This is the same car that Ken drove at the York Super Stock Magazine Nationals back in 1965, and has served him well as a multi-time national event winner.  Bill Murphy and the Jersey...  Bill Murphy and the Jersey Duke Plymouth (once raced by Jack Werst) are up and at it on Sunday. Murphy went three rounds in the eliminator.  Travis Hess, son of racer...  Travis Hess, son of racer Bucky Hess, was a blast out of the past in his '65 Hemi Coronet. Coached by the old man, Hess went four rounds before falling to Dennis Stabile.  The best Mopar finish of the...  The best Mopar finish of the day came from Greg Gordon, whose streetable '72 Dodge Charger layed down a series of mid-to-low 12-second passes enroute to the runner-up spot in the Nostalgia Street division.  Coming out of retirement for...  Coming out of retirement for this race, Lou Downing drove his original AMX (now owned by Mike Pearce and updated for Nostalgia competition) that he used to win the '69 Division V crown. Downing made the most of his return by going six rounds on Sunday to post a runner-up finish.
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