If drag racing is like wine and cheese, then bracket racing is beer and pretzels. It's racing for your average Joe who doesn't have the long green for a full race team or the patience for the rules that the big racers have to deal with. It's a run-what-ya-brung deal, where you show up with a car and make your best guess at e.t. Cut a good light, beat the other guy to the end of the track, and you win. Just don't go faster than your dial-in.
Super Chevy has been running bracket races for years, and given the ever-growing increase in attendance, people really dig it. Recently, they've even added the True Street format to the events. This is where sportsman racing meets street car, and weeds out the trailer queens to find the best that do both. You never know what's going to line up. It could be a big-block '67 Camaro in one lane, and a GMC truck with paper plates in the other. If it's powered by the General, and can pass tech inspection, then it's eligible to run down the 1320. When added to the normal bracket classes, it truly makes the series a "something for everyone" affair.
Throughout '07, the Super Chevy shows have been crisscrossing the country, and PHR has been there to cover a number of them. With the season over, it's time to pick our top 10 racers and give them the recognition they deserve for running fast, playing hard, and looking good while doing it. By the time they read this, we're sure many of them will be spinning wrenches and dialing in their cars for the '08 season.
 MALIBU PUNCH Car...  | MALIBU PUNCH | | Car owner: | Rick Pennington | | Hometown: | Mt. Olive, AL | | Car: | '64 Malibu | | Event: | Montgomery, AL | | Engine: | 385ci small-block, Brodix heads | | Trans: | Powerglide with 8-inch converter | |  ROWDY ROADSTER ...  | ROWDY ROADSTER | | Car owner: | Denise Holt | | Hometown: | Owasso, OK | | Car: | '63 Corvette Roadster | | Event: | Tulsa, OK | | Engine: | 555ci big-block | | Trans: | TCI Powerglide | |  PURPLE PEOPLE EATER ...  | PURPLE PEOPLE EATER | | Car owner: | Phil Cooper | | Hometown: | Milan, MI | | Car: | '66 Chevy II | | Event: | Milan, MI | | Engine: | 457ci, Brodix raised-deck small-block | | Trans: | TCI TH400 with trans brake | |
 RIDING ON A RAIL ...  | RIDING ON A RAIL | | Car owner: | Bill Roberts | | Hometown: | Bluff City, TN | | Car: | '07 Dragster | | Event: | Bristol, TN | | Engine: | 434ci small-block, Dart block | | Trans: | Powerglide, TCI Internals | |  NINE SECOND TERROR ...  | NINE SECOND TERROR | | Car owner: | Robert Hanchey | | Hometown: | Chester, VA | | Car: | '69 Chevelle | | Event: | Richmond, VA | | Engine: | 598ci big-block, Dart heads | | Trans: | TH400, ATI 9-inch converter | |  HAULING HAULER ...  | HAULING HAULER | | Car owner: | Randy Bochnowicz | | Hometown: | Collegeville, PA | | Car: | '68 El Camino | | Event: | Maple Grove, PA | | Engine: | 427ci big-block, oval-port heads, Dart intake | | Trans: | TH400, 4,500 stall | |
 PRO VETTE Car owner:...  | PRO VETTE | | Car owner: | Jerry Burgess | | Hometown: | Winfield, AL | | Car: | '57 Corvette | | Event: | Huntsville, AL | | Engine: | 468ci big-block | | Trans: | Powerglide | |  REACHING FOR THE STARS ...  | REACHING FOR THE STARS | | Car owner: | Danny Johnson | | Hometown: | Columbus, OH | | Car: | '57 Chevy | | Event: | Columbus, OH | | Engine: | 434ci small-block | | Trans: | Powerglide | |  SUPER NOVA Car...  | SUPER NOVA | | Car owner: | Michael Naumann | | Hometown: | Centerville, MD | | Car: | '70 Nova | | Event: | Budds Creek, MD | | Engine: | 421ci small-block, Dart block | | Trans: | Jerry Taylor Powerglide with TCI Valvebody | |
 BAD AND BLACK Car...  | BAD AND BLACK | | Car owner: | James Beasley Jr. | | Hometown: | Nashville, TN | | Car: | '68 Camaro RS/SS | | Event: | Memphis, TN | | Engine: | 396ci big-block | | Trans: | Powerglide | |  |  |
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