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Street Machine of the Year The biggest allure of Columbus Goodguys is the crowning of the annual Street Machine of the Year. Historically, the SMOY winner’s circle has been populated by Pro Street cars, and later by pristine Pro Touring machines that were little more than eye candy. That, however, has changed now that Goodguys has installed a policy that all SMOY competitors must run through the autocross—and you better not take it easy either. In just a few short years, that small difference has had a huge impact on how the country’s top g-Machines have been built. This year’s SMOY award went to the Roadster Shop for Alex Covington’s “Innovator” ’67 Nova. The Roadster Shop’s Phil Gerber piloted Covington’s LSX-powered Innovator through the autocross to a best lap of 35.300 seconds, making it 17th fastest out of a field of 70 Street Machines that contained many pure race cars. Congratulations are also in order for the other four SMOY finalists: Joe Brown (Lafayette, Louisiana; ’67 Mustang), Gerry Kerna (Cranb View Related Article
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