For the second straight year and the sixth time in HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive history, Tom Bailey has been crowned with America's Fastest Street Car title by capturing the Overall win, in addition to winning the Unlimited category. The fact that Tom Bailey won the overall event trophy it shouldn't be a shocker that he also won the Unlimited Class. After that hotel valve job they pulled off on day three I would say it's a very deserved win for the team and their badass 1969 Camaro. His five day average was a 6.7149 at 200.552 mph beating second place by nearly a second.
Unlimited Iron Class
Bryant Goldstone ran great at Darlington with a best pass of 6.569, and while that was enough to win his class it was a bit short to catch Bailey. Still, Goldstone dominated his class all week and we loved seeing that AMX run! His week-average was a 6.7433 at 212.672 mph. Yeah, he just missed dethroning Bailey by 0.0284 seconds, which is pretty damn impressive!
Pro Street - Power Adder Class
Evan Uerkwitz crushed it in his class and his five day average of 8.2524 at 167.330 mph was enough to beat second place race Alan Mougey, in his 1972 Z28 Camaro, by a couple of tenths.
Pro Steet - NA Class
Andrew Starr goes old school in retro Pro Street 1956 Chevy Bel Air and had been leading most of the week. He stayed consistent, didn't break, and took home the top spot in his class with a five-day average of 9.6393 at 141.002 mph.
Modified - Power Adder Class
Devin Vanderhoof ran great all week and was one of only a handful of cars to break into the sixes and he pulled that off on two of the tracks. This consistency paid off with a five-day-average of 7.0917 at 194.232 mph.
Super Steet Big Block - Power Adder Class
Half the cars in this class didn't finish the week, but finishing, and staying consistent gave Clyde Carlson, in his 1969 Chevy Nova, the win with a week-long average of 8.5968 at 154.760 mph!
Super Street Small Block - Power Adder Class
Ryan Hargett took the win here in his 2011 Ford Mustang with a very fast five-day-average of 7.2915 at 192.982 mph!
All Motor Big Block Class
Remember how we told you surviving Drag Week was half the battle? Well, Michael Remines in his 1989 Ford Mustang was the only car to survive the week in his class, but going by the times of the cars that dropped he would have won anyway with his five-day average of 8.6814 at 154.188 mph!
All Motor Small Block Class
Nearly everyone in All Motor Small Block survived and it was a quite a battle but in the end Jason Tabscott, in his 1970 Chevy Camaro, was able to hold onto the lead he enjoyed all week and end with an average time of 8.7805 at 154.628 mph which was nearly identical to his average on Thursday.
Street Race Big Block - Power Adder Class
Another racer who enjoyed a comfortable lead was Randy Belehar in his 1968 Pontiac Firebird. He was the only car in his class to break into the 8s and won with a 5-day-average of 8.5897 at 157.440 mph!
Street Race Big Block - NA Class
Curt Johnson in his 1991 Ford Mustang also enjoyed a decent lead and was the only car in his class to be in the 8s as well. This gave him an easy win with an average of 8.7547 at 154.784 mph.
Street Race Small Block - Power Adder Class
Dustin Trance, rolling in his 2005 Ford Mustang, had a hard fight on his hands but managed to barely win his class with a 5-day-average of 8.5048 at 158.870 mph, enough to just edge out Randolph Seward who finished with a 8.5177 at 160.644 average.
Street Race Small Block - NA Class
Jeff Sias took the win with his maroon 1990 Ford Mustang. He was the only car in his rather crowded class to get into the nines and his average of 9.7541 at 142.502 mph easily nabbed him the top spot.
Gasser A/Gas Class
I imagine the Gasser classes must be tough since these aren't the easiest cars to long haul hundreds of miles in. Only two cars finished this class and the win went to Wayne Baker in his 1963 Nova with an average of 9.0550 at 147.078 mph. His best run of the week was a dip into the 8s with an 8.973 pass!
Gasser B/Gas Class
Showing that Gassers can be reliable, only one car in this class failed to finish the week. Jamie Jarvis, in his 1955 Chevy 210, snuck into the 9s on day one but it was 10s for the rest of the week. Still, the fast first day helped him snatch the win with an average of 10.0047 at 134.784 mph!
Hot Rod Class
Mark Fisher, in his super-cool 1932 Ford pickup truck claimed his class win with a five-day-average of 9.1497 at 146.694 mph! The competitor in his class to visit the 9s.
Street Machine Eliminator Class
The biggest class at the HOT ROD Drag Week, and winning it is no small feat. Claiming the top spot was Mike Rymarz in his orange 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 with a five-day-average of 10.0303 at 135.888 mph. Second place was Michael Kalbfeld in he 1966 Chevelle who was right on his heels with an average of 10.0964 at 137.748 mph. And that's what they call close racing!