Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords – October 2019

EVENT I OPTIMA USCA AT DAYTONA

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often harder to come by as the season

moves on. Just looking at the points

leaders from last season (all of whom

are competing this season), we saw 21

of the top competitors in five different

classes, who weren’t at Daytona, which

created a tremendous opportunity for

those who were. In fact, Steve Kepler’s

GT-R set a series record with his 498-

point performance. If Elliott can follow

up his performance at Daytona with

two more solid outings this season, that

will place him well above 1,300 points

Cars at Daytona see speeds that are unrivaled

anywhere else in the series. Vintage cars like Ed

Hudson’s 1964 Falcon are strongly advised to tape

down their chrome window trim and have two latches

on their hood to keep everything in place at speed.

While there is a strong

emphasis on fun in the series,

the drivers meeting before

the Falken Tire Road Course

time trial is a serious affair.

No one at the meeting is even

allowed to hold a cellphone,

let alone look at one, as the

information being shared is

of paramount importance.

for the season and in serious conten-

tion for the championship, which Eric

Sheely won last year with 1,345 points.

As of this writing, the series is on

a brief hiatus before a sold-out field

heads to NCM Motorsports Park in

June. We can guarantee points will not

be as easy to come by at that track. If

you’re not able to make that event in

person, you can catch the action every

weekend on MAVTV (Channel 214 on

DirecTV and 1105 on AT&T Uverse).