- Dave Duell Classic
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Pair of NSS Cars compete in the Dave Duell Classic
NSS Car (Big Red Ram) LaunchingDave Duell Classic is World's largest drag racing event for Nostalgia Super Stock drag racing. It is considered to be the NSS Nationals, with as many as 90 Nostalgia Super Stock cars competing.
History
The event originally began as the NSS Racing class of the Monster Mopar Weekend back in 1990, and was administered by Dave Duell, who was a Super Stock racer (and then Chrysler/Plymouth dealer) back in the 60s. It was the only class of drag racing at the Monster Mopar Weekend open to all makes of race cars that fit in the strict Nostalgia Super Stock rules[1]. The Monster Mopar Weekend was held at Gateway International Raceway the week after Labor Day each year, just outside of St. Louis. The event grew to over 60 cars when Dave Duell last raced in the event in September 2005.
Dave passed away a few months later, in December 2005. For 2006, the NSS racing portion of the Monster Mopar Weekend was renamed the Dave Duell Classic, and Dave's son Doug took over the administration of the event.
In 2010, Gateway closed, forcing the Monster to move to the race track in Indianapolis, In. About 90 NSS car competed in the last Dave Duell Classic held in conjunction with the Monster Mopar Weekend at Gateway. One of the secrets of the success of the Dave Duell Classic, was it's central location. As such, the event moved to its new home with the NMCA's race at Beechbend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY.
In addition to the NSS drag racing that is popular with both the drivers and the fans, the NSS drivers are treated to a sponsored Driver's Dinner on Saturday night, immediately following Class Eliminations. At the dinner swag donated to the event is raffled to the drivers, and a collection is taken up for Dave's favorite charity Santa Clothes.
Sunday is when all of the NSS Indexes compete in Eliminations for the winner of the event. The Dave Duell Classic is not only the most popular of NSS races, but has the Class' highest purse.
References
- ^ Schultz, Dave. "NSS Rules". http://www.nssracing.com/rules/.
External links
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