News archive 2010:

December 14th, 2010
Super Gas Corvettes - Super Gas Class Is a Gas, Gas, Gas (Part 2) (Vette Magazine article about Tommy Costales and Super Gas Corvettes)

October 28th, 2010
Super Gas Corvettes - Super Gas Class Is a Gas, Gas, Gas (Part 1) (Vette Magazine article about Tommy Costales and Super Gas Corvettes)

August 29th, 2010
Donny Burleson defends his title by claiming a consecutive track championship at Houston Raceway Park for 2010. He was surrounded by strong competitors as the top four points earners are all Houston Engine and Balancing customers. Daryl Patton, Bart Nelson, and Glenn Stepan made it a tough battle to the end as they lined up close behind Donny in turn.

June 13th, 2010
Houston Engine and Balancing Service customers were present for all Super category finals this weekend at the NHRA Division 4 race held at Houston Raceway Park. Clint Rigby narrowly turned on the red bulb after putting Daryl Patton on the trailer with a 10.908 pass. Westley Scott had an ET average of 8.898 for all 7 passes made, but he ended up 1 thousandth quicker for the double breakout final. Bart Nelson didn't hold back after returning from the NHRA JEGS Allstars race and drove his car to the winner circle by taking the finish line by 7 thousandths of a second. As for the Top Sportsman and Top Dragster categories, Houston Engine and Balancing was represented in these finals as well. Don Holcomb and Mike Weaver took home runner-up positions respectively.

May 30th, 2010
Houston Engine and Balancing customers dominated the IHRA Pro-Am Tour held at State Capitol Raceway this weekend. This race was unique in that the rained out Pine Valley Raceway 2 event race was concluded prior to running the 2 event State Capitol race. The schedule allowed for each racer of a Rod category (Hot Rod, Super Rod, and Quick Rod) a total of 4 possible finals. Out of the 12 possible Rod finals, Houston Engine and Balancing customers were present for 67% of them. As for the possible wins, Houston Engine and Balancing customers took home 50%.

Day 1 of the Pine Valley Raceway event was completely swept by Houston Engine and Balancing customers Dwight Pyle, Travis Salter, and Chris LeBlanc. Dwight's progression to his win was particularly spectacular in that he held no more than a .001 variance for his last three elapsed times (8.899, 8.900, and 8.900) in a 55 Chevy Shoebox. The Pine Valley Day 2 Super Rod class win was taken home by Shannon Brinkley as he took out the previous race winner, Travis Salter, with a perfect 9.900 elapsed time. After being eliminated by Shannon, Travis Salter returned to the Super Rod winner circle for Day 1 of the State Capitol race. He was in good company as Chris LeBlanc and Shannon Brinkley both took runner-up positions in Hot Rod and Quick Rod respectively. To seal off a great weekend of racing, Ray Dew claimed a Hot Rod win for final day at State Capitol Raceway.

May 23rd, 2010
Houston Engine and Balancing Service customers swept the footbrake class this weekend at Houston Raceway Park. It was John Winn taking the win for the Saturday race and Dennis Clark taking the Sunday honors. This was Dennis's first win at a Houston bracket race despite being the 2007 Summit ET National Champion. To ramp up the pressure for the final round, Dennis and his competition agreed to a heads-up race. They each set a dial that was 2 tenths faster than their quickest elapsed time for that day. There was a starting line advantage of 11 thousandths in favor of the competition that Dennis had to overcome. The Nova was pointed to the sky with a lot of hang time as it powered past the competition by 8 thousandths of a second for the win. Congratulations to John Winn, Dennis Clark, and Bart Nelson for his Super Pro win on Sunday.

March 28th, 2010
Bart Nelson claimed an 1/8 mile victory over current track champion Donny Burleson at Houston Raceway Park this weekend. It was a 4.782 ET @ 142.32 MPH for Bart and a 4.486 ET @ 149.10 for Donny that posted to the scoreboards for the final round. Look for both of these very competitive Houston Engine and Balancing Service customers to battle again soon for bragging rights.

Congratulations To:

• Dwight Pyle: IHRA (Quick Rod) Division 4 Champion 2010
• Donny Burleson: Houston Raceway Park (Super Pro) Track Champion 2010
• Jeffrey Gibson/Reagan Everett: SDBA (Top Eliminator) Champion 2010
• Hans Blom/Craig Christie: Bonneville Salt Flats (B/BGMR) World Record 243.82mph 2010
• Reagan Everett: LODBS (Pro Mod) #2 World Champion 2010
• Bart Nelson: NHRA (Super Gas) #2 Division 4 2010
• Travis Salter: IHRA (Super Rod) #5 Championship 2010
• Travis Salter: IHRA (Super Rod) #3 Division 4 2010
• Bart Nelson: Supreme Sportsman III $10,000 (Super Gas) Las Vegas Semi-Finalist Nov 30, 2010
• Bart Nelson: Dallas Raceway $10,000 Winner Oct 29, 2010
• Donny Burleson: Dallas Raceway $10,000 Runner-Up Oct 29, 2010
• Bart Nelson: Dallas Raceway $10,000 Runner-Up Oct 28, 2010
• Aaron Hubbard: TPSA Ben Bruce Memorial Airpark Raceway Runner-Up Oct 23, 2010
• David Warren: IHRA - Bracket Finals Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Bart Nelson: Gulfport Raceway (USSC) $20,000 Winner Sept 10-12, 2010
• Dwight Pyle: IHRA (Quick Rod) Dallas Raceway - Day 2 Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Van Arnold: Houston Raceway - Super Chevy (Bracket) Runner-Up Sept 12, 2010
• Clint Rigby: Houston Raceway - Super Chevy (Bracket) Winner Sept 11, 2010
• Bart Nelson: Tulsa Raceway (Triple Shot) $20,000 Runner-Up Sept 6, 2010
• Donny Burleson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Aug 29, 2010
• Daniel Martinez: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Foot Brake) Winner Aug 29, 2010
• Donny Burleson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Aug 28, 2010
• Ronny Speer: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Foot Brake) Winner Aug 28, 2010
• Donny Burleson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Aug 22, 2010
• Daryl Patton: NHRA (Super Pro) National Dragster Challenge Winner Aug 21, 2010
• Bart Nelson: Great American Bracket Race (Dragster Gambler) $6,500 Runner-Up July 23, 2010
• Glenn Stepan: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up June 19, 2010
• Mike Weaver: NHRA (Top Dragster) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Runner-Up 2010
• Don Holcomb: NHRA (Top Sportsman) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Runner-Up 2010
• Westley Scott: NHRA (Super Comp) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Runner-Up 2010
• Bart Nelson: NHRA (Super Gas) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Clint Rigby: NHRA (Super Street) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Runner-Up 2010
• Daryl Patton: NHRA (Super Street) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Semi-Finalist 2010
• Ray Todd: NHRA (Super Street Allstars) JEGS Allstars Runner-Up 2010
• John Maddox: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner June 5, 2010
• Bart Nelson: NHRA (Super Gas) Div 4. JEGS Allstars 2010
• Ray Todd: NHRA (Super Street) Div 4. JEGS Allstars 2010
• Ray Dew: IHRA (Hot Rod) State Capitol Raceway - Day 2 Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Travis Salter: IHRA (Super Rod) State Capitol Raceway - Day 1 Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Shannon Brinkley: IHRA (Quick Rod) State Capitol Raceway - Day 1 Div. 4 Runner-Up 2010
• Chris LeBlanc: IHRA (Hot Rod) State Capitol Raceway - Day 1 Div. 4 Runner-Up 2010
• Lyndon Rutland: IHRA (Top Dragster) Pine Valley Raceway - Day 2 Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Shannon Brinkley: IHRA (Super Rod) Pine Valley Raceway - Day 2 Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Dwight Pyle: IHRA (Quick Rod) Pine Valley Raceway - Day 1 Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Travis Salter: IHRA (Super Rod) Pine Valley Raceway - Day 1 Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Chris LeBlanc: IHRA (Hot Rod) Pine Valley Raceway - Day 1 Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Bart Nelson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner May 23, 2010
• Dennis Clark: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Foot Brake) Winner May 23, 2010
• John Winn: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Foot Brake) Winner May 22, 2010
• Glenn Stepan: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up May 2, 2010
• John Winn: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Foot Brake) Winner May 2, 2010
• Clint Crownover: TPSA Dallas Raceway Runner-Up May 2, 2010
• Daryl Patton: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner May 1, 2010
• Ray Dew: NHRA (Super Street) Texas Motorplex Div. 4 Winner 2010
• Bart Nelson: NHRA (Super Gas) Texas Motorplex Div. 4 Semi-Finalist 2010
• Stephen Hughes: NHRA (Super Comp) O'Reilly Auto Parts Spring Nationals Semi-Finalist 2010
• Bart Nelson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner Mar 28, 2010
• Donny Burleson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Mar 28, 2010
• Daniel Martinez Jr.: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Mar 27, 2010
• Donna Hughes: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Runner-Up Mar 13, 2010
• Stephen Hughes: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Semi-Finalist Mar 13, 2010
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