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Frigid 2003 Pontiac Fall Nationals

Not Even High Winds and Plunging Temps Could Stop This Annual Onslaught of Pontiac Racers and Showgoers at Atco Raceway
By Thomas A. DeMauro, Paul Spotts
Second Generation Pontiac Firebird Front View At Track
Bruce Maichle's Second-Gen Bird puts out 1,000 hp, making it one of the most powerful naturally aspirated pure Pontiac powerplants out there, but it looks like a subtly modded street car--lethal.

Dragster Front View At Track
Paul Spotts' dragster pulls the wheels on its way to a 4-second eighth-mile pass.

Pontiac Firebird Front View At Track
John Welter, the Quick 16 winner, proved he's got a doorslammer. Check out the passenger door on launch.

Pontiac GTO Passenger Side View
GTOs were well represented as always...

Pontiac Grand Prix Driver Side Views
...as were the big cars and GPs.

1967 Pontiac Firebird Driver Side Front View
Best of Show winner Gary Stavac knows how to protect his investment. Check out the tape guarding the front bumper and lower fender areas from paint chips on his '67 Firebird.

Pontiac Trans Am Front View At Track
Scott Crawford won Bracket 1.
Pontiac Trans Am Front View At Track
Jack Pumphrey offered free tours of his Judge's undercarriage throughout the day.
Pontiac Trans Am Passenger Side Front View
Todd Hoven was victorious in Bracket 2.
1961 Pontiac Driver Side Front View
This unassuming '61 was sporting a hot Tri-power engine.
Pontiac Wagon Driver Side View
Even the old Bob's Pontiac wagon showed up.
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Anxious and cold show participants await the trophy presentation. Did their piers vote them the best in their respective classes? Just for the record, though, the show was participant-judged (three choices per class); host club members were not allowed to vote.
Pontiac Dragster Passenger Side View
Scott Rex and Jack Gaydosh lined up side by side and proceeded to run 8.0s prior to the quarter-mile ban.
Pontiac Ambulance Driver Side Front View
Anybody need assistance? Wayne Guy's Pontiac ambulance was on hand.
1974 Pontiac Trans Am Driver Side Front View
This '74 SD-455, owned by Rich Cappellano, was fresh out of restoration.
Pontiac Grand Am Driver Side Front View
A host of late-model Grand Ams, some GPs, and Third- and Fourth-Gen Firebirds also competed on the show field and in the racing program.
'03 PONTIAC FALL NATIONALS SHOW RESULTS

Best In Show

Gary Stavac, '67 Firebird hardtop

Long Distance Award

Kyle Lentz, Oconamowoc, WI

Club Participation Award

Grand Visions East Coast

Stock Full Size RWD
1st Marge Heaney '51 Chieftain
2nd Donna Coffin '56 Star Chief four-door
3rd Wayne Guy '70 Superior ambulance
Stock Grand Prix RWD
1st Anthony Canino '65 Grand Prix
2nd Richard Umstead '69 Grand Prix SJ
3rd Frank Scholl '70 Hurst Grand Prix
Stock Mid-Size & Compact RWD
1st Sonny Sparano '64 Tempest convertible
2nd Tom Szymczyk '72 LeMans convertible
3rd Jim Roberts, Jr. '66 LeMans convertible
Stock FWD
1st Adam Thomas '03 Grand Am GT
2nd Vince Occhiolini '92 Petty Grand Prix
3rd Robert Gorski '02 Grand Am GT
Stock Firebird & T/A (25 cars in class, extra trophies awarded)
1st Eric O'Dell '77 Trans Am
1st Joe Ridgeway '71 Formula 455
2nd Rich Cappellano '74 Trans Am
2nd Roger Hill '71 Trans Am
2nd Gary Hess '99 Trans Am Pace Car
3rd Teri Giordano '77 Trans Am
3rd Matthew Scardino '02 Trans Am
Stock GTO 1964 - 1965
1st Tom Kinley '64 GTO convertible
Stock GTO 1966 - 1967 (12 cars in class, extra trophies awarded)
1st Woody Steele '67 GTO convertible
2nd Emil Troiano '67 GTO
2nd Larry Wyker '66 GTO convertible
3rd Nick Massaro '67 GTO convertible
3rd John Bertino '67 GTO post
Stock GTO 1968 - 1969 (17 cars in class, extra trophies awarded)
1st Ronnie Bartha '69 Judge
2nd Tom Cook '68 GTO
2nd Jim Lupo '68 GTO convertible
3rd Jerry & Moe Gaylor '69 Judge
3rd Mike Krammer '69 GTO convertible
Stock GTO 1970 - 1974
1st Bruce Taylor '70 GTO
2nd Joe & Drew Branco '70 GTO
3rd Phil Ponder '72 GTO
Modified Full- & Mid-Size
1st Phil Spare '66 LeMans
2nd Elliott Pickett '61 Tempest
3rd Mike Laskowski '53 Catalina
Modified Firebird & T/A
1st Bill Schenk '68 Firebird
2nd Walt Johnson '68 Firebird convertible
3rd Michelle Trofe '80 Trans Am
Modified FWD (16 cars in class, extra trophies awarded)
1st Jim Hartman '95 Grand Am GT
2nd Mike Kauffman '02 Grand Am SE
2nd Eric Whitehead '01 Grand Am GT
3rd Chris Johnson '01 Grand Prix GTP
3rd Erika Miller '01 Grand Am GT
3rd David Amadei '00 Grand Am four-door
Modified GTO 1964 - 1967
1st Tom Razzagone '64 GTO
2nd Carl Kovach '67 GTO
3rd Joe Bartha '67 GTO
Modified GTO 1968 - 1974
1st Joe Bednarek '68 GTO
2nd Bill Devenny '69 GTO
3rd Rob Marks '69 GTO
"In Progress" Pontiacs
1st Harold Murray '66 LeMans four-door
2nd Frank Srogota '69 GTO
3rd Joe Abiuso '65 GTO
'03 PONTIAC FALL NATIONALS RACE RESULTS

Specific run information was not available.

Quick 16
Winner John Welter  
Runner-up John Langer  
Bracket 1
Winner Scott Crawford  
Runner-up Rac'n Jason  
Bracket 2
Winner Todd Hoven  
Runner-up Jim Pelto  
Bracket 3
Winner David Haney  
Runner-up Roger Miller  


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