Attention in the pits: Drag racing is underway at the 15th Anniversary Holley LS Fest East. Racers have filled the iconic Beech Bend Raceway Park with an insane variety of straight-line automotive mayhem, under the common theme of the mighty LS (and LT) powerplants. Topping the roster is the Callies No Time Shootout, featuring the fastest small-tire cars on the property in a heads-up, no-time, limited-prep format.

Callies No Time Shootout

The popular $10K No Time Shootout continues for 2024. And this definitely is NOT your conventional drag race – it’s a slugfest of professional and homebuilt hot rods. Every year seems to one-up the next, as fabricators cut, slice and strap all forms of LS engines into whatever they can get their hands on.

“LS Fest East continues its Callies No Time Shootout in 2024,” says Alex Stivaletti of Holley. This is a simple heads-up eighth mile “no-more-prep” race on Saturday afternoon and into the evening, “The race is intended for 275/10.5-inch door slammers, and $10K participants are not permitted to double enter into other classes. This is where the fastest small-tire cars on the property shine,” explains Stivaletti.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Runs Saturday Sept 7
• Entry list won’t be public until day of race
• Chip Draw first round will generate race ladder
• $10,000 to win, $1,500 Runner Up, $500 Semis
• 32-car shootout, all run
• Limited to 32 entries, first come first serve
• No Time 1/8-mile, .400 Pro Tree
• Must be LS- or Gen V LT-powered
• Only 28 x 10.5 non-W or any 275 tire or smaller permitted
• Engine diaper required
• No wheelie bars

Joe Hammann’s Dragster

Joe Hammann from Carlinville, Illinois has been coming to Holley LS Fest since 2016, most of the time campaigning an El Camino. Joe had been working on a homebuilt dragster since 2014, even robbing some parts off the El Camino to make this year’s event, running in the Quick 16 class.

This is Joe’s first time bringing the dragster that he “completed today.” Joe’s craftsmanship really shows on this build, from building the chassis table and a sheet metal radius break. Joe crafted the body panels using the metal break. The dragster sports a 365ci LS2 with forged internals and a filled block topped with dry deck heads matched up with a Powerglide running a 1.69 planetary inside a Reid aftermarket case. The rear end is a Strange 9.5-inch with a 3.90 pro series gear. Joe also built the blow-through carburetor for E98 fuel and a VS 88/93 turbo with again, you guessed it, homebuilt turbo kit by Joe. While he’s only running low boost today to get the gremlins worked out, weighing in at 1,650 pounds, you can bet this will be a rocket ship.

Joe says his ultimate goal is to run mid 6’s in the 1/4 mile with his homebuilt machine. Today will beg is first pass in the dragster. We’re glad to have you at LS Fest Joe.

-- Brian Hogan

Nick See’s Throwback ‘62 Chevy

At 17 Nick See fell in love with the classic lines of the 1962 Chevy. A local runner in his town of Esmond, IL was a regular at car shows and a cruise nights, and it was that car that led Nick to seek out a ’62 of his own.

He located this example in 2017, a formal-roof Impala SS that had a worn out 350 under the hood. “It was a true barn find,” said Nick who is a manufacturing engineer by trade. “It originally had a 327 and a Powerglide, but that’s long gone. I just fell in love with this design and knew I wanted to build one.”

Nick removed the tired powertrain and inserted an all-aluminum 5.3-liter LS that he sourced from a GMC pick-up truck. “I added a Tick Performance camshaft and then mated the engine to a Tremec T-56, 6-speed transmission and the LS utilizes a Holley Terminator X EFI.” Underneath the Chevy you’ll find QA-1 Shocks, Mickey Thompson Drag Radials and Nick fabricated his own front control arms.

Added fun comes from the aforementioned 6-speed transmission. “I had to have a manual,” he told us. Power is sent from the manual box to a custom driveshaft and on to a Ford 9-inch rear end. “I did all the work myself, which makes it extra satisfying. But I do get help from my dad, Dave and friends Jake and Chuck.

“This is my 4th time attending LS Fest in Bowling Green and the 6th time I’ve come here, it’s a ‘Bucket List’ event for me. It’s amazing to see all the builds and everything that goes along with such a huge happening. My car has run 12.50s at 110 mph so far, but I have upgrades coming to make it quicker. I plan on installing a M122 Eaton Supercharger from a Shelby GT500. I got a manifold that allows the use of the blower with the LS engine, and I already installed the intercooler under hood.”

The supercharger should provide a sizeable increase in horsepower and torque. Assuming he can hook the big Chevrolet, that should knock a second or more off the elapsed time, in addition to providing bigger smiles when he smashes the throttle.

-- Evan Smith

Results

DRAG CLASSES

Sponsored by Scoggin Dickey parts Center

CALLIES $10K NO-TIME

Winner: Nicolas Feliciano

Semi: David Hutnick

Runner Up: (No winner)

Runner Up: William Forshee

JEGS QUICK 16

Winner: Timothy Kish

Runner-Up :Patrick Depew

Semi: John Bosze

Semi: (No winner)

Quarter: Joshua Kohn

Quarter: Dylan Levi

Quarter: Garrin Graul

Quarter: (No winner)

Eights: Joe Hammanmn

Eights: Justin Dean

Eights:Zack Blausey

Eights:Rodney Payne

Eights:Stacy Levi

Eights:(No winner)

Eights:(No winner)

Eights:(No winner)

CURRENT PERFORMANCE WIRING STREET KING

Winner: Rodney Payne

Runner-Up: Ray Morris

Semi: David Esparza

Semi: (No winner)

Quarter: Holis Lindsey

Quarter: Adam Smith

Quarter: Brock Hill

Quarter: (No winner)

Eights: Randy Quay

Eights: Justin Donnelly

Eights: Anthony Britton

Eights: Jacob Cordes

Eights: Jody Ireland

Eights: (No winner)

Eights: (No winner)

Eights: (No winner)

TORQSTORM SUPERCHARGERS RUMBLE INDEX

Winner: Jacob Decker

Runner-Up: John James

Semi: Jackie Clark

Semi: Bryan Goering

Quarter: Taylor Nichols

Quarter: Dale Aldridge

Quarter: Dean Teden

Quarter: Horold Harned

Eights: Justin Whiteacre

Eights: John Janson

Eights: Matt Ethington

Eights: Emily Forgen

Eights: Heather Johnson

Eights: Chistopher Grayson

Eights: Keith Kriech

Eights: (No winner)

ICT BILLET TRUCK & SUV

Winner: Cody Hoffman

Runner-Up: Chris Girard

Semi: Travis Frank

Semi: Micah Carroll

Quarter: Joe Davis

Quarter: Mick Drummond

Quarter: Nate Kuhle

Quarter: (No winner)

RENEGADE RACING 8.60 STREET RACE

Winner: Barry Cook

Runner-Up: Jeremy Ortiz

Semi: Joe Gribben

Semi: (No winner)

Quarter: James Dickerson

Quarter: Kody Wiesner

Quarter: Thomas Pinto

Quarter: (No winner)

Eights: Destiny Manley

Eights: Mike Wargo

Eights: Rick Glaze

Eights: Breonna West

Eights: Wayne Russell

Eights: (No winner)

Eights: (No winner)

Eights: (No winner)

TEXAS SPEED STREET WARRIOR 10.10

Winner: Terry Garmon

Runner-Up: Keith Vaughn

Semi: James Reeder

Semi: (No winner)

Quarter: Gary Jenkins

Quarter: Ronnie Roberts

Quarter: Chris Goode

Quarter: (No winner)

DRIVEN RACING OIL DRAG & DRIVE

Quickest Average: Tyler Baber

2nd Quickest Average: Terry Gabeletto

9.00 Average: Brian Fox

10.00 Average: Lucas Haley

11.00 Average: (No winner)

12.00 Average: Corey Rusak

13.00 Average: Douglas Wright

14.00 Average: James Lamb

15.00 Average: (No winner)

BRIAN TOOLEY RACING STOCK BLOCK SHOOTOUT

Winner: Josh Arnold

Runner-Up: Shon Malone

MONSTER CLUTCH STICK SHIFT/BANGER

Winner: Thomas West

Runner-Up: Tonya Reiling

Semi: Larry Bodine

Semi: Corey Williamson

Quarter: Brandon Molina

Quarter: Robert Wideman

Quarter: Mike Reiling

Quarter: Jason Brentlinger