In spite of several inches of rain and perpetually threatening skies, the NMRA Superbowl race finished on time. Car count was a little lower than previous events with a total of 10 Coyote Stock cars qualifying. Points leader and ET record holder Shane Stymiest and Mike Washington were no-shows, and class stalwart Jacob Lamb was sidelined early due to clutch problems.

The finals were a rematch of the MIR race between Darin Hendricks and Joe Marini. Marini survived a redlight in the semi final due to Joe Charles’s slightly worse red bulb leave. Hendricks had troubles of his own, overcoming a slippery track to defeat racer Mike Bowen, as well as a close call with new-to-Coyote Stock racer Matt Williams.

This time, Hendricks and his 1993 Cobra took the win in a tight race – 10.55 to Marini’s 10.57.

Hendricks went on to win his round in the NMRA/NMCA Superbowl match to collect the bonus cash and SuperBowl ring.

Check out the footage from FordRacingNation.com

Qualifying Ladder courtesy NMRA