2005 Ford GT front view on track

ROGERS, MN, 05 FORD GT We were really looking forward to drooling on Jay Browns 69 Mach 1 again this year [it also was part ofthe HOT R00 Top 10 cars for 2006], but he gave up on it when he had hideous trac- tion problems after stepping up the power. His backup car was nothing to sneeze at: a brand- new Ford GT with less than 1,000 miles on the clock. Jay made a ton of passes that ranged from 12.203to 11.905, butwhen histimeslips were averaged, it came out to a perfect 12.00000 seconds. Man, how do you do that? By making a ton of passes on the last day in search ofthe perfect number. Guys said we should have given Jay 3 lap-time award. Power combo: its all bone stock, but with a 550hp, blown 5.4L and 200-mph top-end capacity, you dont need much more. Best ET. and MPH: 11.93 at 118 mph Mercury trans and an 8.8 rearwith 3.55s. Best ET. and MPH: 11.82 at 115 mph SPRING HILL, KS, 95 MERCURY GRAND MAROUIS Tara and Sean Fling got married the day before the Drag Week kickoffand spent their honey- moon almost winningthe Daily Driver 12.0 class. Tara drove the big 95 Grand Marquis to a 12.0006? average, makingthe casual observer think its a 4.6Lwith a blower. In fact, its got a V-10 truck engine with a pair ofturbos. Sean did an ingeniousjob of mountingthe turbos, tucking them up underthe floorpan, and it works really well. Tara also made it into the bracket race on the last day, and the car is a true daily driver, too. Power combo: Its a stock 6.8L V-10 from a Super Duty truck boosted with a pair of remote-mount turbos. Even the 40-pound injectors are stock. it makes 420 hp to the tires by way ofa stock EIUIISKEST DIESEL SIDNEY, IL, '66 CHEVY CAPRICE Rob Keller is a veteran oflast years Drag Week" event where he averaged 1205 but had prob- lems with an alternator bracket. Now hes got one ofthose new MSD alternators, and he did betterthis yearwith a 12.002? averagewhod have thought that would only be good for Fourth Place? Power combo: Kellers big white Caprice packs a GM Performance Parts 502 crate motorwith an Edelbrock intake, at Holley 950HP carb, and a shot ofspray courtesy ofan NUS Powershot plate. it makes 581 hp and 639 lb-ft oftorque and feeds into a 4L80E automatic and a Dana 60 rearwith 3.73 gears. Best ET. and MPH: 11.96 at 115.52 mph ALEDO, TX, 03 DODGE RAM 2500 A lot of cars were tuned rich for safetys sake, but none ofthem could match the smoke show ofthis Ram with a hot-rodded 5.9L Cummins diesel. Working with Diesel Power magazines David Kennedy, the oil-burner ran as quick as 11.84! Not bad for a truck that had 210,000 miles on it when they started the buildup. lt fin- ished 14th with a 1203 average. Power combo: The stock 5.9L Cummins has a Raymac Racing Engines cylinder head [its a straight-six], a Bullitt cam, and a Nitrous Express two-stage progressive system. it makes 860 ho at 2.900 mm and a mmnletplii