Lane Change. l to R Colin Herzig, James Bruncati and Alex Freund

Race Time

Concentration !

A tough semi final

Expert 4.5" NASCAR podium. L to R Duran Trujillo (2nd), Greg Gilbert (1st), Chris Radisich (3rd)

Monty Ohren (left) of Best O The West works on yet another car, while Mr TSRF Phillippe dropped by to take a look at the racing.

Amateur 4.5" NASCAR L to R Alex Freund (2nd), Phil Phillips (1st), Jerry Johnson (2nd)

During a heat, L to R Ross Curtright, Alex Freund and Bob Johnson (not the ex SoCal USRA treasurer) whith Robert Park watching in the background.

Amateur NASCAR race. L to R Ross Curtright, Alex Freund, Bob Johnson and Phil Phillips.

Same 4 with Colin Herzig to the right

Jerry Johnson in his pit.

Expert 4.5" NASCAR concours winners.

Expert 4.5" concours winners.

Amateur 4.5" NASCAR concours winner, Robert Stubbs with his Mark Martin car.

Bill Taylor (left) stopped by to check out the racing, and caught up with Bill Vanderzeil (r)

Amateur 4.5" NASCAR concours

For the first time in SoCal racing, concours judging was a very serious business. A lot of drivers put in a lot of effort, and with some money on the line everyone was anxious to make sure the judging was as good as it could be.

Every car was compared to original NASCAR photos, and was then scored in several categories.

4" NASCAR Expert Podium. L to R Greg Gilbert (2nd), Casey Scott (1st), Mike Hudson (3rd)

Amateur 4" NASCAR podium. L to R James Bruncati (2nd), Phil Phillips (1st) Jerry Johnson (3rd)

The closing moments of the 4" Experet NASCAR race with L to R Bill Vanderzeil, Greg Gilbert and Mike Hudson

L to R during a heat, Jimmy Ross, Ross Curtright and Alex Freund.

A relaxed Daniel hudson (L), a tense James Bruncati (middle) and a tense Jimmy Ross (r)

Intense concentration from Jerry Johnson (L) and Tim Hould (R) making his first appearance at a SoCal race for a long time.

Paul Sterrett marshalls the deadman straight, while the drivers all show intense concentration during a heat.

4" NASCAR concours winners. Greg Gilberts "Rainbow" car is on the right.

Roy Hood (National USRA Tech Director) (left) decides to sign up, while Gil Rivera gets on with getting the huge SoCal field through tech.