Dave Duell Classic
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Dave Duell Classic is World's largest drag racing
event for Nostalgia Super Stock
drag racing. It is considered to be the NSS Nationals, with as many as 90 Nostalgia Super Stock cars competing.
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dealer) back in the 60s. It was the only class of drag racing at the Monster Mopar Weekend open to all makes of race cars that fit in the strict Nostalgia Super Stock rules. The Monster Mopar Weekend was held at Gateway International Raceway
the week after Labor Day
each year, just outside of St. Louis. The event grew to over 60 cars when Dave Duell last raced in the event in September 2005.
Dave passed away a few months later, in December 2005. For 2006, the NSS racing portion of the Monster Mopar Weekend was renamed the Dave Duell Classic, and Dave's son Doug took over the administration of the event.
In 2010, Gateway closed, forcing the Monster to move to the race track in Indianapolis, In. About 90 NSS car competed in the last Dave Duell Classic held in conjunction with the Monster Mopar Weekend at Gateway. One of the secrets of the success of the Dave Duell Classic, was it's central location. As such, the event moved to its new home with the NMCA's race at Beechbend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY.
In addition to the NSS drag racing that is popular with both the drivers and the fans, the NSS drivers are treated to a sponsored Driver's Dinner on Saturday night, immediately following Class Eliminations. At the dinner swag donated to the event is raffled to the drivers, and a collection is taken up for Dave's favorite charity Santa Clothes.
Sunday is when all of the NSS Indexes compete in Eliminations for the winner of the event. The Dave Duell Classic is not only the most popular of NSS races, but has the Class' highest purse.
Drag racing
Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
event for Nostalgia Super Stock
Nostalgia Super Stock
Nostalgia Super Stock is a popular, and among the fastest growing forms of drag racing. The Class recreates the style of drag racing very popular in the 1960s with drivers like Ronnie Sox, Dick Landy, Butch Leal and Mickey Thompson....
drag racing. It is considered to be the NSS Nationals, with as many as 90 Nostalgia Super Stock cars competing.
History
The event originally began as the NSS Racing class of the Monster Mopar Weekend back in 1990, and was administered by Dave Duell, who was a Super Stock racer (and then ChryslerChrysler
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Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
dealer) back in the 60s. It was the only class of drag racing at the Monster Mopar Weekend open to all makes of race cars that fit in the strict Nostalgia Super Stock rules. The Monster Mopar Weekend was held at Gateway International Raceway
Gateway International Raceway
Gateway Motorsports Park is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA, just east of St. Louis, Missouri. After being shuttered by former owner Dover Motorsports Inc., on Nov. 3, 2010, it was announced Sept. 8, 2011, that the facility would re-open and host an NHRA Full Throttle Series event Oct. 5-7,...
the week after Labor Day
Labor Day
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each year, just outside of St. Louis. The event grew to over 60 cars when Dave Duell last raced in the event in September 2005.
Dave passed away a few months later, in December 2005. For 2006, the NSS racing portion of the Monster Mopar Weekend was renamed the Dave Duell Classic, and Dave's son Doug took over the administration of the event.
In 2010, Gateway closed, forcing the Monster to move to the race track in Indianapolis, In. About 90 NSS car competed in the last Dave Duell Classic held in conjunction with the Monster Mopar Weekend at Gateway. One of the secrets of the success of the Dave Duell Classic, was it's central location. As such, the event moved to its new home with the NMCA's race at Beechbend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY.
In addition to the NSS drag racing that is popular with both the drivers and the fans, the NSS drivers are treated to a sponsored Driver's Dinner on Saturday night, immediately following Class Eliminations. At the dinner swag donated to the event is raffled to the drivers, and a collection is taken up for Dave's favorite charity Santa Clothes.
Sunday is when all of the NSS Indexes compete in Eliminations for the winner of the event. The Dave Duell Classic is not only the most popular of NSS races, but has the Class' highest purse.