Updates all day on the AutoCross Finals Shootout.
 

Goodguys AutoCross Finals Shootout Today.
We will be giving you updates during the day as to who is running fast and who is going to try and make the final four spots of the AutoCross Finals Shootout.
We have over 60 entries trying for the final four spots, it is going to be exciting. Many AutoCross regulars are here along with multi-SCCA champions.
Keep checking back during the day.
Goodguy Ed

First round of practice
 

Tight field....
Name Year Make Model Best Time
Brian Hobaugh 65 Chevy Corvette 66.143
Rob MacGregor 67 Chevy C-10 68.674
Danny Popp 72 Chevy Corvette 69.212
Bret Voelkel 33 Ford Coupe 69.999
Mary Pozzi 72 Chevy Camaro 70.052
Roger Burman 70 Chevy Camaro 70.156
Larry Woo 68 Chevy Camaro 70.425
Ryan Mathews 70 Chevy Camaro 70.898
Mike Maier 66 Ford Mustang 71.235
Mike DuSold 67 Chevy Camaro 71.596
Brett Campbell 68 Chevy Camaro 71.634
Tom McBride 67 Chevy Camaro 71.863
Deb McGilton 69 Chevy Camaro 71.889
Stacy Tucker 69 Chevy Camaro 72.402
Josh Leisinger 70 Chevy C-10 72.766
Tim McGilton 70 Chevy Camaro 73.028
Cheryl Herrick 67 Chevy Chevy II 73.52
Jason Brady 68 Chevy Camaro 75.068
Chris Smith 67 Chevy C-10 75.327
Jeff Schwartz 65 Pontiac Tempest 83.59

Wow. Hobough with the early lead by 2 seconds

Who are the hopefuls for the shootout?

Chris, There were many cones on the first runs so it is closer than it looks. Brian is doing great so far but there are plenty of guys gunning for him.
Goodguy Ed

Here is the second practice times.

Name Year Make Model Round 1 Round 2
Brian Hobaugh 65 Chevy Corvette 66.143 66.043
Rob MacGregor 67 Chevy C-10 68.674 69.833
Danny Popp 72 Chevy Corvette 69.212 67.28
Bret Voelkel 33 Ford Coupe 69.999 69.5
Mary Pozzi 72 Chevy Camaro 70.052 68.91
Roger Burman 70 Chevy Camaro 70.156 68.815
Larry Woo 68 Chevy Camaro 70.425 75.061
Ryan Mathews 70 Chevy Camaro 70.898 70.733
Mike Maier 66 Ford Mustang 71.235 69.484
Mike DuSold 67 Chevy Camaro 71.596 69.514
Brett Campbell 68 Chevy Camaro 71.634 80.954
Tom McBride 67 Chevy Camaro 71.863 70.604
Deb McGilton 69 Chevy Camaro 71.889 71.132
Stacy Tucker 69 Chevy Camaro 72.402 76.318
Josh Leisinger 70 Chevy C-10 72.766 73.931
Tim McGilton 70 Chevy Camaro 73.028 69.386
Cheryl Herrick 67 Chevy Chevy II 73.52 71.619
Jason Brady 68 Chevy Camaro 75.068 73.416
Chris Smith 67 Chevy C-10 75.327 73.369
Jeff Schwartz 65 Pontiac Tempest 83.59 74.53

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third round....

Name Year Make Model Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3
Brian Hobaugh 65 Chevy Corvette 66.143 66.043 66.156
Mike Maier 66 Ford Mustang 71.235 69.484 68.702
Rob MacGregor 67 Chevy C-10 68.674 69.833 68.798
Roger Burman 70 Chevy Camaro 70.156 68.815 69.081
Tim McGilton 70 Chevy Camaro 73.028 69.386 69.136
Ryan Mathews 70 Chevy Camaro 70.898 70.733 69.843
Bret Voelkel 33 Ford Coupe 69.999 69.5 69.943
Larry Woo 68 Chevy Camaro 70.425 75.061 70.266
Danny Popp 72 Chevy Corvette 69.212 67.28 70.66
Deb McGilton 69 Chevy Camaro 71.889 71.132 71.25
Josh Leisinger 70 Chevy C-10 72.766 73.931 71.57
Mike DuSold 67 Chevy Camaro 71.596 69.514 71.6
Mary Pozzi 72 Chevy Camaro 70.052 68.91 71.706
Stacy Tucker 69 Chevy Camaro 72.402 76.318 71.725
Jeff Schwartz 65 Pontiac Tempest 83.59 74.53 71.858
Tom McBride 67 Chevy Camaro 71.863 70.604 72.326
Cheryl Herrick 67 Chevy Chevy II 73.52 71.619 72.417
Chris Smith 67 Chevy C-10 75.327 73.369 72.884
Jason Brady 68 Chevy Camaro 75.068 73.416 74.265
Brett Campbell 68 Chevy Camaro 71.634 80.954 74.653

Ed it seems most of those names are already in, who are in the battle for the 4 race in spots??

Round 4...

I will update the top ten not in soon.

Name Year Make Model Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4
Danny Popp 72 Chevy Corvette 69.212 67.28 70.66 66.678
Brian Hobaugh 65 Chevy Corvette 66.143 66.043 66.156 67.043
Mary Pozzi 72 Chevy Camaro 70.052 68.91 71.706 67.496
Rob MacGregor 67 Chevy C-10 68.674 69.833 68.798 68.01
Mike Maier 66 Ford Mustang 71.235 69.484 68.702 68.063
Ryan Mathews 70 Chevy Camaro 70.898 70.733 69.843 68.101
Roger Burman 70 Chevy Camaro 70.156 68.815 69.081 68.67
Bret Voelkel 33 Ford Coupe 69.999 69.5 69.943 69.44
Larry Woo 68 Chevy Camaro 70.425 75.061 70.266 69.516
Mike DuSold 67 Chevy Camaro 71.596 69.514 71.6 70.502
Tom McBride 67 Chevy Camaro 71.863 70.604 72.326 70.64
Jeff Schwartz 65 Pontiac Tempest 83.59 74.53 71.858 71.033
Chris Smith 67 Chevy C-10 75.327 73.369 72.884 71.463
Josh Leisinger 70 Chevy C-10 72.766 73.931 71.57 71.663
Jason Brady 68 Chevy Camaro 75.068 73.416 74.265 72.282
Deb McGilton 69 Chevy Camaro 71.889 71.132 71.25 72.774
Cheryl Herrick 67 Chevy Chevy II 73.52 71.619 72.417 72.924
Brett Campbell 68 Chevy Camaro 71.634 80.954 74.653 73.525
Stacy Tucker 69 Chevy Camaro 72.402 76.318 71.725 73.686
Tim McGilton 70 Chevy Camaro 73.028 69.386 69.136 79.194

here is the fastest ten that will go into a mini shootout for the last four spots.

2013 AZ Shoot Out - Friday

Name Year Make Model Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4 Lap 5
Brian Hobaugh 65 Chevy Corvette 66.143 66.043 66.156 67.043 66.845
Danny Popp 72 Chevy Corvette 69.212 67.28 70.66 66.678 66.858
Mike Maier 66 Ford Mustang 71.235 69.484 68.702 68.063 67.772
Ryan Mathews 70 Chevy Camaro 70.898 70.733 69.843 68.101 67.843
Rob MacGregor 67 Chevy C-10 68.674 69.833 68.798 68.01 69.033
Larry Woo 68 Chevy Camaro 70.425 75.061 70.266 69.516 69.435
Mike DuSold 67 Chevy Camaro 71.596 69.514 71.6 70.502 69.584
Tim McGilton 70 Chevy Camaro 73.028 69.386 69.136 79.194 69.612
Bret Voelkel 33 Ford Coupe 69.999 69.5 69.943 69.44 69.622
Brett Campbell 68 Chevy Camaro 71.634 80.954 74.653 73.525 70.061
Deb McGilton 69 Chevy Camaro 71.889 71.132 71.25 72.774 70.355
Roger Burman 70 Chevy Camaro 70.156 68.815 69.081 68.67 70.478
Josh Leisinger 70 Chevy C-10 72.766 73.931 71.57 71.663 71.077
Tom McBride 67 Chevy Camaro 71.863 70.604 72.326 70.64 71.416
Cheryl Herrick 67 Chevy Chevy II 73.52 71.619 72.417 72.924 71.652
Jeff Schwartz 65 Pontiac Tempest 83.59 74.53 71.858 71.033 72.337
Chris Smith 67 Chevy C-10 75.327 73.369 72.884 71.463 73.487
Jason Brady 68 Chevy Camaro 75.068 73.416 74.265 72.282 73.943
Mary Pozzi 72 Chevy Camaro 70.052 68.91 71.706 67.496 NT
Stacy Tucker 69 Chevy Camaro 72.402 76.318 71.725 73.686 OFF

Name Year Make Model Fastest Lap
Jim Mckamey 66 Ford Cobra 65.921
Mark Huffman 65 Lotus 66.727
Matt Alcala 69 Chevy Camaro 69.238
Bob Pelikan 27 Ford T-Bucket 70.695
Rodney Prouty 68 Chevy Camaro 70.728
Gerald Lum 71 Chevy Camaro 71.818
Jimi Day 69 AMC AMX 72.092
Scott Call 67 Ford F-100 72.139
Bob Boileau 66 Datsun 520 72.165
Dan Weishaar 70 Dodge Challenger 72.274

So it was an exciting day at the Goodguys AutoCross Finals Shootout. The top ten from today that were not already in the finals will run a two lap elimination tomorrow morning to decide the top four that will be part of the finals. The numbers are really close and some new guys that are moving up quick. I will be updating as the rounds go off tomorrow.

Stay tuned.
Goodguy Ed

Here is the ten that were going for the last four spots and there times.

Bob Pelikan, Matt Alcala, Jim McKamey and Jimi Day make it into the finals.

2013 AZ Shoot Out - Top 10 Elimination

Name Year Make Model Lap 1 Lap 2
Jim Mckamey 66 Ford Cobra 66.304 68.706
Mark Huffman 65 Lotus DQ DQ
Matt Alcala 69 Chevy Camaro 71.951 70.243
Bob Pelikan 27 Ford T-Bucket 68.445 68.853
Rodney Prouty 68 Chevy Camaro no time 71.558
Gerald Lum 71 Chevy Camaro 73.311 71.297
Jimi Day 69 AMC AMX 70.957 71.158
Scott Call 67 Ford F-100 73.596 72.5
Bob Boileau 66 Datsun 520 78.243 71.588
Dan Weishaar 70 Dodge Challenger 72.297 72.398

Good to hear Matt and Jimi made the cut!

Thanks for the update Ed :thumbsup:

We are practicing for the finals right now. 11 o'clock will start the qualifying rounds and we will keep you updated.

Awesome Ed, bummer my friends Dan, Rodney, and Gerald didnt make the cut, but congrats to those who did. The only driver left that I know well is Matty A. Go Matt!

Here are the practice times from this morning....getting ready to start the qualifying runs.


2013 AZ Shoot Out - Saturday Practice

Name Year Make Model Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4 Lap 5
Brian Hobaugh 65 Chevy Corvette 65.562 65.527
Danny Popp 72 Chevy Corvette 66.586 65.864 66.577
Mike Maier 66 Ford Mustang 67.849 66.872 67.124
Mary Pozzi 72 Chevy Camaro 68.187 66.975 67.676
Ryan Mathews 70 Chevy Camaro 69.26 67.785 68.607
Roger Burman 70 Chevy Camaro 68.831 68.541 71.98
Bret Voelkel 33 Ford Coupe 70.084 68.782 68.419
Tim McGilton 70 Chevy Camaro 68.706 68.869 69.566
Larry Woo 68 Chevy Camaro 69.842 68.911 68.763
Rob MacGregor 67 Chevy C-10 68.016 69.393 66.46
Mike DuSold 67 Chevy Camaro 71.021 70.543 69.52
Deb McGilton 69 Chevy Camaro 71.133 70.956 70.126
Chris Smith 67 Chevy C-10 71.188 71.558 71.216
Jeff Schwartz 65 Pontiac Tempest 71.838 71.98 70.958
Josh Leisinger 70 Chevy C-10 70.553 72.181 70.9
Stacy Tucker 69 Chevy Camaro 70.154 72.187
Tom McBride 67 Chevy Camaro 72.877 71.122
Brett Campbell 68 Chevy Camaro 70.377 72.878 7.142
Jason Brady 68 Chevy Camaro 72.408 72.924
Cheryl Herrick 67 Chevy Chevy II 71
Jim Mckamey 66 Ford Cobra 67.354
Matt Alcala 69 Chevy Camaro 71.106
Bob Pelikan 27 Ford T-Bucket
Jimi Day 69 AMC AMX

Looks like Mary's getting the b*tch to stick! :D

The field is LARGE!!!!

Here are the updates after the first two runs of qualifying. We got two more run starting at 1pm.

2013 AZ Shoot Out - Saturday Qualifying

Name Year Make Model Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4
Bob Pelikan 27 Ford T-Bucket 68.941 68.753
Bret Voelkel 33 Ford Coupe 67.801 70.592
Brett Campbell 68 Chevy Camaro 71.488 70.785
Brian Hobaugh 65 Chevy Corvette 66.77 65.327
Cheryl Herrick 67 Chevy Chevy II 71.209 73.149
Chris Smith 67 Chevy C-10 70.486 70.856
Danny Popp 72 Chevy Corvette 66.5233 66.181
Deb McGilton 69 Chevy Camaro 71.155 72.008
Jason Brady 68 Chevy Camaro 82.035 82.222
Jeff Schwartz 65 Pontiac Tempest 73.774 69.891
Jim Mckamey 66 Ford Cobra 65.523 n/a
Jimi Day 69 AMC AMX 72.061 70.823
Josh Leisinger 70 Chevy C-10 75.539 71.831
Larry Woo 68 Chevy Camaro 69.791 69.877
Mary Pozzi 72 Chevy Camaro 66.456 66.778
Matt Alcala 69 Chevy Camaro 70.495 69.629
Mike DuSold 67 Chevy Camaro 70.744 72.194
Mike Maier 66 Ford Mustang 67.138 66.626
Rob MacGregor 67 Chevy C-10 66.96 73.195
Roger Burman 70 Chevy Camaro 67.569 68.506
Ryan Mathews 70 Chevy Camaro 67.565 66.815
Stacy Tucker 69 Chevy Camaro 69.611 69.836
Tim McGilton 70 Chevy Camaro 70.32 69.534
Tom McBride 67 Chevy Camaro 70.992 70.719

We would like to congratulate Danny Popp for winning the Goodguys 2013 AutoCross Finals Shootout!

We have the results from each round below for you. Thanks for following us this weekend!

Round 1 Time

Jason Brady 71.018
Tom McBride 70.438

Brett Campbell 72.297
Mike Maier 67.207

Jeff Schwartz 72.657
Roger Burman 68.859

Tim McGilton 70.214
Danny Popp 65.135

Cheryl Herric 71.984
Larry Woo 69.864

Chris Smith 69.89
Mary Pozzi 67.013

Josh Leisinger 73.459
Bob Pelikan 70.577

Matt Alcala 69.49
Jim McKamey 66.688

Deb McGilton 72.595
Bret Voelkel 68.67

Mike DuSold 70.993
Rob MacGregor 68.16

Jimi Day 74.269
Ryan Mathews 66.784

Stacy Tucker 69.864
Brian Hobaugh 65.297


Round 2 Time

Tom McBride 70.023
Mike Maier 68.172

Roger Burman 68.426
Danny Popp 66.006

Larry Woo 70.004
Mary Pozzi 67.093

Bob Pelikan 73.085
Jim Mckamey 65.678

Bret Voelkel 66.98
Rob MacGregor 67.007

Ryan Mathews 66.791
Brian Hobaugh 65.89


Round 3 Time

Mike Maier 67.53
Danny Popp 66.349

Mary Pozzi 68.564
Jim Mckamey 65.713

Bret Voelkel 68.082
Brian Hobaugh 65.956


Round 3 (losers) Time

Mary Pozzi 66.774
Bret Voelkel off track

Mike Maier - bye


Round 4 (losers) Time

Mary Pozzi 66.637
Mmike Maier 67.184


Round 4 Time

Danny Popp 64.669
Jim Mckamey 68.278

Brian Hobaugh - bye


Round 5 Time

Danny Popp 64.914
Brian Hobaugh 66.362

Back to Back 64's......that's bringing some game!

It was by far the best AutoCrossers ever and the crowds were huge all day..

Cincinnati, Ohio’s Danny Popp was born to AutoCross. Raised in a racing family, Popp began soloing at SCCA AutoCross events at the tender age of 16. He hasn’t looked back since. In a career that’s spanned 27 years he’s racked up 13 national championships in SCCA and NASA AutoCross racing. Proving he can get it done on the “big course” as well, Popp was a popular winner of the 2011 Optima Batteries Ultimate Street Car Invitational event at Las Vegas.

He can now add another championship trophy to his mantle. On a perfect 70-degree afternoon at Westworld in Scottsdale, Arizona this past weekend, Popp proved once again he’s the nation’s top AutoCross driver by steering his family’s 1972 Corvette to a hard-fought win in the first-ever Goodguys AutoCross Finals Shootout event.

This was no ordinary AutoCross. This was a 24-car field of the top cone chasers in the country. The lineup included past SCCA Solo Champions Mary Pozzi, Mike Maier, Jim McKamey, Brian Hobaugh (fresh off a win in the 2013 OUSCI), McGregor, Voelkel – the who’s who was all in here in Scottsdale.

Popp’s run to victory wasn’t easy. He started off slow (for him) during Friday’s qualifications and stayed up into the wee hours of the morning, welding and thrashing on his mighty Corvette. His elimination runs got gradually quicker and he soon became the quickest car on race day clicking off an event-best 64.669 in the semi-finals.

After four grueling rounds of eliminations, his final round opponent turned out to be none other than nemesis and fellow fast Corvette guy Brian Hobaugh. These two have a long standing kinship and have raced each other in the past which you can read about here.

As the two titans faced off in the final, Popp went out first, bobbing weaving and thundering to a 64.914. With the imposing number posted on the board, Hobaugh strapped in his family’s ’65 Corvette and gave it his all. His fate was sealed on a tight turn when an orange cone was flung skyward, spelling certain defeat (hitting a cone is a costly 1 second penalty in Goodguys AutoCross competition). Like a true champion, Hobaugh legged it out to a valiant 66.362 run.

Ever the enthusiastic racer, Popp was emotional in the winner’s circle. “I know my mom Judy was looking on today” he said. “My mom and dad (Herb Popp) raised me at the track. My dad bought this Corvette over 40 years ago and I still get to drive it. As a young kid, I just knew I wanted to race AutoCross for the rest of my life. And today we got it done. This was the hardest field I’ve ever raced. There has to be over 40 SCCA national championships combined with all these drivers here today. I couldn’t be happier”

Popp’s menacing blue Corvette features a destroked Lingenfelter-built LS7 which pumps out 550 rear wheel horsepower. The car uses Vansteel Corvette suspension with JRi shocks, Forgeline GA3R 18-inch wheels, 6-piston and 4-piston Wilwood brakes and BF Goodrich “Rival” tires

By winning the event, Popp was named Goodguys 2013 AutoCrosser of the Year and in addition to the $3,000 winner’s check, he’ll receive a custom toolbox from Snap-on Tools and tires from BF Goodrich.

Goodguy Ed

I wish I could have been there to see it.

How awesome is it that the finals were between two guys that are running .........functional family heirlooms (for lack of a better term).

Good stuff Ed!


Was good to see you again. And watch you shag cones! Hahahaha



I think the whole show was epic.

it was a great weekend, I was honored to be among such amazing drivers and even better people and friends, it was great to meet many new faces from the east coast, this event from goodguys was fantastic ....... A HUGE thanks to Ed and Trent it was first rate, Tim Strange from TV did an awesome job announcing and keep every up on who was racing and times going on, my only complaint is that it wasn't long enough!! it eneded and all i wanted to do was to keep hanging out and racing see everyone next year and congrats to Danny, Brian, Jim and Mary great job

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