Top Gun 5.80

Text and Photos by Danny White  

Redline Raceway in Caddo Mills, Texas introduced a new doorslammer class for the first Saturday of every month. The new class is the Top Gun class for doorslammers on a 5.80 index. Among the rules there are no throttle stops and timers allowed! There was a great turnout of sixteen cars for the first round of qualifying, RK McCoy was the low qualifier in his first generation Camaro witha 5.80. The winner of the first Top Gun race was Bryan Anderson in his family's Trans Am. It should be noted that this was Bryan's first race after battling cancer last year. Anderson drove the former Phillip Muse Trans Am to the winners circle witha series of great lights and low 5.80's runs. Anderson wanted to thank his Mom and Dad and his family for all their support.

Bryan Anderson was the first 5.80 Top Gun winner at Caddo Mills in his father's Trans Am.

This 27 T is primo!

Ray Jordan's Chevy II can run 5.40 all out!

This 71 Camaro was very entertaining with wild wheelstands.

Jerry Daniel is a regular SP racer at Redline.

The Burrows Vega broke in qualifying with a 5.80.

Here is your number one qualifier RJ McCoy.

TJ Roberts Nova runs as good as it looks.

The winner!

Here is another sanitary TS.

Russ Teague's Fired Up Nova was made for this glass.

This car is also a eye opener.

The RPM Vega brings back memories of 70's Pro Stockers.

Worm's eye view of new Camaro

The S-10 of RBH Racing is a looker.

Fired up!

The runner up!

The finals.

The runner up.

The winner.