Maggio wins, Burbage runner ups at West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association season opener

Bakersfield, CA – The Maggio Motorsports team did it again. This past weekend at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California was the 2014 West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (WCOPMA) season opening event in conjunction with the National Hot Rod Diesel Association (NHRDA). Mike Maggio and his Maggio Motorsports team ran the table for their sixth WCOPMA event win since first racing with the group in 2011.

Of Maggio’s six total WCOPMA victories a total of five of them have been clean sweeps which included a number 1 qualifying spot, event win and low ET of the event…this past weekend’s victory was no different.

Maggio started the day by grabbing the top qualifying spot posting a 5.754 on the score boards. Not too far behind was event runner up Rod Burbage in his Spec Rite Converter Racing 1969 Camaro with a 5.764. Jeremy Hanger and Tim “TK” Krupa rounded out the top half of the qualifying order with impressive 5.834 and 5.851 runs.

In the first round of eliminations Maggio edged out tough competitor Sean Renteria in his fan favorite unique 1964 Plymouth Valliant with a 5.744 to Renteria’s peddling 6.034. In his semifinal matchup Maggio would be paired against his old 1970 Camaro now campaigned by a top west coast based turbo racer Scott Oksas. Maggio’s crew chief Kurt Kuhnes had the ol Camaro hopped up and a new WCOPMA blower ET record of 5.694 lit up the score board for the round win. (side note – only two racetracks in the world have seen 5.6-second passes by pro mod cars. Las Vegas Motor Speedway in November of 2013 by John Stanley and Mike Maggio and now Auto Club Famoso Raceway can be added to that list)

Maggio would meet up against Burbage for what would sure to be a great final round. Burbage earned his way to the final by getting past John Durden with a 5.786 and Garrett Richards with a 5.766.

In the final round Burbage had the advantage at the tree but shortly after that it was all over as he had to do a quick peddle allowing Maggio to thunder down the 1320 for the event win with a 5.714 to Burbage’s 5.972.

The next event for the WCOPMA is scheduled for June 7-8 back at Auto Club Famoso Raceway for their Super Chevy Show event. The competition is tough this year as there are now five proven 5.7-players and a good ten or so 5.8-5.9 racers out here with many more teams stepping up their programs that will be ready for our next event.

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