Day 3 of the 2010 Car Craft Summer Nationals

Another year, another taste of automotive heaven. The 2010 Car Craft Summer Nationals presented by GM Performance Division came to close Sunday but not before we lit up some rubber, redlined some engines, crowned a new Real Street Eliminator champ and checked out some gals in bikinis. Yes, bikinis.

We had a vicious storm roll through the area Saturday night (doubt anyone around here will forget it soon) and Sunday started a bit gray but dry. The sun quickly showed up but the competitors in the TCI Burnout Contest tried there best to blot out its rays with titanic clouds of tire smoke. The huge crowd watching had no problem with that.

Immediately after the crowd moved to the Miller Electric Main Stage for the announcement of the Real Street Eliminator winners and, of course, the Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals.

We'll let you know who the 2010 Real Street Eliminator champion is in an upcoming issue of Car Craft Magazine. To find out who is the new Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals you'll have to check out the pictures below and head over to the CCSN video pages. Tough break, eh?

1969 Super Bee - Steve Vaughan, Chisago, MN
1971 Camaro - Clair Hostetler, Inver Grove Heights, MN

Cool Stuff: Pro-Street stroker 388 ci, about 600 hp. Custom carb linkage, Turbo 350 trans, 9" Ford, Spool with 4:57 gears.
Cool Stuff: Pro-Street stroker 388 ci, about 600 hp. Custom carb linkage, Turbo 350 trans,
Morris Minor 1000

1968 Pro Street Camaro - Travis Ugland, Sioux Falls, SD
Cool Stuff: 900 hp
1937 Chevy Master Deluxe 2-door Sedan - Sue and Bill Keck, Dubuque, IA

Cool Stuff: Everything - too numerous to list.
1969 Impala - Shawn Erickson, Forest Lake, MN

1966 Bonneville - Laurie Welch, Shoreview, MN - Cool Stuff: Second owner, what you see is what I bought
1966 Bonneville - Laurie Welch, Shoreview, MN - Cool Stuff: Second owner, what you see is
1964 Fairlane Sports Coupe - Larry Morzen, Dougherty, IA

1966 Comet - Mike Lauffer, Chapin, IA
Cool Stuff: 545 ci big block

1972 Maverick - Zoom Halverson, Orr, MN
Cool Stuff: 11's, pump gas, 20 mpg, 3:00 gear, 10's on NOS
1969 Corvette - Keith Vasilalses

Cool Stuff: 434 small block, rack and pinion, Corvette Engineering brakes
1966 Charger - Larry Doerr, South Sioux City, NE

1966 Nova - no name or city
Cool Stuff: '06 Duramax 4L80E, twin Grand National turbos, Air Ride, All custom work by 417 Motorsports
Cool Stuff: '06 Duramax 4L80E, twin Grand National turbos, Air Ride, All custom work by 41

1966 Nova SS - Mike Wiemer, Mayville, WI
Cool Stuff: 468 BBC, 2F 6-speed, Air Ride Technologies, A/C "Relax, it's a driver!"
1961 Falcon - Janis and Rich Sprick, Hastings, MN

Cool Stuff: Retired from NHRA Drags Super Pro Division V winner 1990.
1974 Corvette - Greg Spah, Andover, MN - Cool Stuff: "It's a Corvette"

1965 Nova SS - Gary Riisager, Milaca, MN
Cool Stuff: Crocus yellow, original color
1979 Coronet 440 - Tim Spah, Blaine, MN

1962 Biscayne - Mike Eason, Zimmerman, MN
1974 C-10 - Ray Heiman, Osseo, MN

Cool Stuff: Only 6k miles on the truck
1979 Corvette - Dolores Miller, Elk River, MN
1967 GTX - Ron and Diane Osborne, Hibbing, MN

1963 Falcon Convertible - Paul Ritmire, Bloomington, MN
Cool Stuff: 9" 3:50, World Class T-5, front disc, 302 w/289 heads, 10.5:1, gear drive, front sway bar
Cool Stuff: 9" 3:50, World Class T-5, front disc, 302 w/289 heads, 10.5:1, gear drive, fro
1967 Cougar - Rob, Roseville, MN

Cool Stuff: 1968 "J" code 302, built C4, 355 Detroit Locker, working A/C
The tire smoke from the burnout contest was so intense it covered parts of the fairgrounds.
The tire smoke from the burnout contest was so intense it covered parts of the fairgrounds
The TCI Burnout Contest drew a sizeable crowd at the infield. Good thing the fairgrounds had those bleechers.
The TCI Burnout Contest drew a sizeable crowd at the infield. Good thing the fairgrounds h

Vince Bradley of Apple Valley, MN lights his 1983 Regal.

This...

... came from that.
Clarence asks the crowd to pick the winner by show of applause.

Sunday's winners of the TCI Burnout Contest.
One judge of the Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals makes it clear he's willing to negotiate.
First the ladies came on stage to introduce themselves to the crowd.

After a short break, on came the bikinis.

The new Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals is crowned.
Passing the proverbial torch, the new Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals, Samantha, with the previous Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals, Chrissy.
Passing the proverbial torch, the new Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals, Samantha, with the

(l-r) 3rd Place winner, Jessica Dolan, our previous Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals, Chrissy, 1st Place Samantha Olmstead, 2nd Place Ashley DeCorsey.
(l-r) 3rd Place winner, Jessica Dolan, our previous Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals, Chris
2010 Miss Car Craft Summer Nationals, Samantha, in front of the CCSN tour bus.