COPO Corral

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From the moment the next generation COPO Camaro was announced at SEMA in 2011, the Bowtie faithful have been glued to every last bit of news on the legendary 69-car runs of both 2012 and 2013. And, lucky for us, The BLOCK Crew has had the distinct privilege of bringing you exclusive news and tons of cool content on the COPO that you haven't been able to get anywhere else. Recently, at the historic Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, we were on site to cover another momentous COPO occasion: the largest ever gathering of 5th Gen COPO Camaros in one place. It was then and there the thought occurred to us that, even though we've been there every step of the way to tell you about the vehicles, we might not have introduced all the fine men and women campaigning these very special cars – in this case, competing for "Wally" trophies and chances to make it into the NHRA record books.

So, as we made our way through the "COPO Corral" at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, we caught up with a majority of these sportsman racers and thought we'd take a little time to introduce them to you and give you some quick stats. We hope you enjoy getting to put some faces with the names, you may or may not know…



Driver: Paul Cambria
Team Name: Cambria Racing
COPO: #3, 2012
Engine: 327 4.0L Supercharged
Class: BB/SA
Fastest ET: 8.49 @161.00



Driver: Eric Reyes
Owner: Jim Vasser
Sponsor: Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet
COPO: #4, 2012
Engine: 327 2.9 Blower
Class: AA/SA Fastest
ET: 8.98 at Pacific Raceways (Kent Washington)



Driver: Dave Connolly
Owner: Victor Cagnazzi
Sponsor: GMPartsNow.com
COPO: #4, 2012
Engine: 427 NA
Class: FS/AC
Fastest ET: 9.17



Driver: Jim Boburka
Sponsor: Jim Crivelli Chevrolet
COPO: #7, 2012
Engine: 427 NA
Class: CC/SA
Fastest ET: 9.34 @145.00



Driver: JC Beattie
Sponsor: ATIRacing.com
COPO: #8, 2012
Engine: 327 4.0L Supercharged
Class: SSA/A
Fastest ET: 8.449 @ 161.83



Driver: Rhett Fulton
Team Name: Candies Family Motorsports
COPO: #13, 2012
Engine: 427 NA
Class: FS/AC or BB/SA
Fastest ET: 9.31 at Belle Rose, Louisiana



Driver: Todd Patterson
Sponsor: Husky Liners
COPO: #18, 2012
Engine: 427 NA
Class: CC/SA Fastest ET: 9.25 @ 143.21



Driver: Stephen Bell
COPO: #24, 2012
Engine: 327 2.9L Supercharged
Class: NHRA FC/DC
Fastest ET: 8.95 @153.00



Driver: Brian Massingill
Owner: School of Automotive Machinists
Sponsor: SAMRacing.com
COPO: #29, 2012
Engine: 427 NA
Class: BB/SA
Fastest ET: 9.35 @ 142.63



Driver: Jeff Myers
Sponsor: IDGSupply.com
COPO: #46, 2012
Engine: 427 NA
Class: BB/SA
Fastest ET: 9.405 at Norwalk, Ohio



Driver/Owner: Jack Maytas
Team Name: Flash Racing
COPO: #62, 2012
Engine: 427 NA
Class: CC/SA
Fastest ET: 9.49 @ 139.00 - Maple Grove Raceway



Driver: Clay Arnett
Owner: Clay Arnett/Thomas Arnett
Sponsor/Team Name: Arnett Racing Transmissions
COPO: #65, 2012
Engine: 327 2.9L Supercharged
Class: FS/DC AA/SA
Fastest ET: 9.20 at Beech Bend Raceway Park



Driver: Paula Cambria
Team Name: Cambria Racing
COPO: #3, 2013
Engine: 427 NA
Class: BB/SA


 
Driver: Bob Hochrun
COPO: #4, 2013
Engine: 427 NA
Class: BB/SA Fastest
ET: 9.47 at Englishtown (Straight from the factory!)



Driver: Steve Novosel
Sponsor: Mike Savoie Chevrolet
COPO: #45, 2013
Engine: 396/375
Class: A/SA
Fastest ET: 9.98 @ 133.00



Driver: Mike Pustelny
Team Name: MPRCar
COPO: Pilot COPO (COPO Clone)
Engine: 427 NA
Class: FS/AC
Fastest ET: 9.59 at Indy (first time the car went down the track)


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