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Michael Beard
Hometown: Seagrove, NC
Vehicles:  
H/CM '80 Volare (10.96 @ 119 mph / 6.75 @ 99 mph)
 '74 Duster 360  (11.30 @ 118 mph / 7.17 @ 95 mph)
Past Vehicles Driven...
 '04 Ram 4.7L (10.86 - 1/8th mile)
EF/SA '85 Turismo 2.2L (15.45 @ 88 mph - For Sale)
G/CM '73 Dart Sport (10.93 @ 119 mph)
SS/BX '82 Camaro (9.87 @ 135 mph)
SS/LA '80 Mirada (11.62 / 7.25)
SS/BA '65 Coronet (9.67 @ 137 mph)
'71 Duster 360 (13.27 @ 107 mph)
'00 Dakota 4.7L (15.99 @ 83 mph - sold)
beard@staginglight.com
Staging Light Motorsports & Graphics


For the 2nd straight year, Beard won the first IHRA Nitro Jam race that he attended,
(this one, at Palm Beach International Raceway in Florida), thus qualifying once
again for the IHRA Tournament of Champions to be held at the World Finals.


Beard won his second Bracket Finals title by winning 3 out of 4 days at Darlington
in 2009.  This was his first IHRA Bracket Finals main event victory, complementing
his 1994 NHRA Div. 1 Heavy ET Championship.


Beard won Stock Eliminator at the 2009 IHRA Spring Nationals to qualify for
the season-ending Tournament of Championships at the World Finals.


In 2007, Beard's 360 Magnum-powered '80 Volare set the 1/4-mile J/CM
World Record, captured three Iron Man trophies, and finished 2nd
in the IHRA Stock World Championship chase.


Beard borrowed Johnny Fisher's '80 Dodge Mirada, and won Super Stock in his first
outing in the car.  The natural J/SA car fits SS/LA, and despite being in legal "Stock"
trim, ran -.30 under the Super Stock index.


Michael Beard with Terry Knott's G/CM '73 Dart Sport
2003 IHRA Stock World Champion


"Dust Devil II" - 1994 NHRA Div. 1 Bracket Finals Champ,
3-Time Track Champ, 2-Time $5K No-Box Winner
(Tim Glover photo, from Drag Racing Action magazine)


Adger Smith built and owns this 277cid V6 powered
SS/BX '82 Camaro driven by Michael Beard.

Accomplishments:
216 career final rounds (147 wins)
16-Time Champion

2009
  • IHRA Palm Beach Nitro Jam, Palm Beach, FL - Stock Champion
  • IHRA Sportsman Nat'ls, Immokalee, FL -Stock R/U

2009
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#1 Winner
    •
  • IHRA Spring Nationals, Rockingham, NC - Stock Champion
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#7 Winner
    •
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#8 Winner
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#11 Winner
  • IHRA Div. 2 Pro-Am - Darlington, SC - Race #1 Winner
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#13 Winner
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#15 Winner
    •
  • IHRA Div. 2 Bracket Finals - Thursday Gamblers Winner
  • IHRA Div. 2 Bracket Finals - Super E.T. Champion
  • IHRA Div. 2 Bracket Finals - Sunday Gamblers Winner
    •

2008
  • IHRA Div. 2 Pro-Am, Immokalee, FL - Winner (Stock)
  • IHRA Div. 9 Pro-Am, Rockingham, NC - Winner (Super Stock)
  • I/CM 1/8th mile World Record -6.946 @ 96 mph (Mooresville, Mar '08)
  • San Antonio Sportsman National - Runner-Up (Super Stock)
  • GT/KA Class Winner, San Antonio, TX
  • Summit All-Star Shootout - Stock Runner-Up
  • Triad Thunder Series, Piedmont Dragway - 7.0 Index Winner
  • World Footbrake Challenge, Bristol, TN
    - Sunday $10K - WINNER & RUNNER-UP!
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  • IHRA Div. 9 Pro-Am, Mooresville, NC - Winner (Super Stock)
  • IHRA Div. 1 Pro-Am, Pittsburgh, PA - Winner (Stock)
  • IHRA Div. 9 Pro-Am, Kinston, NC - Winner (Stock)
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  • #6 IHRA Super Stock (nationally)
  • #2 IHRA Div. 3 Super Stock
  • #5 IHRA Div. 1 Stock

2007
  • Carolina Cup, Mooresville Dragway - Sunday R/U
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#2 Winner
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#3 Winner
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#5 Runner-Up
  • IHRA Div. 9 Pro-Am - Piedmont Dragway - Stock Winner
  • Memorial Bracket Nat'ls -Rockingham Dragway - R/U
  • IHRA Div.9 Pro-Am - Kinston Dragstrip - Stock R/U
    •
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#15 Winner
  • Pageland Dragway - SSS Points Race#16 Winner
    •
  • IHRA Div. 2 Pro-Am, Jackson, SC - Race#1 - Winner
  • IHRA Div. 2 Pro-Am, Jackson, SC - Race#2 - Winner
  • Pageland Dragway - S/SS Combo - Winner
  • Pageland Dragway - Ironman Club Runner-Up
  • IHRA Div. 9 Summit Team Finals - Rockingham Dragway - Gambler's R/U
  • Pageland Dragway - S/SS Combo - Runner-Up
  • Roxboro Motorsports Dragway - Footbrake Winner
  • J/CM 1/4-Mile World Record, 11.731 (Darlington, Sept '07)
  • 2007 Rockingham Dragway Footbrake Champion
  • Pageland Dragway - Series #1 Modified Champion
  • IHRA Div. 2 Stock Champion
  • #2 IHRA Stock Eliminator (nationally)

2006
  • Farmington Bracket Nationals Day 1 R/U
  • Farmington Bracket Nationals Day 2 R/U
  • Iron Man Classic, Rockingham, NC - Footbrake & Runoff Winner
  • Ultimate 64, Mt. Park Dragway - Day 1 R/U
  • IHRA Div. 2 Pro-Am, Jackson, SC - Race#1 - Runner-Up
  • IHRA Div. 2 Pro-Am, Jackson, SC - Race#2 - Winner
  • Roxboro S/SS Combo Iron Man Classic Winner
  • Roxboro S/SS Combo Season Finale Winner
  • Torco Carolina Coalition, Rockingham, NC - Saturday Winner
  • I/CM 1/8-Mile World Record, 7.147 (Rockingham, Sept '07)
  • J/CM 1/8-Mile World Record, 7.341 (Kinston, Oct '06)
  • #9 IHRA Stock (nationally)
  • #2 IHRA Div. 9 Stock
    •

2005
  • IHRA President's Cup Nat'ls Stock R/U
  • US131 S/SS Combo Runner-Up
  • #1 Qualifier, Super Stock - San Antonio, TX
  • SS/DS Class Winner - San Antonio, TX
  • SS/BA Class Winner - Norwalk, OH
  • #5 IHRA Div. 1 Stock
  • #13 IHRA Stock (nationally)
    •

2004
  • IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals Stock Champion
  • IHRA ACDelco Canadian Nationals Stock Champion
  • IHRA Beaver Springs Pro-Am Iron Man Classic winner
  • US131 S/SS Combo winner
  • SS/BX World Record Holder (9.979 @ 127.82 mph)
  • I/CM World Record Holder, 1/8th mile (7.173 @ 93.98 mph)
  • I/CM Class Eliminations Win - US131
  • I/CM Class Eliminations Win - Norwalk
  • SS/BX Class Win - Toronto
  • #6 IHRA Stock (nationally)
  • #8 IHRA Div. 3 Stock
  • #2 Valvoline Cup Class Drags
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2003
  • IHRA Stock World Champion
  • IHRA Division 1 Stock Champion
  • IHRA Sportsman Rookie of the Year
  • Valvoline Cup Class Drags Champion
  • IHRA ACDelco Canadian Nationals Stock Champion
  • $5K No-Box Bonanza Winner (Pittsburgh)
  • IHRA Motor City Nationals Stock Runner-Up
  • Quaker City 1/4-Mile Extravaganza No-Box R/U
  • Kanawha Valley IHRA Pro-Am No-Box R/U
  • Quaker City IHRA Pro-Am Stock R/U
  • Virginia IHRA Pro-Am Stock Winner
  • Pittsburgh IHRA Pro-Am #1 Stock Winner
  • Pittsburgh IHRA Pro-Am #2 Stock R/U
  • $5K No-Box Winner (Lake Cumberland, KY)

2002
  • Norwalk Whup-Ass Wednesday Champion, season opener
  • QCR Bracket Invitational Pro Winner
  • 9th place Valvoline Cup

2001
  • Norwalk Whup-Ass Wednesday Champion, season opener
  • IHRA Div. 3 Bracket Finals No-Box Gamblers Winner

1999
  • Sweitzer's Top Gun Champion
  • NHRA Div. 1 Stock - 11th place
  • NHRA Keystone Nationals EF/SA Class Winner
  • Cecil County FMDRS Bounty Hunter

1998
  • Heavy ET Champion
  • Heavy ET Driver of the Year
  • Super/Pro Rookie of the Year
  • Memorial Day Footbrake Nationals Champion

1997
  • Heavy ET Champion
  • Heavy ET Driver of the Year
  • Sweitzer's Top Gun Champion

1996
  • Heavy ET Champion
  • Heavy ET Driver of the Year
  • Sweitzer's Top Gun Champion
  • Fall Mean Street Nationals Champion

1994 

  • NHRA Div.1 Heavy ET Champion
  • NHRA Div. 1 ET Driver of the Year

1992 

  • High School Champion

1991
  • ETK Champion
  • ETK Driver of the Year
  • High School Champion
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CAM2 Blue Blood Oil
Mickey Thompson
K&N Filters
Billy Nees Race Cars
Bearden Oil - Sunoco
Finished
Bradley Auto Parts
Sloan Racing Engines
Macy Motorsports
Abruzzi Racing
Staging Light Graphics

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"Dust Devil I"
 Originally a Slant-6
Now 360 powered


'00 Dakota 4.7L
15.99 w/ K&N!

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EF/SA Turismo
15.45 @ 88mph


'89 Ramcharger 5.9L
(17.72 @ 76 mph)
R.I.P.
(1989-2001)