For Rick Trunkett, this ‘72 Plymouth Duster became his first car 25 years ago, although it required some action to acquire the necessary funds to get it. “I sold my Tomos Target lx moped to fund its purchase,” Rick said. Sales deals done, he would become the newest (and current) owner at fifteen years young.

As one-third of Big 3 Racing with fellow drag and drive enthusiasts Bob Hess Jr. and Chuck Stefanski, Rick was all about making sure this Duster could tackle both street miles and drag strip passes.

And although Big 3 Racing is known for their work with the Gen 3 HEMI platform, Rick decided to mix old school and new school on his Plymouth, with an old school 340-based engine with twin turbochargers and Holley EFI.

“I love the idea for Sick At The Rock,” Rick said about the format. “It’s easier for people that have family and work, that cannot do 3 or 4 big events. It’s great for fans as well.”

Can Rick Trunkett earning the Quickest Mopar title?

Discovered as a time capsule car a few years back, Ken Robinson saw this 1969 Plymouth Valiant for sale on Facebook Marketplace in the spring of 2022.

Originally built as a ‘Street Rat’ as ‘Uncle’ Tony Defeo penned in the Mopar High Performance magazine article on the car in 1985 (that first issue came out in early 1986), the car didn’t give any indication it was a bruiser, other than the scooped hood.

"Our goals were an 8-second average, and an 8-second pass every day. I ran in the 8-second range for three of the days, despite having just converted it to pump E-85 fuel prior to the event." Heading back to Byron Dragway for the final day, Mike Chenoweth was looking at a possible top five finish in the Sick Street Race class, but faced several challenges on day five of Sick Summer.