by Jim McIlvaine
Photos by Kaleb Kelley
The early T-bird gets the invitation to the optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) or maybe not. It doesn’t really matter, because there were no Thunderbirds registered for the second stop in OPTIMA’s 2024 Ultimate Street Car series, but there were plenty of Pro-Touring cars and trucks between the Speedtech GTV Class and the No-Limit Engineering GTT Class. Ryan Breezee’s ’69 Camaro continues to turn in stellar performances and at Thunderhill, he was the only entry from either class that notched a top-10 overall finish, beating out several late model Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs and even a few Teslas.
The Camaros of Brian Hobaugh and Rick Ray also turned in strong runs, as did the ’70 Corvette of Garrett Randall, which gave them all an early start on what could be a top-10 season in points. Over on the truck side, David Carroll’s ’74 Blazer took home the class win and the invitation to Las Vegas, while the rest of the class all turned in solid performances. Last season, a competitor in the truck class needed to average 343 points in their best two events to finish inside the top-10 in points and all six trucks eclipsed that mark at Thunderhill. Points will be much harder to come by as the season rolls on. The fields will get bigger, starting at the next event, which is sold-out for competitors at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca.
These cars and trucks may not be birds and points may not be worms, but for those that ran early in the season, their readiness could prove to be very valuable come November. Stay tuned for the next round and be sure to check out www.DriveUSCA.com to see how you can get involved in your street car or truck!
Top Ten Overall
| Place | Name | Car | Class | Points |
| 1. | Bob Sobey | 2013 Nissan GT-R | GTS | 493 |
| 2. | Jordan Priestley | 2021 Tesla Model 3 | GTS | 480 |
| 3. | Matt Ramirez | 2004 Ford Mustang | GT | 478 |
| 4. | Lane Farka | 2015 Porsche GT3 | GTL | 475 |
| 5. | Ryan Breezee | 1969 Chevrolet Camaro | GTV | 472 |
| 6. | CB Ramey | 2024 Chevrolet Corvette | GTS | 463 |
| 7. | Bryan Reilly | 2018 Chevrolet Camaro | GT | 463 |
| 8. | Koda Atwood | 2022 Tesla Model 3 | GTS | 459 |
| 9. | Jake Jackson | 2018 Chevrolet Camaro | GT | 456 |
| 10. | Brandon Hurst | 2021 Tesla Model S | GTS | 454 |
QA1 First Timer Award
Jay West - 2019 Ford Mustang
Anderson Composites Competitor’s Choice Award
Darren Voges - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Operational Speed Supply Most-Improved Driver
Terry Breezee - 2008 Chevrolet Corvette
Summit Racing Spirit of the Event Invitation
Josh Wojciechowski - 1969 Ford F100
Sparky’s Showdown Winner
John Lawrence - 2017 Chevrolet Corvette
Jay West - 2019 Ford Mustang
Anderson Composites Competitor’s Choice Award
Darren Voges - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Operational Speed Supply Most-Improved Driver
Terry Breezee - 2008 Chevrolet Corvette
Summit Racing Spirit of the Event Invitation
Josh Wojciechowski - 1969 Ford F100
Sparky’s Showdown Winner
John Lawrence - 2017 Chevrolet Corvette
2024 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Schedule
March 1-3: Thunderhill Raceway
May 3-5: Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca
June 28-30: Road America
July 26-28: Portland International Raceway
August 16-18: Summit Point Motorsports Park
October 4-6: Virginia International Raceway
October 31 - November 6: OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational Las Vegas
Check out the full set of photos for this event on the HostMyJunk.com Gallery. Click here to see them all!
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