Pontiac Pavement Pounders Shootout: Ladies' Day

Owner Bio: Mary Beth Hess

You could say that Mary Beth Hess found the Pontiac hobby as soon as she found her husband Roy. She had just moved in next door to him and was admiring his black '66 GTO. He walked up to her and asked, "Do you want to race it?" And the rest, as they say, is history. She is obviously a quick study, as her win record quickly built up over the last 12 years, winning a variety of races-- including the 1994 All Pontiac race at Indy, 1996 Night of Fire at Kil-Kare, as well as the 1997 GTO Nationals in Atlanta, where Mary Beth beat a racer in the finals with a delay box. Best of all, she and Roy were actually on their honeymoon! She also won the Bracket 2 class at the 1999 GTO Nationals in Kil-Kare In addition to racing, Mary Beth is an Occupational Therapist and trains and shows Australian Shepherds. She is also the President of the Greater Ohio Australian Shepherd Club.

Owner Bio: Babe Dyer

You might remember Babe's name from our front-drive shootout last year. This time she's actually behind the wheel while hubby Brent got to watch. Babe is running her own car this year, a 12-second street/strip '99 GTP that serves as "mom's taxi," hauling her three kids, Brody, Skyler, and Breann around. She credits her husband Brent for making the car so fast and PFYC.com for their sponsorship. Babe and Brent are co-founders of the Michigan Grand Prix Club, currently the largest state chapter of Club GP. In addition to her activities with the MGPC, Babe works at the GM Lansing Grand River assembly plant and has been a jazz, tap, and lyrical dancer since the age of three. As to the modified status of her own GP, Babe adds that, "I wanted to be a little faster than the normal Grand Prix. We also own a highly modded GP, so we just wanted this one to have a few mods."