Brian Robbins arrived this morning and will get his first hit on the track in the second round of Pro Line Racing Outlaw Pro Mod qualifying. At a very recent race, his Skinny Kid-built Cutlass, outfitted with an Alan Johnson Hemi and screw blower, ran 4-flat at 190 mph, but ate a blower belt on the chip on the starting line in the first round of eliminations, ending his day

This marks Thomas Jones’ second weekend in his newly-purchased DMC-built ’95 Mustang, powered by a 540 J&E Performance engine and twin 88mm Precision turbos. He popped off a 4.71 at 173 mph in the first round of VP Racing Fuels Outlaw Limited Street/Drag Radial qualifying, but broke a rocker in the process. Still, he landed in the sixth spot going into today’s second round of qualifying and was close to wrapping up repairs this morning.

Mark Woodruff lit the track – and the board – with a 4.47 at 175 mph in yesterday’s first round of VP Racing Fuels Outlaw Limited Street/Drag Radial qualifying, which was good for the second spot. He improved on that in today’s second round of qualifying with a 4.42 at 179 mph, which kept him the second qualified spot, under Frank Mewshaw, who posted a 4.40 at 179 mph. His Corvette boasts a Semi-Hemi headed 522 cubic-inch Sonny Leonard engine and twin 88mm Garrett turbos.

Chris Cadotto isn’t content with the off-pace 4.96 at 161 mph he ran yesterday in the first round of qualifying for Outlaw 10.5, presented by LaFontaine Automotive. It put him in the twelfth spot in the field of sixteen, and he’s looking to step up for today’s second round of qualifying. His Diamond Race Cars-built 25.2 Ram gets its go from a blown BAE Hemi assembled by Billy Briggs Racing Engines and has been as fast as 6.59 at 212 mph in the quarter-mile and 4.29 at 172 mph in the eighth-mile. “I should go 4.20s today,” said the Michigan-based Cadotto.

A hitter wherever he goes, Dave Hinzman laid down a 4.56 at 168 mph in the first round of qualifying followed by a 4.52 at 167 mph in today’s second round of qualifying, for the fifth spot in VP Racing Fuels Outlaw Limited Street/Drag Radial. He was next up to stage when there was some downtime for a clean-up, but he remained calm and collected, which seems to be his MO. Twenty-four cars are vying for the sixteen-car class field.

We reported yesterday that a band broke in Paul Major’s transmission during his burnout in the first round of qualifying for VP Racing Fuels Outlaw Limited Street/Drag Radial, but his crew pulled the transmission immediately after, and Dave Klaput from Proformance Racing Transmissions jumped in for repairs. For their efforts, they were rewarded with a 4.44 at 183 mph in today’s second round of qualifying, which put him in the third spot.

Ohio resident Darren Hilterbrand has his small-block Ford and nitrous combination well sorted out, as he’s regularly a contender, and this weekend, in Wiseco X275, presented by TRZ Motorsports, his Fox-body Mustang laid down a 4.76 at 150 mph in the first round of qualifying followed by a 4.72 at 151 mph in the second round of qualifying, which put him in the fourth spot.

Mother Nature has not been kind this weekend, as we’ve had several rain delays, but Bill Bader, Jr., Kurt Johnson and the rest of the track staff are determined to return to race action, and have had the jet dryer and other track-drying and track-prep equipment out as often as necessary. They’re aiming to have a green track by 5 p.m.

Jim Kilpatrick had a handful of steering wheel in the final round of Heavy Street qualifying, as the rear of his ’63 Polara moved left to right a couple times before settling back into the groove. After saving it, he found himself in the eighth qualified spot going into tonight’s eliminations.

Between qualifying sessions, the round girls discovered what so many others know: Chatting with Dave Hance is pure entertainment.

Ohio-based driver Trace Meyer put up a 4.81 at 151 mph in his Team Z Motorsports-built Mustang in the first round of Wiseco X275 eliminations for the win over Michigan-based driver Joe Pinsoneault, who ran 5.01.

Scott Carter went into a wheelstand in the first round of Wiseco X275 eliminations, and when his Mustang returned to the ground, the radiator made contact and broke. Meanwhile, Ronnie “The Modfather” Diaz cruised on by for the win with a 4.93.

Jose Gonzalez pedaled his ’69 Camaro to a 5.92 at 241 mph for the third qualified spot in Pro Line Racing Outlaw Pro Mod and stayed super-consistent with a 5.91 and a win over Michael Biehle in the first round of eliminations. Gonzalez was moments away from firing his car for the second round of eliminations – at 1:30 a.m. – when there was a four-foot-wide oil down, followed by rain.
The cars that were in the lanes were sent back to the pit area and Bill Bader, Jr. has just announced that racing will resume at 9 a.m. Sunday, weather-permitting.