Brad Personnett roasted the hides right at the hit in the second session, and sits a the bottom of the qualifying order with a 10.21.

Melanie Troxel made the best run of the round with a nice 6.111 at 242.63 MPH. Mike Knowles, meanwhile, was just a tick behind with a 6.223 at 236.88 MPH.

Von Smith recorded a stout 1.001 60' time in his Barwa Camaro, but it was just too much for the hot ORP surface, as he rattled the tires and slowed to a 14.34.

Roger Burgess recorded a 1.008 short time and was charging hard, but made a hard move toward the wall around the 330' mark that got everyones attention.

Brian Harrell made a great pass in the second round of qualifying, going straight to the top of the order with a nice 4.410 at 177.67 MPH that gives him a full tenth of a second advantage on the field.

Mike Kimmis stepped up from his off-pace 5.250 yesterday to the fourth spot with a stellar 4.703 at 167.82 MPH.

Keith Szabo struggled to get down the track during yesterdays opening session, but that wasn't a position anyone figured he'd be in for long. Keith laid down a great 4.833 at 163.67 MPH to jump to the tightly-packed top of the leaderboard.

Mike Jones made his presence known with a stout 4.856 at 157.04 MPH that placed him second just behind Szabo.

Dennis Bailey made a great, smooth 4.937 t 159.53 MPH to move up to the fourth position, just a tick behind the leaders.

Chad Henderson got his '87 Buick out of the gate soft, but stormed from the outhouse to the penthouse, going to the top of the order with a 5.213 at 145.85.

Yesterday's qualifying leader Matt Bell stepped up from his 5.403 to a 5.245 at 145.31 MPH to hold down the second spot behind Henderson. In the opposite lane, Bob Kurgan got a little loose about 100' out and had to lift, managing a 5.752 for the final position with one round remaining.

Roger Burgess was the only car in the class that made a productive lap with a 6.187 at 242.36 as everyone else struggled to get beyond the first couple hundred feet under power.

Like so many others, low qualifier Mike Janis rattled the tires hard out of the gate and had to abort the run after heading toward the centerline just beyond the 60' mark.

Tony Johnson, who led after the opening round of qualifying, stepped up in the final session, making a little move near half track but still nailing down a 4.462 at 170.97 for the second spot heading into eliminations.

Rob Wells put together a great run to close out qualifying on a high note, running a 4.529 at 171.51 after a little sashay just past the christmas tree that was good enough for the third spot.

Brian Hicks and opponent Mike Kimmis both struggled to get ahold of the starting line, hazing the tires all the way to the 330' mark before lifting in unison to a 7.02 and 6.01, respectively.

Keith Szabo is beginning to look a bracket racer, running a 4.834 in the final session to back up his earlier 4.833 to solidify his top qualifying position.

Chad Henderson is looking like the picture of consistency, running a 5.217 in the final session that was right there with his earlier 5.213 that grabbed him the top qualifying spot going into eliminations.

Early qualifying leader Matt Bell blew the tires off before passing the christmas tree in his attempt to grab back the top spot, slowing to a 6.70 at just 97 MPH.

Tony Johnson and crew are busy making some routine adjustments before eliminations. The team indicated that they were set up soft off the starting line to cope with the high track temperature and some bald spots, and feel they can step it up a little in eliminations.

Ruben Tetsoshvi II and team were busy changing spark plugs prior to eliminations.

Mike Jones' crew was busy getting the intercooler buttoned back up after they discovered a crack in the tank that required some welding.

Low qualifier Brian Harrell's team found a crack in the exhaust tube on his '98 Mustang and are in the process of making the repairs before the first round.

All three of Roger Burgess' teams advanced to the semifinal round. Burgess himself came out on the winning end of a wild pedaling contest with Mike Knowles, his 6.84 just edging out Knowles' 6.86.

Raymond Commisso advanced with a struggling 7.017 at 222.84 MPH as opponent Mike Janis was force to lift after rattling the tires early.

Melanie Troxel had the best run of the round with a 6.492 at 234.66 to defeat Brad Personett, who blew the tires off just past the starting line and slowed.

Keith Szabo took full advantage of his solo run, laying down the best run of the weekend with a 4.814 at 163.83 MPH. He will face Ruben Tetsoshvi II in the semifinals.

Kevin Scott was dead late with a .263 reaction time, but had more than enough to run down Willard Kinzers' 5.480 with his 5.032 lap.

Chad Henderson made the best run of the weekend on his first round single, running a 5.189 at 146.72 MPH to advance the semi's, where he will face Nick Yarber, who downed Jimmy Martin, 5.29 to 5.71.

Matt Bell used a nice 5.351 at 145.16 MPH to dispose of Bob Kurgan, who struggled all weekend to get a handle on the race track and was forced to pedal his way to a 5.620 effort.

When Brian Harrell and Danny Lowry lined up for their first round matchup, both drivers lit the pre-stage and stage lights and had the boost built up, but recieved a very delayed tree. Lowry lifted off the loud pedal, while Harrell stayed on the chip until the tree fell, powering through for the win. Race officials brought them back for a re-run, where the two staged an epic battle, with Harell again getting the win in a great 4.425 to 4.452 race.

Brian Hicks finally made a good hit in his Dodge Challenger, but it wasn't near enough for Rob Wells' 4.517 at 173.05 MPH.

The higher-qualified Ken Raintwater blew the tires off before moving five feet and tried to collect it back up, but couldn't catch Ed Parker and his 5.283 to advance to the next round, where he will face Rob Wells.

Roger Burgess punched his ticket to the final round before he got by the christmas tree, as teammate and opponent Raymond Commisso left the red bulb on in his lane. Burgess legged it through to a 6.18 to Raymond's 6.29.

Danny Rowe advanced to the final round with a great 6.148 pass alongside Melanie Troxel, who got dangerously close to the centerline and had to lift around 1000', slowing to a 6.685.

Keith Szabo had the front end dancing along the surface as he laid down a great 4.834 to move on to the final round with a defeat of Ruben Tetsoshvi II's 5.24 effort.

Kevin Scott and Mike Jones put on a great show for the fans in their semifinal matchup, with Jones having to pedal 150' out and trying to chase down Scott, who won out with a close 4.87 to 4.89 margin.

In a big upset, Ed Parker took down the much quicker Rob Wells with a 5.043 when Wells engine went silent in a trail of smoke before the 200' mark.

In a battle of supercharged cars, Tony Jonson advanced to the semifinals with a nice and straight 4.692 at 152.26 MPH to defeat Curtis Rhodes trailing 5.060.

Chad Henderson keeps getting quicker and faster with each trip down the track, running a5.147 at 147.02 MPH to defeat Nick Yarber, who began to lift wheels skyward and slammed the nose back to earth in a shower of sparks. In the final, Handerson will meet up with No. 2 qualifier Matt Bell, who tried to keep pace on his solo run with a 5.228 effort.

Brian Harrell, who was the quickest car in the class all weekend, will be kicking himself all the way back to Mississippi, as his car lurched through the staging beams in the semifinals, handing the win to Ed Parker who nailed won his best run of the weekend at 4.804 at 157.67 MPH.

Tony Johnson powered to a straight and true 4.447 at 172.32 MPH on his semifinal solo run.

The Pro Modified final round under the lights was looking to be an epic battle between the remaining combatants, and it was exactly that, as Danny Rowe just edged out Roger Burgess in a great race to the stripe, 5.991 at 243.02 to a 6.046 at 243.02.

Keith Szabo saved his best run for last as he put down a killer 4.779 at 164.85 MPH to overcome the great .005 to .092 holeshot by Kevin Scott's and his trailing 4.935 at 153.89.

In the EZ Street final, Matt Bell did just what he needed to do, stepping up with a stellar 5.149 at 145.42. Unfortunately for him, Chad Henderson, who has been the class of the field all day, did just the same, blasting out the best run of the weekend at 5.051 and 148.05 MPH for the win and the Wally.