The sun is out, the lanes are full, and there is racing on the track here at the Shakedown At The Summit. The weather is going to be hot again today and all of the teams are getting a game plan ready for the conditions.

NMRA Street Outlaw star Charlie Cooper bolted up a set of 315 Micky Thompson drag radials to his Mustang to run the Heavy Street class. So far it has paid off since Cooper earned the top qualifier spot coming into Sunday’s eliminations. Cooper told us the gear ratio isn’t optimal but it’s working and they are ready to go some rounds today.

With track temperatures reaching the 135-degree mark all the radial tire racers had their hands full trying to make a clean pass. X275 number one qualifier JD Campbell was nearly a victim of the hot surface during the first round when he spun at the hit but was able to recover and pick up the win.

The first round of Pro Modified was just brutal across the board between a massive oil down, huge upsets, and Carl Stevens Jr.’s wild ride. Stevens was on a great pass but as his Camaro came out of a half-track wheel stand the car made a move to the left, took out the timing blocks, then shot right and hit the wall. To add insult to injury the car ended up in the sand trap as well but thankfully Stevens wasn’t hurt.