Jeff LaSalle worked his way through eight rounds of competition in his Dodge, only to red-light in the final round. 

SATURDAY SUPER PRO (1/8-mile)
Winner: Luke Bogacki (Woodville, AL) 2008 American  .005, 4.854 sec./144.12 mph.
Runner-up: Stefan Kondolay (Sardis, British Columbia, Canada) -.002 (foul), 4.993/138.44 mph.

SATURDAY PRO (1/8-mile)
Winner:  Dick Krieger (Henderson, NV) 1923 Ford  .297, 5.359 sec./127.84 mph.
Runner-up: Jeff LaSalle (Santa Rosa, CA) 1967 Dodge  -.010 (foul), 8.825 sec./71.97 mph.

SATURDAY SPORTSMAN (1/8-mile)
Winner: Jennifer Carey (Fallon, NV) 1971 Nova  .018, 7.867 sec./81.17 mph.
Runner-up: John Joines (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) 2003 Silverado  .084, 9.011 sec./74.34 mph.

SATURDAY MOTORCYCLE (1/8-mile)
Winner: Don Tanklage (Huntington Beach, CA) 2000 Kawasaki  .040, 5.180 sec./121.89 mph.
Runner-up: Doug Pogue (Boise, ID) 2006 Harley-Davidson  .122, 8.012 sec./85.99 mph.

 FRIDAY, NOV. 28

Luke Bogacki, Brad Hawk, Jeff Shaw and Don Tanklage scored final-round wins on the first day of the Las Vegas Bracket Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.   Bogacki defeated Chris Lindsay to claim the $5,000 Super Pro winner’s check.

Record rainfall on Thanksgiving Day caused The Strip’s crew to push the pause button on the seventh annual Las Vegas Bracket Nationals. With Wednesday's Turkey Thaw Thrill Show and opening day (Thursday) of the Las Vegas Bracket Nationals cancelled due to rain, racers were champing at the bit to compete Friday morning.  To add insult to injury, the event was delayed two hours by fog. (It was impossible to the scoreboards from the officials' tower.) Eliminations began at 1:35 p.m., following time trials and Run-for-the-Money competitions.

Winners of the Clark Griswold Trophy for best Christmas-decorated pit area were the combined pit area of the Myhre and Propp families of Sacramento, Calif.