Rick Stivers got a little out of shape in his’67 Shelby GT. He didn’t make the field.  (Ron Lewis photos)

Brad Personett left the sport compact scene for Pro Mod this year, and now is driving the twin-turbo Marx Motorsports '53 Corvette. Personett qualified for his first race of the year with a 6.437 at 219.94 mph. (Jeff Burk photo)

Mike Ashley was also back in the seat of his Funny Car at St. Louis. In the first round of Pro Mod eliminations his ’68 Camaro made a couple of moves towards the centerline and then went up on two wheels when he yanked it back to the right. Ashley didn’t hit the wall, but he lost the round to Eddie Ware.  (Jeff Burk photo)

The turbo ’07 Shelby Mustang 500 of local driver Dan Saitz is a beauty. He lost in the first round to Tony Pontieri.  (Linda Brock photo)

Jay Payne qualified in the middle of the field, but in the first round against Roger Burgess, Payne turned in the quickest lap of the event with a 5.920 at 240.29 mph.  (Ron Lewis photo)