Charlie Prophit entered eliminations qualified fourth while younger brother Matt was qualified in the seventh spot. As they both worked their way through the field, it soon became apparent that, indeed, it would be an intramural final.

In the final, Matt left early lighting the red light and handing older brother Charlie (shown) his second career Minuteman, breaking his own world record (4.240) in the process with a very quick pass of 4.237 at 168.75 mph.

North Carolina racer Ronald Procopio led a tight Pro Extreme Motorcycle qualifying session on Friday with his 4.27/175.14 run. His 175 mph mark would eclipse the current record (173.61 held by Nikie Corley) if he could back it up within 1% during competition on Saturday. Unfortunately, he had two runs of 165.07 and 162.72 before being eliminated.

EXTREME PRO STOCK

Although there were only six Pro Stocks at this first outing, the action made up for the small field. The debut of the Extreme Pro Stock class in National Guard ADRL competition concluded with a final round battle between two long-time friends and rivals, Brian Gahm and Doug Kirk. Gahm entered eliminations as low qualifier with a 4.105 ET at 176.51 miles per hour. Kirk had qualified third with a 4.119-second effort.

Throughout the day these two racing veterans had put on a great show, playing the kind of psychological mind games this class if famous for -- each driver taking his time on the starting line, lighting the pre-stage light on the Christmas Tree and then taking as long as possible until eventually rolling into the staging lights a split second before the starting lights are activated.