Roger Burgess (Todd Dziadosz photo)

Roger Burgess drove his ProCare Rx/R2B2 Motors '67 Camaro Pro Mod to his first number one qualifying effort and recorded a personal best ET and then defeated Taylor Lastor to grab his first round-win of the season.

In the second round of eliminations, Burgess’s Camaro struggled while leaving the starting line, opening the door for eventual event winner Mike Castellana. At the stripe, it seemed close by the numbers - Burgess's 6.050/240.94 to Castellana's 6.013/236.55 - but the lag in reaction times -- .211 to .052 - was the key.

Matco Tools/Lend America driver Joe Baker drove his Mike Ashley Racing '68 Camaro to a quarterfinal finish. (Steve Gruenwald photo)

Baker qualified fifth and dispatched Pro Mod Challenge newcomer Billy Gibson in the first round of eliminations, recording a 6.209/239.10 in the Chuck Ford-tuned hot rod. Paired against Brad Personett in the quarterfinals, Baker struggled to get down his lane and gave the turbo-powered Personett the win, running a 6.335/232.91 to his quicker 6.234/234.66.

"Chuck had his hands full today because the track was really tricky," Baker said. "A lot of the cars in the other classes had trouble, too, and we just had too much power for what the track would handle. I don't know if it was the sun or the heat, but whatever it was, he just got out in front of me and after I had pedaled it, he was too far in front of me to catch.