St. Louisan Andy Horn jumped between his Super Gas Destroyer and his “bracket tractor” in front of the hometown fans; his exceptional 0.003 RT qualified third in the heavily populated Syn3 ET division.

While Greg Best’s perfect 11.500 led SEP qualifying, defending World and event Champ Donnie Huffman proved his skills hadn’t diminished during the off-season with a best of 11.499!	Dan Lesnock proudly flew the Steel City H-D dealership banner aboard his Pennsylvania Destroyer while qualifying atop the Bison Racing Super Gas (9.70 Index) list with a 9.702/123.55.

St. Louisan John Hollenbeck qualified his 2006 Sportster fourth in Pro Stock Eliminator. One of the category’s best-engineered entries, the black beauty includes full body panels (which nearly enclose the rear tire) and possibly the last true “weedburner” headers.