In Factory Stock, Tommy Godfrey (shown) quickly rose to the number one qualifier spot, with an 11.18 pass in the first round. While not a record-shattering performance, it was impressive considering that none of the other competitors could make it down the track in a competitive fashion until later rounds and Godfrey was on a new, untested tire in the form of a Nitto 555R.

In eliminations, Godfrey got the first round bye, thanks to his pole position, and drew his biggest rival this season in the second rounds, John Leslie, Jr. However, the race never really was as Leslie tripped the foul light by a mere .028 seconds, stamping Godfrey’s ticket into the final round, where he faced Jay Dold.

Dold picked up half a tenth on Godfrey off the line, but Godfrey put his foot through the floor, and was able to drive around Dold, crossing the stripe in 11.17 seconds and taking his second consecutive and fourth overall win this season.

The second leg of the trifecta occurred in Pure Street. Ryan Hecox (shown) was on top of the field at the end of qualifying, piloting his silver New Edge Mustang to a 10.25-second effort. In the first round, Hecox got a competition single thanks to the odd-numbered field, and in the second round faced the man with the number one on the windshield, Brandon Alsept. In an exciting race, Alsept was quicker to the stripe, but Hecox was quicker on the tree, and won on a holeshot to advance to the semis where he drew Teddy Weaver.

Hecox led stripe to stripe as Weaver spun the tires, putting Hecox into the final round to face the winner of the last two events, Mark Anderson. Once again, Hecox got off the line first and rowed to the gears with nary a hiccup, running another 10.27 as Anderson slowed on the second half of the track, taking away the Pure Street win.

The final arm of JPC’s tri-class dominance took place in Real Street. The weekend was all about the man with the number one on his windshield, Bruce Hemminger. At the close of qualifying, Hemminger had not only taken the number one qualifier, but did so with the quickest pass in Real Street history, stopping the clocks in 9.43 seconds amid the sticky North Carolina heat.

In eliminations, Hemminger advanced in the first round over Jim Breese, and earned the second round competition bye by virtue of his top qualifer, putting him straight into the final round to face the number three qualifier Paul Wiley. The race was over before it started as Wiley left the line over two tenths early, giving Hemminger a trip to the winner’s circle.