Donny McSwain

Todd Simpson and Aaron Leyda were out next as Simpson hiked the front end and lifted as he neared the centerline while Leyda clicked off a nice 4.16 at 175 mph. Donnie McSwain rolled out in the “II N’Tense” machine and went a strong 3.97 at 176 mph along side Jimmy Jones, who pedaled it and still clicked off a 4.02 at 182 mph in the “Texas Tremor” ride. 

Next up Howard Farris’s “War Wagon” nitro Fiat shook and coasted to a 5.01 at 118 mph while Chris Trussell had his hands full in the other lane. Trussell’s “Assassin” machine hiked the front end and carried a four-foot wheelstand almost to the 330-foot cone before he finally aborted the run as the crowd went wild. Bobby Marriott was out next in the “Shockwave” and ripped off a picture perfect 3.93 at 189 mph to go low for the round. 
     
The OFAA points leaders rolled out next as Nick Poloson and David Purifoy laid down side by side burnouts. Poloson had been out the night before doing some testing and ran into serious transmission issues.  Bright and early Saturday morning, car owner Tom Wood and Poloson made the drive to downtown Dallas and picked up spare parts supplied by fellow OFAA members Kenny Trumble and Donny McSwain. The “Sundown” team slapped their rebuilt B&J back in the car and could only muster a 4.46 at 165 mph in first qualifying session as Purifoy blasted to a 4.08 at 175 mph in the “Thrill Factor” machine. That left Poloson on the bump heading into the final session while Purifoy sat nicely in fifth position. 

Next out was the debut of the Jim West driven “Wild Wild West” full bodied 1948 Fiat with a BBC on nitro!  This was West’s first pass in the car as it launched hard, West gave it a quick pedal job, then drove it through to a 4.83 at 110 mph. The session closed with Mark Bowman clicking off a solid 4.12 at 170 mph in the “Blown Income” altered.