In Steeda Real Street, Dan Baumann (who purchased Uncle Robin Lawrence’s old notch) took the top spot in qualifying with a 9.54, followed by Jim Breese and his 9.65.  Paul Wiley turned in a 9.70 for third, while Dave Ginter clicked off a 9.78 to take the fourth spot. Paul Alfeo and Tim Matherly rounded out the field of six heading into eliminations.  There, Matherly was able to solve his gremlins, turning in a 9.63 to Wiley’s red light start.  Alfeo and Breese took the tree next, and Breese earned the victory with a 9.77 to Alfeo’s 9.85.  Wisconsinites Ginter and Baumann faced off last, with Baumann getting the win light, 9.63 to 9.75.  Matherly faced Breese in the first semifinal airing, with Breese taking the win light, while Baumann took the tree and backed out to get ready for the finals.  Breese stood it up off the line, but recovered to take the win over Baumann with a 9.51 to Baumann’s 9.69 pass.

Eibach Springs Pure Street had Steve Gifford taking the top spot on the ladder with an unreal 10.04 blast, followed by Ryan Hecox’s distant 10.25 hit for the second spot.  David Hill qualified third with a 10.27, while Eric Burkhart put a 10.28 on the board for fourth.  Jimmy Wilson, Mark Anderson, and Paul Foster rounded out the field of seven cars.  In the first round of eliminations, Burkhart put a 10.34 on Foster to send him home, while Anderson redlit against Hill, ending his weekend.  Hecox had a single when Jimmy Wilson couldn’t repair his car in time for eliminations, and Gifford followed up with a single of his own. 

In the next round, Burkhart and Hecox lined up first, with Hecox turning in a 10.22 to send Burkhart back to Indiana.  Next up, Hill launched hard, putting a 10.26 on the board to pass Gifford’s shutdown pass, setting up the final round.  A wheels-up launch from both competitors saw ’09 Champ Hecox put a strong 10.17 on the board for the win over Hill.