Dustin Johnson

Leonard Ament and Dustin Johnson rolled through the water box to open the first round of eliminations. Ament was looking to take the upset win over the number one qualifier and was out in front early with a big starting line advantage. The cars blasted down the quarter mile with Ament out front taking the stripe with a winning 7.63 at 162 mph to Johnson’s breakout 7.56 at 175 mph.

Steve Matthews (shown) and Bill Norman wheeled their blown front engine dragsters to the starting line next as Matthews led from start to finish, posting a winning 7.68 at 135 mph to Norman’s close 7.79 at 134 mph.