By the way things played out it was going to be Lasenko to face Boychuk, as Sanders could not make the call, and the rules state the two quickest winning runs meet in the final. This relegated Harris to a consolation run even though he was quicker than Lasenko. But in this all Ukrainian-Canadian final (Both Laseno and Boychuk are Edmonton natives, and both trace their lineage to the Ukraine), it was Lasenko all the way as the final was over before it started. Boychuk went -.063 red and then thundered to a purported track record 5.86 second run with a booming speed of 241.35 miles per hour, but it for all for naught, as Lasenko labored along to a victory taking the money and the case of Molson Ale on the line for the win.

About the winning run Lasenko was forthright when he said, “I saw he went red, and our motor was hurt, and I didn’t want to throw a rod or something like that so I just let it get down there. To get in as an alternate and then to win it in the final like that, I’m very blessed. This makes up for Boise, for Bakersfield, and does a lot of good for our team.”

Boychuk was somewhat stunned by the red light: “I saw yellow and let her go, didn’t see his light blinking, put her in second, and drove her through the end, and thought I had it, but obviously I didn’t. We had an issue with  the car and Roland thinks he has found it, and that is why it made such a good run tonight, so we’re looking forward to next weekend in Edmonton.”