Boychuk qualified first on the charts on Saturday with a 5.788, 242.02 to lead all competitors and carried that momentum into Sunday with three solid laps to take the win.

In the final Boychuk was thrown a bit of a curveball as weather forced the remainder of the event to be finished in the eighth-mile, but it mattered very little as Boychuk left the line first and cruised to an easy victory with a 3.831, 198.85 in the win. Grekul in the “Pleuger and Geiger” Mustang finished with a 4.399, 132.96 in the runner-up spot.

“It doesn’t really change anything running to the eighth-mile. We just line it up and do our thing,” Boychuk said. “The only thing is that I really didn’t want to shut it off.”

Boychuk also downed Brad Thompson in round one and then met up with “Mr. Explosive” Mark Sanders in the semifinals. After putting down his best pass of the weekend the round before, Sanders gave it his all in trying to get around the quick Canadian, but his efforts fell short as Boychuk cruised to the win.

“The day certainly didn’t start like we had hoped. Our first pass we were really loose and my crew could basically see the side of my car from the starting line,” Boychuk said. “It felt like I was back behind the wheel of a sprint car, but someone was looking after us and it all worked out in the end.”

Grekul advanced to the finals from the third position on the charts, defeating Todd Lesenko and Mike Savage along the way.