In Open Comp action, Doug Crumlich took the top spot in the ten-car field, carding a .010-second reaction time in his 1996 BBC-powered Corvette. Crumlich then ran with it and proceeded to defeat Mark Rapp, Ryan Rabe, and take a single en route to the final round. On the other side of the ladder, Ron DeHoop was cutting through the field in his 1967 Chevelle. He defeated Dale Sweltzer, Montey LeFrenz and also received a bye run to meed Crumlich in the final. The pair left with reaction times within .002 second of one another, and Crumlich carded an 8.571 on an 8.57 index, while DeHoop broke out by .028 second.

Mustang Madness entertained a 16-car field, with multi-time champion Dan Marciano taking to top qualifier honors with a perfect .000-second reaction time. On Sunday Scott Dool was taking on all comers. He dispatched Jerome Citrolo, Paul Huizenga, and Dan Hale on his path to the final round. On the other side of the ladder, Cal Gordon was mirroring Dool’s lethality on track, defeating Ken Fergusuon, William Hale, and Dan Marciano to meet Dool in the final. As the tree dropped, Dool had the better reaction time, and carded a 9.295 on his 9.28 index while Gordon broke out by .015 second, turning on Dool’s win light. (Donna Bistran photo)

In Bracket 1, there were 26 entries vying for the Wally. Kevin McClelland worked through the field, defeating Kenny Snow, Tim Duffy, Marvin Roles, and Gary Coe, along with a third-round bye to find himself in the final. To meet McClelland in the final, Steve Cox won four rounds of close competition and received a semifinal competition bye.  In the final, McClelland picked up .009 on the tree, and proceeded to run an 8.631 on an 8.62 defeating Cox’s 10.245 on a 10.22, to win the Wally.