With the NHRA “Big Show” racing complete, it was time for the nostalgia funny cars to shine. Up first, Doc Halladay had a bye round, as Brian Stewart, who had hurt his motor on his previous lap, was unable to bring the Showtime Corvette to the line.

Then the number five and six qualifiers faced off, with Lee Jennings, Jr. (#5) vs. Ronnie Young (#6). The two cars were separated only by .03 of a second at the eighth mile, but Lee Jennings, Jr’s car spun the tires  and swerved back and forth in his lane eventually crossing over into Young's lane. Jennings’ expert driving prevented a catastrophe and he barely kissed the retaining wall before bringing the car under control, giving the Blue Max the win.

After a quick track check for debris, action continued in the consolation round as Frank Hawley (#3) in the Chi-Town Hustler faced off against Mike Savage (#4). Hawley got off the starting line first, but got out of shape and had to back off the throttle. Savage took the win light.



Now it was time for the AA/FCs to determine the Historic Funny Car champion with number one qualifier Jon Capps in Jungle Jim facing off against Dale Pulde (#2) behind the wheel of War Eagle. It was a solid race, but low qualifier Capps and tuner Paul Smith were ready, and Capps clocked a 5.900 @ 243.24 while Pulde trailed with a 6.109 @ 179.80 after crossing the centerline for a disqualification, making John Capps the first Night Under Fire Historic Funny Car winner.