Tony Bartone

Whitely was hoping to share the winner’s circle with his wife Annie who faced off with Long Island, N.Y., racer Tony Bartone both driving Ford Mustangs in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class. Bartone had other thoughts, qualifying No. 1 and marching through eliminations posting both the low elapsed time and top mph of the event at 5.538 seconds and 253.51 mph. Bartone defeated Whiteley for his third win of the year with a 5.546 second lap at 261.78 mph to Whiteley’s 5.576, 259.26.

Butner’s Mustang won the Stock class	and his Chevy Cobalt won Comp.

Bo Butner drove his Mustang to a 9.212 second, 146.97 mph pass to defeat Jeff Tueton in Stock Eliminator for his first win of the day, then came back around to race Lou Ficco for the Comp Eliminator title. Butner’s Cobalt went 8.540 seconds at 158.39 to hold off Ficco and secure the rare double win and add his name to the list of just 13 drivers in history to accomplish the feat.

Dan Fletcher (near lane) against David Rampy.	Larry Stewart’s 2010 Dodge Challenger.

Dan Fletcher scored his 80th NHRA National event win beating former Lucas Oil National Champion Larry Stewart in Super Stock. Fletcher, who has three championships of his own, clocked in at 10.476 at 122.98 mph in his Camaro to Stewart’s 10.224, 125.95 with his Challenger.