Terry Brian was outside the field looking in as he rolled through the water box to start the final qualifier. After two forgettable runs, Brian put down a very good 4.03 at 175 mph to get the "II N'Tense" machine into the field. DoDad Burton laid down one of his best passes to date with a solid 4.14 at 171 mph in the "Free Spirit" altered and Bobby Marriott stepped up to a thundering 3.90 at 189 mph.

Clint Brown provided the most excitement of the final session when he went on a wild ride into the sand trap and catch net in the "Chemical Reaction" nitro burner. Brown was uninjured but the car did suffer some front-end damage.

Final Qualifying Order:
1. Chris Trussell (Canton, Texas) - 4.029 (3.970) at 182 mph
2. Jimmy Jones (Cleburne, Texas) - 4.032, 147
3. Terry Brian (New London, Texas) - 4.038, 175
4. Bobby Marriott (Pilot Point, Texas) - 4.05, 165
5. Howard Farris (Springtown, Texas) - 4.072 (3.927), 201
6. Aaron Leyda (Bartlesville, Oklahoma) - 4.08, 176
7. Mary Reep (Austin, Texas) - 4.092 (3.907), 176
8. Mark Bowman (Edmond, Oklahoma) - 4.13, 175
9. DoDad Burton (Tyler, Texas) - 4.14, 171
10. Kebin Kinsley (Arlington, Texas) - 4.35, 154
11. Raymond Dawson (Nevada, Texas) - 4.63, 112
12. Clint Brown (Honey Grove, Texas) - 5.21, 143
13. Joe Farris (Eureka Springs, Arkansas) - 6.32, 106
14. John Broussard (Lake Charles, Louisiana) - No Time
15. Donnie Massey (Little Elm, Texas) - No Time
16. Donny McSwain (Rockwall, Texas) - No Time

First Round Eliminations

Trussell's flame-throwing "Assassin" nitro burner opened the first round of eliminations on a competition bye run after Kinsley was sidelined with a burned piston. Trussell thundered off the line and posted a stout 3.90 at 188 mph to set the pace in what would be a wildly entertaining round.

A battle of heavy hitting blown alcohol machines rolled out next as Jimmy Jones and Mary Reep pulled into the beams. With the rpm’s screaming they were off the line hard and Jones led from start to finish with a 3.92 at 174 mph to Reep's 4.12 at 155 mph.