Thomas Resar

James Armstrong of Crowley, Texas, and Thomas Resar of Moore, Oklahoma, brought their machines to the line to crown the first SHRA champion in the Nostalgia Bracket final round and Resar was off the line first but at the stripe broke out with an 8.99 on a 9.41 dial. Armstrong, who had the lucky hand with opponents breaking out against him three rounds straight, posted a 6.08 on a 5.68 dial to secure the first SHRA Nostalgia Bracket win of the season for the Jon Woodford owned "Leprechaun Racing" team.

NOSTALGIA ELIMINATOR 3 (5.30 INDEX)

Tom Drozd

Opening the first round of eliminations in Nostalgia Eliminator 3 was veteran Ron Muncy facing off against twenty-year-old Dusty Rose. Rose's youth might have got the best of him as he went red by .011 as Muncy posted a 5.56 at 121 mph to advance. Number one qualifier Mickey Smith used the quickest reaction time of the round and a 5.35 at 120 mph to take the win over Ron Walden whose 5.54 came up short at the big end. In the final pair of the opening round, a pair of beautiful altereds came to the line with Doug Morrison lined up with Tom Drozd. Morrison used a starting line advantage to take the win with a 5.41 at 126 mph to take out Drozd's quicker but loosing 5.39 at 121 mph.

Mickey Smith and Doug Morrison rolled through the waterbox to kick off the NE3 semi-finals. Morrison again earned the holeshot win as his 5.40 at 126 mph was enough to hold off Smith's quicker but loosing 5.36 at 121 mph in the closest race of eliminations. Ron Muncy benefitted from the competition bye run and posted a 5.75 at 118 mph in his injected 112" altered to move into the final.