Eliminations:                                                                                                                                              
Round 1: As #1 Qualifier Toaster would get the single and advance with a 0.100, 5.19 at 148. Rivetti and Ray were up next in what would prove to be one of the closest races of the weekend with a MOV of 0.008! Rivetti was on the good end of the deal advancing with a 0.039, 5.629 at 124.60 mph to Ray’s 0.27, 5.649 at 123.59. In the last pair Hensley got away first with a big advantage at the Tree 0.073 to 0.271, but it was Keller taking the win at the stripe 5.54/126 to 6.01/114.
SEMIS:
Keller: Bye
Jones 5.173, 150.21 def. Rivetti shut off (fuel leak)

The finals paired a couple of Chevy II’s, Jones in his TTSBC ‘65 vs Keller’s ProCharged SBC ’64. Although Jones had been the quickest and most consistent car in eliminations, Keller was looking for his first WCHRA win. Jones had a big advantage at the Tree, 0.042 to 0.248 but he spun the tires early and had to pedal the throttle. Keller jumped out to a two-car-length advantage and held off the hard-charging Jones with a 5.414 run at 136 mph to a 5.635/149 for Jones.

LIMITED 10.5

In qualifying it was the nitrous-injected SBC Camaro driven by Mike Saiki topping the qualifiers with a 5.395, followed by Adam Noyes, Gary Brandt, Tom Daugherty, Allen Gadberry, Cameron Hensley and Tony Politano.

Eliminations:                                                                                                                                                     
Round 1: Saiki got the laddered bye, but he would take advantage of the opportunity by setting the new Limited 10.5 E.T. Record at 5.379 at 131 mph.
Daugherty advanced with a 0.056, 5.675 at 131.11 to Gadberry’s 0.145, 5.758 at 128.25. Politano didn’t make the call advancing Noyes to round 2, and Brandt took the win with a 0.075, 5.57/129 to 0.091, 6.03/116 for Hensley.
SEMIS:
Saiki 0.137, 5.90, 120 def. Daugherty 0.081, 7.90, 67 mph
Noyes 0.092, 5.50, 131 mph def. Brandt 0.070, 5.44, 130 mph

Mike Saiki

The final looked to be a good battle between the top two qualifiers with both racers running personal bests through Eliminations. In the final both drivers had nearly identical RT’s and left together, unfortunately Noyes spun the tires and Saiki never looked back taking the win 0.102, 5.48/130 to 0.109, 6.692/127.