Dean Goforth finished off his incredible turnaround following his crash at Bristol three weeks ago with a weekend-best 4.121 at 174.57 mph in his brand new 2013 Jerry Haas Race Cars Camaro, knocking off first-time finalist Rick Cowger.

Dean Goforth  (Slade Tyree photo)

Goforth debuted the new car this weekend in Belle Rose after the crash in Bristol, and even he was blown away with the incredible results in its first race.

“It’s just a good crew with sharp guys working with us,” Goforth said. “This is the best car I’ve ever been in and there’s no comparison. The Haas bunch just did an excellent job.”

Goforth qualified No. 6 with a 4.23 and then knocked off Todd Hoerner and crew chief Brian Self to reach the finals. Cowger immediately had trouble in the finals, but Goforth had an adventurous run, nearly crossing the centerline before taking the victory, his fourth in XPS.

“Rick was having a great day, but when you’re 68 years old, all the guys are tough,” Goforth said. “I was nervous about all of them, but the car felt good.

“It was close to the center line and I was scared to death I crossed it. But it was an awesome run.”

T.J. Tindle (near lane) gets the XPM win.  (Roger Richards photo)

T.J. Tindle claimed his first professional win in just his fifth official race, running 3.992 at 186.54 to beat Kevin Rivenbark, who ran a quicker 3.964 in X-treme Pro Mod.

But the 18-year-old Tindle was quicker off the line thanks to a .071 reaction time, concluding his memorable weekend.

“This is pretty exciting. It’s a big moment,” Tindle said. “I was skating out there a little bit, but he was too close so I didn’t want to lift. It was an exciting moment crossing that finish line.”