Fifteen nitro funny cars made the first round call to the starting line, with Dale VanGundy’s “Quarter Pounder” Challenger sitting it out after a blower explosion during an earlier test run. (Paul Schmitz photo)

As the setting sun brought in cooler temperatures, Horan led the session to find the Quick 8 with another 5.816 ET at 246.93 mph, followed by Rick Rogers in the “Darkside” Challenger at 5.846 ET at 237.88 mph, third was James Day in the “Pedaler” at 5.887 and newcomer Devery Howard driving Jason Rupert’s “Black Plague” Camaro at 5.912. (Paul Schmitz photos)