SATURDAY

Eliminations during the 2013 X-Treme Drag Racing League X-Treme Gateway Showdown at Gateway Motorsports Park moved faster than a huge storm front, avoiding a stoppage and allowing the XDRL to complete another event.

Pro X-Treme low qualifier Brandon Pesz’s ’58 Corvette (shown) kept the third driver’s door in two days in place, running a 3.690 at 204.91 MPH to down Quain Stott’s ’63 Corvette, which ran a losing 3.725 at 203.25, with identical reaction times. On the other side of the ladder, Tim Tindle’s Mustang outran the Mustang of Todd Tutterow, 3.696 at 204.57 MPH to Todd’s 3.743 at 201.70 MPH. The only class which did not finish with an event winner, it will be decided during qualifying at the next event in Maryland.

Extreme Pro Mod’s Kevin Rivenbark, in the Todd Tutterow-tuned ’02 Galot Motorsports Firebird, ran a 3.929 at 188.49 MPH, to turn back the 3.913 at 187.12 MPH posted by the Dave’s RV ’68 Camaro of Ron Muenks.

In Pro Nitrous, it was Bob Rahaim’s Chevy Camaro by default. Billy Glidden had damaged his motor in the previous round, and rather than risk further destruction, he withdrew from the final, handing the win to Rahaim.