The Wilson and Gray team (left), with Gray at the wheel of the 2002 Cavalier, qualified number two on the Top Sportsman side of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series and drove through the eliminations to meet up with Darrin Grubb of Kincardine, Ont. Grubb made Gray work for his win, who posted a 6.925, 187.50 to win over the Pontiac GXP entry of Grubb.

Semi-finalists in the event were Spencer Hyde (left) of Stratford, Ont., and Mike Beska of Waterloo, Ont.

On the Top Dragster side of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, race, number 16 and final qualifier Jim Rubino (left) of Buffalo, NY, marched through the field to meet up with and eliminate Brody Vandergeld of Cambridge, Ont., who qualified third.

Semi-finalists were Tony Positano of Toronto, Ont., and Jeff Moser (shown) of Waterloo, Ont.

Rubino met up with Gray in the event final, but was eliminated in the race, giving the Wilson and Gray their first event victory in series competition.

The top five in the 2013 Quick 32 Sportsman Series championship are Wilson and Gray, the Top Sportsman entries of Kevin Wicke of Stratford, and Spencer Hyde, also of Stratford, then the Top Dragster entries of Melanie Simmons Salemi of Orillia, Ont., and Jeff Moser.