Missing the field were Larry Pearce and John Gorrie.

Ward and Monday got the action going in the first round of eliminations. Monday had engine problems after the burnout and had to shut it off while Ward posted a 4.116 at 151.48 to get the win. But all wasn’t well in the Ward pit. One of the seals in his transmission let go and the crew had to put in a lot of work between rounds to get ready for the semis -- but they got it done.

In the next pair Miller’s Camaro, which had been battling problems with the engine shutting off all day, again lost power. Miller posted a 4.244 at 154.26 while Rivenbark ran a 4.009 at 186.04 to get the win.

Hawkins left the line first, but even though he ran his career best time, he didn’t have enough to hold off the hard charging Harvey. Harvey posted a 3.887/191.82 to a 4.191 at 170.30 mph for Hawkins.

Tutterow and Morrison were the final pair. Morrison was off the line first but Tutterow quickly drove around him posting a 3.902 at 193.00. Morrison was able to run a 4.279 at 166.36.

Todd Tutterow

In the consolation race Larry Pearce ran a 4.289 at 168.30 to get the win over John Gorrie’s 6.182 at 106.99.

Harvey left first in the semifinal and got to the stripe first with a 3.888 at 189.91 to Rivenbark’s 3.937 at 168.42. On the other side of the ladder Ward left first but quickly ran into tire shake while Tutterow streaked to the finish line posting a 3.898 at 192.67.

The final round was set and it was a classic blower vs. nitrous match. Harvey’s 3.888 from the previous round gave him lane choice and he took the right lane, which had been the preferred lane all evening. The two did their burnouts and put their Camaros in the beams. The tree activated and the race was over. Tutterow turned on the red light with a -.002 reaction time. Harvey cut a .010 light but around the 400-foot mark his engine had issues and he coasted through the lights with a 4.065 at 146.19. In the other lane “King Tutt” posted a 3.876 at 191.74.

"The race started out good," said Tutterow.” We qualified number one. We were pleased with that. We won the number-one qualifier money, the burnout contest money and the mph money. We got a bunch of plaques, and everybody got some trophies. Travis Harvey ran excellent all day long. He made good runs every time. He ended up winning the race over a red-light but that’s part of it. I’ve won races that way too."