Brandon Snider was PX runner-up.

On the opposite side of the ladder, Snider barely made it into the field in the 16th and final slot with an off-the-pace 4.760 pass in his new '69 Camaro. He recovered with a 3.57 at 214.18 in the opening round of racing against top qualifier Randell Reid, whose '07 Corvette broke on the starting line, then ran low E.T. of the meet with a 3.55 at 215.31-mph win over Buhumaid's NAS Racing teammate Badir Ahli in round two. Snider slowed slightly to 3.57 at 213.60 in the semis, but still managed to overcome a .011 starting-line advantage by Mike Recchia.

In the final round, Buhumaid got away first with a .031 reaction time, then posted his best run of the weekend at 3.57 seconds and 214.52 mph to defeat Snider, who ran 3.59 at 211.99 mph.

"We knew we were slowing down because the fluid in the transmission was getting old, but everyone was rushing to get the race done so we didn't have the time we needed between rounds to take everything apart and refill the converter with fresh fluid," Snider explained later. "I really think we could've run another .55, so it's pretty disappointing, but it's also our first time out with a new car so we can't be too unhappy. I'm just glad we managed to qualify; that felt like we won the race, to be honest."             

PRO NITROUS

Pro Nitrous drivers Lizzy Musi and Ron Muenks were involved in an accident during the opening round of qualifying. Fortunately, Musi and Muenks were uninjured, but the same can’t be said for their cars. Musi’s IS shown above.

The 2015 PDRA season could not have started better for Tommy Franklin, who ran 3.71 seconds at 201.19 mph to qualify number one and also reset his own official Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous elapsed time record.