In the first round Doug Kalitta (far lane) ran 3.821 at 313.58 mph to defeat Steve Torrence's 3.804/317.34. Kalitta met Antron Brown in the second round and that was it for the Michigan racer.  (Ron Lewis photo)

Seen here during qualifying, in the first round Tony Schumacher (near lane) got past Morgan Lucas while Shawn Langdon (far lane) eliminated Larry Dixon. In the quarterfinals Dave Connolly knocked out Langdon and Brittany Force did the same for Schumacher. (Ron Lewis photo)