FINAL QUALIFYING ORDER:

1. Eric Buchanan (Justin, TX) - 4.01 (3.98) @ 183

2. Jimmy Jones (Cleburne, TX) - 4.04 @ 154

3. Mark Bowman (Oklahoma City, OK) - 4.09 @ 127

4. Donnie Massey (Little Elm, TX) - 4.11 @ 178

5. Terry Brian (New London, TX) - 4.13 (3.86) @ 190

6. Bobby Marriott (Pilot Point, TX) - 4.23 @ 163

7. Anthony Whitfield (Elk City, KS) - 4.30 @ 164

8. Jim Phillips (Evansville, IN) - 4.57 @ 125

9. Raymond Dawson (Nevada, TX) - 5.03 @ 98

10. Jeff Woolard (Paola, KS) - 5.27 @ 114

11. John Umlauf (Rolla, MO) - 5.50 @ 107

12. Doyle Smith (Paris, TX) - 4.61 @ 117 (Foul - Centerline)

13. Brett Henry (Wichita, KS) - No Time

Sunday brought hot and humid conditions similar to what the teams faced in qualifying on Saturday. With three rounds on tap, racing got started a little earlier with air temperatures pushing 100 degrees and a track temperature of 135 degrees. In this 12-car field, the quickest four winners would advance to the semifinals and so on until a winner was crowned. Teams were not only searching for the win light, but also looking to lay down a strong elapsed time to earn a spot in the next round.

Terry Brian

Action got underway with Terry Brian's "Nitro Warrior" set to do battle with John Umlauf as Umlauf hoped for a strong outing at his hometown race. The starting line advantage went to Umlauf but Brian had closed the gap by half-track and took a commanding lead as he went through the finish line to a stellar 3.85 at 192 mph, low elapsed time and top speed to this point.

Top qualifier Eric Buchanan was up next alongside the "Mighty Mouse" entry of Anything Whitfield. Whitfield took a healthy starting line advantage but his 4.36 at 164 came up just short as Buchanan drove around for the win with a 4.11 at 177, lifting a little early with a broken fuel line.