It was Aaron Bates (shown) who ranked first in qualifying with a class-leading 7.449 at 178.95 mph pass from his ProCharged ’87 Mustang in Edelbrock Renegade. Then, for all the marbles, the Massachusetts-based racer continued on to hit the stripe first for four consecutive rounds and took out Adam Arndt in the finals in an extremely tight race. For his efforts, Bates earned an all-expenses paid trip to the highly coveted Aerospace Components Winner’s Circle.

Teddy Weaver’s name and a 9.644 at 138.44 mph number topped the list after qualifying had been completed for G-Force Racing Transmissions Pure Street. Weaver was unstoppable all through eliminations, and the man from Stafford, Virginia took home the win for the weekend with his SPEC clutch-equipped ’01 Mustang after defeating Shawn Johnson in the finals.

The ’14 Cobra Jet belonging to John Kauderer clocked a 7.812 17006 mph run during qualifying in ProCharger Coyote Modified to secure the coveted number one spot. From there, it was all about Haley James (shown) as the Hellion Racing “B-Team” driver from Albuquerque, NM, piloted her turbocharged ’93 Mustang straight through to a victory in the final elimination round against Joe Guertin. Both drivers ran 7.8-second elapsed times, but James had a holeshot advantage and was two-hundredths quicker.