Donnie Massey

Donnie Massey and Ken Singleton were set to close the round and Massey's "Showtime" entry made a move for the centerline taking out the mph cone on a 4.02 at 151 mph pass, giving Singleton the win light with a 4.25 at 122 mph. Reep and Dawson were the two quickest eligible winners, but Reep found problems back in the pits after first round and the third quickest winner, Ken Singleton was inserted into the final round to take on the championship contender Dawson.

Mark Billington

Mary Reep

FIRST ROUND RESULTS:

Raymond Dawson (.110 RT) 4.12 @ 144 mph def. Nick Poloson (.128 RT) 6.18 @ 77 mph

Mary Reep (.028 RT) 4.04 @ 184 def. Eric Buchanan (-.183 RT) 12.32 @ 66

Mark Billington (.153 RT) 3.67 @ 199 def. Mark Bowman (.426 RT) 7.17 @ 60

Jimmy Jones (.089 RT) 4.56 @ 161 def. Clint Cross (3.23 RT) 4.98 @ 101

Ken Singleton (.047 RT) 4.25 @ 122 def. Donnie Massey (.139 RT) 4.02 @ 151 (foul)