ProCharger Coyote Modified picked up the pace over the winter and the field saw two 7-second runs. The finals came down to the two quickest, Joe Guertin and "Johnny Lightning" Wiker, but the race would be anticlimactic as Guertin went red big time and Wiker (shown) cruised to the win with an 8.01 at 175 mph. The G-Force Transmission Pure Street class saw its quickest and fastest field in the history of the category, and the top two Pure Street racers met up to figure out who would head over to the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle. Teddy Weaver broke Jimmy Wilson's five-race win streak by going 9.62 at 139 mph to Wilson's 9.97 at 139 mph.

The two stocker categories in NMRA, American Racing Headers Factory Stock and Race Pages Coyote Stock, saw Coyote engines top the fields. The Factory Stock finale came down to the number one and number two in points from 2015, James Meredith taking on reigning champion Matt Amrine. Meredith was caught sleeping at the tree with a .183 reaction time, while Amrine cut it down with a .067 light. Shortly after the tires dug in, Amrine spun and Meredith took off grabbing the victory with a 10.60 at 123 mph to Amrine's 10.85 at 125 mph.

The Race Pages Coyote Stock eliminator was quite the show with a very tight field of racers. Jacob Lamb pulled into the beams against the defending class champion, Drew Lyons. On paper, Lyons was quicker and faster, but races are run on track and not in fantasyland. Lamb rolled out an NMRA career best of 10.27 at 129 mph to beat the champ, who had logged a 10.37 at 128 mph performance.

Shifting over to the specialty shootouts, the drama ran high in the Fluid Turbo Concepts Turbo Coyote Shootout as top qualifier Ronnie Reynolds had a close encounter with the wall during a grudge race the night before. Despite those challenges, he ran consistent 7’s during eliminations to meet local hero Justin Jordan in the finals. Jordan drilled the tree and never looked back as he ran a career-best time of 7.74 at 175 mph to top Reynolds who ran 7.78 at 182 mph.

The Livernois Motorsports EcoBoost Battle was a repeat of last year's matchup during the NMRA World Finals. Brad Gusler of BG Racing faced UPR Products' Bill Putnam in what would've been an all-10-second final round, but Gusler spun and lifted while Putnam ran a career best of 10.87 at 125 mph to score a second victory in the EcoBoost Battle.

Brian Devilbiss and his Devil's Reject 2013 Shelby GT500 dominated the VMP Performance Terminator vs. GT500 Shootout as the turbocharged ride set low e.t. of the event with a 7.52 at 184 mph. It was David vs. Goliath in the finals and this time Goliath won it; Devilbiss and Rick Kaknes represented each of their camps to decide which SVT product was superior. Devilbiss lit the tires after the start, but it didn't matter. The car recovered and streaked to the win with an 8.11 at 181 mph and Kaknes tripped the beams with a 10.38 at 137 mph.

The biggest specialty class, the Muscle Mustangs Spring Break Shootout, is in its 22nd consecutive year of competition and the top 16 cars from QA1 True Street make up the field. It is a chance for the little guy to compete heads up, though it took a 10.09-second or better average to make the shootout. Randy Seward became a three-time Spring Break Shootout winner when he defeated Raul Torres in a close final-round match up. The Calypso Green turbo coupe charged to the finish line with an 8.53 at 166 mph to Torres' 8.81 at 152 mph.

Marco Ponce Jr. scored his first NMRA class win when he crossed the stripe in Roush Performance Super Stang, beating Brenspeed's Marvin Knack in the process. The Real Deal Boss ran close to his 11.57 dial-in through four rounds of eliminations for his trip to the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle.

Ford Muscle got off to a quick start with 14 racers entering the rookie class. When the brake dust settled on the foot-brake class, Danny Towe and his 1970 Mustang stood on top with his victory over Tom Osterkamp and his twin-turbo Mustang.

Exedy Racing Modular Muscle features vehicles with Ford's modern Modular engine, and the SN95 of Charlie McCulloch took the win over Rick Doern and his 2007 Mustang GT.