Included in the finished categories were JPC Racing Turbo Coyote Shootout, QA1 True Street, Muscle Mustangs All-Female Shootout presented by American Muscle, Micro Strategies Stock/Super Stock Combo, all three Bracket categories, and G-Force Racing Transmissions Pure Street. The remainder of the index and heads-up eliminators will be completed during the next stop on the NMRA tour, the SuperNationals held at National Trail Raceway (Hebron, OH) over the weekend of June 9-12.
The lone NMRA championship category to complete its elimination rounds were the racers in the G-Force Racing Transmissions Pure Street class. Teddy Weaver continued his winning streak in the naturally aspirated eliminator and bested Tommy Godfrey on his way to the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle. The Roush-powered Terminator clone took out the four-time NMRA champion by rushing to the finish line in just 9.557 at 139.54 mph. Godfrey ran 9.757 at 137.86 mph to secure runner-up honors.
The largest class in NMRA drag racing is QA1 True Street and 64 entries made the call on Saturday for the 30-mile cruise, which winded through the scenic backcountry roads of Pennsylvania. The True Street class served a dual-purpose, first in its traditional format where a string of passes down the track are averaged out and NMRA officials reward the Overall Winner, Overall Runner-Up, and the quickest averages in pre-determined time categories. Normally three runs are used for the average but NMRA officials cut it short to just two due to weather and a couple of on-track incidents.