Dick Monaco was on hand carrying the Ford flag in the Series.

Jay Freihage’s Hemi Cuda gets a little air.

With Qualifying over, it was time to get down to business. Twenty-eight cars made the call for first round of Eliminations. Round 1 showed that the Racing could be as hot as the weather. Rosie Kossuth’s .019 light was just enough to edge out a very close Jon Landwehr. Tom Hoffman needed a great .018 reaction to defeat a valiant Shaun Johnston. Ralph Dehne’s .015 light was too much for the always tough Tim Frees and Randy Vanhook showed he came to play with a .015 reaction as well.