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Febus used a starting line advantage in his Nissan 300ZX to outdistance Jimmy O'Connor and earn his first NHRA victory. Febus, who qualified in the No. 1 position in Modified for third time in his NHRA career, sped to a pass of 8.015, 147.66 to record the victory.

"It feels better than we thought," said Febus. "We were hoping to win last year, but had a lot of problems. We're happy with the win and we hope to win more."

Ladwig raced to the quickest pass of his career to capture the victory over Mike Crawford in the first all-domestic Hot Rod final in NHRA history. Ladwig drove his Bothwell Motorsports Pontiac Sunfire to a pass of 8.666, 168.19 to earn his first NHRA event title.

"My crew was tricking me all day long, the car was running 8.80s and 8.90s and I was telling them we need more power to run with (Mike) Crawford," said Ladwig. "I guess they were saving it for the final round and I ran 8.66 at 168. It's incredible."

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Scheepers also claimed his first NHRA victory in the All Motor class when he powered his Mazda RX7 to a run of 10.341, 129.42 to knock off Scott Mohler, who fouled at the start.

"It feels awesome to get my first NHRA win, I'm so excited," said Scheepers. "I couldn't have done this alone, it's pure, pure teamwork. The monkey is finally off my back, now the quest is for the nines.

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