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Due to the rainout of eliminations at the Kearney, NB race in early July, it was decided to run eliminations for that race as part of qualifying at Mo-Kan. Of the 24 cars that qualified at Kearney, six elected not to attend this event, leading to a number of bye runs in the first round of eliminations. At the end of Friday night, two qualifying sessions and two rounds of eliminations were completed. Today, during the final qualifying session, the final rounds from Kearney will be run, then eliminations for Mo-Kan will happen this evening. The weather forecast looks good, so the penultimate race on the 2023 FCC schedule should be completed as scheduled.
Qualifying Session #1 (Mo-Kan) & Eliminations Round ONE (Kearney)
Due to the rainout of eliminations at the Kearney, NB race in early July, it was decided to run eliminations for that race as part of qualifying at Mo-Kan. Of the 24 cars that qualified at Kearney, six elected not to attend this event, leading to a number of bye runs in the first round of eliminations. At the end of Friday night, two qualifying sessions and two rounds of eliminations were completed. Today, during the final qualifying session, the final rounds from Kearney will be run, then eliminations for Mo-Kan will happen this evening. The weather forecast looks good, so the penultimate race on the 2023 FCC schedule should be completed as scheduled.
(LEFT) Before the seriously fast cars started running, the "Prospector" did a sky-high wheelstand to entertain the spectators.
(RIGHT) It's Matt Nissen in the "Runnin' Down A Dream" entry in the near lane, matched up against Daniel Butherus in the BBC-powered twin-turbo "Rat-A-Tude" Trans-Am in the far lane. Nissen stopped the clocks with a 4.647 - 152.49, easily outdistancing the slowing 7.623 - 59.41 for Butherus to open qualifying.
(LEFT) The first nitro fueled car out of the lanes was the Darby & Morrow "Nitro Relapse", with Aaaron Morrow at the tiller. He got a little too anxious and launched before the tree came down, negating the 3.45 e.t. that came up on the scoreboard. He stayed on the throttle all the way to the finish with a 191.98 speed showing. The team would have to go into the next session with no time recorded.
(RIGHT) Down from Michigan, the "Detroit Tiger" Monza of Steve Timoszyk was next out on a solo after the "Blue Max" of Ronny Young had to be shut down before the burnout. Timoszyk ran hard to the finish line with a good 4.10 - 178.93 to take a temporary hold on the top qualifying position.
(LEFT) After destroying the Dodge Avenger body at the end of the track in Eddyville earlier this year, Mike Newkirk brought out a new Monte Carlo-bodied "Disturbed" and looked to lay down a big number in their Top Alcohol flopper. He overpowered the track early, shaklng the tires and shutting off to a 4.78 - 107.18 clocking after a strong .916 time at the 60' mark.
(RIGHT) Out next was the sharp looking "Tremor" entry of Dana Kleinhoffer making his debut at Funny Car Chaos. The car appeared to labor most of the way down the track, stopping the timers with a 4.71 - 156.47 to give him something to work with in the next session.
(LEFT) Regular competitor Mary Reep brought the Mustang-bodied "Grim Reeper" up from Austin, TX and looked to blast her way into the "A" field. She left the line hard but had to shut off early to avoid crossing the centerline and could only post a 4.99 - 96.67 time.
(RIGHT) After repairing a broken fuel system fitting, the "Blue Max" gang made their first pass of the weekend with the blown fuel Dodge Omni entry. Driver Ronny Young put down the first 3-second pass of the event, with a 3.936 - 189.47 lighting up the scoreboards, despite a quick pedal job shortly after the 330' mark.
The balance of the qualifying session was also the first round of the delayed eliminations from the Kearney event in early July. The driver's runs counted for that event, and also served as qualifying runs for the Mo-Kan race.
(LEFT) Leading off eliminations was North Dakota's Jim Chase in his newly rebodied ('57 Chev out - Pontiac Trans-Am in) "Hot Pursuit". He didn't win the round, losing to Shayne Lawson (not shown), but his 3.814 - 192.47 was pretty impressive, just not quick enough to match up with Lawson's tremendous 3.723 - 209.21 numbers. That put Lawson into the Kearney semfinals and the top of the list for Mo-Kan qualifying. As a consolation, Chase took the #2 spot on the list.
(RIGHT) In the next pairing, Jeff Cameron was very late (.371 r.t.) off the line, and didn't keep on the loud pedal all the way to the finish line, but his 4.104 - 160.14 was still enough to get past Lance Van Hauen (not shown), who clocked in with a 5-second elapsed time.
(LEFT) Launching with a big wheelstand, Keith Zimmerer let it all hang out with his "Penny Pincher 2.0" as he was on a solo when scheduled opponent Jesse Clark didn't make the trip to the rain date. Zimmerer ran hard to the 330' mark before lifting and coasting to a 4.253 - 123.12 as he advanced to the next round of Kearney eliminations.
(RIGHT) The first car from the Kearney "B" field was the "Nemesis" entry of Jade Cook, and she got past her first round opponent (Tony Arcuri not shown) with an early shutoff 4.282 - 136.40 over Arcuri's 4.435 - 152.75 effort. Cook's car slowly drifted toward the wall before she lifted, but was still able to turn on the winlight.
(LEFT) Leading the FCC points standings coming into this event, Colorado's Tom Furches, in his "Made in America" Corvette, had a bye run due to a no-show in the other lane. He left strongly with the wheels up and clocked .965 at the 60' clocks, before clicking it early to a winning 4.282 - 134.21 pass.
(RIGHT) The first pair of the "C" field featured Michael Neal in the "Burnin' Love" Nova against Mike Buchanan (not shown). They left together (.061 to .063) with almost identical reaction times, bu Buchanan pulled away for the win with a better 4.332 - 163.99 over Neal's losing 4.755 - 146.10 clocking.
(LEFT) The next pairing went weird after both cars staged. Casey Geeslin (not shown) launched before the tree came down, and Kris Battey redlighted in the "Battmobile" when he reacted to Geeslin's faux pas. Battey stumbled off the starting line, pedalled, then kept on it to the 660' stripe, stopping the timers with a 5.840 - 148.81 timeslip. That was it for the first round of eliminations from Kearney.
(RIGHT) Making a licensing pass was newcomer Roger Eckhert in the early model Chevy II entry. It appeared to be the ex-Mitch King car but we're not completely sure about that. He made a hard launch in the right lane, but before the 330' timing blocks made a left turn, crossed the centerline and finished his pass in the left lane. And that was it for the first qualifying session (Mo-Kan) and first round of eliminations (Kearney).
Qualifying Session #2 (Mo-Kan) & Eliminations Round TWO (Kearney)
(LEFT) Looking to put a BIG number up on the scoreboard, Aaron Morrow in the Terry Darby tuned "Nitro Relapse" (near lane) laid down an excellent 3.920 - 204.36 to jump well into the top half of the "A' field. In the far lane, the Swedish "Raw Valley" car, driven by Joacim Ljungberg made a decent 4.67 - 152.75 to assure them of a spot in one of the fields.
(RIGHT) Next up was Jim Chase in his new look "Hot Pursuit" in the near lane, and Michael Neal in the "Burnin' Love" Nova. Both drivers improved, with Chase closing the gap on the top qualifier (Shayne Lawson), as he rang up a brilliant 3.776 - 194.22 to solidify his hold on the #2 spot on the ladder. Picking up nearly a tenth was Neal, who posted a solid 4.694 - 148.37 to move further up in the "C" field.
(LEFT) Out on a single, Shane "Smokey" Blanton, driving the Chevy Lumina-bodied "Bad Company" posted a 4.560 - 130.97 to put himself into a qualifying position.
(RIGHT) Two second generation racers paired up next, with Bob Alberty Jr. in the "Thunderin' Okie" in the near lane, and Wayne Hofmann in the "China Syndrome" tribute to his late father Al in the far lane. Alberty laid down a great number, breaking into the 3-second zone with a 3.993 - 182.85, while Hofmann's 4.43 - 126.80 effort was DQ'd as he took out the finish line timing block. Alberty was well into the "A" field, but Hofmann still didn't have an e.t. on the sheet and was down to his last shot in the 3rd session tomorrow morning.
(LEFT) Looking to vastly improve over her first session 4.99 pass, Mary Reep brought the "Grim Reeper", in the near lane, up against the "Detroit Tiger" Monza of Steve Timoszyk who was near the top of the "B" field with an earlier 4.10 e.t. Both drivers improved, with Timoszyk flirting with the 3's, as a4.026 180.43 showed up on the scoreboard, while Mary Reep jumped up to a 4.100 - 162.16 to move into the "B" field.
(RIGHT) The "Back in Black" Pontiac Trans-Am of Alex Barker in the near lane faced the "Proclaimer" of newcomer to FCC, Howard Seldon in the far lane. Barker stopped the clocks with an early shutoff 4.60 - 127.80, while Seldon posted a 4.760 - 144.05 after having trouble staging the car. Both drivers grabbed a spot in the "C" field going into the final qualifying session.
With the track in full darkness, and plenty of nitro in the tank, the "Blue Max" of Texan Ronny Young, burned out with flames over the roof and launched with the same pyrotechnic show. Young was looking to move closer to the top of the "A" field but fell short, shutting off early to a 4.06 at only 133.49 mph. The run looked very good until just past the 330' mark before the candles went out. His 60' time was a stout .930 seconds.
(LEFT) The next pair featured a pair of racers looking for some serious improvement, as Casey Geeslin, in the "Gambler" Camaro (near lane) left before the tree came down in the first session, and Lance Van Haeun in the far lane, could only muster a high 5-second time. Geeslin did record an e.t. this time around, but a 5.854 - 83.10 was nowhere near what they were expecting, while Van Haeun rocketed to the middle of the "A" field with an excellent 3.877 - 192.55 timeslip.
(RIGHT) Another big improvement came when Mike Newkirk in the "Disturbed" entry, as he put down a competitive 4.055 - 157.13. It could have been closer to a 3-second pass but Newkirk was off the throttle a little early as the car started dancing around on the top end.
(LEFT) We're back to Kearney eliminations, and in the "A" field semifinal it's Jeff Cameron in the "War Machine" in the near lane facing Kirk Williams in the Williams brothers "200 Proof" entry in the far lane. Both drivers did their job on the starting line, with nearly identical (.024 to .027) reaction times, but Williams lost traction early and slowed to a losing 7.030 - 66.12, while Cameron ran away from him with a very good 3.925 187.81 to move into the "A" field. Williams remained near the bottom of the "C" field.
(RIGHT) The other semifinal (from Kearney) featured Shayne Lawson in the "Man O' War" Mustang in the near lane against Keith Zimmerer in the Penny Pincher 2.0" on the far side. Lawson launched first by a small margin but lifted the front wheels early and slowed to a 4.093 - 136.03. Taking the winlight and vaulting into the #3 spot in the "A" field, Zimmerer ran 3.876 - 193.13 and earned lane choice in the Kearney final against Jeff Cameron.
(LEFT) The "B" field semifinal matched the FCC points leader Tom Furches in the "Made in America" Corvette in the near lane, against Jade Cook in the "Nemesis" in the far lane. It was all over when Cook redlighted, handing Furches the automatic win and a spot in the Kearney final round. Despite the foul start, Cook kept the pedal down all the way to a career best 3.966 - 183.15 to move into the #8 spot in the "A" field, while Furches ran into trouble early and coasted to a winning, but slow, 5.605 - 107.48 timeslip.
(RIGHT) In the first "C" field semifinal match, it was Kris Battey in the "Battmobile" in the near lane faced off against Mike Buchanan in his still unpainted "Hombre" Vega. Battey left first, by a bunch, with a .020 to .170 reaction time advantage, but he was forced to pedal at the hit, posting a 1.76 second time at the 60' clock. Buchanan took full advantage and quickly pulled away to a winning 4.646 - 129.50 time, despite lifting early. Battey tried hard to catch him but a 5.762 - 149.06 was too little and too late.
(LEFT) Seen just as the engine died on the burnout, the "Blown Retirement" car, driven by Robin Rish was done for the night, allowing his opponent a free ride into the "C" field final round on Saturday.
(RIGHT) Taking full advantage of Rish's plight, Jordan Ballew pushed the "Ballew Thunder" to a 4.383 - 167.29 to gain lane choice for the Kearney final against Mike Buchanan.
That was it for the evening's action, with a final qualifying session on tap for Saturday, and the final round(s) from the rain-delayed Kearney event happening simultaneously.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - Qualifying Session #3 (FINAL)
(LEFT) Laying down a strong, but slightly off-course burnout, was returning veteran of the FCC circuit, Daniel Butherus in his turbocharged BBC-powered "Rat-A-Tude". He laid down a mediocre 5.032 - 154.78 pass, but the excitement started when he pulled the chutes.
(RIGHT) From this angle it looks like Butherus was being rear-ended by Alex Barker's GTO, but there was no contact between the two cars, despite the wildly out-of-shape stance of the Firebird-bodied flopper as it crossed into Barker's lane and swung wildly from side to side before he wrestled it to a stop.
(LEFT) Making his first appearance of the season, Sweden's Joacim (Joe) Ljungberg, in the California-based "Raw Valley" entry, improved from his Friday best of 4.673, stopping the timers with a 4.567 - 158.17 that placed him in the "C" field.
(RIGHT) Back on the FCC circuit after missing the last two races, Steve Timoszyk wheeled the "Detroit Tiger" Monza to a good 4.092 - 179.86 pass, but it wasn't quite as quick as his earlier 4.026 - 180.43 effort, leaving him in the middle of the "B" field.
(LEFT) With a 3.966 e.t. on the leader board from Friday night, Jade Cook put down a hard burnout in her ProCharger-blown "Nemesis". While she didn't match her earlier best, an early shutoff 4.196 at just 139.28 mph showed that there was plenty of power under the Dodge-bodied entry.
(RIGHT) Launching with the wheels up, as many cars did on the sticky Mo-Kan starting line, Clay Cunningham went on a wild ride In the "Still Crazy" entry, crossing the centerline, taking out the 330' timing block and skating to a DQ'd 4.596 - 156.90 time, as he never lifted, despite the almost out of control attitude of his car.
(LEFT) Looking for better numbers than Friday's 4.055 - 157.18, Mike Newkirk pushed his "Disturbed" entry to a brilliant 3.807 - 199.38 to take at least a temporary hold on the #3 position on the "A" field ladder. The new body and chassis were required after his off the end of the track "excursion" at the Eddyville event in May. Fortunately, he was able to find an ex-Doug Gordon rolling chassis with body and three months later he was back in business.
(RIGHT) Pulling the chutes on his new look, and named car, North Dakota's Jim Chase proved that his "Hot Pursuit" entry was still "Wicked-ly Quick", as he sat near the top of the list with a Friday best of 3.776 - 194.22. This final qualifying pass wasn't better, as a 4.087 - 183.00 came up on the scoreboard.
(LEFT) Still working on the tuneup in the injected nitro burning Corvette, Tod Barker came close to backing up his earlier 4.217 e.t., with a competitive 4.329 - 165.38 pass that left him in the bottom half of the "B" field.
(RIGHT) Trying hard to qualify, Kris Battey, in the "Batmobile" entry, didn't have quite enough as his best pass of the weekend came in this session, but a 4.754 - 147.83, fell just short of the 4.692 "C" field bubble.
(LEFT) Taking one more shot at the timers, despite being at the top of the qualifying sheet with an earlier 3.725 - 209.21, the "Man O' War II" thundered to an even better 3.719 - 211.07 to show everyone that the Ken Singleton-tuned entry was ready to take on all comers.
(RIGHT) After towing all the way to Maryland for last week's FCC event, Oklahoman Jordan Ballew made three consistent runs in qualifying here, with this one being a little slower (4.411 - 162.87 than his earlier best of 4.383 - 167.29 that left him in the #22 spot at the close of qualifying. Ths run was also the final round of the Kearney event, which saw Ballew finish in the runnerup spot in the "C" field to Mike Buchanan (not shown).
(LEFT) You could title this as "won the battle, lost the war", as Tom Furches laid down a great 4.080 - 161.75 to take the Kearney win in the "B" field, over a redlighting Chris Schneider (not shown). However, as the "Made In America" entry neared the finish line, he slowed with possible engine damage, and he was unable to appear for eliminations. The large white cloud that trailed him through the lights was the ashes of a dear friend being taken for a last ride down the strip and scattered in the shutdown area.
(RIGHT) Qualifying closed with a newcomer to the series, Roger Eckhert making a much improved pass over his 9-second clocking of Friday. The '66 Chevy II looked good and with more experience and some tuning, could be a good addition to the Funny Car Chaos contingent.
With a total of 33 cars in attendance, and just three 8-car fields being contested, there were a few racers going home disappointed. Three of them turned up broken before the first round: the aforementioned Tom Furches, and Lance Van Hauen, as the car apparently broke on the burnout in the third qualifying session. Matt Nissen who qualified #26, and would have made it into the "C" field as an alternate, wasn't able to make it, elevating Michael Neal (#27 on the list) into eliminations.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - "A" Field eliminations - Round #1
(LEFT) With an all 3-second field, there were bound to be some very difficult races, starting in the opening round. The Texas-based "War Machine" of #8 qualifier Jeff Cameron, fresh off his delayed victory at Kearney earlier in the day, faced defending series champion Kirk Williams as eliminations opened.
(RIGHT) As can be seen in the photo, the black nose of Williams' "200 Proof" car appears to be well in front of Cameron just off the line. That wasn't an optical illusion as Williams left first by an .056 to .213 margin and increased the lead all the way down the track, taking a resounding 3.723 - 206.33 win over Cameron's best of the weekend 3.804 - 207.37 losing effort.
Despite laying down a hard burnout, Jim Chase struck the tires early and coasted to a 5-second e.t., losing to Mike Newkirk (not shown), who advanced to the semifinal with a very good 3.914 - 170.84 clocking.
Seen from two angles, courtesy of our husband (Bob Snyder) and wife (Ginger), the Terry Darby-tuned and Aaron Morrow driven "Nitro Relapse" entry qualified strongly with a 3.920 - 204.36 best. He upped the pace in the first round with an even better 3.858 - 190.92 as opponent Keith Zimmerer (barely visible in the background of the photo on the right), broke on the launch. Unfortunately, Morrow wasn't able to return for the semifinals as the car burnt three pistons on this pass.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - "B" Field eliminations - Round #1
The "B" field was running on a 3.76 index, established by top qualifier Jade Cook's great 3.966 qualifying pass, but it didn't appear anyone would be capable of going under that number. In the first pair, Bob Alberty Jr. in his "Thunderin' Okie" certainly brought the thunder with the quickest e.t. of the round, at 4.055 - 164.90, coupled with a nearly two tenths holeshot over his opponent, Tod Barker (not shown). One glitch occured though, as Alberty smacked the wall - hard - just before the finish line, DQ'ing the run and advancing Barker to the next round.
The second pair of the round matched the #4 and #5 qualifiers, Chris Schneider in the Mach 1-bodied "Brutus", against the later model Mustang of Mary Reep. Schneider left first by half a tenth and stretched the lead all the way with a winning 4.161 - 175.17 pass, over the slowing 4.434 - 149.06 effort of Reep.
(LEFT) Staying solidly in the 4.0's, Steve Timoszyk pounded out another great pass at 4.061 - 183.52 to take the automatic win over red-lighting opponent, Tony Arcuri (not shown), who wasted a good 4.238 - 168.41 run. Timosyzk's run was quickest of the round and earned him lane choice over Tod Barker in the second round.
(RIGHT) Closing the first round was the match between the top and bottom qualifiers, with Wayne Hofmann (near lane), knowing he was going to have to pull out all the stops to get past the very tough Jade Cook, in the far lane. Hofmann tried a little too hard and red-lighted by .061, throwing away a decent 4.213 - 168.16, and making Cook the winner. She didn't take it easy though, pushing the "Nemesis" to a very good 4.071 - 175.78, and gaining lane choice in the semifinal round.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - "C" Field eliminations - Round #1
(LEFT) A welcome addition to the FCC is the Firebird-bodied "Tremor" brought out by Ilinois's
(RIGHT) With a redlight shining on the Christmas tree in the other lane, Shane "Smokey" Blanton was off and running to an automatic win. He ran into trouble down track and shut off to a slow, but winning, 5.734 - 93.17, over Jordan Ballew's just a little too quick -.006 reaction time.
(LEFT) Running his first elimination round in FCC competition in nearly a year, Joacim Ljungberg laid down a hard burnout before staging up to face opponent Mike Buchanan. Ljungberg got a little too anxious to get to the finish line, launching the "Raw Valley" Firebird before the tree was activated. Buchanan took and easy cruise into the semifinals, albeit without lane choice.
(RIGHT) Taking a break from the action to share some time with one of the numerous pets on hand for the event, dog-loving Bob Snyder was enjoying the attention from this friendly fellow.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - "A" Field eliminations - Round #2
We've only got one photo from the second round, but this one of Kirk Williams doing a strong burnout in the "200 Proof" car pretty much sums up the action in the round. With no opponent in the other lane, due to Aaron Morrow's engine damage in the first round, Williams didn't spare the horses as he lit up the scoreboard with an excellent 3.722 - 205.86 to come close to Ronny Young's low e.t. of the meet 3.706 in the first round.
Before Williams' automatic advancement to the final round, the first pair of the second round turned into a bye run also. First round winner Mike Newkirk, was unable to make it back to the lanes after finding a broken rear end following his first round win. Not wanting to waste fuel or parts, Shayne Lawson simply staged the "Man O' War II" before shutting off on the starting line for the automatic win.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - "B" Field eliminations - Round #2
We don't have any photos of this round either, but we can report that Jade Cook started drifting towards the guardrail, forcing her to shut down to a losing 4.360 - 127.30, indicating that she was enroute to some very good numbers. Taking advantage of her plight, Chris Schneider pounded out what could be a career best 4.093 - 177.51 to move to the final. The other pair turned into a bye run for Steve Timoszyk as opponent Tod Barker was unable to fire his injected nitro Corvette. Timoszyk ran hard, with a great 4.059 - 176.61 being quick enough to grab lane choice over Schneider for the final.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - "C" Field eliminations - Round #2
The first pairing of the round had Dana Kleinhoffer (near lane) and Shane Blanton (barely visible), in the far lane. Kleinhoffer left first by a .027 to .104 margin, but Blanton passed him early and held on for the win with a solid 4.239 - 172.22 win over Kleinhoffer's good try of 4.649 - 162.81 in the losing cause.
The other race of the round (not shown) saw "The Gambler" cash in his chips, redlighting away a great 4.236 - 175.71 pass, with a .007 redlight. The beneficiary of that mistake was Mike Buchanan who moved to his second final round of the day, after taking the Kearney event win earlier, with a coasting 5.449 - 89.95 pass.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - "C" Field eliminations (FINAL)
Final round time featured multi-time event winner, Mike Buchanan in the unpainted/unwrapped newly carbon-fiber bodied Chevy Vega, facing the "Bad Company" Chevy Lumina of Shane Blanton. Despite being left on - big time - at the starting line with a .271 reaction, compared to Buchanan's much quicker .051, the Hemi-powered Lumina took the lead before the 330' mark, stopping the timers with an event winning 4.234 - 173.75, over Buchanan's simply too slow 4.731 - 157.78 effort.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - "B" Field eliminations (FINAL)
What was intended to be a pair of hard running low 4.0-second cars turned into a bye run for winner Chris Schneider in the John Troxel-tuned "Brutus" Mach 1 Mustang. His scheduled opponent, Steve Timoszyk was unable to make the call after suffering serious engine damage in his semifinal win. Schneider made an even better run than his great 4.093 in the semifinal, lighting up the scoreboard with a 4.074 - 178.01 to show that they were truly on top of their tuneup after some disappointing outings this season.
FUNNY CAR CHAOS - "A" Field eliminations (FINAL)
Closing out the event were the two strongest and most durable cars on the Funny Car Chaos circuit. Defending series champion Kirk Williams in the Williams Brothers "200 Proof" entry (near lane in the left photo), started eliminations from the #2 spot (3.748), and carded back-to-back 3.72's to reach the final round. Facing him was the "Man O' War II" Mustang of low qualifier Shayne Lawson, who grabbed the top spot with an excellent 3.719, then won in the opening round with a 3.76, took an automatic bye win in the semis, before facing Williams in the final.
When the ambers flashed, Williams was away first with an .026 reaction to Lawson's .065 launch. Both drivers were well under one second in the first 60', Lawson quickest at .956, while Williams was a fraction slower at .958. When they passed the 330' timers, Williams had pulled into a solid lead with a 2.501 interval time, while Lawson was slower at 2.545, making the gap between the cars nearly a car length. The margin continued to grow all the way to the 660' finish line, with Kirk Williams blasting out a new low e.t. of the meet at 3.686 - 206.71 over a very close 3.759 - 209.79 from Lawson. It was a pair of great runs to cap off a very successful event in front of a large and appreciative audience.