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35th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals

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Friday

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR - Qualifying Session #1


Stan Sipos --- Ray Martin

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Brian Hough (near lane) vs Madison Gordon (far lane)


TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER - Qualifying Session #1


Mike Quayle --- Jon Bradford

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Mitch Myers (near lane) vs Kim Parker (far lane) --- Mike Austin (near lane) vs Garrett Bateman (far lane)

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Joey Severance --- Joey Severance

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Shawn Cowie (near lane) vs Jackie Fricke (far lane)


JET FUNNY CARS


Derek Snelson - 'Tomahawk' --- Richard Smith - 'Pyromaniac'

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Derek Snelson - 'Tomahawk' (near lane) vs 
Richard Smith - 'Pyromaniac' (far lane) --- Derek Snelson - 'Tomahawk' (near lane) vs 
Richard Smith - 'Pyromaniac' (far lane)

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FUNNY CAR - Qualifying Session #1


Jeff Diehl --- Jeff Diehl (near lane) vs Dave Richards (far lane)

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Paul Lee (near lane) vs Blake Alexander (far lane) --- Chad Green (near lane) vs Alexis DeJoria (far lane)

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J.R. Todd --- Matt Hagan

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Daniel Wilkerson (near lane) vs Ron Capps (far lane) --- Bob Tasca III (near lane) vs Austin Prock (far lane)

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TOP FUEL - Qualifying Session #1


Jasmine Salinas --- Shawn Reed

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Billy Torrence --- Tony Schumacher

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Antron Brown --- Antron Brown

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Justin Ashley --- Justin Ashley (near lane) vs Doug Kalitta (far lane)

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TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR - Qualifying Session #2


Ray Martin --- Ray Martin (near lane) vs Bret Williamson (far lane)

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Madison Gordon --- Madison Gordon (near lane) vs Brian Hough (far lane)

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Stan Sipos --- Stan Sipos (near lane) vs Annie Whiteley (far lane)

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TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER - Qualifying Session #2

Kim Parker --- Mike Quayle

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Shawn Cowie --- Shawn Cowie (near lane) vs Jackie Fricke (far lane)

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Garrett Bateman (near lane) vs Jon Bradford (far lane)

Joey Severance --- Joey Severance (near lane) vs Mike Austin (far lane)

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Trevor Larkin --- Trevor Larkin (near lane) vs Mitch Myers (far lane)

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PRO STOCK - Qualifying Session #2

Cory Reed --- Erica Enders (near lane) vs Joey Grose (far lane)

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Jerry Tucker (near lane) vs Sienna Wildgust (far lane) --- Jeg Coughlin (near lane) vs Chris McGaha (far lane)

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Val Smeland (near lane) vs Deric Kramer (far lane) --- Val Smeland (near lane) vs Deric Kramer (far lane)

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Mason McGaha (near lane) vs Troy Coughlin Jr. (far lane) --- Eric Latino (near lane) vs Greg Anderson (far lane)

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FUNNY CAR - Qualifying Session #2

Track ready

Dave Richards --- Blake Alexander (near lane) vs Buddy Hull (far lane)

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Alexis DeJoria --- Matt Hagan (near lane) vs Bob Tasca III (far lane)

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Ron Capps --- Ron Capps (near lane) vs J.R. Todd (far lane)

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Austin Prock (near lane) vs Chad Green (far lane)

>p class="thick">TOP FUEL - Qualifying Session #2

Tony Stewart --- Shawn Langdon (near lane) vs Tony Schumacher (far lane)

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Jasmine Salinas (near lane) vs Shawn Reed (far lane) --- Billy Torrence

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Doug Kalitta (near lane) vs Justin Ashley (far lane) --- Doug Kalitta (near lane) vs Justin Ashley (far lane)

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Steve Torrence (near lane) vs Brittany Force (far lane) --- Josh Hart (near lane) vs Antron Brown (far lane)

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Saturday

Another hot sunny day was on the agenda, with the sportsman cars beginning eliminations, while the Top Alcohol cars had a final qualifying session and the first round of eliminations on the schedule. The PRO categories had their final two qualifiers before elimninations on Sunday. We start wiht some sportsman action before moving into Top Alcohol.

TOP SPORTSMAN Eliminations - Round ONE

John Ermish (near lane) vs  Yeshua Wilcox (far lane) --- Yeshua Wilcox

(LEFT) In the near lane, the '06 Cavalier of local (Renton, WA) racer, John Ermish cut an almost perfect .002 light to force opponent Yeshua Wilcox (far lane) in the late model Camaro to breakout in a vain attempt to catch Ermish. He broke out also, but by a lesser amount and took the win.

(RIGHT) A closer look at Wilcox's 2018 Camaro as it speeds away to a 7-second run.

Paul Gladden (near lane) vs Robert Strohm (far lane) --- Paul Gladden

(LEFT) A battle of two Mustangs, with the '70 version of Paul Gladden in the near lane, and the '00 model of Paul Gladden in the far lane. Strohm took a HUGE starting line advantage with an .010 light compared to Gladden's tardy .187, and held it all the way as the both ran within two hundredths of their dial-ins.

(RIGHT) Here's a closer look at Paul Gladden's Mustang, with some very intricate artwork adorning the body.

Darren Shank --- Dan Lundmark (near lane) vs Darren Shank (far lane)

(LEFT) Stopping at the end of his burnout, Idahos' Darren Shank prepared to reverse his 6-second '10 Cobalt.

(RIGHT) In the near lane, dropping the hammer in his '68 Camaro is Dan Lundmark, while barely visible in the far lane is Darren Shank. who turned on the winlight with a 6.939 - 184.40 when Lundmark faded on the top end.

Shawn Herbst --- Shawn Herbst (near lane) vs Scott Sandvigen (far lane)

(LEFT) Laying down a hard burnout in his '68 Firebird was Shawn Herbst.

(RIGHT) Leaving just a few thousandths (.009) early and igniting the redlight was Herbst in the near lane, while opponent Scott Sandvigen, barely visible in the far lane, took the automatic win with a very slow .673 reaction time, and an off-pace 8.401 on his 7.72 dial-in.

David Scutt --- David Scutt (near lane) vs Lynsi Snyder-Ellington 
(far lane)

(LEFT) Burning out is David Scutt in the '10 Cobalt.

(RIGHT) Lined up and ready to go are David Scutt (near lane) against Lynsi Snyder-Ellington in her '69 Chevelle in the far lane. Scutt took the win with a perfect .000 light and ran a tenth closer to his dial-in, while Snyder-Ellington fell off her 6.80 pace and slowed to a losing 7.082 - 195.42.

Lynsi Snyder-Ellington --- Gerald Bucklin (near lane) vs Dave Cook (far lane)

(LEFT) Here's a closer look at Ms. Snyder-Ellington's beautifully painted Chevelle.

(RIGHT) The second to last pair of the opening round featured Gerald Bucklin (near lane) in the bright red '63 Corvette against California's Dave Cook in the vintage '67 Mustang.

Joe Mellof (far lane) vs Barry Hobson (near lane)

The final pair of the first round of eliminations pitted Maple Ridge, BC's Joe Mellof in his '09 Pontiac GXP (far lane) against Seattle's Barry Hobson in his '06 Pontiac Grand-Am in the near lane.

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER - Qualifying Session #3 (FINAL)

Mitch Myers (near lane) vs Mike Quayle (far lane) --- Mike Austin (near lane) vs Kim Parker (far lane)

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Casey Grisel (near lane) vs Garrett Bateman (far lane) --- Jackie Fricke (near lane) vs Trevor Larkin (far lane)

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Shawn Cowie --- Jon Bradford

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TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR - Qualifying Session #3 (FINAL)

Mike Doushgounian --- Annie Whiteley (near lane) vs Stan Sipos (far lane)

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TOP FUEL - Qualifying Session #3

Shawn Langdon (near lane) vs Tony Schumacher (far lane) --- Tony Stewart (near lane) vs Clay Millican (far lane)

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Ron Smith --- Billy Torrence (near lane) vs Ron Smith (far lane)

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Josh Hart --- Josh Hart (near lane) vs Shawn Reed (far lane)

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Jasmine Salinas (near lane) vs Brittany Force (far lane) --- Antron Brown (near lane) vs Justin Ashley (far lane)

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Doug Kalitta (near lane) vs Steve Torrence (far lane)


FUNNY CAR - Qualifying Session #3

Cruz Pedregon --- Cruz Pedregon (near lane) vs Daniel Wilkerson (far lane)

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Blake Alexander --- Blake Alexander (near lane) vs Buddy Hull (far lane)

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Alexis DeJoria --- Alexis DeJoria (near lane) vs J.R. Todd (far lane)

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Dave Richards --- Dave Richards (near lane) vs Paul Lee (far lane)

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Jeff Diehl --- Bob Tasca III (near lane) vs Austin Prock (far lane)

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TOP FUEL - Qualifying Session #4 - FINAL

Shawn Langdon --- Clay Millican (near lane) vs Tony Stewart (far lane)

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Tony Schumacher --- Tony Schumacher (near lane) vs Billy Torrence (far lane)

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Brittany Force --- Brittany Force (near lane) vs Antron Brown (far lane)

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Steve Torrence --- Steve Torrence (near lane) vs Jasmine Salinas (far lane)

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Doug Kalitta (near lane) vs Justin Ashley (far lane)


FUNNY CAR - Qualifying Session #4 - FINAL

Jeff Diehl --- Jeff Diehl (near lane) vs Blake Alexander (far lane)

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Daniel Wilkerson --- Daniel Wilkerson (near lane) vs Alexis DeJoria (far lane)

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Bob Tasca III --- J.R. Todd

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Chad Green --- Cruz Pedregon

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Paul Lee (near lane) vs Matt Hagan (far lane) --- Paul Lee (near lane) vs Matt Hagan (far lane)

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Ron Capps --- Ron Capps (near lane) vs Austin Prock (far lane)

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PRO STOCK - Qualifying Session #4 - FINAL

Kenny Delco --- Kenny Delco

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Dallas Glenn --- Dallas Glenn

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Joey Grose --- Deric Kramer

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Deric Kramer (near lane) vs Joey Grose (far lane) --- Jeg Coughlin Jr. (near lane) vs Sienna Wildgust (far lane)

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Jeg Coughlin Jr. --- Troy Coughlin Jr.

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Cory Reed (near lane) vs Troy Coughlin Jr. (far lane) --- Troy Coughlin Jr.

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Jerry Tucker (near lane) vs Chris McGaha (far lane) --- Jerry Tucker (near lane) vs Chris McGaha (far lane)

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Eric Latino --- Matt Hartford

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Erica Enders (near lane) vs Greg Anderson (far lane) --- Erica Enders (near lane) vs Greg Anderson (far lane)

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Aaron Stanfield (near lane) vs Mason McGaha (far lane) --- Aaron Stanfield (near lane) vs Mason McGaha (far lane)

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TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER - Eliminations Round ONE

Jackie Fricke --- Kim Parker

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Jackie Fricke (near lane) vs Kim Parker (far lane) --- Casey Grisel (near lane) vs Joey Severance (far lane)

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Garrett Bateman --- Garrett Bateman (near lane) vs Mike Austin (far lane)

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Jon Bradford --- Jon Bradford (near lane) vs Mitch Myers (far lane)

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Trevor Larkin --- Trevor Larkin (near lane) vs Mike Quayle (far lane)

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Shawn Cowie --- Shawn Cowie

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Shawn Cowie


Sunday

We've only got a few photos from the first round of eliminations to show - so far - but there's a lot more to process and post as soon as we have the time....

TOP FUEL - Eliminations Round ONE

Honour Guard --- Josh Hart team

(LEFT) After the traditional invocation by the Racers for Christ chaplain, the Canadian and American national anthems were played in front of a large audience.

(RIGHT) Standing ready to race, the Josh Hart team awaited the signal to start their engine as the national anthems played out. With the best atmospheric and track conditions of the weekend, including 66 (F) degree track temp, 70 (F) air temp and a corrected altitude of less than 1500 feet, the crew chiefs were literally salivating at the prospect of awesome performance conditions.

Josh Hart (near lane) vs Antron Brown (far lane) --- Clay Millican

(LEFT) Qualifying closest together, #7 Antron Brown (far lane) faced off against #8 Josh Hart (near lane) to begin eliminations. They qualified just two thousandths apart and were just three thousandths apart in this round. Hart left first by a hundredth of a second and that was pretty much the margin at the finish line. Brown made his best pass of the weekend at 3.745 - 330.07, but it was quite enough to catch Hart's 3.742 - 328.94 effort. Hart's quickest e.t. of the event came in handy when it really counted.

(RIGHT) Next up was Clay Millican in the Parts Plus car and he laid down a solid burnout to get things warmed up.

Clay Millican (near lane) vs Shawn Reed (far lane) --- Tony Schumacher (near lane) vs Brittany Force (far 
lane)

(LEFT) Another closely matched pair featured local favourite Shawn Reed in the far lane, and Tennessean Clay Millican (near lane). Both drivers laid down their best passes of the weekend but the quicker reaction time (.079 to .095) for Millican was the decisive factor. Reed's excellent 3.726 - 328.70 wasn't quick enough to hold off Millican's much improved 3.713 - 334.48 that advanced him to the second round.

(RIGHT) The third pairing included two racers fighting to stay in contention in the points standings, and especially so for Brittany Force (far lane), after she skipped the Norwalk event and jeopardized her position in the battle to be in the Countdown to the Championship. Her opponent in the near lane, Tony Schumacher was solidly in the Top Ten but came into eliminations from the #12 position, as opposed to Force's #3 qualifying slot. Schumacher had to pedal early but recovered to post a 3.986 - 326.00 that proved to be enough to get past Force, as she lost power early and coasted to a losing 4.271 - 193.21 timeslip.

Billy Torrence --- Billy Torrence (near lane) vs Doug Kalitta (far lane)

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Doug Kalitta scoreboard --- Shawn Langdon

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Shawn Langdon (near lane) vs Justin Ashley (far lane) --- Tony Stewart (near lane) vs Jasmine Salinas (far lane)

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Ron Smith --- Ron Smith (near lane) vs Steve Torrence (far lane)

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FUNNY CAR - Eliminations Round ONE

Jeff Diehl (near lane) vs Paul Lee (far lane) --- Jeff Diehl scoreboard

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Buddy Hull --- Buddy Hull (near lane) vs J.R. Todd (far lane)

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Gary Densham (near lane) vs Ron Capps (far lane) --- Gary Densham (near lane) vs Ron Capps (far lane)

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Ron Capps crash --- Ron Capps crash --- Ron Capps crash

Ron Capps crash --- Ron Capps crash --- Ron Capps crash

All photos copyright 2024 by National Hot Rod Association

Bob Tasca III (near lane) vs Chad Green (far lane) --- Bob Tasca III scoreboard

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Dave Richards --- Dave Richards (near lane) vs Matt Hagan (far lane()

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Dave Richards crash --- Dave Richards crash --- Dave Richards crash

Dave Richards crash --- Dave Richards crash --- Dave Richards crash

Blake Alexander --- Blake Alexander (near lane) vs Alexis DeJoria (far lane)

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Daniel Wilkerson (near lane) vs Cruz Pedregon (far lane) --- Austin Prock

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PRO STOCK - Eliminations Round ONE

Cory Reed (near lane) vs Troy Coughlin Jr. (far lane) --- Jerry Tucker (near lane) vs Jeg Coughlin Jr. (far 
lane)

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Chris McGaha --- Chris McGaha (near lane) vs Deric Kramer (far lane)

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Matt Hartford --- Matt Hartford (near lane) vs Aaron Stanfield (far lane)

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Greg Anderson --- Greg Anderson (near lane) vs Dallas Glenn (far lane)

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Kenny Delco --- Kenny Delco (near lane) vs Mason McGaha (far lane)

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Eric Latino --- Eric Latino (near lane) vs Sienna Wildgust (far lane)

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Erica Enders --- Erica Enders (near lane) vs Val Smeland (far lane)

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PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE - Eliminations Round ONE

Steve Johnson (near lane) vs Jianna Evaristo (far lane) --- Angie Smith (near lane) vs John Hall (far lane)

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Chris Bostick (near lane) vs Richard Gadson (far lane) --- Hector Arana Jr. (near lane) vs Matt Smith (far lane)

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Chase Van Sant (near lane) vs Brandon Litten (far lane) --- Eiji Kawakami

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TOP FUEL - Eliminations Round TWO

Shawn Langdon --- Shawn Langdon (near lane) vs Josh Hart (far lane)

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Steve Torrence --- Steve Torrence

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Tony Schumacher --- Tony Schumacher (near lane) vs Clay Millican (far lane)

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Jasmine Salinas --- Jasmine Salinas (near lane) vs Doug Kalitta (far lane)

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FUNNY CAR - Eliminations Round TWO

Bob Tasca III --- Bob Tasca III (near lane) vs J.R. Todd (far lane)

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Cruz Pedregon --- Cruz Pedregon (near lane) vs Austin Prock (far lane)

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Paul Lee (near lane) vs Matt Hagan (far lane) --- Paul Lee (near lane) vs Matt Hagan (far lane)

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Blake Alexander (near lane) vs Gary Densham (far lane)

PRO STOCK - Eliminations Round TWO

Chris McGaha --- Chris McGaha (near lane) vs Kenny Delco (far lane)

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Jeg Coughlin Jr. --- Jeg Coughlin Jr. (near lane) vs Eric Latino (far lane)

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Matt Hartford --- Matt Hartford (near lane) vs Dallas Glenn (far lane)

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Erica Enders --- Eerica Enders (near lane) vs Troy Coughlin Jr. (far lane)

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TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR - Eliminations Round TWO

Stan Sipos --- Stan Sipos (near lane) vs Madison Gordon (far lane)

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Brian Hough --- Brian Hough (near lane) vs Annie Whiteley (far lane)

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TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER - Eliminations Round TWO

Casey Grisel --- Casey Grisel

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Jon Bradford --- Jon Bradford (near lane) vs Garrett Bateman (far lane)

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Trevor Larkin --- Trevor Larkin (near lane) vs Jackie Fricke (far lane)

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