Texan Grant McCrary proved victorious in Mickey Thompson Outlaw 10.5 over fellow Texas native, Rick Thornton, when both drivers fouled.

 Unfortunately for Thornton, he was the first offender.

 Both drivers experienced problems and slowed, McCrary recorded

 a 5.59 and Thornton a 5.18. McCrary the number 3 qualifier with a

 4.429, enjoyed a first- round bye then defeated Michael Martin from

 VA with a 4.44 in round two. Round three brought McCrary up

 againest Tony Johnson, who had just run a career best 4.38 in

round two, and his blown 1969 Camaro. The twin turbo Mustang

prevailed 4.46 to a close 4.47. In the semis, McCrary defeated

Jimmy Blackmon and his turbo Firebird, 4.44 to a 4.48. Blackmon

 also ran his career best this weekend with a 4.420 to secure the

number 2 qualifying spot.  Number 12 qualifier Thornton's road to

the finals began with a first-round win over a troubled Anthony New

 and a second-round victory over Maryland's Chuck Ulsch 4.49 to

4.52 despite Ulsch's .035 to .050 starting line advantage. In round

 three he defeated an out of shape Jack Barfield and in the semi's

he again overcame a holeshot when Richard Sexton left on him

.055 to .102. Thornton needed every bit of his 4.45 to prevail over

Sexton's 4.50 for a margin of victory of .0008.

Tim Lynch stole the early spotlight by setting the new world record

 and recording the quickest passes ever in Outlaw 10.5 trim. His

 4.329  round-one qualifying shot was backed up by a 4.33 in

Saturday night's final round. After going out in the second round of

 Sunday's eliminations, Lynch dropped another bomb on the 10.5

world with a 4.31 test shot.

Darrin Hoyle continued his march to the Sheppard Race Cars

 Limited Street championship by setting a new world record 4.75,

 qualifying number 1 and defeating second qualifier Carlton

Thompson 4.79 to a slowing 5.16 in the finals. Hoyle's 1969

 Camaro displayed bracket like consistency during Sunday's

elimination recording times of 4.828, 4.822, 4.780 and 4.790.

Keith Szabo and Kevin Scott were the semi-finalists.  

  TCI Automotive EZ Street, Tommy Brewer quietly qualified

 number 2 with a stout 4.911 and worked his way to the final where

he met and defeated number 5 qualifier Nick Yarber 4.93 to 5.16.

 It was the first ORSCA win for the ProCharger Powered 2002

Trans Am that the Madman team debuted earlier this year.

David Reese qualified number 1 and set the new EZ Street record

 with a 4.829. Semi-finalists were Chad Henderson, who had earlier

run the quickest NOS powered EZ Street run ever with a 4.925,

and Reese who succumbed to breakage

Survival was the name of the game in RaceCoachSales Modified

Street. The excellent track surface claimed several rear-end

components: and nitrous explosions took out a couple more cars.

 In the finals, first-time winner Rob Roberts piloted his 93 Mustang

 to a  5.57 over a breaking Richard Reagan. Joey Their was # 1

qualifier with a 4.377 but was unable to back it up. Number 2

qualifier Glen Jones was able to back up his 5.389 to set the new

record but breakage kept him from making the eliminations.

 Ryan Rakestraw and Kell Eubanks were the semi-finalists.

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