Top Fuel pilot Scott Palmer was in Orlando as a teammate to Scott Wiens with this blown alcohol-burning ’63 Corvette. Palmer qualified 31st in Super Pro Street with a 7.028-secs pass, then fell in the opening round to eventual race winner Shannon Jenkins. Commenting on the action later over the track’s P.A. system, he said, “This makes NHRA Top Fuel seem boring!”

“This crowd is weird to me; not bad, but different. We’re used to all these old guys coming out, but these people are a lot younger and more crazy. It’s definitely fun to race in front of so many people, though.” -- Matt Stambaugh, who with his father, Rick, are longtime nostalgia Funny Car competitors, and were on hand in Orlando to help out with the Heavy Street entry of Palm Bay, FL’s Gino Bia and his blown Chevy-powered ’72 Cuda

“We made it off the porch. We’re runnin’ with the big dogs now!” -- Number-17 qualifier Bobby Cole on getting past the first round in Outlaw 10.5

Linden, MI’s Jason McNeil put Ronnie Duke’s brand-new LS1-powered 2005 GTO 23rd on the Super Pro Street qualifying list with a 6.955-seconds pass at 202.65 mph, but fell in the opening round to Ben Hopko.

It may not have been the prettiest car on the grounds, but who cares? “Energy” Faircloth’s 1968 Chevelle certainly provided one of the biggest thrills at Orlando with this huge wheelstand on Saturday afternoon.