Dallas, GA’s Kell Eubanks (left) steered the nitrous-equipped ’86 Mustang he co-owns with Dickie Langston and tuned by David Gage (front) into the ORSCA record books at Carolina Dragway. The incrementals on his record-setting run were: 60 feet – 1.293; 330 feet – 3.477; 1/8-mile – 5.229 at 140.36 mph.

Also qualifying number one in the 6.0 index class was Scott Flowers, who went 6.001 to edge Jody Voyles by just one thousandth. In 7.0 qualifying, Andy Schaefer and Richard Dukes ran identical 7.004s, but Schaefer’s slightly faster speed secured the top spot for him. In Automatic Pro Mod action, Gene Hayes put his nitrous-assisted ’57 Chevy on the pole with a 4.199-secs pass at 172.78 mph.

So, it was shaping up to be a good, competitive race at the “House of Hook,” but as soon as qualifying wrapped up, a light but steady rainfall began and didn’t stop until late in the afternoon. Eliminations finally began about 7 p.m., but just as the second round of Outlaw 10.5 got underway the rain returned.

A brief starting-line meeting ensued with racers, ORSCA, and track officials, and the decision was reached to pull the plug and split the purse evenly amongst all qualifiers, with points awarded for qualifying and records set only.

ORSCA’s next Outlaw 10.5 event is a sanctioned, but non-points, $10,000-to-win race Aug. 12-14, at Alabama International Dragway. The next points race is scheduled for Sep. 3-4, at Atlanta Dragway.

SHOOTING GALLERY

Tony Johnson, driving one of the few Outlaw 10.5 entries with a blower under (through?) the hood, placed his ’69 Camaro fourth on the qualifying list at Carolina Dragway with a 4.651-secs pass at 158.52 mph.