"We dropped a cylinder in the finals," Kloeber reported. "The track was a little loose and we spun the tires a bit. But we were able to get it going and outran Bobby in the finals."

For Millican, it means he was able to pull off the “triple nickel” he’s discussed. "I’ve been spewing it all year that we wanted to win five championships in our five years with Werner Enterprises in 2005," he said, "and we got that done."

Millican was able to defeat Lagana (Scarsdale, NY) with a 4.702/312.06 although Lagana posted a 4.816 at a career-best 317.57 mph.

"It's amazing what that team can do with what it has," Millican said about Lagana's low-budget Twilight Zone team. "We have a huge trailer with all kinds of equipment and they have a little trailer with just a car in it. But they are amazing and they're getting closer."

Castellana was able to win his fourth Torco Pro Mod Ironman of the season when Mike Stawicki broke and could not finish his pass in the final. Stawicki (Medina, NY) qualified No. 2 with a 6.131/229.59.

Castellana and his crew got the car down the track Saturday night when it was most needed. After the first two Torco Pro Mod qualifying sessions, Castellana was on the outside of the field. He had to put a good number on the board to even be able to compete, and he got the job done, vaulting into the No. 3 qualifying spot.

"That was the most pressure I have ever felt during my racing career," Castellana said of his Saturday evening run. "I was definitely nervous. We made some changes to the car. When the car tells you what it needs, you have to respond to it."

Jim Sickles (Caledonia, NY) made things very interesting in the IHRA Funny Car World Championship points race with his victory in Budds Creek. Sickles entered the event trailing Rob Atchison by 66 points. He left Maryland trailing by just five. Sickles defeated Chris Foster in the final when Foster lit the red-light.

"We have ourselves a race right down to the wire," Sickles said. "We're hoping we can do the same thing in Rockingham now. We have a great race team and a great sponsor. Here we are, we've been consistent and that's what it takes."

Brian Gahm, who has struggled through most of the '05 season, took home the Torco Pro Stock Ironman when Spiess was unable to fire his car for the final. Gahm (Lucasville, OH) took the solo pass to secure the victory.

"You hate to win that way, but this is a big relief," Gahm said. "It just goes to show what kind of guys I have helping me. They never give up. We've struggled, but I think we're back on track. Our performance has turned 180 degrees."