Mark Micke's crew
reported that Micke would be all right,
but it was going to be a long ride back
to Missouri. |
Last-chance qualifying was cut short due to
the amount of time it took for rescue teams
to return to the track from the hospital, ensuring
both Hoyle and Kirk retained their number-one
starting positions.
A top runner in Limited Street was David Reese
in his stunning twin- turbo Mustang. Reese worked
his way through the field, eliminating number-two
qualifier Ragsdale in the semi finals and setting
up a final- round match against top qualifier
Hoyle. It was a close race, but in the end Hoyle's
second-gen Camaro came out on top with the prize
money and the trophy.
You could not wish for a better show in Outlaw
10.5, with upsets being the order of the day.
Looking to move on to the next round, number-two
qualifier Birt lined up against number-15 qualifier
Bryan Goethe, but Goethe said "No way!" and
took Birt out with a 4.97 pass. Next, number-
one qualifier Kirk lined up his 2003 big block,
nitrous-powered Camaro next to Blake Wilder
in his blown alcohol-burning '69 Rambler, but
had to back away when fluid was found leaking
from under his car, giving Wilder the win.
Blake Wilder's wild
ride came to an end with an engine vibration
after his burnout for the final round.
Joey Martin gave the fans a show in his turbo
Mustang as well, making it all the way to the
semi finals, only to be taken out by the outlaw
himself -- Jack Barfield. Barfield then made
a solo pass in the final after Wilder shut his
car down after staging it. When asked what happened,
he replied, "I felt the tires shake in the car
so I shut it off. I thought it might not be
the tires shaking, so I started it back up to
see. Sure enough, I felt a shake in the engine
so I shut it down."
Darrin Hoyle (far lane)
prevailed over David Reese in the Limited Street
final, while
Jody Voyles won in 6.00, and Mark Vanblacky
outlasted everyone in the 7.00 class.
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