Jim Oddy and Fred Hahn came with their 2002 Summit Racing Equipment 'Vette. The body looked like it always did but that was all that was the same. The car has a McAmis rear-end and four-link suspension under it and a brand new Jim Oddy Hemi that uses Ken Veney heads designed by Oddy and built exclusively for him by Ken Veney. The defending NHRA Pro Mod champs came to the race with zero laps on the car. As a result they only made one good pass -- the last one -- and just missed the field when nitrous star and part-time Pro Stock driver Rickie Smith bumped Fred Hahn out of the field with a 6.225 lap that bettered Hahn's 6.228. (Burk photo)

Speaking of Smith, he was one of two Pro Mod drivers that did double duty at the event. Smith qualified Dick Maskin's 2004 Cavalier into the eighth spot in Pro Stock field and put his own Jerry Haas-built '63 'Vette into the eighth spot in the Pro Mod field. Jay Payne also did double duty driving both his Alky funny car and the '67 Camaro Pro Mod. He only qualified the Alky flopper. NHRA has a rule prohibiting drivers from competing in two classes but since the Pro Mods are an "exhibition" class the rule doesn't apply. (Gruenwald photo)

The youngest driver in the class, Zach Barklage, qualified for his first NHRA Pro Mod field with a 6.201/231.48 blast. The speed stood as Top Speed of the meet. It was the 19-year-old's career-best e.t. and speed. Over the winter the Barklage team signed up with Darren Mayer as their engine builder and it obviously paid benefits early. (Burk photo)