The U/SA shootout was won by Jonathan Tarrance from nearby Breman when he drove his '84 Monte Carlo to a win over fellow Kentuckian John McCarthy's station wagon (intro

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photo spread). Tarrance won in an ultra-close heads-up race with a 14.120 to cover McCarthy's dead game 14.151. You can bet those two Stock Eliminator veterans used every trick they knew as both cars ran a second under the 15.15 U/SA index.

The Quick Eight shootout for six-second, 200 mph, pseudo-Pro Mods was won by Canyon, TX racer Greg Lair driving a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am. He didn't qualify on the pole. That spot went to veteran Top Sportsman shoe Ronnie Davis with a stellar 6.915/200.95 lap. He was closely followed on the ladder by Louisiana racer Earle Folse, whose '86 Cutlass tripped the beams with a 6.927/200.86. Neither of those two made the finals which was a match-up between Texan Lair and number nine qualifier Tommy Turner. Lair ran a 6.990/188.89 to bury Tuner's off- the-pace 7.313/187.78.

The rains came on Sunday delaying the finals in the rest of the Sportsman classes. However, it didn't dampen their enthusiasm as all racers stayed until Monday to finish the race.

Let's hope that next year the success of this race will allow the addition of the Alky Funny cars and dragsters so that the event will be a true Sportsnationals.

Here are the final round results.

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR

Vince Deceglie (above), Alta Loma, CA, Chevy Corvette, A/A, 7.611/110.61 defeated Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, FL, '23-T Ford, E/EA, foul