Jerry Haas was the wheelman for the maiden voyage of Dean Goforth’s spanking new Sonny-powered IHRA Pro Stock Cavalier; went two rounds.

The free ride in the semis went to the gorgeous new Rick Jones-built Cavalier Pro Stocker of Richmond, Virginia’s Bert Jackson, who ran solid mid-4.20s over Ralph Matthews’ Detroit ‘90 Camaro and Aaron Hodges’ St. Louis-based ‘63 Stingray nitrous racer.

Wendell McCoy, the original “Doctor Detroit”, uses a mega-inch smallblock and a four-speed for 11,000 RPM launches in what is a prototypical “Black Sunday” machine; Camaro pilot is a charter UBDRA member.

It was the one and only “Mr. Five Speed” who met Jackson in the final; Edmund Hall’s 2000 Trans Am ran 4.24/171 over Jamie Houtchins’ new fuel-injected ‘63 Stingray and then took possibly the most popular win of the event when his nitrous-aided 706 outran Dan Saitz’s twin-turbo smallblock Ford Probe in a 4.29/171 to 4.33/167 second-round battle.

In the semis, Hall stunned Donnie Little, whose Terry Muphy-built-and-backed ‘68 Camaro had run two 4.19s at over 175 before slowing to a 4.25/175 against Hall’s 4.21/173, (which was only a hundredth quicker than Jackson’s solo run). In the final, Hall left two hundredths earlier than Jackson and never faltered, hitting 4.23/172 over Jackson’s 4.28/165 and took home the "five large" posted by the UBDRA for the class winner.

Ed Mahacek is back! Thirty-year Iowa Pro Stock veteran’s new Cavalier features Sonny Hemi-Chevy; note lettering reflection on asphalt!

SUPER PRO ELIMINATOR

Mike Richter (2nd from left) was all smiles after 0.003-second win margin
earned $3500 Super Pro payoff.