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when the track was about ready to go and the cars running the Cannonball had been called to the lanes , it started to rain once more . With great effort and relentless drive , the track crew dried and prepped the track , and eventually a second session could be run .

Sunday looked much better weatherwise . A few sprinkles here and there , but nothing major to keep the action on hold for a longer time period . This way the eliminations could be contested in normal fashion .

The Cannonball class saw the most consistently quick running cars against each other in the finals : Tim Garlick in the “ Apache ” Nostalgia Funny Car versus Nick Davies , who made his long-awaited comeback in the “ Havoc ” Fuel Altered . Davies ’ Havoc with a harsh turn , right in typical Altered fashion , crossed the centerline and handed the win to Garlick , who posted a 6.083 at 226 .

Despite having not driven his car for about four years , Dalton Scarlett had a fantastic weekend running great numbers run by run and ended up in the Outlaw Anglia final against Colin Millar . Millar was drifting towards the centerline , had to lift the throttle , and ran an 8.148 at 176 mph , which helped Scarlett to secure himself an upset win with his quicker 7.759 at 184 mph run .

In the wild and wonderful Gasser Circus category , it was Chris Layram in his “ Outa Gas ” Anglia against Jason Hollamby and his Ford Falcon named “ Jumping Jalapeño .” Hollamby showed some nerves and went red on the tree , handing over the win to Layram in the process .

Out of the over 70 entries in Nostalgia Super Stock , it was Ash Rawson and Vic Parsons who made it all the way to the finals . Parsons was too quick in his ’ 65 Plymouth Belvedere and broke

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