It was DLN-OHIO, I tell ya.
I got to see Ohio Dave, 23T & Heidi, Wheelz & Sharon, Rocky & Bandit, Rocky's crew,Photog Bob W., Denny, Mark & Kelly, Kirt and Chuck (my one and only fan).
BP asked if I would try reporting so here goes: (WARNING) We didn't stay for the final so I have NO idea. But to give you a little taste here goes.
1st rd inj. fc - track temp was 99 it was 7:30PM
no name Vette W 8.92.................POISON ARROW W 8.59....................ILLINOIS PATROL W 9.20
GLORY DAZE L 9.73...................RAIN MAKER L 9.29.........................No money no Funny L 10.29
now the blown fc
Don Gerardot W 8.79..................Old & Fuelish W 7.56....................Orange Vette W 7.54
Miss Behavior L 8.88...................Tweety's Rat L 7.70.....................Damn Yankee L 8.31
Shell Shock W 7.56.....................Screamin Eagle W 7.45..................Total Insanity W 7.51
Solid Rock L 7.95.......................Dazed & Confused L 7.52...............Red Barn L 7.43
Sweetman Bros. W 7.36................Rollin Stoned W 7.33....................Snakebite W 6.87-203
Blue Thunder L 8.76....................Fuelish L 8.87............................War Path - NT
Red Barron W 7.99.....................John Troxel W 7.88......................Susie Q W 7.52
Sharky's Machine NT....................Dixie Twister (broke)....................Blown Money L 8.33
Now picture this: Rocky in his SLOID ROCK MUSTANG backs up after his burn-out, then from just behind the line, HAMMERS IT. Not a dry hop, but a dry launch, about 150 ft. WAAAY COOOOL !!! Haven't seen that in years. Later Dixie Twister did one carring the front wheels for about 75 ft. Man it was the mid- '70's again.
After his dry-launch Rocky & Shell Shock took turns dry-hoping to the line, first one, then the other, left-right-left-right, it was poetry in motion. There were several cars that made 500 ft smoky burn-outs that John Force would have been proud of.
I checked the time after 1st rd, it was 8:38. Yes one hr and 8 min. of non stop FC action. And I mean "non-stop" no one hit the guard rail - no one took out any center cones, no one ran off the end, no one oiled the track. A testiment to the track prep & the quality of drivers & cars that Denny has.
Then near 11PM they all came back again RD. 2. Without listing all, let me just say that Snakebite backed up his first Rd 6.87-203 with an even better 6.78 - 206. Rd 2 ended near midnite. I figured the final would be around 1:30AM, so with two young grandkids & a 3hr drive I thought we better call it a night.
"Z"