Payne lost to Hernandez in the semis.
Ray Vettel of Phillips, Neb., was examined and released by doctors at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas after his Friday night qualifying accident. Vettel's 1970 Plymouth Barracuda hybrid went out of control approximately 800 feet down the quarter-mile, crossed the centerline, and impacted the right-side retaining wall. Taking no chances on possible injury, he was transported by medical helicopter to BUMC.
"I'm fine," Vettel said. "I just feel a little beat up. It happened very fast and I saw the wall coming at me so I turned her all the way around so I didn't go head-on into the wall. The car pieces are ruined but I actually think the chassis is okay. It hit hard, but not real hard. All the safety equipment did its job."
According to Vettel, a CAT scan performed on his brain showed slight swelling. He was given oxygen for three hours and then released at 3 a.m.
Tim Tindle’s “Backhoe” Mustang.
Round 1:
Von Smith, Oak Ridge, TN, '57 Bel Air, (0.115) 6.195 228.00 def. Mike Knowles, Grand Junction, CO, '63 Corvette, (0.225) 6.197 235.97
Scott Ray, Greenville, OH, '53 Corvette, (0.030) 6.028 235.97 def. Harold Laird, Baton Rouge, LA, '63 Corvette, (0.126) 6.053 236.05
Troy Coughlin, Delaware, OH, '68 Camaro, (0.105) 6.010 237.00 def. Kirk Kuhns, Yorba Linda, CA, '41 Willys, (0.063) 6.250 231.00
Tim Tindle, Santa Rosa, FL, '67 Mustang GT, (0.050) 6.059 235.02 def. Gaylen Smith, Waxahachie, TX, '70 Barracuda, (0.068) 6.144 226.58
Jay Payne, Ontario, CA, '68 Camaro, (0.012) 6.101 234.04 def. Danny Rowe, Laguna Hills, CA, '67 Camaro, (0.081) 6.066 237.80
Tony Pontieri, Bolton, ON, '57 Bel Air, (0.038) 6.046 237.38 def. Rick DiStefano, Calgary, AB, '63 Corvette, (0.038) 6.157 229.08
Kirk Wilmes, Altus, OK, '68 Firebird, (0.072) 8.827 102.89 def. Joe Baker, Milton, FL, '63 Corvette, DQ-Tech
Joshua Hernandez, Conroe, TX, '68 Camaro, (0.095) 6.027 239.95 def. Taylor Lastor, Knoxville, NC, '67 Camaro, (0.138) 6.072 229.55
Round 2:
Pontieri, (0.008) 6.025 237.88 def. Tindle, (0.055) 6.040 237.05
Ray, (0.066) 6.054 227.23 def. Wilmes, (0.071) 6.282 226.85
Hernandez, (0.085) 5.990 240.12 def. Smith, (0.043) 8.629 105.50
Payne, (0.013) 6.230 231.91 def. Coughlin, (0.120) 8.007 112.81
Round 3:
Pontieri, (-0.173) 15.546 56.80 def. Ray, NT-Left Before Tree
Hernandez, (0.048) 6.001 233.56 def. Payne, (0.058) 16.052 50.27
Round 4:
Hernandez, (0.021) 6.036 237.21 def. Pontieri, (0.010) 6.245 234.82