The new show-quality Simon’s Competition/Medical Claims Relief Pro Mod marked a big jump for defending Super Sport (10.30 Index) event champion Joey Thomson. The New Jersey veteran joined a large number of longtime sportsman racers migrating to the professional heads-up divisions.

A lean to the right and a tap of the toe kept Texan Rickey House upright long enough to qualify his carbureted nitro-burner third in Pro Dragster Eliminator.

Greg Best was just that in SEP (Screamin’ Eagle Performance) Eliminator; the North Carolinian’s V-Rod clocked a “dead-on-with-a-zero” to lead the 11.50-Indexed class.