Victories at the first OAS event were taken by Fords, Chevys and even MoPars. John Hamer’s slick flamed ‘67 Barracuda left first in every battle and took a double breakout win in the 12.0 final round over Geoff Dugopolski’s ‘78 Malibu.

Heading straight for you is the only naturally-aspirated qualifier in Drag Radial Eliminator, Rod Overfelt’s 351-inch ‘65 Mustang fastback which has hit low nine-second, 150 mph performances.

Another Chrysler victor was John Feikert’s nondescript ‘68 Satellite which had every opponent run quicker than the 13.0 Index, including fellow finalist Don Allen’s ‘84 Cutlass, en route to his first big win.