Photos and results by Toyse Woody, Jr.

For legendary Texas Outlaw Pro Mod racer Frankie “Madman” Taylor It was another typical Summer Saturday night in West Texas. HOT! But despite an air temperature of 100 degrees, the racing was another typical race for Frankie Taylor and his brother with typical results.

Gaylen Smith’s “Bounty Hunter.”

Hot air and an equally hot track surface make for very ugly qualifying sessions with a whole lot of shaking going on. The qualifying times ranged from Taylor's 3.836 at 195.14 to Gaylen Smith's bump spot 4.675 at 114.57. Several Texas Outlaw Pro Mod Association regulars who normally would qualify couldn’t solve the combination of a hot track and bad air and were unable to make the eight-car field.

When the blazing sun finally went down, everything cooled down and the track came around, resulting in some great side-by-side racing. TOPMA had its first all-female race when Michelle Wilson and Kayla Morton were paired. Morton went .006 red advancing Wilson to the semifinals.