By JM Hallas

Marble Falls, Tx. – After a full day of qualifying for both the Pro and Sportsmen classes, it was time for two more rounds to improve your qualifying spot, or perhaps back up any record runs. At the end of today the times/boats would be set up in brackets for Sundays eliminations. Getting a better qualifying spot sets up early runs against lower qualified boats, which is normally an advantage

Just to refresh, Fridays top qualifiers in the Pro classes saw Bryan Sanders lead the way in Top Fuel Hydro, Travis Tuttle in Top Alcohol Hydro, Tony Scarlata in Top Alcohol Flat, Robert Leas in Pro Modifieds and Jim Richards in Pro Outlaw.

The Sportsmen ranks saw Steve Prewitt take the honors in Quick Eliminator, Greg Cawyer in Top Eliminator, George Goff in Pro Eliminator, Andrew Decker in Modified eliminator, Paul Hodges in Stock Eliminator, Mike Carter in River Racer, Matt Ogrodowilz in Lake Racer, Kyle Fawkes in Personal Water Craft1 and Ryan Loader in PWC2

Bryan Sanders has the candles lit on his potential record run in Top Fuel Hydro. Photo by JM Hallas

Top Fuel qualifying
Sanders Stabs at ET. Record

Bryan Sanders and the Nitrochondriac are certainly on a hot streak, and it isn’t the weather either. In the Top Fuel Hydro’s second qualifying pass in the morning Sanders ran an identical number to yesterday. Not satisfied, Sanders and crew, stepped up their game in the afternoon session posting a 3.385 @ 262.194 to grab the first leg of an ET record. Sanders will need to back up that number Sunday in eliminations.

Bryan Sanders(Nitrochondriac) 3.385 @ 262.194

Scotty Lumbert(Spirit of Texas) 3.536 @ 253.620

Daryl Ehrlich(Problem Child) 3.736 @ 234.549

Lee Warren(Whiskey River) 3.969 @ 201.018

Scott Compton(Liquid VooDoo) DNT

Mike DeClark went from the bottom to top of the Top Alcohol Hydro qualifying sheet. Photo by JM Hallas

Top Alcohol qualifying

After languishing at the bottom of yesterdays ladder with 11-second runs and a lack luster first run in the morning, Mike DeClark(Little White Lie) and crew found what was needed to get the boat down the track. Not only did DeClark improve, but jumped to the number 1 spot with 4.483 @ 198.553.

Mike DeClark(Little White Lie) 4.483 @ 198.553

Travis Tuttle(Short Fuse) 4.610 @ 194.569

Rick Allen(Total Kaos) 4.626 @ 193.720

Steve Streeter(Untouchable) 4.634 @ 178.385

Dale Riggs(Bad Moon Rising) 4.846 @ 189.494

Shazam! Tony Scarlata getting the nose up again in Top Alcohol Flat Bottom. Photo by JM Hallas

Top Alcohol Flat qualifying

Tony Scarlata(Shazam) held on to the top spot in Top Alcohol Flat Bottom qualifying slightly increasing his numbers. The order changed from him on back as Don Bausher, who didn’t make a pass yesterday moved up to the number 2 spot.

Tony Scarlotta(Shazam) 5.352 @ 160.834

Don Bausher(Habit Forming) 5.435 @ 142.555

Bill Miller(Party to the Max) 5.449 @ 146.051

Marcus Kinsey(Bad Company) 5.514 @ 141.172

Ronnie Hayes(The Flying Dutchman) 5.545 @ 144.363

Randy Ball(The Oklahoman) 5.629 @ 149.443

Spike Gorr(Spirit of America) 5.720 @ 140.666

Bill Diez(War Party) 5.777 @ 141.094

Jimmy Booher(inside lane) took the number 1 Pro Modified spot from Robert Leas(far lane). Photo by JM Hallas

Pro Modified qualifying(7.00)

Jimmy Booher(Hillbilly Express) found the right side of the index number today and picked off the number one spot from Robert Leas. Booher, who was under the 7.00 index made some changes and hit a 7.016 @ 170.942 edging out Leas by 2/1000th.

Jimmy Booher(Hillbilly Express) 7.016 @ 170.942

Robert Leas(Wild Fire) 7.018 @ 174.487

Casey Beal(Split Decision 3) 7.024 @ 171.608

Tyler Speer(Climax) 7.061 @ 170.209

Shelby Ebert(Cant Touch This) 7.128 @ 176.565

Doug Maderer(Outta Reach) 7.141 @ 171.843

Kevin Helm(Fistful of Dollars) 7.148 @ 169.287

Mickey Snider(Top Gun) 7.175 @ 174.236

Rob Burklin(The Pearl) 7,239 @ 160.786

Tim Ortiz(Empty Pockets) 7.280 @ 146.995

Marty Logan(Livin Tha Dream) 7.523 @ 155.508

Keith Funk(Animal) 8.042 @ 155.547

Jim Richards jumps out of the water on his Pro Outlaw pass. Photo by JM Hallas

Pro Outlaw qualifying(5.40)

Jim Richards(Alka Hauler) held the top spot through two more rounds of Pro Outlaw qualifying while points leader Tom Brasher picked up his pace moving to the second spot barley missing the number spot by 1/1000th to Richards.

Jim Richards(Alka Hauler) 5.408 @ 173.093

Tom Brasher(Desperado) 5.409 @ 168.773

Eric Dement(Real Bad Boy) 5.410 @ 167.005

Shannon Beal(Split Decision 2) 5.442 @ 163.853

Gus Ward(Whiskey Tango Foxtrot) 5.448 @ 164.820

Jacob Schneider(Blown Crazy 2) 5.453 @ 164.308

Tommy Thompson(A Few Dollars More) 5.526 @ 153.880

Chris Bean(Team Sound Design) 5.956 @ 153.379

Terry Kain(Razing Kain) DNT

Quick Eliminator qualifying(6.00)

Quick Eliminator saw some changes at the top of the qualifying order. David Cooper(Gambler) took the number one spot with a 6.004 @ 146.077. Joe McIntyre jumped yesterdays top qualifier, Steve Prewitt to hold on to second, with Prewitt now third.

David Cooper(Gambler) 6.004 @ 146.077

Pro Eliminator qualifying (8.00)

Greg Cawyer(Jaw Droppin Express) held the Pro Eliminator number 1 spot, with Gary Payne joining him in the 8.00 class.

Greg Cawyer(Jaw Droppin Express), 8.068 @ 145.950

Top Eliminator qualifying(9.00)

Position changed nearly every pass in Top Eliminator as the family feud for the top spot continued. George Goff, who was number one yesterday, got bested by his son GW Goff(Blurred Lines) who laid down a near perfect 9.001 @ 111.660. The elder Goff would fall all the way to fifth. with Roger Gaines moving up to second.

GW Goff(Blurred Lines) 9.001 @ 111.660

Modified Eliminator qualifying(10.00)

Modified Eliminator was another class that if you blinked, you missed a change in qualifying order. At the end of the day it was Jesse James(Outlaw) heading the qualifying sheet with 10.003 @ 95.592. Yesterdays leader, Andrew Decker fell to fourth.

Jesse James(Outlaw) 10.003 @ 95.592

Stock Eliminator qualifying(11.00)

Paul Hodges(Banana Spit) retained the number one spot in Stock Eliminator and bettered his time to within 3/10,000th of perfect

Paul Hodges(Banana Spit) 11.000 @ 90.928

River Racer qualifying

In River Racer Mike Carter(Long Shot) had his number from yesterday stand running a 12.411 on a 12.40 dial in.

Mike Carter(Long Shot) 12.411 @ 85.552

Personal Water Craft1 qualifying

Todd McLemore moved past Kyle Fawkes in Personal Water Craft 1 to move up to the top spot

Todd McLemore(14.60) 14.634 @ 63.165

Personal water Craft 2 qualifying

Ryan Loader(Lock-n-Loader) was able to stand on his time from yesterday to keep the Personal Water Craft 2 top spot.

Ryan Loader(Lock-n-Loader)(14.00) 14.015 @ 67.778

Eliminations begin tomorrow, Sunday Aug. 14

Gates open, 7:00am

Round 1 eliminations(Pro Mod, Pro Outlaw), 9:00am

Top Fuel, Top Alcohol, Top Alcohol Flat, 9:30am

Quick Eliminator, Pro Eliminator, Top Eliminator, Modified Eliminator, Stock Elinimator, River Racer, Personal Water Craft, 10:30am

Round 2 eliminations(Pro Mod, Pro Outlaw), 12:30pm

Top Fuel, Top Alcohol, Top Alcohol Flat, 1:00pm

Quick Eliminator, Pro Eliminator, Top Eliminator, Modified Eliminator, Stock Eliminator, River Racer, Personal Water Craft, 1:30pm

Round 3 eliminations(Pro Mod, Pro Outlaw), 2:30pm

Quick Eliminator, Pro Eliminator, Top Eliminator, Modified Eliminator, Stock Eliminator, River Racer, Personal Water Craft, 2:45

Final round eliminations all classes, 3:00pm

*Times may be adjusted for any class with five rounds, all time subject to change

**There’s been a correction in the $1,000 Magnum Custom Trailer reaction time bonus. Due to a computer glitch yesterday, Todd McLemore did not hit a perfect .000 on the tree, This still leaves Mickey Snider(Top Gun) with his shot at the grand with a .0012 reaction time.