Darren joined Boone in the lanes, followed closely by Rachael. Nick Plewniak in the Stretchy Truck S-10 rolled in at about 2:12. Walt Reynolds brought up his Daily Driver class Silverado truck next, followed by his wife Daphne in her Chevy wagon and finally, with about 30 seconds to spare Larry Larson in his S-10.

Brian Lohnes, and David Freiburger had been working the microphones during this entire six minute span, and suddenly as the deadline passed, looked around as if released from a mesmerizing spell and asked, "Why aren't we running anyone down the track?"

Gatliff made his twentieth or so pass, then the collective held it's breath as Lutz did his burnout. Better the 7.70, or another opportunity at a Drag Week overall win would slip through his fingers. The 57 left soft, then he corrected it once as the power came on. The crowd roared approval as 6.94-213 lit up on the board, his last ditch effort was two tenths off his pace, but it kept him in the hunt. Walt and Nick ran next, and the Stretchy Truck ran a soft 9.36 at 153, three tenths off what he had shown so far, but happy to be moving on.