^^^Don(KSJ) wasn't the only person who had to bail early. I don't think we've had a truly successful late start Friday at Drag Week yet. It's simple really, they would like it to work out because having the final day in the afternoon is all about driving spectator count, but as the car counts have grown, it just doesn't leave enough time to do everything. Many of the competitors who travel long distances simply can't stay for Saturday, and make it back to work Monday.

One such competitor is Keith Harrison, who brought his 55 Chevy to Tulsa all the way from Virginia despite not being pre-registered. A mainstay in the Gasser class, like Boone, he was pushing for a ten second pass this year and went 11.013-120 at Great Bend. I was disappointed when we arrived in the Belvedere to see him loading it on his open trailer for the long tow back home especially when the killer Tulsa air would have certainly gave him the number he wanted!