For the remaining class cars trying to get a run in just before the 11:30 Am cut off, there was a nervous moment when Tony Karamitsos broke the 12 bolt in his 69 Camaro and rolled to a stop. Luckily it only took six minutes to get him off the track and resume racing. The last two Mopars to make a hit in the final throes of the three hour first session, were Rick Trunkett's green 72 Duster and Paul Castiglione's yellow 72 Challenger.

Paul's 11.24-121.8 was his best of the week, and right in line with where he had been. Rick's ET in the single turbo R-3 Duster was 8.71 which was good, but the MPH was down almost twenty at 144, when he had been 165 earlier in the week. They didn't seem to be overly concerned in their pits, but it was clear they were ready to head for Columbus.