They took about six minutes to sweep the track, so the first pair of Street Machine Eliminator competitors to get a shot at the track went down at 11:40. In the first pair, Susan Slater managed to get her '15 Challenger Scat Pack into the twenties, carding a Drag Week best 12.27-113. Rod Munchiando's Black Dart GTS with stroker small block ran an 11.86-113 a few pairs later. The SME crowd seemed to making up for lost time, sending down twelve pair in the first ten minutes until Dale Knapke's awesome little turbo 2.3 ford powered Triumph busted the rear end when he dumped the clutch. The Indy crew used individual wheel dolly jacks to scoot the immobile car off the track in five minutes, and they were off and running again.

In three consecutive pairs, Jim Cefalo's 62 Chrysler 300 went 15.41-87, followed by Dillon Ogle in the yellow Cuda at 12.90-100 which was a complete throw away pass that would require him to return. Behind him was his Uncle Charlie, who made the most of his opportunity, running 11.26-122 and keeping his Gold Challenger in Quick 32 contention.