In June, Dale drove the Gremlin to Tulsa Raceway Park for the NHRA Division Four race. It would mark the first time in nearly ten years that he would compete in NHRA Super Street 10.90 competition. He wasted no time knocking down .00 lights on the .500 pro tree, but dialing in a linkage style throttle stop with twin Dominators and a tight converter proved beyond his abilities in such a short time. His issues were compounded when he tore a ladder bar mount loose from the frame again, a fate that first plagued the little AMC back on Drag Week 2016.