By 12:30 p.m. and through the hard work by the track crew, it looked like they had a window to get the big-car races in. Around an hour later, there was a quick test-and-tune, followed by qualifying. Running an efficient program, they got the races in before the rain returned after 9 p.m.
Mason Osborne defeated Brett Williamson in the Top final with a .013 reaction time. He was dialed-in at 4.6 and posted a 4.6-second run at 149 mph in the 1/8-mile. The two faced off again in the Top and Mod combo race with Osborne winning again.
Williamson, who double-entered in both classes, captured the Mod victory with a 5.85-second run on a 5.88 dial-in at 115 mph.
Amy Stephan captured the Street victory. She paired a 12.06-second run at 104 mph down the quarter-mile with a .079 reaction time.
The weather cleared up as a predicted overnight storm never came. With picture perfect skies, it was 75 degrees only two weeks after the original season opener had to be stopped because of snow.
Gary Seidschlag won Sunday’s Top ET final on a holeshot with a near perfect .003 reaction time. He followed up with a strong 4.96-second pass at 133 mph against a 4.94 dial-in.
Randy Krantz took home the Mod ET victory with a 6.08-second pass at 108 mph in the 1/8-mile, paired with a .09 reaction time. Krantz also captured the Combo title. He posted a 6.08 elapsed time at 112 mph and a .04 reaction time to beat Seidschlag in the final round.
Jacob Bierer doubled up in the Street and Mod ET eliminations. He was the Street win going 12.13 seconds at 106 mph in the quarter-mile on a 12.08 dial-in, along with a .09 reaction time.
In addition to the great racing action, IHRA Northern Division Director Chris Eager was on hand to do chassis certifications.
The IHRA Summit SuperSeries bracket program returns to Great Lakes Dragaway on May 20-21. On Saturday night, they will be joined by the Wisconsin Outlaw Street racers.
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