10 Second Class

The 10 second class was the largest class and the one that paid the
most money to win.  It had 14 boats racing for the $2240 purse.
Kurt Siewert, of Mt Zion, IL, driving Dazed and Confused, was the
top qualifier with a 10.009 ET.  Dan Roak was second qualifier with
a 10.016, Barry Salsman was third with a 10.019, Shane Phillips was
fourth with a 10.024, and Ron Morton was fifth with a 10.042 ET.  I
printed those ET's just to show everyone how close the 10 second
class was.  The top 10 ET's ranged from 10.009 down to 10.098.  

First round had Kurt Siewert running a 10.377 ET on a .959 light @
96 MPH against new comer, Papa Dan.  Papa Dan is from Gregory, MI
and he was driving Flat Attack.  He ran 10.404 on a .144 light to
take the win over Siewert.

Shane Phillips, of Rainbow, AL, ran a 10.261 ET on .108 light over
Buddy Bullard.
Buddy Bullard, of Iuka, MS, driving White Lighting, cut a 10.304 ET
on a .203 light.  Phillips moved on to the next round.  Ron Morton,
of Indianapolis, IN, driving Rampage, ran a 10.075 ET on a -.026 red
light giving the win to Roger Childers.  Childers ran a 9.802 ET on
a .216 light.  Roger Childers ran to fast for the class but Ron
Morton had cut a .026 red light first.
Dan Roak ran a 9.936 ET on a .460 light @ 107 MPH taking the win
over Angela Perkins's 10.603 ET on a -.041 red light.  Once again,
Roak broke out but Angela cut a red light first.  Bob Lipton, of St.
Charles, MO, driving Moisture Missle, cut a .043 light on a 10.229
ET @ 96 MPH to take the win over Michael Glade's 10.195 ET on a .290
light.  Barry Salsman, of Buffalo, KY driving Wildthing, cut a .188
light and ran a 10.021 ET @ 104 MPH against Shane Stafford's 10.007
ET on a .412 light @ 106 MPH.  Salsman moved to the next round.
Wade Wallace, of Benton, KY driving Rush, ran a 10.047 ET on a .120
light taking the win over Rick Conklin's -.070 red light.  Conklin,
of Ottawa, IL, ran a 10.220 ET @ 92MPH.

Second round had Papa Dan running a 10.141 ET with a .583 light on a
bye run.  Shane Phillips ran a 10.220 ET with a .140 light and took
the win over Roger Childers's 9.997 ET.  Roger was to fast for the
class!  Bob Lipton, driving Moisture Missle, ran a 10.149 ET on
a .052 light against Dan Roak's .280 light and 9.938 ET.  Dan joined
Roger Childers in the to fast for the class category.  Barry Salsman
ran a 10.126 ET on a .180 light @ 111 MPH but that wasn't good
enough to take the win.  Wade Wallace cut a .090 light and ran a
10.073 ET @ 100 MPH and he took the win and moved to the next round.

The third round had Papa Dan facing Shane Phillips.  Papa Dan ran an
11.018 ET on a .366 light giving the win to Shane.  Shane Phillips
ran a 10.446 ET with a .145 light.  Wade Wallace ran a 10.229 ET on
a .203 light against Bob Lipton's 10.422 ET on a .145 light. 
Wallace went to the final round against Shane Phillips.

The final round had Wade Wallace running a 10.101 ET with a .263
light @ 116 MPH against Shane Phillips's 10.267 ET with a .061 light
@ 106 MPH.  Shane Phillips won $2240 and Wallace won $560.