Beautiful fall weather graces the large crowd at Gateway Motorsports Park for the 6th annual AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals.
Last night Clay Millican broke a national record with the fastest ET ever recorded in NHRA racing history. Robert Hight dominated both Friday sessions to capture the Funny Car #1 qualifier Friday at the 6th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also top qualifiers.
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Top Fuel
Steve Torrence moved himself up the ladder with a good run of 3.681 ET / 329.58 mph.
| POSITION | DRIVER | ET | MPH |
| 1 | Clay Millican | 3.631 | 330.39 |
| 2 | Tony Schumacher | 3.680 | 327.66 |
| 3 | Doug Kalitta | 3.681 | 331.85 |
| 4 | Steve Torrence | 3.696 | 329.58 |
| 5 | Leah Pritchett | 3.697 | 329.83 |
| 6 | Brittany Force | 3.714 | 329.58 |
| 7 | Richie Crampton | 3.714 | 326.87 |
| 8 | Dom Lagana | 3.729 | 323.35 |
| 9 | Antron Brown | 3.736 | 329.34 |
| 10 | Shawn Langdon | 3.743 | 320.13 |
| 11 | Terry McMillen | 3.749 | 321.27 |
| 12 | Pat Dakin | 3.768 | 321.96 |
| 13 | Scott Palmer | 3.785 | 320.97 |
| 14 | Troy Buff | 3.839 | 314.02 |
| 15 | Kyle Wurtzel | 3.919 | 299.66 |
| 16 | Terry Haddock | 3.993 | 248.43 |
| 17 | Ashley Sanford | 4.221 | 207.08 |
| 18 | Luigi Novelli | 4.263 | 207.24 |
| 19 | Chris Karamesines | 5.533 | 118.60 |
| 20 | Rob Passey | 23.573 | 29.31 |
Funny Car
The was no major movement in the top 5 after the completion of Saturday’s 1st pass.
| POSITION | DRIVER | ET | MPH |
| 1 | Robert Hight | 3.830 | 333.91 |
| 2 | John Force | 3.832 | 334.65 |
| 3 | Ron Capps | 3.849 | 332.51 |
| 4 | Alexis Dejoria | 3.863 | 333.16 |
| 5 | Jack Beckman | 3.873 | 331.77 |
| 6 | Courtney Force | 3.877 | 329.50 |
| 7 | Jonnie Lindberg | 3.885 | 327.74 |
| 8 | Tommy Johnson Jr | 3.897 | 325.30 |
| 9 | J.R. Todd | 3.907 | 329.34 |
| 10 | Del Worsham | 3.910 | 327.27 |
| 11 | Tim Wilkerson | 3.923 | 325.37 |
| 12 | Matt Hagan | 3.930 | 327.19 |
| 13 | Cruz Pedregon | 3.978 | 323.27 |
| 14 | Brian Stewart | 4.014 | 285.11 |
| 15 | Dale Creasy | 4.044 | 301.54 |
| 16 | Jim Campbell | 4.053 | 313.73 |
| 17 | Cory Lee | 4.135 | 309.91 |
| 18 | Jeff Diehl | 4.153 | 306.26 |
| 19 | Bob Bode | 5.568 | 131.55 |
Pro Stock
Chris McGaha and Tanner Gray moved up the qualification on Saturday’s first pass.
| POSITION | DRIVER | ET | MPH |
| 1 | Greg Anderson | 6.507 | 212.33 |
| 2 | Jason Line | 6.512 | 213.30 |
| 3 | Drew Skillman | 6.517 | 212.19 |
| 4 | Chris McGaha | 6.523 | 211.16 |
| 5 | Tanner Gray | 6.525 | 211.23 |
| 6 | Bo Butner | 6.530 | 211.63 |
| 7 | Erica Enders | 6.550 | 210.83 |
| 8 | Alex Laughlin | 6.551 | 210.83 |
| 9 | Larry Morgan | 6.556 | 211.10 |
| 10 | Allen Johnson | 6.573 | 209.72 |
| 11 | Deric Kramer | 6.577 | 210.18 |
| 12 | Mark Hogan | 6.775 | 202.12 |
| 13 | Alan Prusiensky | 6.886 | 168.96 |
| 14 | David River | 6.906 | 191.51 |
| 15 | Brian Self | 9.500 | 98.77 |
| 16 | Jeg Coughlin | 9.606 | 95.73 |
Pro Stock Motorcycle
Jerry Savoie moved up three spots to second top qualifier with a 6.789 ET / 197.22 mph
| POSITION | DRIVER | ET | MPH |
| 1 | Andrew Hines | 6.789 | 196.85 |
| 2 | Matt Smith | 6.792 | 197.22 |
| 3 | Scott Pollacheck | 6.809 | 196.10 |
| 4 | Eddie Krawiec | 6.815 | 196.64 |
| 5 | Jerry Savoie | 6.817 | 197.28 |
| 6 | Angie Smith | 6.820 | 195.56 |
| 7 | Hector Arana Jr | 6.833 | 195.87 |
| 8 | LE Tonglet | 6.841 | 194.41 |
| 9 | Karen Stoffer | 6.867 | 192.44 |
| 10 | Joey Gladstone | 6.921 | 190.97 |
| 11 | Mike Berry | 6.935 | 192.00 |
| 12 | Marc Ingwersen | 7.005 | 190.22 |
| 13 | Ryan Oehler | 7.032 | 189.98 |
| 14 | Steve Johnson | 7.079 | 188.86 |
| 15 | David Hope | 7.084 | 186.25 |
| 16 | Andie Rawlings | 7.657 | 174.14 |