Qualified: No. 3 (lane choice)
The Competition: No. 14 Luigi Novelli
The Results:
Q1: 4.789 E.T. at 156.21 MPH
Q2: 3.789 E.T. at 325.45 MPH (Three bonus points for third quickest run of the session)
Q3: 3.837 E.T. at 323.50 MPH
Q4: 3.834 E.T. at 319.45 MPH
Bonus Points: Three
Quotable:
“I feel really good. We went down the track almost every lap this weekend. Got beat out by four-thousandths of a second for the No. 1 qualifying spot, but hey, we’ll take it. We qualified in the top three and we’re going to get ready for tomorrow. The Matco Tools/U.S. Army/Toyota Top Fuel dragster is running real mean. I’m pumped; just ready to get after it and hopefully we can make it a good race day here in Brainerd.”