Burney Lamar was one of the first cars slated to qualify, but mechanical problems kept him and his car on the garage asphalt instead of running the for the clock the team was running against the clock.
NASCAR Winston Cup driver Ken Schrader, always a threat at PIR, paced the 1-mile oval at 27.524; he appeared to have the car to beat as car after car went out and qualified, all failing to match his speed.
But finding time on their side, after al,l the No. 33 team sent Lamar back on track. The rising star didn’t even need two laps to take the pole away from the Cup star for Lamar's first lap was a 27.516 and his second lap although it likely did not count was even faster at 27.393.
Schrader had to settle for second behind the hot new talent with veteran winning driver Frank Maronski Jr. bringing it home in third.
The starting field is an exciting hodgepodge of drivers and cars from various series, including 6 different NASCAR series and the ASA.
1) 33 Burney Lamar 2) 99 Ken Schrader 3) 7 Frank Maronski Jr. 4) 72 Benny Gordon 5) 56 Danny Burson 6) 59 Auggie Vidovich 7) 34 Doug McCoun 8) 19 Eddy McKean 9) 46 Matt Crafton 10) 38 Kevin Hamlin 11) 87 Erik Darnell 12) 11 David Gilliland 13) 68 Randy Nelson 14) 26 Zach Niessner 15) 2 Craig Raudman 16) 9 Kenny Sheherd 17) 8 Ed Hoffman 18) 30 Steve Belletto 19) 94 Darrel LaMoure 20) 88 Rocky Nash 21) 23 Dan Holtz 22) 96 Chris Hines 23) 6 Todd Souza 24) 74 Greg Pursley 25) 5 Joe Herold 26) 13 Paul Menard 27) 70 Ed Dieny 28) 89 Flyin' Bryan Germone 29) 81Scott Lynch 30) 25 Jon Dillon 31) 39 Shane Seig 32) 28 Brandon Whitt 33) 09 Greg Voigt 34) Provisional 1 03 Jim Pettit II 35) Provisional 2 61 Mike Ledbetter 36) Provisional 3 44 Bob Lyon 37) Provisional 4 73 Scott Busby 38) Provisional 5 71 Greg Fowler 39) Provisional 6 66 Steve Carlson 40) Provisional 7 10 Nick Joanides 41) Provisional 8 79 Jason Jefferson
