After three picture perfect days during qualifying the weather goes into the toilet on raceday (Sunday). Heavy and persistent rains postpone completion of eliminations until Tuesday May 25th.

John Force wins again -- remarkably it’s his sixth win in eight races this season. Final is sensational as it is one of the quickest side by side pairings in NHRA FC history -- Force edges out Cruz Pedregon 4.878 secs to 4.873 secs. For Pedregon the ride is his last in Joe Gibbs owned Interstate Batteries Pontiac as he and crew chief Mike Green are let go following the event. Rumors run rampant as to who will drive car at next event.

Federal Mogul Funny Car racer Carol "Bunny" Burkett produces one of the performance highlights as she records her first career "five" at 5.955 secs during qualifying. Not big news to some -- but for Burkett who has bravely battled back from critical injuries suffered in a crash in 1997, the number is significant. Bunny wins round one but is knocked out by Manzo in 2nd frame. Manzo however slips off pace in final and Bartone wins for 2nd time this season.

Ohio’s Jeg’s Mail Order boys have a sensational event. On Saturday, Jeg Coughlin Jr., beats the best of the best in Pro Stock winning $50,000 in the Holley Dominator Duel. Coughlin psyches out Warren Johnson in final as his 6.925 secs at 200.26 easily handles Warren’s .355 foul start. Coughlin’s brother Mike then wins in Pro Stock Truck driving Chevy S-10 -- his first career NHRA victory.

Competition eliminator qualifying is paced by Frank Aragona’s unique twin intake 203 CID Subaru-powered E/ED. One-of-a-kind powered machine vaults to 8.527 secs which is sixty under. But odds on favorite for event’s "Best Engineered" award is overlooked in politcal move as officials instead pick ‘99 Chrysler Sebring Super Stocker of Mike Volkman. Why not -- event is Mopar sponsored.

Chuck Etchells makes first driving appearance of the season -- but it comes in the ‘99 Camaro bodied FC entry of James Sickles. Etchells runs two great looking 5.0’s in qualifying -- but lights up the tires in round one and loses to Al Hofmann.

Rick Santos flexes muscles again in Federal Mogul Dragster class. One week after going 5.39 secs at Atlanta, Santos qualifies low (5.453 secs) runs low ET (5.442 secs) and hits top speed 260.26 mph to win going away.

FMD qualifying sees NHRA national event debut of "Diamond Dave" DeAngelis, one of industries top photographers and a regular contributor to Dragracecanada. Diamond’s debut is cut short however as mechanical woes keep him from qualifying driving a car owned by Steve Zavor.

Pro Stock racer John Nobile shows great sense of humor as he blatantly runs Mopar Performance decals on the side of his Oldsmobile throughout the event. Move is in response to recent controversy surrounding Team Mopar engine program (now recognized as GM engines). Reading between the lines -- display implied Nobile had been running a Mopar engine and didn’t even know it!

E-Town track records were shattered. Warren Johnson rewrote both ends in Pro Stock to 6.875 secs and 201.58 mph. Gary Scelzi’s 4.550 is a new track Top Fuel ET mark and Pro Stock Bike winner Angelle Seeling hits a track record 7.220 secs. Brad Jeter’s 7.571 secs was a new low for Pro Stock Truck. Joe Amato upped the track mph standard in Top Fuel to 324.05 mph.