Great weather during the first day of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals yielded impressive performance for three of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisions.

Homestate racer Rodney Rosenstiel, of Pace, Fla., was the top runner in Comp eliminator as he pushed his '23 T Roadster to -.814 under the AA/AM index. This was the first of three sessions scheduled for the eliminator. Slipping into the second spot was Kevin Robb, who ran -.782, 8.038 under the D/Econo Altered index. Arnie Martel was third [B/EA, -.771, 7.559].

Great weather during the first day of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals yielded impressive performance for three of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisions.

Homestate racer Rodney Rosenstiel, of Pace, Fla., was the top runner in Comp eliminator as he pushed his '23 T Roadster to -.814 under the AA/AM index. This was the first of three sessions scheduled for the eliminator. Slipping into the second spot was Kevin Robb, who ran -.782, 8.038 under the D/Econo Altered index. Arnie Martel was third [B/EA, -.771, 7.559].

Stock eliminator was a murderer's row as the top 15 qualifiers were -1.001 or better. The top hitter after three sessions was Randy Eakins in a D/Stock Automatic  Challenger. His -1.216 hit was more than enough to fend off Kevin Helms' -1.177. Helms drives a 2013 Mustang in AA/SA.

Arthur Leong was Super Stock low qualifier as he blistered the SS/GS index with a 12.602 elapsed time against a 13.85 index. Past Pro Stock ace turned sportsman racer Roy Hill settled for the second spot as he ran an 8.231, -1.169 under the SS/AAA index.

Sportsman eliminations kick off on Friday morning followed by two professional qualifying sessions.

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