Brandon Snider stepped up in the third and final round of the day to take over the provisional Pro Extreme qualifying lead at the inaugural Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Cajun Nationals. Also qualified number one in the PDRA pro classes with one more session to go on Saturday are Jay Cox in Pro Nitrous, Gerry Capano in Pro Boost, and defending Pro Extreme Motorcycle champion Eric McKinney.

In the PDRA sportsman classes, Tricia Musi placed first in MagnaFuel Top Sportsman with a career-best 3.97-seconds pass at 188.96 mph over the eighth mile at Thunder Road Raceway Park, while Wade Pennington paced the Dart Top Dragster field with the class' only three-second run of the day at 3.85 and 190.32 mph. Also, Nicholas Cannon leads the way in Huddleston Performance Pro Jr. Dragster and Mia Schultz holds the tentative top spot in Huddleston Top Jr. Dragster.