Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Toyo Tires Nats

[Jack Matyas]

Yes , it rained but not before Stock got the third and final shot at the tricky Maple Grove track .Not much 1000' stuff going on today with the exception of the few who always want to be at the bottom .Congrats to Gene Monahan on his #1 position -- I believe his first -- well done ! During the last session the weather was anything but nice--88 degrees -- 40% humidity -- 79.4 grains of water -- 29.23 barometer --.53 vapor pressure -- 3431 DA --just plain ugly and for some reason most teams couldn't get hooked-up well. Sorry I didn't get much on here this afternoon as I was busy with the softball thing-- so little time and so much to do . Anyway Mother Nature won out tonight as the Pro Softball game was a washout totally .The "players" came into the stands about 8:15 for a Q&A session along with pictures and autographs - they tried hard but not as much fun as the game would have been .Good thing our own Bob Frey was there to MC and help pass the time .By the way , more than 7 G's was raised for DRAW tonight -- they should be pleased .

Tommorow morning eliminations begin with Stock being third out -- could also be a washout as rain is predicted...........we'll see .Even now its raining so in the morning if its not they probably won't start on time .