Greg Stanfield ran his first complete DRCE-3 engine for the first time this weekend, and the Nitro Fish Gear Pro Stock Pontiac responded with a solid No. 6 qualifying performance of 6.584, 209.14 mph. This is the first time that Stanfield has qualified in the top half of the field for the first time since the Atlanta race in May.

“We’ve been running the -3 heads with the -2 block previously, and we tested the full -3 combination right before Indy," said Stanfield. "It didn’t run very fast then, but we made some changes to both the front and rear suspension since then, and the car really picked up. Apparently, our suspension has been off for quite some time, and that’s the reason for our recent sub-par performances.

"I just have this one -3 engine now, but now that I know the combination works, I’ll build a back-up engine. I have all the parts at our shop, and I should have it together in about three weeks.”