Taylor and Carroll started on the front row of the 15-lap preliminary feature by virtue of passing points earned in their heat races. Carroll started sixth in the sixth heat, and won to earn the most points. Taylor came from ninth to second in the third heat to claim the outside front row starting spot. The track was tacky and fast despite brisk southerly winds when the green flag fell on the modified feature. Taylor had the advantage on the outside and pulled ahead down the front straight. Carroll had to battle three wide with Sean Jones and Steve Miller to hold the second spot on the back straight on the opening lap. The yellow flag flew a lap later for debris on the track.

On the restart, Taylor again pulled away to a three car length advantage. Carroll held second with Jones and Miller swapping the third spot. Another yellow two laps later slowed the field. The green waved and the fourth lap was complete before Rusty Trevathan and Jones made contact in turn one. Battling for fourth, the crash blocked the track. Before it was over eight cars were involved in the pileup, and three were done for the night.

The final 11 laps of the race were under the green flag, with Taylor holding off Carroll on the restart. After the cars had completed a couple laps, Taylor’s years of experience at Devil’s Bowl showed he had the right setup as he pulled away from the battle for second. Taylor went on to capture the victory with almost a full straightaway margin over Carroll. Steve Miller moved ahead of Carroll on the final restart. After a close battle Miller pulled two carlengths ahead of Carroll, but on the 11^th lap, Miller’s right rear tire let go, forcing him out.

Carroll had to battle with Richard Griffin for several laps before claiming the runner-up spot. Griffin held off Rowdy Starnes the final few laps for third. Fifth at the checkered flag was Marty Redmon, who came from the B main and started 18^th in the feature. The top four - Taylor, Carroll, Griffin and Starnes will start on the front two rows of Saturday night’s $5,000 to win 25-lap feature.

Heat winners were Trevathan, Jones, Miller, Tom Lorenz, Ronnie Carty and Carroll. Chris Huckeba and Doug Smith claimed the transfer spots from the first B main, with Redmon and Dale Wester on top of the second B main.

Walker came from eighth to second in his heat race to earn the pole position for the 20-lap USA sprint car feature. Glen Stubblefield, Jr. won his heat to earn the outside front row starting spot. When the green flag fell, Stubblefield was able to put down more power coming through turn four and take the lead. Walker fell in behind Stubblefield, followed by heat winners Paul White and Larry Long. It was one of the fastest tracks of the season for the USA sprint cars, with Stubblefield leading a flying pack of cars around the half-mile clay oval. By the 11^th lap, Stubblefield had caught the slowest cars in the field. The fast track made passing difficult and allowed Walker and the other top five cars to close in on Stubblefield’s rear bumper. Walker and Stubblefield made contact in turn three on the 14^th lap, with Stubblefield sliding high and Walker taking the lead.

Moments later the car of Greg Young erupted into a huge oil fire on the front straight. Young got the car stopped and quickly exited the flaming machine. Track officials doused him with fire extinguishers. Though covered with intense flames and hot oil for a few seconds, Young escaped with only burns to his right arm. He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

Walker’s pass for the lead did not count due to the yellow flag, but on the restart he cleanly went under Stubblefield in turn four to take the lead. While Walker steadily pulled away Stubblefield slipped back to fourth. Paul White claimed second with Kevin Ramey moving up to third. The top four are locked in for Saturday’s $2,000 to win sprint car feature.

Second Heat Race: 1. #5, Sean Jones, Mansfield, TX; 2. #10, John Ewell, Forney, TX; 3. #88, Clyde Dunn, Jr., Sunnyvale, TX; 4. #20, Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, TX; 5. #13, Chuck Beusch, Red Oak, TX; 6. #40, Jody Holley, Tyler, TX; 7. #98, Marc Madison, The Colony, TX; 8. #22B, David Booze, Mesquite, TX; 9. #56X, Gregg Killingsworth, Pflugerville, TX

Third Heat Race: 1. #3, Steve Miller, Pflugerville, TX; 2. #56, Troy Taylor, Dallas, TX; 3. #53, Marty Redmon, Randolph, TX; 4. #555, David Reese, Mesquite, TX; 5. #02, Chase Glick, Buffalo, TX; 6. #K2, Kevin DeLashaw, Hendrix, OK; 7. #T2, Todd Short, Denison, TX; 8. #20C, C.A. Nix, Lawton, OK; 9. #17, Charles Lasater, Garland, TX; Did not start - #2, Boomer Nix, Lawton, OK

Fourth Heat Race: 1. #84, Tom Lorenz, Balch Springs, TX; 2. #135, Richard Griffin, Anna, TX; 3. #216, Eddie Martin, Stillwell, OK; 4. #21C, Christopher Huckeba, Mesquite, TX; 5. #19J, Jeff Welborn, Princeton, TX; 6. #87, Gene Boyter, Bossier City, LA; 7. #12, Jason Hughes, Colcord, OK; 8. #128, Donald Wren, Sprint, TX; 9. #69, Bobby Freeman, Ovilla, TX; 10. #12C, Jabo Cooper, Mabank, TX

Fifth Heat Race: 1. #141, Ronnie Carty, DeSoto, TX; 2. #50, Steve Sickels, Rowlett, TX; 3. #6P, Jerry Cowart, Mesquite, TX; 4. #4S, Doug Smith, Mesquite, TX; 5. #44X, Kevin Hazelip, Kemp, TX; 6. #33, Carl Large, Ovilla, TX; 7. #011, Chris Glick, Buffalo, TX; 8. #189, Bobby Simpson, Conroe, TX; 9. #57, Brian Killingsworth, Pflugerville, TX; 10. #39, Rick McCommas, Balch Springs, TX

Sixth Heat Race: 1. #4, Billy Carroll, McKinney, TX; 2. #5P, Craig Petty, Waxahachie, TX; 3. #79R, Darrell Hathcock, Dallas, TX; 4. #41, Kevin Rowland, Midlothian, TX; 5. #129, Bryan Vollmer, Tomball, TX; 6. #45, Joe Butler, Cleveland, TX; 7. #19, Richard McGibboney, Dallas, TX; 8. #84C, Fran Collins, Cleveland, TX; 9. #94, Mark Moseley, Carrollton, TX; 10. #57K, Kelly King, Iowa Park, TX

First B Main: 1. #21C, Christopher Huckeba, Mesquite, TX; 2. #4S, Doug Smith, Mesquite, TX; 3. #45, Joe Butler, Cleveland, TX; 4. #87, Gene Boyter, Bossier City, LA; 5. #K2, Kevin DeLashaw, Hendrix, OK; 6. #555, David Reese, Mesquite, TX; 7. #77, Randy Kirkland, Mesquite, TX; 8. #44X, Kevin Hazelip, Kemp, TX; 9. #20, Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, TX; Did not start - #02, Chase Glick, Buffalo, TX

Second B Main: 1. #53, Marty Redmon, Randolph, TX; 2. #12W, Dale Wester, Red Oak, TX; 3. #79R, Darrell Hathcock, Dallas, TX; 4. #6L, Jody Mayne, Grand Saline, TX; 5. #13, Chuck Beusch, Red Oak, TX; 6. #33, Carl Large, Ovilla, TX; 7. #19J, Jeff Welborn, Princeton, TX; 8. #19, Richard McGibboney, Dallas, TX; 9. #129, Bryan Vollmer, Tomball, TX; 10. #41, Kevin Rowland, Midlothian, TX

A FEATURE: 1. #56, Troy Taylor, Dallas, TX; 2. #4, Billy Carroll, McKinney, TX; 3. #135, Richard Griffin, Anna, TX; 4. #50X, Rowdy Starnes, McKinney, TX; 5. #53, Marty Redmon, Randolph, TX; 6. #21C, Christopher Huckeba, Mesquite, TX; 7. #6P, Jerry Cowart, Mesquite, TX; 8. #4S, Doug Smith, Mesquite, TX; 9. #12W, Dale Wester, Red Oak, TX; 10. #5, Sean Jones, Mansfield, TX; 11. #216, Eddie Martin, Stillwell, OK; 12. #84, Tom Lorenz, Balch Springs, TX; 13. #50, Steve Sickels, Rowlett, TX; 14. #51, Rusty Trevathan, Garland, TX; 15. #3, Steve Miller, Pflugerville, TX; 16. #82, Brandon Houk, The Colony, TX; 17. #10, John Ewell, Forney, TX; 18. #88, Clyde Dunn, Jr., Sunnyvale, TX; 19. #141, Ronnie Carty, DeSoto, TX; 20. #5P, Craig Petty, Waxahachie, TX

USA SPRINT CARS - First Heat Race: 1. #44, Glen Stubblefield, Jr., Seagoville, TX; 2. #65, Skip Wilson, Garland, TX; 3. #85B, Jerry Bell, Rowlett, TX; 4. #33, Mark Huddleston, Genoa, AR; 5. #7S, Edd French, Keller, TX; 6. #74E, Claud Estes, Godley, TX; 7. #3, Jimmy Goodwin, Garland, TX; 8. #3X, Bobby Elliott, Carrollton, TX; 9. #31, Matt Clevenger, Flower Mound, TX

Second Heat Race: 1. #1W, Paul White, Temple, TX; 2. #52W, Keith Walker, Irving, TX; 3. #8H, Rawdy Hull, Kennedale, TX; 4. #5, Jerry Pinckard, Coppell, TX; 5. #85, Bob Ewell, Forney, TX; 6. #9, Greg Young, Wichita Falls, TX; 7. #47, Jim Holder, Georgetown, TX; 8. #15, Wayne Brown, Formey, TX; 9. #34, Mike Blanton, Dallas, TX

Third Heat Race: 1. #1M, Larry Long, Dallas, TX; 2. #90, Eric Payne, Garland, TX; 3. #7M, Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 4. #21, Jeff Liles, Mesquite, TX; 5. #31B, Brian Harvill, Irving, TX; 6. #72, Charlie Brown, Greenville, TX; 7. #99, Rick Summers, Mesquite, TX; Did not start - #67, Rodney Henderson, Scurry, TX

B Main: 1. #9, Greg Young, Wichita Falls, TX; 2. #72, Charlie Brown, Greenville, TX; 3. #47, Jim Holder, Georgetown, TX; 4. #3, Jimmy Goodwin, Garland, TX; 5. #99, Rick Summers, Mesquite, TX; 6. #3X, Bobby Elliott, Carrollton, TX; 7. #15, Wayne Brown, Formey, TX; Did not start - #31, Matt Clevenger, Flower Mound, TX; Did not start - #34, Mike Blanton, Dallas, TX; Did not start - #67, Rodney Henderson, Scurry, TX

A FEATURE: 1. #52W, Keith Walker, Irving, TX; 2. #1W, Paul White, Temple, TX; 3. #7M, Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 4. #44, Glen Stubblefield, Jr., Seagoville, TX; 5. #5, Jerry Pinckard, Coppell, TX; 6. #65, Skip Wilson, Garland, TX; 7. #8H, Rawdy Hull, Kennedale, TX; 8. #31B, Brian Harvill, Irving, TX; 9. #74E, Claud Estes, Godley, TX; 10. #3, Jimmy Goodwin, Garland, TX; 11. #21, Jeff Liles, Mesquite, TX; 12. #1M, Larry Long, Dallas, TX; 13. #90, Eric Payne, Garland, TX; 14. #9, Greg Young, Wichita Falls, TX; 15. #47, Jim Holder, Georgetown, TX; 16. #7S, Edd French, Keller, TX; 17. #85, Bob Ewell, Forney, TX; 18. #85B, Jerry Bell, Rowlett, TX; 19. #72, Charlie Brown, Greenville, TX; 20. #33, Mark Huddleston, Genoa, AR