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Friday's Photo Gallery

Left: SpeedZone's Dean Murdoch chats with Doug Foley (middle) and his partner Tim Lewis
Right: The "rookie" car looks clean and tidy and is climbing the performance ladder quickly

Left: Here's a box of autographed Foley souvenir pistons and rods for sale
Right: A crewman preps the shortblock ready for final engine assembly

Left: The merchandise girl for Dave O'Hara's Harley team seems a little wooden
Right: Early on-track action begins as viewed from the media center balcony

Left: To see the message on her back, you'll have to click to see the full-size image
Right: The Hooters girls are getting closer and the tension is evident in Dean's face (left)

Left: One of the girls pin a Hooters decal on Quicktimes publisher Don MacGowan
Right: Oh my god, it's almost my turn to receive their undivided attention

Left: The hostesses with the mostests... or something like that
Right: IHRA's Travis Reynolds (media relations) addresses the assembled media throng

Left: Rob Reeves speaks as Ron Hodgson (co-owner of the track) waits his turn
Right: Living Top Fuel Legend, Terry Capp, tells us how much this race means to him

Left: Rob & Kim Reeves are co-owners of the track
Right: The rep from Bumper to Bumper (Auto Parts)takes to the podium

Left: Canada's champion (IHRA World Champion Alcohol Funny Car) Rob Atchison speaks
Right: Next up is Calgary's Rick DiStefano, who kept his comments short and sweet

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That's it from the first day of qualifying from the IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals