Stock Eliminator took center stage for the second day at the Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, as class eliminations got underway for all classes.

In qualifying, the V/Stock Automatic 1987 El Camino of Jim Parsons passed Paul Mercure in the pecking order. 

Parsons recorded a 13.958  in his Missouri-based El Camino to leap to the top with a -1.542 performance.  Mercure fell to second with a 9.677, -1.523

Marty Buth, Todd Hoven and Gary Summers rounded out the top five Stockers. 

David Barton retained the top spot in Factory Stock Showdown qualifying with an even quicker 8.339, 162.68. Chuck Watson passed Chris Holbrook to jump into second and Randy Eakins rounded out the eight-car show with an 8.545.

Super Stock had a new leader on the second day with Freehold, New Jersey's James D'Amore Jr, blasting out a 9.472 elapsed time, -1.278 under the the GT/G index, overtaking Dave Dupps, Jr., who fell into second with his SS/KA Camaro.

Geoff Turk (FSS/D), Larry Zafala (GT/FA) and Robert Cruzen (GT/AA) rounded out the top five Super Stock qualifiers.

After remaining silent on Wednesday, Competition Eliminator fired to life with two sessions on Thursday.

Jason Coan, of Kokomo, Ind., jumped to the head of 51-entries on the property with a -.718 hit against the G/Econo Altered behind the wheel of his '32 Bantam. 

Todd Patterson was a close second with a -.704 performance with his A/Super Modified Automative 2010 Cobalt. The veteran engine builder stopped the clocks with a 7.836. 

Clint Neff (K/AA), Donald Thomas (B/DA) and David Rampy (A/EA) rounded out the top five with a  -0.684 or better. 

Qualifying continues on Friday with the Mopar Hemi Shootout and the official Factory Stock Showdown.