Taylor Chomiski, Greg Stanfield and Jimmy Hidalgo set the pace in Thursday's qualifying at the NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex, located outside of Dallas. 

Chominski, driving an A/Super Modified 1992 Camaro secured the top spot in Competition Eliminator, as he ran a 7.755 elapsed time, -.695 under the index to edge out Clark Smiley's gas-burning, supercharged BB/Altered GXP. Smiley went -.693 under the index with a 7.207 elapsed time. Don Thomas' C/Dragster Automatic was third with a -.663, 6.937.

Fan-favorite Rodger Brogdon's '66 Chevy II wagon produced its best qualifying effort with a 6.978, -6.42 under the B/Altered Automatic index. 

Former NHRA Pro Stock driver Stanfield drove to the top of the Super Stock qualifying order with a 9.788 elapsed time, -1.012 under the GT/JA index.  Jason Ochoa's S-10 truck was second with a 9.507, -.993 under the index. Christopher Dodd's Cobalt was third, -.986 under the GT/EA index. There are 40 Super Stock cars in competition this weekend. 

A pair of Louisianans dominated the Stock Eliminator qualifying. Joining fellow Bayou buster Stanfield, was Hildago who, drove his Donaldsville, La-based G/Stock Automatic Corvette to an 11.001 elapsed time, -.999 under the index.

Bobby Brannon was second with his B/Stock Automatic Camaro, -.978 under the index with a  10.272. Sheila May Holt's Houston, Texas-based E/Stock '66 Nova was third with a -.951, 10.699. 

Kamron Wright's (Top Sportsman) 6.221, 229.27 and William Kruse's (Top Dragster) 6.100, 240.42 set the pace for the fast-bracket divisions. 

Sportsman final eliminations begin today at 8 AM, CST.