Veteran small tire racer Daniel Pharris came up big on the second day of qualifying for the No Mercy 13 drag radial event on Thursday evening at South Georgia Motorsports Park outside of Valdosta, Ga.

Pharris reeled off a 3.562 elapsed time at 207.56 miles per hour to land in the top spot of Radial vs. The World qualifying on Thursday evening.

"It went a little better than what we expected," Pharris said. "We changed a few things in the car after our win in Steele, Alabama. We're getting it back to where we were in Alabama and everything's looking good.

"Steve Petty told me to get it as shallow as I could, and I did, and it, uh, it ran about one number faster than what he thought it was gonna run. So we're in the right path."

Wednesday's RVW leader Jason Lee narrowed the gap on Pharris as he stepped up in Friday's first session with a 3.567 elapsed time. Paulo Guist was third with a 3.583, 204.91, which served as top speed of qualifying and an edge over No. 4 Norman Bryce, who also turned in a 3.583.

Eric Dillard replaced Brylon Holder atop the Pro 275 leaderboard in Friday's early session with a 3.705, 200.77 mph. Holder ran a 3.717, 201.07 in Wednesday's lone qualifying attempt and held through two sessions.

Other top qualifiers included Kenny Hubbard (x275), Shawn Pevlar (Ultimate Street), DJ McCain (Outlaw Drag Radial), and Jason Riley (Limited 235).

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