TURBO BY GARRETT USP PRO SPORT COMPACT CLASS

After seeing the heads-up “street” cars click off some impressive times in the first round of qualifying, expectations were high for the pro sport compact class. The pro cars are allowed to run slicks up to 10.5 inches in width and can run lower minimum weights. However, they still must maintain the factory chassis. Ninety percent of the field was composed of Hondas, the quickest and fastest being Eric Ketels and his 1991 Honda Civic. Ketels set the standard with a 10.255 second pass at 145.94 mph.
Three others were also into the ten-second range, including second seed Steve Sampier (10.686 seconds at 135.13 mph) and third seed Taylor Anderson (10.920 seconds at 120.87 mph.) Unfortunately, quick passes were offset by less than ideal passes. Like the competitors in the Street Sport Compact group, some of the eighteen in the pro class suffered from breakage and mechanical gremlins.