"It was on a decent run, but by the end of the lap, I knew something was just not quite right," Baker said. "The air was really humid, so we weren't going to get a great number, but a 6.25 is way off what we can do in this Matco Tools Camaro."

Back in the pits, the team discovered the oil filter had collapsed, causing oil to flow outside of the engine instead of in. As a result, Baker and his team had swap engines, and with a short turn-around time between rounds, crew chief Chuck Ford made the call not to rush the engine change

Ford said, "Those things happen, and with a decent lap under our belts, it's best not to rush a change if we don't have to. We'll have everything ready for the next round of qualifying tomorrow."

Qualifying continues Saturday with a third and final qualifying attempt scheduled for 2:15 p.m., followed by first round of eliminations Saturday evening at 4:30 p.m., and the remaining eliminations set for Sunday.

Headquartered in Brownsburg, Ind., Mike Ashley Racing fields the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster driven by Antron Brown as well as the Matco Tools/Lend America Pro Mod '68 Camaro driven by Joe Baker. MAR proudly represents racing partners Matco Tools, Lend America, DirecTV, BeepBeep.com, Toyota, DataDot USA, Ringer's Gloves, Go Fast Sports, Goodyear, FRAM, Autolite, Suzuki, Connexions Sports and Entertainment, and Forward Sports Marketing.

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