 Things are finally heating up at Brainerd International Raceway as the first day of qualifying began for this weekend's races. Start things off with the top fuel division, Antron Brown, the top qualifier of the day with a 3.789. He won last week looking for back-to-back wins. The funny car division, the top qualifier, was Robert Height, finishes with 3.971, wins both heats to get six points in the standings. In the pro stock, Erica Enders, who's already won here twice, finishes first with 6.609, seeking her first overall qualifying position since 2015. And in the pro stock motorcycle division, fastest speed in the division in the racetrack's history goes to Matt Smith, qualifies in first with 6.852. These racers were looked to hold on after tomorrow's seats, but a good start to the weekend. All the points are going to matter at the end of the game, so we're really excited to be number one, even though it's just for Friday night, it's okay, we'll try to hang on to it tomorrow. You have a lot more confidence with your team, your race car, going into Sunday if you made four good qualifying runs. So that's the goal of tomorrow. We went through our bumps and bruises, and the thing about it is that's why you go through the struggle, so you have days like this. We normally run good here in this track. It's kind of where I live, it's kind of the same altitude, barometer, so I make a lot of dyno pulls so I know how to tune for this kind of air. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.