The stage is now set for Monday's 'race day' at the FUCHS Winternationals, with qualifying concluding Sunday in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

At the close of today's proceedings, top qualifiers had been found for Top Fuel (Mildura's Phil Lamattina), Top Doorslammer (WA's John Zappia), Top Alcohol (Hillcrest's Gary Phillips), Top Bike (Narangba's Chris Porter) and Pro Stock Motorcycle (Aussie-born US resident Rhett Lougheed) while Pro Stock enjoyed its first round of racing with eight racers making it through to Monday's race day – Wayne Daley, Tyronne Tremayne, Aaron Tremayne, Shane Tucker, Rick Chilton, American Brandon Huhtala, Chris Soldatos and top qualifier Jason Grima.

The fourth and final day of the FUCHS Winternationals will kick off tomorrow (Monday 10 June 2013) from 8.30am with the final runs for all brackets scheduled for 2.30pm.

Day two of Willowbank Raceway's FUCHS Winternationals has seen an array of high speed passes wowing a bumper crowd at Queensland's premier drag racing facility today.

At the close of today's proceedings Phil Lamattina (Top Fuel), John Cannuli (Top Alcohol), John Zappia (Top Doorslammer), Jason Grima (Pro Stock), Chris Porter (Top Bike) and Rhett Lougheed (Pro Stock Motorcyle) are on top of the timesheets for the ANDRA Pro Series brackets and will return to the track for the continuation of qualifying from 12.30pm tomorrow (Sunday), ahead of eliminations racing on Monday.

In Top Doorslammer, reigning and five-time champion John Zappia blazed through to set a 5.753 second pass at 251.30 miles per hour to secure his spot as the number one qualifier for the bracket which is the quickest seen at Willowbank Raceway with a 'bump spot' (position 8) of 6.033 seconds at the close of today's racing.

Pro Stock racer Jason Grima of St Marys South (NSW) has top qualified to lead Australia's quickest Pro Stock field at Willowbank Raceway today as day one of the FUCHS Winternationals (7-10 June) roared to life.

Twenty-one Pro Stock racers are attempting to qualify for a 16-car field this weekend at what is the largest championship drag racing event held outside of the US.

After this afternoon's session, Victoria's Ian Brown is on the 'bump spot' (position 16) with a 7.124 second effort - making the field the quickest Pro Stock field ever seen in this country, beating the previous record of 7.125 seconds.

Aussie pride will be on the line this weekend at Willowbank Raceway's FUCHS Winternationals (Friday 7 to Monday 10 June) – the largest drag racing event held outside of the US.

The event will host no less than three drivers who will travel from the United States, including Top Fuel star Tommy Johnson Jr who will line up against Australia's Phil Lamattina and five other home-grown heroes in the nitro-fuelled flame-throwing bracket.

Lamattina is currently fighting for the 2012/2013 Top Fuel title lead, and said while the experience and performance of his US challenger was respected, once the helmet goes on it is all about chasing the win.

For PC Group Ford Mustang Pro Stock driver Jason Grima, the results from the recent Nitro Champs in Sydney was a mixed bag.

Grima has been in a point's battle between Wayne Daley since the 2012/13 Pro Stock Championship started in November last year at Sydney Dragway and was keen to use some of that home track advantage on the opposition.

Joined by his USA "Test Dummy" driver Brandon Huhtala, both qualified in the top half of the 16-car field with Grima in sixth (7.02), and Huhtala one step better with a PB of 7.019.

ANDRA Top Fuel pilot Phil Lamattina has vowed his team will leave no stone unturned in the effort to win the FUCHS Winternationals event for the long time sponsor of the LTFR Top Fuel car.

"FUCHS are simply the best sponsor that we as a team could have on the side of our race car," explained Lamattina.

"Their involvement in drag racing has seen them sponsor the best event on the calendar and although any win is sweet, to take home Winternationals Gold is just that bit sweeter."

Some tune-up changes have given the team a new level of confidence heading into the Queensland round.