NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Winners
The heat continued during the Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee not only in the temperature, but in the Sportsman classes as well. Many winners claimed their titles with perfect lights and almost dead-on perfect packages. As per usual, there were some tough competitors that made their way to the final rounds.
Super Stock:
Chad Taylor took the win in Super Stock against Dan Jacobs. Jacobs was late on the tree with a .146 so Taylor immediately had the advantage off the line and was able to pedal down the track in order to take the stripe. This was Taylor’s second national event win and Jacobs’ first final.
Stock:
Jeff Strickland and Adam Davis matched up during the Stock Eliminator final in Bristol, TN. Davis, with the head start, sadly goes -.001 at the hit and gives the win to Strickland who was also red on the tree. Strickland now has 13 wins; 5 of these wins are in Stock.
Super Comp:
Rusty Cook claimed the Super Comp title against David Schmidt during the Thunder Valley Nationals. Cook was perfect on the tree to Schmidt’s .016, but let Schmidt take the stripe in a double breakout win. Cook was five-thousandths under the 8.90 dial while Schmidt was about three-hundredths under the dial. This was Cook’s first win in Super Comp, although he has one win in Super Gas as well.
Super Gas:
John Taylor and Leo Zynda found their way to each other in the Super Gas final. Taylor had the starting line advantage with a .005 on the tree to Zynda’s .033 and was able take the stripe by about 8 feet. This was Taylor’s second consecutive year winning this year and his fourth national event win.
Top Dragster:
Larry Roberts goes -.006 and hands the win off to Steve Furr in Top Dragster. This was Roberts first final round while Furr has four wins under his belt, one of which was in Top Dragster at this same race in 2012.
Top Sportsman:
Mark McDonald takes the win against Ronnie Proctor in Top Sportsman with a six-thousandths package. McDonald, with a perfect light, runs dead on his 6.86 dial with a 6 in order to claim his first national event Wally.