Ellison, a Central City, Ky., native who qualified eighth and had a final-round reaction time of.

In Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs, Lynn Ellison celebrated his 50th birthday in style, grabbing the victory with a performance of 6.31 at 211.79. 12 position to knock off Mark McDonald’s 6.622 at 206.13. Lynch of Cedar Hill, Tenn., went 6.656 at 213 in his ’03 Grand Am, qualifying from the No. Jason Lynch, now a five-time NHRA JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals winner, claimed his first event victory in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs. Driving a ’61 Falcon, Horstmann’s winning run came against Jeremy Schell, who posted a 10.876 at 133.12. Gary Horstmann of Festus, Mo., won in Super Street for his first JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals event victory, going 10.896 at 138.12 for a double-breakout win against the category’s 10.90 index. native claimed the title with a 9.904 on the category’s 9.90 index at 148.71 in his ’98 Avenger to oust Steve Hoyt’s 9.909 at 172.21. The first NHRA national event win for Joe Harper came in Super Gas. 004 reaction time in the final round, running 8.945 on an 8.90 index at 163.41 to best Williams’ 8.951 at 165.74. Anderson, of Griffin, Ga., used an impressive. Jonathan Anderson secured his first NHRA national event win by knocking off Austin Williams in Super Comp.

Pennington, of Gardendale, Ala., won with a 10.586 at 115.55. 22 before working his way to the winner’s circle.Ī flurry of first-time NHRA national event winners also graced the winner’s circle, including Ricky Pennington in Stock Eliminator, who drove a ’12 Cobra Jet to beat Jeff Adkinson in the final round. Driving a ’08 G5, Bryant, of New Orleans, La., went 10.018 at 131.88 to beat Lane. 1 qualifier Cody Lane in the final round. Michael Bryant claimed the Super Stock crown, beating No. 14, beat Terry Smith in the final round after Smith suffered a red-light disqualification. After finishing as runner-up a season ago, Comp Eliminator standout Jason Coan returned to his winning ways to lead the list of champions crowned on Sunday at the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky.Ĭoan won the race for the fifth time, as the Kokomo, Ind., native posted a winning time of 8.717 at 113.14 mph in his dragster.

Monster Motors by Brian Lynch