It's a good thing Stephen Yantus didn't put much stake into the odds.

Fact is, with 18 consecutive round wins from Dodge Mopar Hemi Shootout icon Jimmy Daniels headed into the 2020 event, the odds were pretty much against the Charleston, SC-based Yantus. For Yantus, Friday's race-within-a-race at the Denso NHRA U.S. Nationals was only his third time racing the event in four years.

Yantus created his own odds as he stopped an upset-minded Steve Commela in the finals of the prestigious event. His consistent barrage of 8.4-second elapsed times was enough to seal the deal, his first ever, with an 8.410, 158.28.

Shawn Cowie stepped up big in Friday's second and final qualifying session to secure the title of quickest sportsman racer on the grounds at Lucas Oil Raceway, as he took the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Alcohol Dragster away from Thursday's top runner Megan Meyer.

Joining Cowie atop the leaderboard was Sean Bellemeur (Funny Car), Travis Gusto (Top Alcohol Funny Car), and Scott Libersher (Factory Stock Showdown) as many of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories moved into final eliminations.

Megan Meyer, competing in her final NHRA U.S. Nationals before stepping away, made the most of the opportunity by driving her way to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in the Top Alcohol Dragster division. Joining Meyer atop their respective leaderboards were Sean Bellemeur (Top Alcohol Funny Car), and Frank Affronti (Comp).

Meyer announced earlier in the week she'd be stepping away from drag racing to concentrate on starting a family wasted little time in letting the competition know what they'd be missing, as he thundered down the Lucas Oil Raceway quarter-mile en route to a 5.231 elapsed time at 275.51 miles per hour.

The movie Field of Dreams has a very close association to Yellowstone Drag Strip. The line “If you build it they will come” is synonymous with this facility. Located in Acton, Montana, which is in Southeastern portion of the state, outside of Billings on the high plains carved into a huge wheat field.  

The track’s only drawback is the fact that half of the three-mile drive off Montana Highway 3 to the facility is a gravel road. However, it is the same for everybody, and the gravel portion of the road is maintained fairly well.

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division event at Yellowstone Drag Strip:

Thanks to our coverage partners at DragRacer.TV and Warren Evans, we present to you the live video feed from from Beech Bend Raceway Park as the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series makes their final stop before the "Big Go" in Indianapolis next weekend. 

Racing at the the JEGS SPORTSnationals at New England Dragway was halted by rain late Saturday, which will force all of the eliminators to be finished at a variety of events over the coming weeks. 

The Comp final, Super Stock quarterfinals on (six cars), and Super Gas quarterfinals on (five cars) will be held Friday, Sept. 26, at the Maple Grove Raceway Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event.

Thanks to our coverage partners at DragStory.com and Mark Walter, we present to you the live video feed from the Lil' BigFoot Twin 15’s from Piedmont Dragway

The following are Friday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at New England Dragway: