The 2019 California Hot Rod Reunion® presented by Automobile Club of Southern California completed competition at Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Sunday crowning not only event winners but also champions in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.

For the second consecutive year, Mendy Fry raced her High Speed Motorsports dragster to victory with a run of 5.526-seconds at 264.91 mph in the Nostalgia Top Fuel final against Pete Wittenberg who red lit at the starting line. The 2019 NHRA Heritage Series World Champion was also the low qualifier of the event.

“This was just the most emotional roller coaster I think I’ve been on,” said Fry. “Because I thought I lost on a holeshot. He (Wittenberg) beat me to the stripe, and I should have known to look up (to see if the win light was on). So I thought I lost on a holeshot and then I found out that I won! I cannot say enough about this team for giving me a car that is the car to beat every time. It’s just incredible.”

In Nostalgia Funny Car, Bobby Cottrell landed in the winner’s circle when he ran a 5.675 at 249.90 in his 1969 Camaro bettering Tony Jurado‘s pass of 5.859 at 233.80. Cottrell also clinched the NHRA Heritage Series World Championship in the category for the second year in a row.

“This day’s been very hectic. We hurt a lot of parts. Anybody that hung around our pits between rounds knows we didn’t back into this. We worked our you-know-what’s off. I can’t thank this crew enough. To win (the championship) back-to-back is just a dream come true. I didn’t even think we’d have half the success we have had in the past few years but I’m very thankful to Bucky (Austin, owner / crew chief) and the whole Austin / O’Brien team. I’m really, really happy. I couldn’t have asked for a better team.”

Other winners included Jason Richey in Fuel Altered, Shayne Stewart in A / Fuel, Brad Woodard in Junior Fuel, Brad Denney in 7.0 Pro, Dan Schrokosch in Nostalgia Eliminator 1, Eddie Lucas in Nostalgia Eliminator 2, Darren Hopkins in Nostalgia Eliminator 3, Brian Rogers in A / Gas, Brent Handley in B / Gas, Mike Rabener in C / Gas, Don Fournier in D / Gas, Howard Anderson in AA / Gas, Mike Maggio in Pro Mod, Bob Patten in A / FX, and A.J. Thomas in Hot Rod. 

The 2019 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series champions are Mendy Fry in Top Fuel, Bobby Cottrell in Funny Car, Drew Austin in A / Fuel, Brad Woodard in Jr. Fuel, Steve Faller in 7.0 Pro, Dave Lawson in Nostalgia Eliminator 1, Eddie Lucas in Nostalgia Eliminator 2, Don Morris in Nostalgia Eliminator 3, Casey Treuer in A / Gas, Neal Westbrook in B / Gas, Mike Rabener in C / Gas, Bill Norton in D / Gas, and Henry Roberson in Hot Rod.

Final round-by-round results from the 28th annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California at Automobile Club Famoso Raceway.

NOSTALGIA FUNNY CAR: 

ROUND ONE -- Tony Jurado, Camaro, 5.730, 245.23 def. Matt Bynum, Camaro, 5.940, 205.44; Ryan Hodgson, Camaro, 5.635, 249.90 def. Kris Krabill, Camaro, 5.895, 196.79; Justin Taylor, Mustang, 5.869, 232.19 def. Billy Morris, Camaro, 6.648, 150.68; Bobby Cottrell, Camaro, 5.722, 247.47 def. Matt Melendez, Challenger, 5.880, 209.46; Dan Horan, Camaro, 5.802, 254.47 def. Danny Gerber, Trans AM, 8.107, 96.14; Jeff Arend, Firebird, 5.721, 249.30 def. Jerry Espeseth, Camaro, 5.780, 252.66; Brad Thompson, Camaro, 5.677, 244.78 def. James Day, Omni, 7.056, 184.85; Steven Densham, Camaro, 5.807, 242.19 def. Rian Konno, Mustang, 5.779, 250.04; 
QUARTERFINALS -- Horan, 5.771, 257.83 def. Thompson, 16.569, 63.15; Densham, 7.589, 152.80 def. Hodgson, 6.706, 162.06; Cottrell, 5.738, 241.71 def. Arend, 5.753, 255.15; Jurado, 5.812, 254.33 def. Taylor, 5.859, 238.17; 
SEMIFINALS -- Cottrell, 5.695, 239.70 def. Densham, 5.790, 246.30; Jurado, 5.746, 257.53 def. Horan, 5.731, 259.11; 
FINAL -- Cottrell, 5.675, 249.90 def. Jurado, 5.859, 233.80. 

NOSTALGIA TOP FUEL: 

ROUND ONE -- Pete Wittenberg, Stirling, 5.714, 246.71 def. Frank McBee Jr., Horton FED, 7.316, 131.01; Mendy Fry, Hadman, 5.522, 256.60 def. Dan Horan Jr., Bowen, Foul - Red Light; Rick McGee, Donovan, 6.148, 188.52 def. Jim Murphy, Neil & Parks, 11.491, 78.19; Bret Williamson, Uyehara, 5.892, 229.20 def. Rick White, Hansen, 6.521, 200.62; 
SEMIFINALS -- Fry, 5.699, 209.10 def. Williamson, 5.848, 200.35; Wittenberg, 5.780, 217.60 def. McGee, Foul - Red Light; 
FINAL -- Fry, 5.526, 264.91 def. Wittenberg, Foul - Red Light. 

A FUEL: 

ROUND ONE -- Drew Austin, Parker, 5.882, 225.60 was unopposed; Kin Bates, Tuttle, 5.973, 232.23 def. Dennis Allen, Allen, 6.365, 219.79; Wayne Ramay, N + P, 6.066, 220.37 def. Rick Ewens, Sarmento, 6.150, 219.12; Shayne Stewart, Tuttle, 6.168, 220.87 def. Garry Wheeler, Yancer, 11.030, 82.63; 
SEMIFINALS -- Stewart, 6.088, 223.99 def. Austin, 6.718, 185.87; Ramay, 6.037, 220.55 def. Bates, 12.343, 65.59; 
FINAL -- Stewart, 12.867, 76.98 def. Ramay, Foul - Red Light. 

JUNIOR FUEL: 

ROUND ONE -- Matt Baldonado, Farr, 7.222, 184.72 def. Dan Fenton, Neil Parks, 7.223, 178.35; Brad Woodard, Dragster, 7.007, 185.13 def. Michael Lardy, Bolton, 7.877, 171.62; Alan Hull, Farr, 7.134, 182.90 def. Don Enriquez, Farr, Foul - Red Light; Tim Beeman, Uyehara, 7.150, 184.60 def. Wayne Willemsen, Worm, 8.007, 166.91; 
SEMIFINALS -- Baldonado, 8.799, 148.07 def. Hull, Broke; Woodard, 6.894, 191.78 def. Beeman, 7.091, 186.67; 
FINAL -- Woodard, 7.522, 190.40 def. Baldonado, 8.934, 178.90. 

7.0 PRO: 

ROUND ONE -- Richard High, Dragster, 7.000, 194.63 def. Eily Stafford-day, Hansen, 6.899, 186.67; Brad Denney, Bantam, 7.110, 172.41 def. Jeff McKinney, Dragster, 7.465, 178.02; Tony Trimp, HWB, 7.121, 188.52 def. Kevin Rapozo, Spitzer, Foul - Red Light; Lawton Ferreira II, Fiat, 7.064, 176.35 def. Mark Madsen, Tuttle, 7.092, 179.21; Errol Sharron, 68, 7.378, 149.53 def. Terri L Brewster, FED, 7.398, 190.24; Derrick Moreira, Bantam, 7.042, 193.27 def. Blake Reynolds, Fiat, 7.156, 194.86; George Vanderpool, Uyehara, 7.134, 173.38 def. Chris Bates, Ford, 7.197, 190.30; Jim Seivers, 23T, 7.089, 192.19 def. Dwight Garland, FED, 7.134, 186.90; Steve Faller, Bantam, 7.034, 194.77 def. Aaron Wardell, 23T, Broke; Dewayne Sanders, Tuttle, 7.041, 193.85 def. Tommy Schiffilea, Corvette, Broke; Richard Phillips, Bantam, 7.112, 191.05 def. Vince Generalao Jr., Bantam, Broke; Dave Rosenberg, DRE, 7.043, 194.16 def. Mark Venance, Ford, Broke; 
ROUND TWO -- Vanderpool, 6.988, 193.24 def. High, 6.966, 194.63; Phillips, 6.963, 191.65 def. Sanders, 6.946, 181.96; Denney, 7.037, 191.08 def. Seivers, Foul - Red Light; Trimp, 7.083, 169.49 def. Rosenberg, 7.221, 185.26; Ferreira II, 6.984, 194.10 def. Sharron, 6.928, 179.33; Faller, 6.998, 195.17 def. Moreira, Broke; 
QUARTERFINALS -- Phillips, 6.952, 190.38 def. Ferreira II, 6.940, 193.43; Denney, 6.989, 192.69 def. Vanderpool, 6.964, 183.19; Faller, 6.973, 196.39 def. Trimp, Foul - Red Light; 
SEMIFINALS -- Phillips, 7.830, 109.44 was unopposed; Denney, 7.009, 186.15 def. Faller, 6.968, 192.60; 
FINAL -- Denney, 7.053, 175.62 def. Phillips, Foul - Red Light. 

PRO MOD: 

ROUND ONE -- Kristopher Dollinger, Firebird, 5.839, 256.94 def. Rich Fiechter, GTO, 51.441, no speed; Bret Williamseon, Corvette, 6.270, 250.97 def. Karl Wilson, Corvette, 8.061, 143.76; Jeremy Hanger, Corvette, 5.742, 250.23 def. Troy Ferry, Challenger, Broke; Justin Wake, Corvette, 5.837, 247.52 def. Rob Moore, Impala, 14.132, 64.32; Ed Thornton, Camaro, 6.405, 253.61 def. Sean Renteria, Valiant, 12.810, 71.05; Mike Maggio, Camaro, 5.758, 252.57 def. Wade Sjostrom, Bel AIR, 7.038, 180.65; John Durden, Corvette, 5.953, 198.17 def. Dan Myers, Chev, Broke; 
QUARTERFINALS -- Thornton, 5.769, 263.20 def. Dollinger, 5.769, 261.32; Hanger, 11.143, 79.83 was unopposed; Durden, 5.717, 254.76 def. Williamseon, 5.854, 253.18; Maggio, 5.760, 250.74 def. Wake, 7.166, 132.48; 
SEMIFINALS -- Maggio, 5.750, 259.01 def. Durden, 5.765, 252.85; Thornton, 5.830, 264.44 def. Hanger, 5.805, 260.26; 
FINAL -- Maggio, 12.748, 59.91 def. Thornton, Foul - Red Light. 

AA/FUEL ALTERED: 

CHAMPION FINAL ROUND -- Jason Richey, Fiat, 6.019, 231.28 def. Kyle Hough, Ford, 6.243, 205.94. 

CONSOLATION FINAL ROUND -- Rodney Flournoy, Ford, 6.520, 212.79 def. Jeff Bennett, Bantam, 8.770, 110.91.