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Final qualifying for the NHRA Winternationals concluded with Steve Graham, John Irving, Hal Sorensen, Steve Schneider, and Aaron Steinkey leading their respective Sportsman categories at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Graham, from South San Francisco, California, led Comp Eliminator with a 6.941-second pass in his 2015 Camaro, running .649 under the B/A index. Ryan Priddy of Chino, California, followed at 6.444 (-0.636), while Josh Lee of Lancaster, California, secured third at 8.774 (-0.626).
Kayla Mozeris of Phoenix, Arizona, qualified fourth at 8.402 (-0.568), with Joe Mozeris rounding out the top five at 6.982 (-0.558). Dean Carter, Scott McClay, Ryan Warter, Alan Freese, and Cali Neff completed the top ten.
In Super Stock, John Irving of Boulder City, Nevada, claimed the No. 1 position with an 11.035-second run, 1.115 seconds under his index. Tim Seymour of San Dimas, California, was second at 8.943 (-1.107), followed by Mike Cotten at 9.943 (-1.057).
Jim Grossi Jr. qualified fourth, with Len Schneider fifth and Shelby Freese sixth. John Winslow, Kyle Rizzoli, Rob Youngblood, and Leo Glasbrenner completed the top ten.
Stock Eliminator was led by Hal Sorensen of Vancouver, Washington, whose 10.674-second pass was 1.176 under the index. Sante Grossi and Darin Grossi followed in second and third with runs of 10.454 (-1.096) and 10.176 (-1.074), respectively.
Mike Cotten and Leo Glasbrenner rounded out the top five, with Jared Jordan, C.W. Hoefer, Pete Lanciers, Justin Lamb, and Ryan Mangus filling the remainder of the top ten.
Steve Schneider of San Diego, California, paced Top Dragster with a 6.110 at 229.12 mph. Steve Will was second at 6.130, while Dan Naylor qualified third with a 6.139.
Reed Taylor and John Richardson completed the top five, followed by Dane Ward, Thomas Bayer, Jordan Ward, Stan Essery, and Steve Moeller.
In Top Sportsman, Aaron Steinkey of Dunmore, Alberta, led the field with a 6.171 at 232.59 mph in his Camaro. Will Yakimetz qualified second at 6.483, while Chris Newman took third at 6.598.
Pat Warr and David Cook rounded out the top five, with Monte Green, Mike Morehead, Jeff Gillette, Bryan Warr, and Larry Giese completing the field.
Eliminations begin with first-round action across all Sportsman categories, where qualifying positions often dictate the path to the winner’s circle.
