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The first day of the final event on the 2024 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is in the books at the IN-N-Out NHRA Finals. Steve Graham (Competition Eliminator), Greg Stanfield (Super Stock), and Joe Sorenson (Stock), after two qualifying sessions, topped the NHRA’s traditional class racing divisions.
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The Top Alcohol divisions got one attempt on Thursday, with Madison Payne (Dragster) and Sean Bellemuer (Funny Car) setting the early pace.
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Graham, a past Pro Stock racer, obliterated the B/Altered index, running a 6.863, to go -.727 under. Taylor Chomiski also put some on the C/Super Modified index, dropping -.708 under the index, with an 8.082. Kurt Hugger (PST, -.0653), Royce Freeman (B/Altered Automatic, -.647), and Tom Mettler (PST, -.612).
Stanfield, fresh off of clinching the first NHRA Factory X title, drove his way to the top of Super Stock by running -1.046 under the GT/GA index. Len Schneider (-1.039, GT/JA), John Winslow (-0.990, FSS/D), and John Calvert (-0.973, FSS/B).
Sorenson held up the Bowtie brigade in the midst of a Mustang run for the top of Stock Eliminator. He ran a 10.667, which was -1.183 under the F/SA index. Paul Calvert’s U/Stock Automatic Mustang was second with a -1.178 run against the U/Stock Automatic standard. Rounding out the top five were Richie Pauley (10.318, -1.082, C/SA), Leo Glasbrenner, Walling TN, ’14 Camaro (FS/C, 9.265, -1.035), and Michael Williams (D/SA, 10.544, -1.006).
Third-generation alcohol racer Payne laid down the run on Thursday, putting a gap between her and Aaron Oliverez. She stopped the timers with an out-of-the-trailer run of 5.161, 277.37. Oliverez was second with a 5.240. Shawn Cowie was third with a 5.254.
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Bellemeur was on top of the leaderboard for the Funny Car with a 5.455, 266.06, getting the edge on Brian Hough, who was second with a 5.466. Annie Whiteley was third with a 5.473.
Jennifer Wiens (above), set the pace for Top Dragster with a 6.101, 213.70 while 1 404M Florentino Martin Rodriguez, New Braunfel TX, 6.232 230.02 230.02
