Shane Westerfield Wins Humorous Automobile At Woodburn Heritage Collection Summer time Nationals
(Pictures by Kim Fuller) • Woodburn Dragstrip’s 2nd Annual Nostalgia Summer time Nationals winners included Shane Westerfield within the Austin & O’Brien “Northwest Hitter” nitro humorous automobile. With the win, the staff secured the 2025 NHRA Sizzling Rod Heritage Collection humorous automobile championship. Westerfeld met Jeff Arend within the Closing
With eleven humorous automobiles within the pits, 2025 Nightfire Nationals Champion Nathan Sitko set the mark in Qualifying along with his #1 5.659 Elapsed Time driving the Hodgson Racing “Bubble Up” Firebird, with Geoff Monise proper behind along with his 5.678 ET within the “Quarter Pounder” Firebird. Jeff Arend set the pace mark in Qualifying along with his 258.91 MPH within the Bynum/Lucchetti Trans-AM.
After three rounds of eliminations, Westerfeld met Arend within the Closing. Westerfield set a brand new observe report of 5.564 at 263.72 MPH within the semi-final match in opposition to Mike Peck. Within the Closing Spherical, Jeff Arend had the beginning line benefit, however Westerfield took the win mild with an in depth 5.608 to Arend’s 5.661 ET.
Humorous automobile qualifying was sizzling, 108º at Midday. Pink sizzling components and items set off two mid-track brush fires that have been extingquised by observe staff.
The Nostalgia Summer time Nationals additionally included Heritage Heries Teams 1 & 2. Wayne Ramay certified #1 and took the Collection Wally trophy in A/Gas over Kin Bates Sr. within the Closing.
The Jr. Gas Champ was #1 qualifier Brad Woodard over #2 qualifier Ritchie Fenton, a 7.211 over Fenton’s 7.310 ET.
7.0 Professional was received by Brad Peters over Jay Kinnee with Tony Trimp nailing an ideal 7.000 in qualifying.
Ray Padgett received in A/Fuel, Neil Westbrook took B/Fuel, Gary Lynch received in C/Fuel and James Bart’s ’55 Chevy took house the D/Fuel trophy. Tony Citro received within the Sizzling Rod Class in his ’75 Camaro.
Nostalgia Eliminator 1 was received by Bakersfield’s Jason Barta over Dustin Lee. Jeff Brockheuser received in Nostalgia Eliminator 2 and Washington’s Mike Munson took house the Nostalgia Eliminator 3 trophy over Bobby Teeter.
The following NHRA Heritage Collection occasion is Thunder Below the Lites at Redding Motorsports Park on September 19-20 that includes Prime Gas Eliminator and Teams 1 & 2. Ending the season is the Heritage Collection Finals on the California Sizzling Rod Reunion, offered by Good Vibrations Motorsports, that includes Nitro Revival. It’ll embody a lineup of 17 drag racing lessons, a large swap meet and distributors at this yr’s occasion. It’s set for Oct. 24–26 at legendary Famoso Dragstrip.
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