Hi everyone,
This weeks race took us to Pomona, California for the Auto Club NHRA Finals, the last race of the year and champions were crowned. If you want to read about the race in detail, see my previous post. In this one I’m going to be talking about each class champion and the season they had.
Top Fuel Champion: Steve Torrence
Team and Sponsor: Torrence Racing and Capco
Wins this season: 11, including a sweep of the Countdown
Championships: 1, this is his first
Funny Car Champion: JR Todd
Team and Sponsor: Kalitta Motorsports and DHL
Wins this season: 5
Championships: 1, this is his first
Pro Stock Champion: Tanner Gray
Team and Sponsor: Gray Motorsports and Valvoline/Nova Services and Chevrolet
Wins this season: 8
Championships: 1, this is his first, he’s the youngest Mello Yello champion
Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion: Matt Smith
Team and Sponsor: Matt Smith Racing and Victory Polaris Magnum
Wins this season: 4
Championships: 3
If you want to congratulate any of the champions here are their Twitter handles:
Steve Torrence: @SteveTorrence
JR Todd: @JRTodd373
Tanner Gray: @tannergray5
Matt Smith: @MattSmithRacing
Until next time, huge congrats to the champs and it’s been a great season :).
-K
Twitter: @KSagerson
Instagram: Kyra Sage
Pinterest: Kyra Sage