54th Annual Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart
Sunday, August 3, 2025
NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series | NHRA.TV Challenge

AA/Funny Car
Nathan Sitko, Edmonton, Alta., 5.70, 250.88 def. Shane Westerfield – shutoff after burnout

AA/Fuel Dragster
Tyler Hilton, Cincinnati, Ohio, .101, 5.79, 246.93 def. Mike Hilton, Cincinnati, Ohio, .108, 5.99, 239.23

AA/Fuel Altered
Jason Pettit, Benton City, Wash., .166, 6.18, 227.69 def. Mathew Leonard, Salt Lake City, Utah, .174, 6.85, 216.76

Pro Modified
Bret Williamson, Gilroy, Calif., .096, 3.92, 196.13 def. John Durden -.030 foul, 4.17, 172.54

Bracketeer
Rayce Kidd and Sean Shaffer – split when an intense lightning and rain storm blasted the track at 8:50 pm

Pro

Andy Schmall .027, 9.58 (9.63 dial) 131.48 def. Pierson Deming .009, 9.88 (9.94 dial) 129.42

Pro Comp
Austin Schoenfeld .024, 8.18 (8.03 dial) 137.5e4 def. Blaine Neal -.330 foul, 9.80 (8.80 dial) 100.95

Heavy
Tyler Rush .032, 11.88 (11.80 dial) 105.06 def. Katy Phelps .093, 12.42 (12.38 dial)

Bike/Sled
Larry Mota .047, 9.08 (9.04 dial) def. David Wood -.005 foul, 9.14 (9.13 dial) 137.99

Top Fire Overall
Ryan O’Connor .074, 4.83 (4.63 dial) 114.80 def. Chuck Hawk Jr. – no show

Top Fire-Open Wheel
Ryan O’Connor, .000, 4.63 (4.65 dial) 149.13 def. Rayce Kidd, -.005 foul, 5.00 (4.68 dial) 108.64

Top Fire-Full Bodied
Chuck Hawk Jr., .005, 5.16 (5.10 dial) 123.61 def. Jim Tattersall, .085, 5.03 (5.01 dial) 136.41

2025 Special Awards

22nd Jaker Allstar honoree
Keith Clark

39th Bracketeer Allstar honoree
Mike Nicholson

22nd Pro Allstar honoree
David Deming

Best Appearing Full Bodied Car
Rich Fiechter, `64 Pontiac GTO

Best Appearing Open Wheel
Jason Dawson, Dragster

Best Appearing Altered/Roadster
Keith Jensen, Pro Comp Altered

Best Appearing Motorcycle
Roy Barrera Sr.

Best Appearing Professional Car
Bartone Family Tribute AA/Funny Car

Best Appearing Crew
Hodgson Racing AA/Funny Car team

Best Engineered
Mark Tyacke, `55 Austin Healey

Long Distance
David Scigliuto, Largo, Florida, 2,661 miles one-way

2025 Final Three-Day Point’s Standings

Bracketeer

1. Ryan O’Connor-16
2. Sean Shaffer | Dairld Wurtz | Jamie Schmall | Rayce Kidd 11 (tie)
3. Jason Dawson 10
4. Christopher Northup | Rodney Snider 9 (tie)
5. Robert Butler | Dave Meziere | Justin Jones 8 (tie)

Pro

1. Andy Schmall 14
2. Brandon Umberger 13
3. Tim O’Moore 10
4. Michael Clement | Stan Deming | Henry Roberson 9 (tie)
5. Albert Molinari 8

Heavy

1. Tyler Rush 11
2. Chris Townsend 10
3. Nathan Stansberry 8
4. Bryan Duvall | Brent Borchers | Ted Porter 6 (tie)
5. Margaret Smith 5

Pro Comp

1. Austin Schoenfeld 15
2. Dustin Lee | Mike Munson 14 (tie)
3. Roger Turley 13
4. Steve Faller | Blaine Neal 12 (tie)
5. Jay Roper | Ken Scheller 11 (tie)

Bike/Sled

1. David Wood 7
2. Liz Micheletty 6
3. Matt Fredericks | Jesse May | Chad Hofert 5 (tie)
4. Larry Mota | Roy Barrera 4 (tie)
5. Travis Washburn 3

54th Annual Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart
Saturday, August 2, 2025

Bracketeer
Jason Dawson, North Las Vegas, Nev., .037, 4.63 (4.66 dial) 149.02 def. Rodney Snider, Grand Junction, Colo., foul.

Pro Eliminator
Brandon Umberger, Grand Junction, Colo., .013, 9.41 (9.39 dial) 135.41 def. Kyle LePire, Middleton, .037, 11.12 (11.10 dial) 117.43.

Heavy Eliminator
Tyler Rush, Parma, .032, 11.77 (11.82 dial) 106.97 def. Nathan Stansberry, Meridian, .056, 13.36 (13.46 dial) 105.41.

Pro Comp Eliminator
Dustin Lee, Filer, .002, 7.70 (7.70 dial) 169.06 def. Roger Turley, Wales, Utah, .036, 8.42 (8.44 dial) 154.71.

Bike/Sled
Jesse May, Homedale, .000, 9.07 (9.03 dial) 142.37 def. Liz Micheltty, Nampa .049, 8.99 (8.99 dial) 143.63.

AA/Funny Car (First Round)

Michael Peck, .149, 5.73, 252.95 def. Bill Windham, .126, 6.22, 232.27

Tim Boychuk, .176, 6.16, 174.53 def. Bye

Shane Harter, .127, 6.02, 237.55 def. Jerry Espeseth, .447, 5.82, 247.07

Jon Capps, .102, 5.76, 244.65 def. Todd Plate, .150, 6.40, 159.46

Drew Austin, .055, 5.72, 249.30 def. Todd Miller, .132, 5.93, 243.28

Bobby Cottrell, .079, 5.94, 241.58 def. Kris Krabill, .112, 7.30, 126.16

Shane Westerfield, .094, 5.63, 258.52 def. Geoff Monise, .123, 5.64, 255.39

Nathan Sitko, .110, 5.71, 244.29 def. Derrick Moreira, .124, 5.95, 223.54

AA/Funny Car (Final Qualifying)

1. Tim Boychuk, Edmonton, Alta., 5.61, 255.00
2.  Jerry Espeseth, Yorba Linda, Calif., 5.73, 255.15
3. Michael Peck, Woodinville, Wash., 5.73, 253.61
4. Jon Capps, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.74, 230.13
5. Drew Austin, Tacoma, Wash., 5.74, 249.07
6. Kris Krabil, Maple Valley, Wash., 5.75, 248.34
7. Geoff Monise, Buena Park, Calif., 5.76, 250.60
8. Derrick Moreira, Keaau, Hawaii, 5.77, 256.75
9. Nathan Sitko, Edmonton, Alta., 5.79, 252.80
10. Shane Westerfield, Fullerton, Calif., 5.82, 251.63
11. Bobby Cottrell, Hemet, Calif., 5.86, 245.05
12. Todd Miller, Boring, Ore., 5.91, 240.59
13. Todd Plate, Crane Hill, Ala., 6.43, 203.92
14. Bill Windham, Newcastle, Calif., 6.43, 222.84
15. Shane Harter, Wenatchee, Wash., 6.77, 148.99

AA/Fuel Altered (Final Qualifying, 6.00 Index, over or under closest, 8 car field)

1. Vince Karstetter, Buckeye, Ariz., 6.00, 269.46
2. Mathew Leonard, Salt Lake City, Utah, 5.97, 237.75
3. Kyle Hough, Las Vegas, Nev., 6.05, 214.89
4. Jason Pettit, Benton City, Wash., 6.24, 225.82
5. Greg Leahy, Queen Creek, Ariz., 6.27, 225.37
6. James Day, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 6.64, 175.09
7. Randy Bradford, Camano Island, Wash., 7.36, 153.46

AA/Fuel Dragster (Final Qualifying, 8 car field)

1. Tyler Hilton, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5.65, 256.84
2. Pete Kaiser, Pleasant Hill, Calif., 5.75, 250.69
3. Mike Hilton, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5.85, 249.39
4. Vince Generalao, Las Vegas, Nev., 6.06, 235.97
5. Tyler Hester, Visalia, Calif., 6.28, 164.39
6. Shawn VanHorn, Paso Robles, Calif., 6.47, 183.49

Pro Modified (Final Qualifying, All Run)

1. Brett Williamson, Gilroy, Calif., 3.83, 199.97
2. John Durden, San Juan Bautista, Calif., 3.87, 197.13
3. Troy Baugh, Redding, Calif., 3.97, 197.10
4. Josh Kalich, Aromas, Calif., 4.05, 190.92
5. Rod Burbage, Anderson, Calif., 4.12, 187.11
6. Ryan Griffin, Olympia, Wash., 4.22, 193.05
7. Kirk Lee, Ridgefield, Wash., 4.24, 175.25
8. Scott White, Seaside, Ore., 4.34, 161.71
9. Dan Martin, Wilton, Calif., 4.35, 169.51
10. Art Raz, Ridgefield, Wash., 4.55, 153.91
11. Rich Fiechter, Granite Bay, Calif., 4.58, 157.67

Top Fire – Open Wheel (Final Qualifying)

1. Reed Taylor, Las Vegas, Nev., 4.01, 180.57
2. Meghan Molinari, Kelso, Wash., 4.26, 166.83
3. Art Hoover, Clayton, Calif., 4.31, 162.24
4. Jarrett Matteri, Nampa, 4.31, 162.80
5. Will Carnell, Boise, 4.33, 161.67
6. Shane Molinari, Battle Ground, Wash., 4.34, 161.96
7. Mark Kidd, Twin Falls, 4.36, 152.11
8. Tim Wallace Jr., Meridian, 4.38, 157.72
9. Rayce Kidd, Boise, 4.38, 157.61
10. Justin Jones, Greenacres, Wash., 4.42, 157.36
11. Tanner Gaetz, Medicine Hat Alberta, 4.42, 158.28
12. Chase Leerkamp, Olympia Wash., 4.43, 156.01
13. Jacob Stolworthy, Boise, 4.44, 156.03
14. Ryan O’Connor, Ponoka, Alberta, 4.45, 140.08
15. Tom Malicki, White Salmon, Wash., 4.48, 154.62
16. Dairld Wurtz, Meridian, 4.48, 155.35

Alt. Rod Belsham, Ken Nelson, Ann Marie Glembocki, Tom Clark, Marko Perivolaris, Mitchel Lippen, Gordon Boven, Jake Snider, Zach Meziere

Top Fire – Full Bodied (Final Qualifying)

1. Dan Lafferty, Wendell, 4.44, 155.85
2. Sean Richardson, Grand Junction, Colo., 4.92, 140.72
3. Jim Tattersall, Eden, 4.98, 137.86
4. Chuck Hawk Jr., Tucson, Ariz., 5.01, 139.27
5. Dave Meziere, Escondido, Calif., 5.07, 138.48
6. Bill Botehlo, Smith, Nev., 5.08, 137.96
7. Shaun Carnahan, Belgrade, Mont., 5.11, 136.76
8. Duston Wurtz, Nampa, 5.17, 134.85
9. Rodney Snider, Grand Junction, Colo., 5.18, 134.31
10.  Cameron Keller, Salt Lake City, Utah, 5.19, 132.76
11. John Shaffer, Boise, 5.27, 131.46
12. Jake Swiger, Valley, Wash, 5.29, 128.42
13. Karen Snider, Grand Junction, Colo., 5.35, 129.54
14. Chad Belshaw, Mona, Utah, 5.39, 129.12
15. Brandon Hoover, Boise, 5.48, 127.14
16. Mike Rock, Nampa, 5.75, 119.14

Alt. Denny Valvo, Collin Poist, Cal Gordon

54th Annual Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart
Friday, August 1, 2025

Bracketeer Eliminator
Ryan O’Connor, Ponoka, Alta., .033, 4.62 (4.62 dial) 145.80 def. Shawn Hart, Boise, .024, 4.74 (4.72 dial) 144.52.

Pro Eliminator
Stan Deming, Nampa .019, 10.21 (10.21 dial) 123.54 def. Michael Clement, Meridian .008, 10.45 (10.44 dial) 122.02.

Pro Comp
Steve Faller, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., .004, 7.29 (7.31 dial) 187.23 def. Mike Munson, Lake Tapps, Wash., .009, 9.87 (9.92 dial) 128.64.

Heavy Eliminator
Bryan Duvall, Grantsville, Utah, .004, 11.62 (11.65 dial) 119.87 def. Brent Borchers .088, 11.48 (11.57 dial) 114.02.

Bike/Sled
Chad Hofert, Ontario, Ore., .023, 9.12 (9.05 dial) def. Liz Micheletty, Nampa .139, 9.02 (8.98 dial) 145.09.