52nd Annual NIGHTFIRE NATIONALS presented by Bi-Mart

St. Luke’s Family Day

Sunday, August 6, 2023 (Final Eliminations)

PROFESSIONAL CLASSES

AA/Fuel Dragster
Tyler Hilton .129, 5.73, 257.38 def. Jim Murphy .114, 5.82, 232.23.

AA/Funny Car
Bobby Cottrell .101, 5.72, 252.99 def. Kamaka Pocock, -.368 redlight, no time.

AA/Fuel Altered
Johnny West .106, 6.15, 233.03 def. Jason Pettit .174, 6.42, 203.74.

SPORTSMAN OVERALL THREE-DAY CHAMPIONS

Overall King of the Track – NHRA.TV Challenge 3-Day Champions

Bracketeer
Sean Shaffer

Pro
John Cozzette

Heavy
Dennis Beebe

Sled/Bike
Mathew Fredericks

Bracketeer
Sean Shaffer .010, 4.64 (4.63 dial) 147.05 def. Ryan O’Connor .017, 4.64 (4.64 dial) 146.21.

Pro
John Cozzette .026, 10.06 (10.07 dial) 130.75 def. Curtis Zinzilleta .041, 9.46 (9.49 dial) 140.78.

Lucas Oil Top Fire Shootout Runoff presented by CMYK Grafix
Chuck Hawk Jr. .027, 4.98 (4.97 dial) 140.65 def. Ryan O’Connor .025, 4.65 (4.63 dial) 147.67.

Top Fire-Open Wheel
Ryan O’Connor .025, 4.68 (4.66 dial) 144.32 def. Paige Lundeen .058, 4.56 (4.56 dial) 144.32.

Top Fire-Full Bodied
Chuck Hawk Jr. .015, 5.01 (5.01 dial) 138.76 def. Tim Wurtz .003, 5.25 (5.26 dial) 131.61.

Heavy
William Flowers .007, 13.39 (13.33 dial) 102.87 def. Kristi Shawver .048, 11.59 (11.56 dial) 109.09.

Pro Comp
Dustin Lee .004, 7.71 (7.71 dial) 160.18 def. Anthony Keller .031, 9.32 (9.30 dial) 139.92.

Sled/Bike
Mathew Frederick .055, 9.33 (9.33 dial) 136.72 def. Michael Pinkston .036, 9.12 (9.15 dial) 142.26.

2023 Jaker Allstar honoree – Tim Boychuk
2023 Bracketeer Allstar honoree – Darryn O’Connor
2023 Pro Allstar honoree – Stan Keller

Best Appearing Car – David Beedy

Best Appearing Open Wheel – Gary Bullington

Best Appearing Roadster/Altered – Larry Saunders

Best Appearing Pro Car – Shawn Callen FA

Best Sled/Bike – Tracy Giles

Long Distance – Jason O’Teri, Merchanicsville, PA

Best Burnout (Nitro Car) – Mathew Leonard “Nitro Rat”
Best Header Flames (Nitro Car) – Mark Whynaught “Nitro Mamba”
Best Reaction Time (Nitro Car) – Adam Sorokin
Back Up Girl (BUG) – Sarah Fifelski “Problem Child Funny Car” team

Bi-Mart Saturday Nitrofest

AA/Funny Car final round postponed from the Ignitor Opener in May

Drew Austin 5.87 defeated Jim Maroney 5.93

Saturday, August 5, 2023 (Final Pro Qualifying)

AA/Funny Car (8)

1. James Day 5.59, 261.02.
2. Bobby Cottrell 5.72, 254.66.
3. Geoff Monise 5.76, 248.52.
4. Kamaka Pocock 5.78, 253.18.
5. Michael Peck 5.80, 241.63.
6. Tony Jurado 5.80, 248.98.
7. Tim Boychuk 5.81, 246.26.
8. Ryan Horan 5.83, 248.66.
9. Derrick Moreira 5.87, 238.22.
10. Drew Austin 5.87, 222.99.
11. Jim Maroney 5.93, 240.04.
12. Billy Morris 6.07, 218.44.
13. Bill Windham 6.11, 234.53.
14. Tim Eickstadt 6.71, 209.75.

AA/Fuel Dragster (8)

1. Tyler Hester 5.81, 238.76.
2. Bret Williamson 5.81, 226.24.
3. Jim Murphy 5.84, 246.80.
4. Tyler Hilton 5.86, 239.87.
5. Shawn Van Horn 5.87, 257.73.
6. Bryan Hall 5.87, 226.85.
7. Adam Sorokin 6.21, 189.04.
8. Phil Ruskowski 8.11, 127.82.

AA/Fuel Altered (8)

1. Vince Karstetter 6.00 (5.99).
2. Keith Wilson 6.10 (5.90).
3. Johnny West 6.11, 239.06.
4. Dylan Winefsky 6.13, 230.25.
5. Mark Whynaught 6.14, 234.78.
6. Cory Lee 6.15, 231.44.
7. Mathew Leonard 6.19, 223.69.
8. Jason Pettit 6.46, 220.04.
9. Shawn Callen 6.77, 195.14.
10. Bill WIndham 7.66, 142.78.

Bracketeer
David Mhyre, Sheridan, CO, .000, 5.02 (4.98 dial) 131.16 def. Karen Snyder, Grand Jct, CO., .068, 5.34 (5.34 dial) 129.99.

Pro
Bobby Day, Meridian, .022, 10.31 (10.28 dial) def Jesse DeBartolo, Battle Ground, Wa., .073, 10.230(10.22 dial) 125.82.

Heavy
Dennis Beebe, Star, .014, 14.99 (14.95 dial) def. Katy Phelps, Nampa, .061, 12.18 (dial 12.18) 112.73.

Sled/Bike
Jacob Wood, Meridian, .020, 8.93 (8.93 dial) def. Dan Jones, Boise, foul, 9.55 (9.48 dial) 142.18.

Lucas Oil Top Fire presented by CMYK Grafix

Top Fire Open Wheel Final Qualifying (16 car field)

1. Wyatt Wayman 4.28
2. Hannah Cook 4.42
3. Shane Thompson 4.43
4. Duston Wurtz 4.43
5. Shannon Boepple 4.44
6. Rayce Kidd 4.44
7. Steve Williams 4.46
8. Dan Lafferty 4.47
9. Rod Belsham 4.49
10. Jason Vanderpool 4.49
11. Tom Malicki 4.52
12. Paige Lundeen 4.53
13. Ken Nelson 4.55
14. Tom Clark 4.56
15. Misti Unser 4.56
16. Bryan Watts 4.60
Alternates: Ryan O’Connor, Dairld Wurtz, Justin Hof, Brad Todd, Phillip Narum, Riley Leerkamp

Lucas Oil Top Fire Full Body Final Qualifying (16 car field)

1. Mark Austin 4.55
2. Judy Radford 4.73
3. Tim Wallace Jr. 4.92
4. Mike Coltrin 4.94
5. Chuck Hawk Jr. 4.98
6. Marko Perivolaris 5.07
7. Rodney Snider 5.13
8. Tim Wurtz 5.23
9. John Shaffer 5.28
10. Carl Youngstrom 5.28
11. Rod Taylor 5.31
12. Richard Williams 5.31
13. Shanze Panunzio 5.37
14. Eddie Franek 5.53
15. Chris Hall 5.58
16. Darin Taylor 5.64
Alternates: Tracy Hawker, Mark Kidd

The Blower Shop Opening Race Night

Friday, August 4, 2023

Bracketeer
Gary Bullington, Meridian, .019, 5.08 (5.08 dial) 134.79 def. Cooper Chun, Vancouver, Wash., .045, 5.25 (5.24 dial) 124.79.

Pro
Andy Schmall, Idaho Falls, .019, 9.52 (9.53 dial) 129.27 def. Tim O’Moore, Tucson, Ariz., .039, 9.46 (9.52 dial) 143.58.

Heavy
Nathan Stansberry, Meridian, .046, 12.35 (12.33 dial) 108.96 def. Dennis Beebe, Star, .057, 14.97 (14.95 dial) 83.19.

Sled/Bike
Scott Grondahl, Kuna .001, 9.49 (9.50 dial) 141.55 def. Mathew Fredericks, Tooele, Utah, .008, 9.30 (9.32 dial) 137.32.