49th Annual Nightfire Nationals
Firebird Raceway
Updated: 8:05 pm, 8/9/2020
Sunday, August 9, 2020 (Eliminations)
PROFESSIONAL CLASSES
AA/Funny Car (Final)
Bobby Cottrell .104, 5.69, 257.28 def. Jerry Espeseth .126, 5.81, 247.07
AA/Fuel Dragster (Final)
Dusty Green .079, 5.83, 241.15 def. Jim Murphy .014, 7.69, 121.43
AA/Fuel Altered (Final)
Tom Padilla .331, 6.19, 223.47 def. Jason Pettit, broke on the burnout
AA/Funny Car (Semi-Finals)
Bobby Cottrell .063, 5.79, 249.03 def. Michael Peck (left before the tree activated)
Jerry Espeseth .137, 9.13, 78.58 def. Tony Jurado, oil leak after burnout
AA/Fuel Dragster (Semi-Finals)
Dusty Green .064, 5.83, 240.38 def. Bryan Hall .053, 5.85, 252.99
Jim Murphy single
AA/Funny Car (First Round)
Jerry Espeseth .269, 5.69, 252.33 def. Billy Morris .144, 5.82, 244.83
Tony Jurado .095, 5.79, 256.06 def. Geoff Monise .955, 23.11, 65.57
Michael Peck .1124, 5.67, 254.86 def. James Day .094, 5.86, 248.20
Bobby Cottrell .103, 5.78, 249.03 def. Jeff Arend .025, 5.86, 246.39
AA/Fuel Dragster (First Round)
Jim Murphy .228, 5.77, 230.21 def. Tyler Hilton .131. 5.99, 242.32
Dusty Green .063, 6.07, 237.50 def. Bret Williamson .135, 6.14, 164.71
Bryan Hall .072, 5.90, 248.66 def. Pete Wittenburg .093, 12.38, 91.83
AA/Fuel Altered (First Round)
Tom Padilla .166, 6.04, 221.30 def. Dan Hix .263, 6.04, 243.11
Jason Pettit .183, 6.87, 201.70 def. Randy Bradford .183, 6.87, 201.70
SPORTSMAN CLASSES
King of the Track – NHRA.TV Challenge
Bracketeer: Rayce Kidd
Pro: Jesse DeBartolo
Heavy: Shannon Campbell
Sled/Bike: David Wood
Bracketeer
Sean Page .022, 6.27 (6.27 dial) 107.75 def. Chris Barton .009, 4.49 (4.47 dial) 133.09
Pro
Brandon Umberger .042, 9.34 (9.34 dial) 134.12 def. Courtney Alley .033, 10.29 (10.30 dial) 128.03
Heavy
Shannon Campbell .063, 13.44 (13.44 dial) 96.98 def. Cameron Dill .126, 11.93 (11.93 dial) 113.39
Sled/Bike
Roy Barrera .046, 10.04 (10.04 dial) 133.75 def. Jacob Wood -.030 foul, 8.86 (8.94 dial) 144.04
Lucas Oil Top Fire presented by CMYK Grafix – Runoff
Justin DuBose .039, 4.53 (4.54 dial) 153.40 def. Rod Taylor .026, 5.28 (5.29 dial) 129.93
Top Fire – Open Wheel
Justin DuBose .004, 4.54 (4.53 dial) 152.43 def. Clinton Geise .010, 4.63 (4.62 dial) 144.89
Top Fire – Full Bodied
Rod Taylor .013, 5.30 (5.30 dial) 129.40 def. Dave Meziere .023, 5.02 (5.04 dial) 138.66
Pro Comp
Karl Hestekin .011, 8.87 (8.87 dial) 143.57 def. Lynn Johnston .029, 8.08 (8.08 dial) 166.29
Saturday, August 8, 2020 (Final Qualifying)
AA/Funny Car
- Billy Morris 5.69, 246.17
- Michael Peck 5.69, 255.48
- Jeff Arend 5.70, 246.48
- Tony Jurado 5.71, 248.93
- Geoff Monise 5.71, 250.51
- Bobby Cottrell 5.76, 252.61
- James Day 5.77, 248.57
- Jerry Espeseth 5.78, 250.78
Alternates: Kris Krabill (5.84), Chris Davis (6.07), Wally Giavia (6.26)
AA/Fuel Dragster
- Jim Murphy 5.69, 252.76
- Bret Williamson 5.72, 249.86
- Bryan Hall 5.84, 238.81
- Pete Wittenberg 5.84, 236.46
- Dusty Green 5.88, 238.38
- Tyler Hilton 5.95, 223.06
AA/Fuel Altered
- Tom Padilla 6.10, 227.19
- Jason Pettit 6.18, 231.44
- David Benjamin 6.21, 196.30
- Randy Bradford 6.23, 210.60
Alternates: Dan Hix (6.27), Johnny West (6.31), Shawn VanHorn (6.44), Robert Winefsky (6.50).
Bracketeer
Zach Meziere .013, 4.96 (4.95 dial) 132.90 def. Tom DeBartolo .047, 4.83 (4.84 dial) 143.20.
Pro
Jesse DeBartolo .028, 10.99 (10.95 dial) 111.64 def. John Cozzette .062, 10.20 (10.19 dial) 128.81.
Heavy
Tyler Rush .054, 11.76 (11.68 dial) 111.47 def. Shannon Campbell .089, 13.48 (13.43 dial) 99.24.
Sled/Bike
David Wood .052, 9.06 (9.04 dial) 136.05 def. Travis Washburn .078, 9.92 (9.93 dial) 136.07.
Friday, August 7, 2020 (Session 1 of 3 in Professional Qualifying)
AA/Funny Car
- Billy Morris 5.70, 246.17
- James Day 5.77, 248.7
- Jerry Espeseth 5.78, 250.78
- Jeff Arend 5.82, 246.26
- Tony Jurado 5.87, 243.68
- Chris Davis 6.28, 228.96
- Michael Peck 7.13, 124.10
- Geoff Monise 9.92, 84.05
Alt: Bobby Cottrell, Wally Giavia, Michael Peck
AA/Fuel Dragster
- Jim Murphy 5.77, 235.19
- Pete Wittenberg 5.84, 236.46
- Dusty Green 5.88, 238.38
- Bret Williamson 6.01, 184.45
- Tyler Hilton 6.11, 232.71
- Bryan Hall NT
AA/Fuel Altered
- Tom Padilla 6.10, 227.19
- Jason Pettit 6.18, 231.44
- Johnny West 6.54, 203. 95
- Shawn Van Horn 6.63, 224.66
Alt: Robert Winefsky, Randy Bradford, Dan Hix, David Benjamin
Bracketeer Eliminator
Rayce Kidd .007, 5.07 (4.74 dial) 104.96 def. David Myhre -.001, 4.78 (4.79 dial) 144.77.
Pro Eliminator
Andy Schmall .019, 9.54 (9.55 dial) 135.78 def. Jesse DeBartolo .020, 10.91 (10.96 dial) 117.57.
Heavy Eliminator
Fred Johnson .165, 12.99 (13.05 dial) 104.87 def. Cole Johnson .096, 13.52 (13.61 dial) 95.93.
Sled/Bike Eliminator
Jacob Wood .030, 8.82 (8.81 dial) 140.81 def. David Wood .036, 9.01 (8.98 dial) 140.97.
Lucas Oil Top Fire Shootout presented by CMYK Grafix
Open Wheel (16 qualifiers following final session)
- Shane Molinari 4.02, 179.88
- Dan Lafferty 4.02, 177.56
- Cody Hiatt 4.20, 168.58
- Jennifer Wiens 4.20, 170.39
- Jarrett Matteri 4.28, 157.74
- Clinton Giese 4.29, 162.14
- Paul Nero 4.29, 164.57
- Art Hoover 4.29, 164.25
- Brianna Wiens 4.31, 163.04
- Meghan Molinari 4.33, 160.35
- Mike MacBrair 4.39, 161.44
- Chris Barton 4.44, 155.85
- Josh Herman 4.47, 153.65
- Steve Casner 4.48, 155.11
- Justin DuBose 4.48, 154.00
- Mark Barnhart 4.50, 154.86
Full-Bodied (16 qualifiers following final session)
- Jake Neibauer 4.41, 158.63
- Chad Riley 4.58, 154.03
- Judy Radford 4.78, 146.08
- Bill King 4.79, 145.30
- Joe Hopper 4.88, 145.64
- Bob Mueller 4.92, 139.99
- Mark Sievers 4.97, 135.40
- Dave Meziere 4.99, 139.57
- Rodney Snider 5.12, 140.40
- Kurt Averill 5.12, 135.89
- Paul Eddins 5.15, 135.71
- Chris Naffziger 5.19, 132.36
- Rod Taylor 5.29, 129.57
- Jud Shoup 5.30, 129.98
- Carl Youngstrom 5.33, 132.46
- Michael Winston 5.40, 128.01
KRS/The Comfort Source Pro Comp
- Anthony Keller .020
- Lynn Johnston .020
- Roger Turley .043
- Karl Hestekin .082
- Frank Miller .639
- Alex McGarry -.296