Last Updated on July 18, 2026 8:11 pm
- NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sunday Eliminations Results
- NHRA Sonoma Nationals Saturday Eliminations Results
- NHRA Sonoma Nationals Saturday Live Updates
- NHRA Sonoma Nationals Friday Qualifying Results
- NHRA Sonoma Nationals Friday Live Updates
- NHRA Sonoma Nationals Event Preview
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Super Gas E3 (6:10PM)
- Notable Pairings
- Brad Pierce def. Dennis Paz. Great matchup with a pair of Veterans of the Super Gas Wars facing off. Paz had the better Light 015 to 016, but it was Pierce taking the stripe first in a 9.924 to 9.927 decision by 002.
- Larry Scarth def. Evan Kowalski. Scarth used a 012 to 030 Starting Line advantage to score a holeshot win as both racers went Dead-On, Scarth 9.907 to Kowalski’s 9.905.
- Mike Wiblishouser def. John Phillippi. Wibs wins a great Drag leaving first 024 to 025, then going 9.914 to 9.917 for a 004 Finish Line Margin. Mike will have the Bye at 7 Cars Left on Sunday.
- Pete Zak def. Marko Perivolaris. Zak pulls off the huge upset as Thursday Winner Marko comes up 001 Short in this incredible battle. Pete was behind 016 to 020 in RT, but earned the W in a 9.913 to 9.918 decision.
- Super Gas is the Final Class of the Day. Quarter-Finals of all LODRS classes will start after E1 of the Mission Foods Series categories on Sunday.
- Key E4 Matchup
- Brad Pierce vs. Larry Scarth
Super Comp E3
- Notable Pairings
- Tanner Hiatt def. Dave Alves. Hiatt has the Better Bulb 013 to 020, and makes the right decision at the Finish Line to let Alves take the stripe with a 8.879 Breakout. Tanner was 8.924 for the W to earn the important Bye Run in E4 on Sunday.
- Travis Theobald def. Michael Lane. Theobald with a a Killer 002 RT and takes 0008 Stripe to advance to Sunday.
- Gabe Torres def. Glenn Kern. Neither driver crushed the tree with Torres better 028 to 051, then lands it Dead 3 (8.903) for the Victory.
- Trey Vetter def. Bailey Naber. This pair lived up to the hype. Vetter left first 005 to 013, then takes 019 Stripe for the W in a 8.918 to 8.931 decision.
- Key E4 Matchups
- Jason Kenny vs. Trey Vetter
- Jerron Settles vs. Gabe Torres
Stock E3 (5:50PM)
- Notable Pairings
- Justin Lamb def. Mark Born. Lamb comes back around after dropping his SS Entry in E2, and scores a decisive victory with a 027, Dead 5 Lap (9.315 on 9.31) to advance to Sunday.
- Jared Jordan def. Darin Grossi. The B/SA Heads-Up was a bit of a let down as Grossi turns it 016 Red. It appeared Darrin had the Quicker Car as he was 6.270 to 6.313 to 1/8 Mile, but it will be Jordan advancing on.
- Key E4 Matchups
- Jared Jordan vs. CW Hoefer
- Justin Lamb vs. Jeff Jerome
Top Sportsman E2
- Notable Pairings
- Jeff Gillette def. Chad Riley. Gillette starts the round off by knocking the tree down with a Perfect 000 RT and sets it Dead 3 (6.823 on 6.82 Dial) taking 004 Stripe to advance on.
- Rich Okerman def. Dean Hall. Okerman gets away with one here as he has trouble just off the line, while Hall turns it 008 Red handing the Win over.
- Ken Ratzloff def. Bill King. The excellent racing continues this round in TS with Ratzloff taking the win by 015 at the Finish Line with a 009, Dead 6 Lap (6.896 on 6.89). King’s solid 019 and 1 Above Lap (6.661 on 6.65) just wasn’t good enough in this round.
- Bryan Warr def. Ed Olpin. Two of the Best TS West Coast racers squared off here. Olpin had the Better RT, but came out on the wrong end of a Double Breakout Decision by 006.
- Key E3 Matchup
- Jeff Gillette vs. Robert Strohm
Top Dragster E2 (5:32PM)
- Notable Pairings
- Robert Naber def. Hannah Cook. Naber lays down 004 Total (002 + Dead 2, 6.802 on 6.80) to lock out Cook’s 019 RT and Dead 1 Lap. Excellent Top Dragster action.
- Tom Bayer def. Megan Lea-Gaynor. Bayer pads his Points Total with the Round Win here. Tom was 014 Green and 3 Above (6.186 on 6.15) to push Megan into a Breakout (6.662 on 6.67).
- Key E3 Matchup
- Cody Webber vs. Robert Naber
Super Gas E2
- Notable Pairings
- Evan Kowalski def. Greg Ventura. Both runners have had solid seasons so far in SG. Ventura would miss the tree on the Red side by 002, handing the W over to Kowalski who went 019 and 9.924.
- Marko Perivolaris def. Anthony Broussard. Thursday Winner Marko is getting warmed up as he was 012 and 9.927 to defeat Broussard in E2.
- John Phillippi def. Ryan Giacone. The Best pair of the Round with Giacone taking a 013 to 017 advantage at the tree. But at the Finish Line, John gets there First by 003 in a 9.922 to 9.929 decision to advance to E3.
- Key E3 Matchups
- Dennis Paz vs. Brad Pierce
- Evan Kowalski vs. Larry Scarth
Super Stock E2
- Notable Pairings
- Kevin Motter def. Dennis Paz. Motter was in a bad position off the starting line Paz was better 001 to 045, but Kevin would put it Dead 1 (10.071 on 10.07 Dial) to take the stripe by 009 to advance on to Round 3.
- Kayla Mozeris def. Justin Lamb. Kayla pulls off the big upset. She was better on the tree 018 to 037, and put it 1 Above (10.487 on 10.47 Dial) to lock out the Defending World Champ.
- Key E3 Matchup
- Jody Lang vs. Kevin Motter
Super Comp E2 (4:52PM)
- Notable Pairings
- Bailey Naber def. Chad Webber. Defending World Champ Webber turns it 001 Red. Naber had a solid lap to advance, 022 Green and 8.918 on the 8.90 Index.
- Trey Vetter def. Nick Cobb. Thursday Winner Vetter keeps up the Momentum advancing to E3 when Cobb let go 005 Red.
- Gabe Torres def. Andrew Morris. Great Drag here with Morris leaving first 006 to 013, but he made the wrong decision here taking the stripe first by 009 in a Double Breakout Decision. Torres with the W 8.889 to 8.887 on the 8.90 Index.
- Key E3 Matchup
- Gabe Torres vs. Glenn Kern
Stock E2 (4:39PM)
- Notable Pairing
- Darin Grossi def. Ryan McClanahan. This was an odd race with Grossi being behind in RT, but took the stripe 5 Above 10.221 on 10.17 Dial to defeat Ryan by .005 at the Finish Line.
- Key E3 Matchup
- Darin Grossi vs. Jared Jordan (B/SA Heads-Up)
Top Sportsman E1 (12:00PM)
- Notable Pairings
- Jeff Gillette def. Bill Mizia. Points Contender Mizia lets go 014 Red handing the win over to Gillette. Jeff was 023 Green, and would have been a tough out.
- Byran Warr def. Chris Esrick. This was a nasty race at the Tree with both in the 00’s as Esrick had the advantage 001 to 003. But at the stripe, Warr set it 2 Above (6.719 on 6.69 Dial) to earn the trip to Round 2.
- Rich Okerman def. David Cook. This battle of two of the West Coast’s Best in TS was anti-climatic as Cook let go uncharacteristically late handing Okerman the win with an 014 light and easy 5 Above lap.
- Key E2 Matchups
- Bill King vs. Ken Ratzloff
- Rich Okerman vs. Dean Hall
- Bryan Warr vs. Ed Olpin
Competition Eliminator E1
- Notable Pairing
- Ryan Priddy def. Joe Mozeris. By far the Best Race of the round with Priddy better on the tree 042 to 113, and recording a 58 Under Lap to Joe’s 60 Under. That was by far Joe’s Best Run of the weekend. Priddy loses 8 numbers of Index heading to E2.
- Key E2 Matchups
- Kevin Carter vs. Clint Neff
- Josh Lee vs. Steve Graham
Top Dragster E1
- Notable Pairings
- Cody Webber def. Macie Gordon. Great matchup here with Webber taking a 012 to 024 Starting Line advantage and converting the W taking 001 Stripe with a 6.320 on 6.29 Dial Lap.
- Hannah Cook def. Al Kenny. Cook puts out East Coast hitter Kenny in Round 1. Al had the Better RT 013 to 017, but Hannah is closer to the Dial with a 6.513 on 6.50 Dial to win by 001 at the 1320′ Finish.
- Key E2 Matchups
- Hannah Cook vs. Robert Naber
- Kenny Upton vs. Cody Webber
Super Gas E1
- Notable Pairings
- Brad Pierce def. Andrew Olson. Great Drag with Pierce taking the Stripe 001 for the W. Brad was behind in RT 017 to 030, but puts it 9.912 on the 9.90 Index to defeat Thursday’s Super Street Winner Olson.
- Evan Kowalski def. David Gotts. Top 5 Contender Kowalski takes the win in an excellent race. Gotts had the Better RT 018 to 020, but Evan got around him at the Finish Line by 007 with a 9.908 Lap on the 9.90 Index
- Key E2 Matchups
- Evan Kowalski vs. Greg Ventura
- Val Torres vs. Larry Scarth
Super Stock E1
- Notable Pairings
- Justin Lamb def. Ryan McClanahan. The Round’s Big Matchup between Former Champs sees Lamb leave first 018 to 040. Justin would then take 001 Stripe for a Double Breakout win. Lamb was 006 Under with a 8.584 on 8.59 Dial to Ryan’s 8.243 on 8.27 Dial.
- John Winslow def. Trey Vetter. Winslow throws down 3 Total, 003 to and Dead 0 on the 8.96 Dial to defeat the D7 Hitter Vetter.
- Key E2 Matchups
- Kevin Motter vs. Dennis Paz
- Justin Lamb vs. Kayla Mozeris
Super Comp E1
- Notable Pairings
- Bob VanPoppering def. Marko Perivolaris. Thursday’s Runner-Up Marko turns it 004 Red sending Bob to Round 2.
- Chad Webber def. Dylan Hough. Defending World Champ Webber wins a Double Breakout Decision 8.892 to 8.885 on the 8.90 Class Index.
- Key E2 Matchups
- Trey Vetter vs. Nick Cobb
- Ryan Hansen vs. Glenn Kern
- Steve Casner vs. Jerron Settles
Stock Eliminator E1 (8:57AM)
- Notable Pairings
- Jody Lang def. Shelby Williams. Lang doing what he does best, 015 Green + 12.068 on a 12.05 Dial for a solid 33 Total Lap to lock out Shelby’s 040 RT.
- Alex Armanino def. Jimmy DeFrank. Jimmy won the Division 7 Points Event on Thursday, but will not do the Sonoma Sweep as he turns it 009 Red sending Armanino to Round 2.
- Key E2 Matchup
- Darin Grossi vs. Ryan McClanahan
Morning Update
Cars are on track this morning at Sonoma Raceway for the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Stock Eliminator hit the track at 8:30AM. Lucas Oil Series classes will run Round 1 Eliminations this morning, then continue on with Eliminations down to the-Quarter Finals in all categories after the Two Missions Foods Series Pro Qualifying Sessions.
NHRA Sonoma Nationals Friday Qualifying Results
Qualifying and Time Trials were on the schedule for Friday as the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals got underway at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Josh Lee led the pack in Competition Eliminator with his Altered (H/EA) throwing down a great .759 Under Lap. Another big number was in Stock Eliminator as Mark Madison went 1.200 seconds Under the AA/SA Class Index to earn the Top Spot. Other Top Qualifiers from Friday include Matt Woodard (Top Dragster), Mike Doushgounian (Top Sportsman) and Jim Grossi (Super Stock). Saturday will feature Early Round Eliminations for all LODRS categories. Live Stream of this event can be found on NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/ for the entire weekend.
- NHRA Sonoma Nationals LODRS Top Qualifiers
- Top Dragster – Matt Woodard 6.106
- Top Sportsman – Mike Doushgounian 6.452
- Comp – Josh Lee (H/EA) 8.621 (-.759)
- Super Stock – Jim Grossi (FGT/C) 8.641 (-1.159)
- Stock – Mark Madison (AA/SA) 9.500 (-1.200)
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Top Sportsman Q2 (7:07PM)
- Session Recap
- Mike Doushgounian held on to the Top Spot from his Q1 lap with a 6.452 ET. He also set Low ET of the Second Session with a 6.461 at a Booming 243MPH!
- Top 5: Doushgounian, Don Meziere, Paul Mitsos, Jeff Utterback and Pat Warr.
- Top Sportsman is the Final LODRS Class for the Day on Friday. E1 Starts at 8:30AM Saturday Morning.
- Key E1 Matchups
- Jeff Gillette vs. Bill Mizia
- David Cook vs. Rich Okerman
- Monte Green vs. Robert Strohm
Competition Eliminator Q2
- Session Recap
- Josh Lee stays #1 on the strength of his 75 Under Lap in Q1. He will earn the E1 Bye Run. Best Run of Q2 went to Ryan Priddy at .690 Under, 6.390/219MPH in his A/A ’20 Camaro.
- Top 5: Lee, Clint Neff, Priddy, Steve Graham and Kevin Carter.
- Key E1 Matchups
- Steve Graham vs. Dean Carter
- Clint Neff vs. Alan Freese
- Ryan Priddy vs. Joe Mozeris
Top Dragster Q2
- Session Recap
- Matt Woodard’s 6.106 stayed atop the Qualifying Sheet after Q2. Dan Naylor gave it a good shot coming up just 001 away with a 6.107 run.
- Top 5: Woodard, Naylor, Jennifer Wiens, John Richardson and Steve Will.
- The Top 9 were all in the 6.1x range.
- Key E1 Matchups
- Crue Casteel vs. Dylan Hough
- Jennifer Wiens vs. Andy Spiegel
- Chad Webber vs. Macie Gordon
- Al Kenny vs. Hannah Cook
Super Gas TT2
- Session Recap
- Dennis Paz throws down a Perfect .000 RT early in the session to earn the E1 Super Gas Potential Bye Run.
Super Stock Q2
- Session Recap
- Jim Grossi stays #1 Qualifier in Super Stock with the 1.159 Under Lap in his FGT/C ’69 Corvette.
- Top 5: Grossi, Tim Seymour, Tom Ferruggia, Kevin Motter and Justin Lamb.
- 31 Cars Qualified in Super Stock. Top Qualifier Grossi earns the E1 Bye Run.
- Key E1 Matchups
- Justin Lamb vs. Ryan McClanahan – Primetime Matchup
- Trey Vetter vs. John Winslow
- Brad Burton vs. Mike Johnston
Super Comp TT2
- Session Recap
- Val Torres recorded the Best RT in Time Trial 2 with a .002 to earn the E1 Potential Bye Run.
Stock Eliminator Q2
- Session Recap
- Mark Madison jumps to the #1 Spot at exactly 1.200 Under, 9.500 on the AA/SA 10.70 Index.
- Top 5: Madison, Hal Sorensen, Darin Grossi, Steve Wann and CW Hoefer
- Key E1 Matchups
- Shelby Williams vs. Jody Lang
- Steve Wann vs. Brian McClanahan
- Darin Grossi vs. Chris Hall
Top Sportsman Q1
- Session Recap
- Mike Doushgounian was Low ET of the First Session with a 6.452/233MPH lap. Yesterday’s D7 Winner Don Meziere was 003 Behind Mike at 6.455.
- Top 5: Doushgounian, Meziere, Paul Mitsos, Jeff Utterback and Pat Warr.
- 28 Cars Made an Attempt in Q1.
Competition Eliminator Q1
- Session Recap
- Josh Lee put his H/EA Altered atop the Sheet with an excellent .759 Under Lap, 8.621/151MPH.
- Top 5: Lee, Clint Neff, Steve Graham, Ryan Priddy and Kevin Carter.
- 11 Cars Made an Attempt in Q1.
Top Dragster Q1
- Session Recap
- Matt Woodard tops the sheet with a 6.106/228MPH Blast.
- Top 5: Woodard, John Richardson, Steve Will, Tom Bayer and Steve Casner.
- Al Kenny missed a Perfect 6.100 with a 6.099 ET. He was joined by Dan Naylor (6.098) and Jennifer Wiens (6.027) going under the Class Cap.
- 30 Cars Made an Attempt in Q1.
Super Stock Q1
- Session Recap
- Q1 is in the books at Sonoma. Jim Grossi led the pack during the Division 7 race this week, and runs a 1.159 Under, 8.641 Lap for the #1 Spot in his FGT/C Corvette.
- Top 5: Grossi, Tim Seymour, Kevin Motter, Tom Ferrugia and Justin Lamb.
- The Top 5 were all more than 1.00 Secs Under their Class Index.
- 31 Cars Made an Attempt in Q1, so a Bye Run is on the Line for Top Qualifier.
Stock Eliminator Q1 (11:07AM)
- Session Recap
- The First Qualifying Session of the weekend is complete, and Hal Sorenson again tops the List with a 11.310 (-1.140) lap in his J/SA ’69 Camaro.
- Top 5: Sorenson, Darin Grossi, Steve Wann, Justin Lamb and Jared Jordan.
- 9 Cars were more than 1 Second Under their Class Index.
- 38 Cars Made an Attempt in Q1.
Morning Update
- Action is underway on Friday at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals. LODRS classes will get two Qualifying/Time Trial sessions in before the Mission Foods Series classes hit the track this evening. Stock Eliminator started this morning on time at 10AM. (10:00AM)
NHRA Sonoma Nationals Event Preview
- NHRA Sonoma Nationals
- July 17-19, 2026
- Sonoma Raceway – Sonoma, CA
- Series/Classes: NHRA National Event. Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Categories. No Top Alcohol classes.
- Last Year’s Event Winners: Aaron Steinkey (Top Sportmsan), Trey Vetter (Super Stock), Justin Lamb (Stock), Dale Green (Super Comp) and Val Torres (Super Gas).
- Current Points Leaders: National Points. Nick Brener (Top Dragster), Rick McDonough (Top Sportsman), Joe Carnasciale (Comp), Kent Hanley (Super Stock), Michael Brand (Stock), John Labbous (Super Comp) and Tim Powell (Super Gas).
- Schedule: Qualifying/Time Trials (Friday). Early Elims (Saturday). Final Eliminations (Sunday).
- Live Streaming: NHRA.tv at https://www.nhra.tv/ for the entire weekend.
- For More Info: NHRA Division 7 at www.NHRADiv7.com or https://www.facebook.com/nhrad7
