NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

The crowd at Royal Purple Raceway was treated to a special champions battle in the Top Alcohol Dragster final round, featuring Joey Severance and Mia Tedesco. Severance, the reigning TAD champ, won the bout with a 5.20 to stop 2016 Super Gas champ Tedesco, who trailed with a 5.445 in the Hirata family entry. Severance has now won 18 national event titles, including eight since the start of the 2016 season. Megan Meyer, who lost to Tedesco in the semifinals, made the quickest run of the event with a 5.168.