Auto Club NHRA Finals Alcohol Funny Car winner John Lombardo Jr
The Top Alcohol Funny Car final featured the top two qualifiers with low qualifier John Lombardo Jr. scoring a 5.420 to 5.417 holeshot victory over Annie Whiteley. Lombardo ran nothing slower than a 5.446 on his way to the final with wins against Sean Belleumer, Brian Hough, and newly crowned national champion Shane Westerfield. Lombardo set low elapsed time of the event at 5.409, and Whiteley set top speed at 273.27 mph. Lombardo won his ninth race of the season in his NAPA Auto Parts Camaro Funny Car.