CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Gas winner Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly got the best of Sonoma champ Robert Naber in a great side-by-side Super Gas final. Kelly was first off the starting line, .011 to .019, and held on for the win by a narrow margin, 9.909 to a quicker 9.905. For Kelly, the victory was redemption after losing the 2017 Seattle final to Dan Davis. Kelly earned his second shot at a win after defeating Rod Souza in a double-breakout battle in the quarterfinals.