NHRA Arizona Nationals Stock champion Brad Burton
Brad Burton, the 2010 and 2012 NHRA Stock champ, also outlasted a deep and talented field to claim his ninth career win. Burton, in his D/SA ’72 Firebird, won the final with a 10.75 on his 10.74 dial after opponent Jon Irving broke out in his I/SA ’73 Satellite. The deeper into eliminations he ventured, the more difficult Burton’s task became. He stopped Jody Lang in a tight quarterfinal race and then battled Comp finalist Lambeck in the semifinals in another tight battle.