Rachel Meyer won her third straight race, all in her home state of Kansas, following a final-round win against Jasmine Salinas. Meyer came from the No. 3 qualifying spot to claim wins against Jackie Fricke and four-time champ Joey Severance. She ventured into the 5.1-second zone a couple of times during the event and ran a 5.25 in the final to seal the win after Salinas fouled.
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Wyatt Wagner has previously won Lucas Oil Series events and been the Division 5 champion, but he hadn’t won a national event until he took out five-time world champion Justin Lamb in the Topeka Super Stock final. Wagner drove his SS/GA ’68 Camaro to a 9.843 against his 9.83 dial to edge Lamb’s COPO Camaro by less than a hundredth of a second. Wagner also took out current title contender Anthony Bertozzi in the semifinal round.
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Dusty Meyer scored his fifth national event win following a final-round win against Kyle Firestone in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Meyer left first in his Chevy S-10 and held on for the win with a 7.055 on his 7.03 dial. The win ended a frustrating string of early losses for Meyer, who won two national events last season, including the U.S. Nationals.
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The Top Alcohol Funny Car final was settled via a red-light start after Kris Hool left early, allowing Bellemeur to take his Hussey Performance Camaro to career win No. 23. Bellemeur, now tied with Doug Gordon for the class points lead, was the low qualifier and scored a crucial win against Gordon in the semifinal round with his best run of the event, a 5.49.
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There's a lot of emotion at top end after a win and a lot that you don't always get to see. We’re taking you behind the scenes at top end in the moments right after Matt Hagan and Steve Torrence picked up wins at the #BrainerdNats!
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