Troyer, Winslow, Webber grab first career wins at Lucas Oil Winternationals

In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, seven drivers claimed Lucas Oil Series wins at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
Potato farmer Anthony Troyer French fried the field in his Top Alcohol Dragster national event debut in the McPhillips-family-tuned Fendt Tractors A/Fueler, defeating multi-time world champ Joey Severance’s supercharged J&A Service machine in the final. Fendt’s previous final-round appearance was a Factory Stock runner-up at the 2022 Gatornationals.
Brian Hough scored a dominating victory in Top Alcohol Funny Car, qualifying No. 1, setting low e.t., and winning the event on a final-round holeshot over past world champ Shane Westerfield. The win was Hough’s second straight at the Winternationals and fourth overall after winning Top Alcohol Dragster at the 50th Anniversary Nationals in Pomona in 2001.
John Winslow scored a long-awaited first national event win in Super Stock after he drove his V-10 Challenger past five-time world champ and recent Phoenix winner Justin Lamb. After an even start, Winslow tripped the win light with a 9.010 on his 8.99 dial.
Jeff Adkinson has now won three of his five national event titles in Pomona after driving to the Stock title over reigning world champ Joe Sorensen. Adkinson sealed the win with a .004 light and a 9.356 on his 9.31 dial.
Bill Webber joined sons Cody and Chad as a national event champion in Super Comp when third-generation racer Toby Payne broke out with an 8.890 against Webber’s clutch .006-launched 8.92.
Talented racecar artist Jerron Settles, who won in Super Comp in Pomona at the 2022 Finals, painted a masterpiece performance in Super Gas, driving the Warr family’s entry to victory with a final-round 9.90 that forced John Parrino’s fan-favorite 66 Mustang into a 9.885 breakout.
Aaron Steinkey, whose ’68 Camaro is one of the quickest cars in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman class, collected career win No. 3 by stopping Chris Newman in the final. Steinkey was nearly unstoppable in the final with a .008 light and a 6.315 against his 6.31 dial.
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