2015 Western Conference Finals

Each season, racers from throughout the western United States and Canada take their shot at Wallys and a share of prize money during the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals. The event features racers from all tracks in Divisions 6 and 7 and some from Divisions 4 and 5. Each NHRA member track may send an unlimited number of teams of 10 racers to the event. The event awards a Wally and prize money to the winner in each of the eight age categories -- 6-9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16-17 -- and a Wally to each member of the winning team.


2015 Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals
Rocky Mountain Raceways (West Valley City, Utah)
July 16-18

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July 18, 2015

Poe's record third win highlights Western Conference Finals

Results quick links: 6-9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16-17 | Jr. Comp | Special Awards | Best Reaction Time | Closest to Dial | Top of the Mountain | Lucas Oil Age Race

WCF champions
2015 Western Conference Finals champions
WCF runner-up finishers
2015 Western Conference Finals runners-up
WCF Team Champion
2015 Western Conference Finals team champion
Team Spirit
2015 Western Conference Finals Team Spirit winner

Cade Poe became the first three-time Conference Finals/National Championships winner in the history of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League when he outlasted the field in the 13-year-old age group. Joining Poe in the winner’s circle were Isabella Scofield (age 6-9), Lilian Cacioppo (10), Ryan Mason (11), Damon Bustamante (12), Dylan Oliveira (14), Tristan Marti (15), Jake Jones (16-17), AJ Thomas (Jr. Comp), and Sacramento Raceway (team champion).

Poe, a Los Alamitos, Calif., racer who was part of the Auto Club Famoso Raceway team, added this year’s 13-year-old age group Wally to the ones he earned in 2012 (10) and 2013 (11) when he won a tight double-breakout final against Kate Worsham, who resides in Villa Park, Calif., and was part of the Barona 1/8-Mile Drag Strip team. Both Poe and Worsham cut .025 lights in the final, but Poe was closer to his dial in the 7.88 (7.90 dial) to 7.89 (7.92) contest.

Poe wasn’t the only multi-time winner at this year’s event. Thunder Valley Raceway Park’s Marti, who was a winner alongside Poe at the 2012 event, picked up his second Western Conference Finals title by outlasting Josiah Nava in the 15-year-old age bracket. In the final, Nava, a Bandimere Speedway racer from Avondale, Colo., left the starting line .002-second too soon. That gave the automatic win to Noble, Okla., racer Marti, who cut a .081 light and posted a 7.86 (7.90).

West Jordan, Utah, competitor Jones also picked up his second Western Conference Finals victory. Jones, who raced for host track Rocky Mountain Raceways, got a reaction-time edge of more than a tenth over Trey Vetter, a Henderson, Nev., racer who was part of the The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and turned it into a 7.95 (7.90) to 7.99 (7.97) holeshot win. Jones was also a winner at the 2008 event.

Scofield, who hails from Winslow, Ariz., and was part of Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park’s team, turned a .030 to .111 reaction-time advantage into a 12.16 (11.98) to 12.58 (12.39) win against Las Vegas, Nev., runner Jessica Boardman, in the 6-9 age group final.

Cacioppo, an Orangevale, Calif., resident who was part of the winning Sacramento team, also had the reaction-time edge in the 10-year-old class final, and she used it to defeat Colorado Springs, Colo., racer Donovan Harless, 9.57 (9.47) to 8.93 (8.90).

San Clemente, Calif.’s Mason chalked up a second win for Wild Horse Pass when Brittney Sturdevant, a Draper, Utah, resident who was part of the Las Vegas team, went red in the 11-year-old age-group final. Mason cut a .077 light and ran right on his 9.09 dial en route to victory.

After finishing as the runner-up in Friday’s Top of the Mountain race, Bustamante, a member of the Barona team from San Dimas, Calif., went the distance in today in the12-year-old category. In the final, Jack Stanfield, who lives in Placerville, Calif., and was racing for Sacramento, had the slight reaction-time edge, but Bustamante ran closer to the dial in the 8.93 (8.91) to 9.22 (9.19) contest.

Oliveira, a Famoso competitor from Cypress, Calif., got the automatic nod in the 14-year-old title round when Joey Leal, a Sacramento Raceway competitor who lives in Loomis, Calif., went red. Oliveira cut a .042 light and ran an 8.05 (8.08).

After finishing as the runner-up in last year’s Jr. Comp exhibition at the Western Conference Finals, Chowchilla, Calif., driver Thomas was able to turn on one more win light this time around in the class that runs on a 6.90 index. In the final, Thomas cut a strong .009 light and he used it to beat Mesa, Ariz., competitor Brandon Marcheski, 6.940 to 6.944.

Bolstered by Cacioppo’s win and the runner-up finish by Stanfield, Sacramento Raceway Team 1 took home this year’s team championship. The group tallied 19 points. Barona 1/8-Mile Drag Strip finished second with 18 points, followed by The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Team 2 (17), Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park (17), and Auto Club Famoso Raceway Team 2 (16).

The competition for the Team Spirit award was tough once again this year with several teams contending for the title, which ultimately went to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Other special-award winners were Jordan Dyer (Best Overall Appearing Car), Dylan Horridge (Best Appearing Theme Car), Cason Segundo (Coolest Car), and Auto Club Famoso Raceway (Best Appearing Track).

Trophies were also presented to the drivers who cut the best reaction time on winning run in round one and to the drivers who had the best package on a winning run in round one. The Best Reaction Time award winners were Cy Mitchell (6-9), Lacey Martin (10), Mason (11), Maverick Molloy (12), Korban Lewis (13), Derrick Hegwood (14), Amy Book (15), and Shelby Rae Schoenfeld (16-17). Closest to Dial winners were Jake Taylor (6-9), Harless (10), Aaron Covington (10), Cavica Wilkerson (11), Molloy (12), Poe (13), Oliveira (14), Blake Johnson (15), and Schoenfeld (16-17).

Results from the 2015 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals at Rocky Mountain Raceways:
6-9
 
Quarterfinalists: Harley Hawker (Wellsville, Utah -- RMR); Preston Howard (Las Vegas, Nev. -- Las Vegas); Jessica Boardman (Las Vegas, Nev. -- Las Vegas); Kruz Jordan (Douglas, Wyo. -- Douglas); Isabella Scofield (Winslow, Ariz. -- Wild Horse).
 
Driver R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Quarters
Hawker .220 12.713 (12.69)
Howard .256 11.978 (11.95)
 
Boardman .082 12.376 (12.40)
Jordan   broke  
 
Scofield .208 11.988 (12.02)
bye      
 
Semi's
Scofield -.067 12.028 (11.95)
Hawker -.038 *12.724 (12.69)
 
Boardman .073 12.465 (12.40)
bye      
 
Final
Scofield .030 12.160 (11.98)
Boardman .111 12.580 (12.39)
 
*red-light

10
 
Quarterfinalists: Donovan Harless (Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Bandimere); Lacey Martin (Sacramento, Calif. -- Sacramento); Lilian Cacioppo (Orangevale, Calif. -- Sacramento); Aaron Covington (Las Vegas, Nev. -- Las Vegas); Whitney Rusher (Rangely, Colo. -- Western Colorado).
 
Driver R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Quarters
Harless -.011 8.937 (8.90)
Martin -.027 *9.360 (9.29)
 
Cacioppo .036 9.509 (9.46)
Covington .000 8.988 (8.90)
 
Rusher .151 11.834 (11.68)
bye      
 
Semi's
Harless .007 8.915 (8.90)
Rusher .037 11.829 (11.80)
 
Cacioppo -.077 9.452 (9.49)
bye      
 
Final
Cacioppo .056 9.572 (9.47)
Harless .230 8.937 (8.90)
 
*red-light

11
 
Quarterfinalists: Ryan Mason (San Clemente, Calif. -- Wild Horse); Kylee Nazarenus (Broomfield, Colo. -- Bandimere); Brittney Sturdevant (Draper, Utah -- Las Vegas); Hailey Dubach (Syracuse, Utah -- RMR); Cavica Wilkerson (Lakewood, Colo. -- Bandimere).
 
Driver R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Quarters
Mason .012 9.107 (9.07)
Nazareus .154 **9.001 (9.03)
 
Sturdevant .055 9.141 (9.10)
Dubach -.051 *9.015 (8.99)
 
Wilkerson .079 8.941 (8.90)
bye      
 
Semi's
Sturdevant .087 9.128 (9.12)
Wilkerson .113 8.939 (8.92)
 
Mason .056 9.067 (9.01)
bye      
 
Final
Mason .077 9.094 (9.09)
Sturdevant -.040 *9.134 (9.09)
 
*red-light  **breakout

12
 
Quarterfinalists: Damon Bustamante (San Dimas, Calif. -- Barona); Brooke Rainey (Wilton, Calif. -- Sacramento); Nolan Oliveira (Cypress, Calif. -- Famoso); Sydney Kopping (Placerville, Calif. -- Sacramento); Jack Stanfield (Placerville, Calif. -- Sacramento); Leigha Miller (Alamo, Calif. -- Sacramento).
 
Driver R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Quarters
Bustamante -.008 8.919 (8.90)
Rainey -.028 *8.908 (8.90)
 
Oliveira .027 9.119 (9.06)
Kopping .031 9.034 (8.90)
 
Stanfield .001 9.209 (9.17)
Miller .088 **8.872 (8.90)
 
Semi's
Stanfield .080 9.195 (9.18)
bye      
 
Bustamante .014 8.941 (8.90)
Oliveira .078 **9.076 (9.09)
 
Final
Bustamante .086 8.931 (8.91)
Stanfield .077 9.225 (9.19)
 
*red-light  **breakout

13
 
Quarterfinalists: Cade Poe (Los Alamitos, Calif. -- Famoso); Carisa Wilkerson (Lakewood, Colo. -- Bandimere); Madi Hanser (Cool, Calif. -- Sacramento); Tyler Ellis (Evansville, Wyo. -- Sturgis); Kate Worsham (Villa Park, Calif. -- Barona); Noah Bell (Turlock, Calif. -- Famoso); Hannah Ellison (Las Vegas, Nev. -- Las Vegas).
 
Driver R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Quarters
Poe .045 7.922 (7.90)
Wilkerson -.040 *7.971 (7.92)
 
Hanser .088 8.124 (7.95)
Ellis .451 8.179 (7.97)
 
Worsham .017 7.965 (7.92)
Bell .093 8.800 (8.72)
 
Ellison -.021 7.912 (7.90)
bye      
 
Semi's
Worsham .017 7.964 (7.91)
Hanser .121 **7.948 (7.95)
 
Poe .010 7.983 (7.90)
Ellison .095 7.977 (7.90)
 
Final
Poe .025 7.881 (7.90)
Worsham .025 7.897 (7.92)
 
*red-light  **breakout

14
 
Quarterfinalists: Dylan Oliveira (Cypress, Calif. -- Famoso); Justin Hof (Nampa, Idaho -- Firebird); Derrick Hegwood (Tustin, Calif. -- Famoso); Parker Haarbrink (South Jordan, Utah -- RMR); Joey Leal (Loomis, Calif. -- Sacramento); Kaden Bean (Sumner, Wash. -- Bremerton).
 
Driver R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Quarters
Oliveira .055 8.084 (8.05)
Hof .144 7.926 (7.90)
 
Hegwood .042 8.119 (8.07)
Haarbrink .098 **7.891 (7.91)
 
Leal .057 7.905 (7.90)
Bean .028 8.157 (8.11)
 
Semi's
Leal .038 7.939 (7.90)
Hegwood .025 8.113 (8.05)
 
Oliveira .015 8.087 (8.05)
bye      
 
Final
Oliveira .042 8.051 (8.08)
Leal -.009 *7.897 (7.93)
 
*red-light  **breakout

15
 
Quarterfinalists: Blake Johnson (Arvada, Colo. -- Bandimere); Jared Jones (West Jordan, Utah -- RMR); Cheyne Lowry (Winslow, Ariz. -- Wild Horse); Cari Alps (Timnath, Colo. -- Douglas); Tristan Marti (Noble, Okla. -- Thunder Valley); Codi Bettis (DeLeon, Texas -- Barona); Josiah Nava (Avondale, Colo. -- Bandimere).
 
Driver R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Quarters
Johnson .052 7.916 (7.90)
Jones .062 7.908 (7.90)
 
Lowry .066 8.210 (8.16)
Alps .074 8.153 (8.08)
 
Marti .018 7.898 (7.90)
Bettis -.018 *7.913 (7.92)
 
Nava -.077 8.106 (8.13)
bye      
 
Semi's
Nava .014 8.176 (8.11)
Lowry .150 8.246 (8.19)
 
Marti .028 8.000 (7.90)
Johnson .123 7.924 (7.90)
 
Final
Marti .081 7.865 (7.90)
Nava -.002 *8.111 (8.10)
 
*red-light

16-17
 
Quarterfinalists: Rheanna Goscha (Berthoud, Colo. -- Bandimere); Jake Jones (West Jordan, Utah -- RMR); Kevin Motter (Anaheim, Calif. -- Barona); Trey Vetter (Henderson, Nev. -- Las Vegas); Sierra Gartner (Wellington, Colo. -- Bandimere).
 
Driver R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Quarters
Goscha -.007 7.972 (7.94)
bye      
 
Jones .050 7.962 (7.90)
Motter .080 8.006 (7.94)
 
Vetter .089 8.000 (7.98)
Gartner -.003 *8.403 (7.90)
 
Semi's
Vetter .035 7.980 (8.00)
Goscha .061 **7.882 (7.96)
 
Jones .013 7.903 (7.90)
bye      
 
Final
Jones .044 7.958 (7.90)
Vetter .153 7.990 (7.97)
 
*red-light  **breakout

Jr. Comp
 
Quarterfinalists: AJ Thomas (Chowchilla, Calif.); Justin Ball (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.); Brandon Marcheski (Mesa, Ariz.); Jena Bryant (Apple Valley, Calif.); John Bandimere (Lakewood, Colo.).
 
Driver R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Quarters
Thomas .008 6.891 (6.90)
Ball .046 **6.844 (6.90)
 
Marcheski .048 6.854 (6.90)
Bryant .059 **6.849 (6.90)
 
Bandimere .085 6.856 (6.90)
bye      
 
Semi's
Thomas .061 6.910 (6.90)
Bandimere -.002 6.929 (6.90)
 
Marcheski -.042 6.862 (6.90)
bye      
 
Final
Thomas .009 6.940 (6.90)
Marcheski .051 6.944 (6.90)
 
*red-light  **breakout

July 18, 2015

Special Awards

Jordan Dyer (Best Overall Appearing Car), Dylan Horridge (Best Appearing Theme Car), Cason Segundo (Coolest Car), and Auto Club Famoso Raceway (Best Appearing Track) received special awards at the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals.

Best Overall Appearing Car
Best Overall Appearing Car

Best Appearing Theme Car
Best Appearing Theme Car

Coolest Car
Coolest Car

Best Appearing Track
Best Appearing Track


July 18, 2015

Best Reaction Time

Following are the drivers who cut the best reaction time on a winning run in round one.

Best Reaction Time
 
Age Group Driver Reaction

6-9

Cy Mitchell

.012


10

Lacey Martin

.007


11

Ryan Mason

.022


12

Maverick Molloy

.000


13

Korban Lewis

.003


14

Derrick Hegwood

.013


15

Amy Book

.011


16-17

Shelby Rae Schoenfeld

.006


July 18, 2015

Closest to Dial

Following are the drivers who ran closest to the dial on a winning run in round one.

Closest to Dial
 
Age Group Driver E.T. (Dial)

6-9

Jake Taylor

13.907 (13.90)


10

Donovan Harless

8.920 (8.90)

 

Aaron Covington

8.920 (8.90)


11

Cavica Wilkerson

8.903 (8.90)


12

Maverick Molloy

8.919 (8.90)


13

Cade Poe

7.901 (7.90)


14

Dylan Oliveira

8.053 (8.05)


15

Blake Johnson

7.908 (7.90)


16-17

Shelby Rae Schoenfeld

7.902 (7.90)


July 18, 2015

Eliminations under way at Rocky Mountain Raceways

Wallys
The quest for Wallys has officially begun at the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Western Conference Finals, one of two national events in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League.

Jr. Dragsters racing
Alaina McCary, far lane, was the event's first winner of the weekend when she defeated Caden Ball in the first pair of 6-9 competitors.


July 17, 2015

Top of the Mountain Final Results

Top of the Mountain final
Final round: Austin Jackson, near lane, defeated Damon Bustamante
 
Round 1
Driver Hometown R.T. E.T. (Dial)
Jared Jones West Jordan, Utah .038 8.030 (7.90)
Kaden Bean Sumner, Wash. .206 8.103 (8.10)
 
Cade Poe Los Alamitos, Calif. .043 7.931 (7.90)
Emersyn Rose Pires Madera, Calif. .181 11.906 (11.90)
 
Damon Bustamante San Dimas, Calif. .045 8.910 (8.90)
Samantha Yowell Chowchilla, Calif. .084 8.013 (7.97)
 
Steven Jackson Aurora, Colo. .062 9.107 (9.05)
Hunter Priest Layton, Utah .065 9.053 (9.08)
 
Codi Bettis DeLeon, Texas .036 7.930 (7.91)
AJ Thomas Chowchilla, Calif. .039 8.424 (8.43)
 
Tabitha Boardman Las Vegas, Nev. .144 8.985 (8.95)
Wyatt Hahn Grand Junction, Colo. -.039 9.836 (9.81)
 
Austin Jackson Lakewood, Colo. .160 7.922 (7.90)
Jessica Boardman Las Vegas, Nev. .222 12.424 (12.38)
 
Nolan Oliveira Cypress, Calif. .111 9.087 (9.06)
Hannah Ellison Las Vegas, Nev. .122 7.917 (7.90)
 
Round 2
Austin Jackson Lakewood, Colo. .006 7.936 (7.90)
Jared Jones West Jordan, Utah .053 7.896 (7.90)
 
Damon Bustamante San Dimas, Calif. .001 8.925 (8.90)
Cade Poe Los Alamitos, Calif. .059 7.892 (7.90)
 
Codi Bettis DeLeon, Texas .084 7.936 (7.92)
Tabitha Boardman Las Vegas, Nev. .082 9.020 (8.98)
 
Nolan Oliveira Cypress, Calif. .096 9.087 (9.08)
Steven Jackson Aurora, Colo. .208 9.130 (9.09)
 
Semifinals
Damon Bustamante San Dimas, Calif. .025 8.941 (8.90)
Codi Bettis DeLeon, Texas .025 8.941 (8.90)
 
Austin Jackson Lakewood, Colo. .031 7.980 (7.90)
Nolan Oliveira Cypress, Calif. .103 9.065 (9.07)
 
Final
Austin Jackson Lakewood, Colo. .066 7.935 (7.93)
Damon Bustamante San Dimas, Calif. .086 8.896 (8.90)

July 17, 2015

Friday Photo Highlights


July 16, 2015

Lucas Oil Age Group Race Final-Round Results

10-year-old class final
10-year-old final: Tripp Breitkreitz, near lane, defeated Mayson Hawker
 
Driver Hometown R.T. E.T.
6-9
Alaina McCary Clinton, Utah .275 12.120
Caden Barth Greeley, Colo. .193 13.994
 
10
Tripp Breitkreitz Casa Grande, Ariz. .111 9.125
Mayson Hawker Wellsville, Utah .181 12.490
 
11
Braden Bettis DeLeon, Texas .218 9.113
Hailey Dubach Syracuse, Utah .317 9.260
 
12
Brooke Rainey Wilton, Calif. .022 8.907
Sydney Kopping Placerville, Calif. .116 8.929
 
13
Sam Hartnett Winslow, Ariz. .010 8.065
Michael Crump Elk Grove, Calif. .121 7.884
 
14
Elizabeth Strones Flagstaff, Ariz. .023 8.017
Josh Gagnon Las Vegas, Nev. .126 8.716
 
15
Kris Trimp Wilton, Calif. .025 8.144
Parker Theobald Saint George, Utah .045 9.841
 
16-17
Kevin Motter Anaheim, Calif. .006 7.941
Shawn Hart Layton, Utah .008 8.003
 
Jr. Comp
Brandon Marcheski Mesa, Ariz. .045 6.895
Jordan Dyer Colorado Springs, Colo. .033 6.879

July 16, 2015

Thursday Photo Highlights

Thursday photo gallery

Click here for photo highlights from the first day of activity at the 2015 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals at Rocky Mountain Raceways, one of two national events in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League.

The event kicked off with two time trial runs for all participants, followed by a special Lucas Oil age-group race.

Action continues Friday with two time trial runs and the Top of the Mountain race that will award a rolling chassis to the winner. Final eliminations for the Western Conference Finals take place Saturday.


July 16, 2015

NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals under way

Rocky Mountain Raceways
The 2015 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals, one of two national events in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, is officially under way at Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley City, Utah. All competitors are making two time runs today, and a special Lucas Oil-sponsored age-group race will take place after time runs.


July 15, 2015

NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals brings the best young drag racers to Rocky Mountain Raceways

Welcome sign

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Rocky Mountain Raceways will host the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals event, July 16-18. Nearly 300 racers from the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, ages 6 to 17 years, will compete for team and individual honors and a share of the event purse.

Teams of drivers in eight age categories drive half-scale dragsters powered by five-horsepower engines that may reach speeds up to 85 mph. They can cover the eighth-mile track in as quick as 7.90 seconds. Also in competition is the Jr. Comp class for racers 14 years and older, which run as fast as 110 mph in 6.90 seconds.

Each of the 10 members of the team champion at the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals event will receive the coveted NHRA Wally trophy. Individual champions will each earn $1,500 along with a NHRA Wally trophy and champions jacket.

Gates at Rocky Mountain Raceways open at 8 a.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Each age category will get two time trials on Thursday, starting at 9 a.m., and Friday, starting at 9:00 a.m. Eliminations will start on Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

Rocky Mountain Raceways is located at 6555 West 2100 South in West Valley City, Utah. For ticket information contact the track, 801-252-9557, or visit RMRRacing.com.

EVENT FACT SHEET

WHAT: NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals event, where teams of 10 drivers, age 6-17, from tracks across the western United States, compete in eight age classes for individual and team honors. Kids drive half-scale dragsters powered by five-horsepower engines and may run the eighth-mile track as quick as 7.90 seconds.

WHERE: Rocky Mountain Raceways, West Valley City, Utah. Track is located at 6555 West 2100 South.

WHEN: Thursday through Saturday, July 16-18.

SCHEDULE: THURSDAY, July 16 - Gates open at 8 a.m. Time trials begin at 9 a.m. Each age group will have two time trial runs.

FRIDAY, July 17 - Gates open at 8 a.m. Time trials start at 9 a.m. Each age group will have two time trial runs.

SATURDAY, July 18 - Gates open at 8 a.m. Eliminations at 9 a.m.

PURSE: Individual winners for the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals event will each earn $1,500 along with the champions NHRA Wally trophy and jacket; runners-up will each earn $500; round money starts with round two winners. Each member of the team champion will receive the coveted NHRA Wally trophy.

2014 EVENT WINNERS: Kaylee Haabrink, 8-9; Braden Bettis, 10; Jason Horridge, 11; Cadie Del Toro, 12; Jenna Michaud, 13; Seth Anderson, 14; Shelby Rae Schoenfield, 15; Travis Van Maarion, 16 -17; Joe Harless, Jr. Comp; Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, team champion.

TICKETS: Call Rocky Mountain Raceways, 801-252-9557, for ticketing information.


May 5, 2015

NHRA Jr. Conference Finals planning in full swing

The NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western and Eastern Conference Finals are quickly approaching as host tracks Rocky Mountain Raceways and Bristol Dragway ready for great fun on and off the track.

Bristol Dragway will again host several pre-event specialty races while Rocky Mountain Raceways will host a test and tune on Wednesday and their specialty events in the evenings once event time trials have been completed. The annual racer appreciation parties and special awards ceremonies are also being planned where numerous awards will be presented in all age groups.

NHRA Member Tracks across the country are putting their teams together now as sign-ups will begin soon for both online team rosters and racer registration.

A new purse structure will be in place for this year’s events with payouts beginning with second-round winners, working their way up to the $1,500 champion’s purse that accompanies the coveted NHRA champion’s Wally trophy, an NHRA Gold Card, and champion’s jacket.

Both Conference Finals events are part of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League that also consists of NHRA divisional series events, division finals, and local events contested at nearly all NHRA Member Tracks across North America.


April 30, 2015
Daily event schedule released

Rocky Mountain Raceways has set the day-to-day schedule for activities during the week of the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals. You can access the schedule through the link near the top of this page or through the Schedules menu.


April 9, 2015
Conference Finals news

Western Conference Finals logo
Eastern Conference Finals logo

NHRA and track officials have made a few changes for the 2015 editions of the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western and Eastern Conference Finals, which are in July at Rocky Mountain Raceways and Bristol Dragway, respectively. The changes start with the logos for the events, which have a new look for 2015 (you can see those to the right).

Another change is to the youngest age group, which will expand to include 6-7-year-old competitors. The age groups at this year’s events will be 6-9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16-17. Jr. Comp will also run as part of the Western Conference Finals.

In addition, this year tracks in Divisions 4 and 5 will be able to pick which of the Conference Finals events its team will attend. A track cannot send a team to both events — they must choose one or the other.

While a track may not send a team to both events, racers are permitted to attend both the Western and Eastern Conference Finals, but they must qualify for a track team for each event.

Further details on the Western and Eastern Conference Finals, including event schedules, purse details, and more will be announced soon.