Williams and Lewis Conquer NHRA Texas FallNationals

Austin Williams and Jimmy Lewis lead the list of winners at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX.

ENNIS, TX – The Stampede of Speed made its way to the Texas Motorplex where concerts, bull riding, fast cars, and even more started out the week and the Texas NHRA FallNationals brought a close to it. Several winners visited the winners circle and picked up one of the last Wally’s of the season.

Austin Williams (SG) and Jimmy Lewis (TS) lead the winner board this week. Williams picked up his 16th National event Wally, but his first in Super Gas. Lewis picked up his third National event Wally of the 2021 season!

Joining them in the winners circle was Don Thomas (Comp), Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. (SS), Brenda Grubbs (STK), Steve Evans (SC), Scooter Wilkins (SST), and Ross Laris (TD).

Read the race recap below to meet the winners and see their final rounds!

2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Results

Competition Eliminator – Don Thomas

Don Thomas won his second National event Wally after defeating Keith Mawhee in the final round. Mawhee had the slight starting line advantage, .069 to .077, but Thomas chased him down for the win.

Clint Neff was the semi-finalist.

Stock Eliminator – Brenda Grubbs

Brenda Grubbs defeated Jerry Emmons in the final round to take home her third National event Wally. Grubbs had the starting line advantage, .004 to .035, and dropped at the finish line to give Emmons the stripe and causing him to breakout more than her. Grubbs ran a 10.018 at 131 mph on her 10.02 dial-in.

Thomas Marlow and Brandon Bakies were the semi-finalists.

Super Stock – Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.

Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. won his eighth National event Wally and his third in Super Stock after defeating Harvey Speedy Emmons in the final round. Hidalgo had the starting line advantage, .010 to .039, and on a double breakout took home the trophy. Hidalgo ran a 9.787 at 135 mph on his 9.82 dial-in.

Greg Stanfield was the semi-finalist.

Super Comp – Steve Evans

Steve Evans took on Jeromy Hefler in the final round, where Hefler rolled the beams handing the automatic win over to Evans. Evans was .032 and coasted to a 9.777 at 146 mph to take home his second National event Wally, both which have been at the Motorplex!

Michael Bailey was the semi-finalist.

Super Gas – Austin Williams

A rematch of the Houston final just earlier in the week – but this time, Williams came out on top! Austin Williams took home his 16th National event Wally and his first ever in Super Gas after he defeated Jerry DeBusk in the final round. DeBusk had the slight starting line advantage, .011 to .016, but Williams ran closer to the index. His 9.937 at 166 mph took him straight to the winners circle.

Mark Deberry and Clark Mundt were the semi-finalists.

Super Street – Scooter Wilkins

Scooter Wilkins won his first National event Wally in his first ever final round after defeating John Leibham in the final round, Leibham had a very uncharacteristic reaction time, causing him the Wally. Wilkins was .002 and ran a 10.945 at 141 mph.

William Morgan was the semi-finalist.

Top Dragster – Ross Laris

Ross Laris defeated Wayne Landry to take home his fifth National event Wally. Laundry had the starting line advantage, .006 to .026, but Laris ran closer to his dial-in taking him to the winners circle. Laris ran a 6.285 at 183 mph on his 6.15 dial-in.

Will Carrell and Aaron Stanfield were the semi-finalists.

Top Sportsman – Jimmy Lewis

Jimmy Lewis is making 2021 his year and took home his 13th National event Wally and his third one this year after defeating 2020 World Champion Darian Boesch in the final round. Boesch had a slight starting line advantage, .016 to .018, but ran into problems giving the easy win to Lewis. Lewis coasted to a 6.529 at 192 mph to take home the trophy.

Mark Behring and Bob Gulitti were the semi-finalists.

An avid racer herself, Megan Strassweg, 28, sees her two worlds collide with DragChamp – journalism and drag racing. Megan resides in Evansville, IN, and she pilots a 2015 American Dragster in the NHRA North Central Division 3 Super Comp series, along with some local bracket racing on the side. Her passion for racing began early, having grown up at the racetrack, and she remains committed to the sport.

You can reach Megan on Facebook or email at megan@dragchamp.com

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