Williams Dominates at Topeka – Again

Austin Williams leads the list of winners at the Menards NHRA Nationals – taking home his sixth National event Wally from Heartland Motorsports Park.

TOPEKA, KS – Winners were crowned at Heartland Park in Topeka over the weekend where lots of milestones and emotional memories happened. Austin Williams leads the list of winners where he took home the Wally in Super Comp, making that his 15th National event Wally and his sixth in Topeka.

Joining him in the winners circle, making it a very emotional weekend, was Dusty Meyer. Earlier this year, Dusty’s father passed away in an accident. Dusty and Joe spent countless weekends at the racetrack and in the shop working on race cars together, so the fight to get back racing has been a struggle for him and his family. Joe was watching over Dusty on Sunday, helping him turn on every win light in Top Sportsman to pick up the trophy.

Greg Kamplain (Comp), Wyatt Wagner (SS), Chris Knudsen (STK), Collin Becker (SG), and Danny Nelson (TD) rounded out the winners list for the weekend.

Check out the race recap below to learn more about the winners.

2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Presented by PetArmor

Competition Eliminator – Greg Kamplain

Greg Kamplain picked up his 10th National event Wally after defeating Travis Gusso in the final round. They had identical reaction times at the hit, but Kamplain ran the better number to get the trophy.

Matt Harris and Bruno Massel were the semi-finalists.

Stock Eliminator – Chris Knudsen

Chris Knudsen won his second National event Wally after defeating Randi Lyn Shipp in the final round. Shipp turned on the red bulb by -.018 to hand the win over the Knudsen, who was .009 and coasted to a 10.910 at 105 mph.

Parker Devore and Brett Speer were the semi-finalists.

Super Stock – Wyatt Wagner

Wyatt Wagner won his first National event Wally after defeating world champion Justin Lamb in the final round. Lamb had the starting line advantage, .002 to .028, but Wagner ran closer to his dial-in to go to the winners circle. Wagner ran a 9.943 at 131 mph on his 9.93 dial-in.

Anthony Bertozzi was the semi-finalist.

Super Comp – Austin Williams

Austin Williams won his 15th National event Wally, his sixth in Super Comp and his sixth Wally at Topeka, after defeating 2020 World Champion Christopher Dodd in the final round. Williams had the slight starting line advantage, .009 to .013, and ran a 8.944 at 164 mph to get the win by .007.

Dylan Hough and Landon Stallbaumer were the semi-finalists.

Super Gas – Collin Becker

Collin Becker won his first National event Wally after defeating Jaron Miller in the final round. Miller turned on the red bulb by -.005, giving the win to Becker who was .005 and ran a 9.901 at 163 mph on the 9.90 index!

Jim Capp was the semi-finalist.

Top Dragster – Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson defeated Prescott Dean to take home his sixth National event Wally. To live up to his name, Nelson was .002 take .001 in the final. He ran a 6.124 at 213 mph on his 6.10 dial-in. Dean was .016 and ran a 6.351 on his 6.34 dial-in.

Dane Ward and JR Lobner were the semi-finalists.

Top Sportsman – Dusty Meyer

A very emotional victory for Meyer. Dusty Meyer defeated his good friend Kyle Firestone in the final round to take home his fifth National event Wally and his first since his dad’s passing. Meyer had the starting line advantage, .013 to .041, and ran a 7.055 at 189 mph on his 7.03 dial-in.

Jim Thorp was the semi-finalist.

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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