Brand, Stalba pick up wins at Texas NHRA FallNationals

Michael Brand and Tom Stalba both held trophies at the end of the day at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex.

ENNIS, TX – Michael Brand and Tom Stalba both visited the winner’s circle Sunday afternoon at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex. Both drivers were also able to clinch JEGS AllStars victories on Saturday, Brand in Stock Eliminator and Stalba in Super Comp.

Joining them in the winner’s circle was Matt Harris (Comp), Justin Picillo (SS), Kyle Secrest (SC), Jordan Pratt (SST), Michael Chitty (TS), and Jim Prevo (TD).

Read the race recap below to learn more about the winners!

Texas NHRA FallNationals

Competition Eliminator

Matt Harris took home his first ever NHRA National event Wally after defeating Keith Mawhee in the final round. Harris had the starting line advantage, .033 to .138, and got to the strip first to run a 7.705 at 175 mph on his 8.20 index.

Joe Mozeris and Jeff Taylor were the semi-finalists.

Super Stock

Justin Picillo picked up his first NHRA National event Wally after defeating Craig Gualtiere in the final round. Gualtiere had the starting line advantage, .006 to .028, but took too much stripe to breakout. Picillo dialed a 9.39 and ran a 9.401 at 134 mph.

Ty Gaynor was the semi-finalist.

Stock Eliminator

Michael Brand decided the JEGS AllStars victory wasn’t enough, and drove his FS/AA to his third NHRA National event trophy after defeating Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. in the final round. Hidalgo had the slight advantage on the starting line, .019 to .026, but Brand was able to run closer to his dial-in to head to the winner’s circle. He ran a 8.833 at 152 mph on his 8.82 dial-in.

Jeff Hefler and Justin Hutto were the semi-finalists.

Super Comp

Kyle Secrest took home his first NHRA National event Wally after defeating Michael Dalrymple in the final round. Secrest had the starting line advantage, .004 to .018, and lit up the scoreboard 8.875 at 178 mph to secure the trophy on a double-breakout win.

Bill Dennis and Dylan Hough were the semi-finalists.

Super Gas

Tom Stalba visited the winners circle after defeating Rusty Cook in the final round to pick up his 10th NHRA Wally. Stalba was .009 total to lock out Cook, who was .065 on the tree. Stalba also picked up the JEGS AllStars Super Comp title on Saturday.

Jason McClure and Buddy Wood were the semi-finalists.

Super Street

Jordan Pratt picked up his second NHRA National event Wally after defeating Alan Bush in the final round. Pratt had the starting line advantage, .009 to .012, and ran a 10.897 10.90 index to head to the winner’s circle.

Darren Wood and David Stone were the semi-finalists.

Top Sportsman

Michael Chitty visited the winners circle after defeating Macy Higgins in the final round to pick up his first ever NHRA Wally. Higgins had the starting line advantage, .014 to .017, but took too much stripe to breakout, giving the double-breakout win to Chitty. He ran a 6.571 at 210 mph on his 6.58 dial-in.

David Scutt and David Bills were the semi-finalists.

Top Dragster

Jim Prevo won his second NHRA Wally after he defeated Brad Plourd in the final round. Plourd had problems to hand the easy win over to Prevo, who was .023 up front and coasted to a 6.305 at 185 mph to head to the winner’s circle.

Wayne Landry and Cody Webber 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.

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