Donna Morris climbs her way to the top at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals

Donna Morris picked up the trophy in Super Stock to lead the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.

JOLIET, IL – Donna Morris shined in the winner’s circle for her very first time ever at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, picking up the Wally in Super Stock. Morris said in her interview how difficult the weekend was with new car blues and the ever-changing weather conditions, but she was overly joyed to be in the winner’s circle holding her first Wally.

Joining her in the winner’s circle was Marion Stephenson (STK), Jeff Cheney (SC), David Dahlem (SG), and Greg Rice (TD).

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

Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals

Super Stock

Donna Morris picked up her first NHRA National event Wally after defeating Troy Galbraith in the final round. This was Morris’ first National event victory in her very first final round ever! Just a coin flip apart on the tree, .024 to .027, Morris ran a 10.696 at 118 mph on her 10.67 dial-in to turn on the win light after Galbraith took too much stripe to breakout.

Marion Stephenson and Todd Frantz were the semi-finalists.

Stock Eliminator

Marion Stephenson visited the winner’s circle for the eighth time on the NHRA tour after defeating Joey Shipp in the final round. Shipp turned on the red light by -.042, handing the easy win over to Stephenson. Stephenson was also red at the hit, but it didn’t matter as his win light was already shining.

Michael Lund and Larry DeForrest were the semi-finalists.

Super Comp

Jeff Cheney took home his fifth NHRA National event Wally after defeating Kimbra Fuesting in the final round. Cheney had the starting line advantage, .006 to .024, and ran an 8.923 at 172 mph on the 8.90 index to head to the winner’s circle.

Cal Belden and Devin Isenhower were the semi-finalists.

Super Gas

David Dahlem visited the winner’s circle after defeating Nathan Prose in the final round to pick up his third NHRA Wally. Just a coin flip apart on the tree, .012 to .019, Dahlem ran a 9.943 at 153 mph on the 9.90 index to take home the trophy. Prose was no slouch, making this his fifth final round in a row.

Max Butcher and Donnie Burenberger were the semi-finalists.

Top Dragster

Greg Rice picked up his first ever NHRA National event Wally in his first final round after defeating Tony Elrod. Both drivers were stellar on the tree, .003 to .009, and Rice ran a 6.151 at 219 mph on his 6.10 dial-in to get the win by .011.

Jim Glenn 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.

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