Young gun Ty Gaynor doubles-up at the NHRA Northwest Nationals

18-year-old Ty Gaynor doubled-up in Top Dragster and Super Stock at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, becoming the youngest driver to ever complete the double-up feat.

KENT, WA – Ty Gaynor left Pacific Raceways with twice the hardware after turning in one of the most impressive performances of the weekend at the NHRA Northwest Nationals. Gaynor swept both Super Stock and Top Dragster, becoming the lone Sportsman racer to score a double-up at the event and adding his name to an elite group of drivers who have conquered multiple classes at the same national event.

Gaynor’s run started with a victory in Top Dragster, where a stellar .005 reaction time in the final helped him defeat Don Sefton with a 7.203-second pass on a 7.18 dial. He wasn’t finished there. Gaynor returned to the lanes just moments later and capped off the memorable weekend with a Super Stock victory over Brad Burton, posting a near-dead-on 9.150-second run on his 9.14 dial to secure his second Wally of the weekend. Burton, meanwhile, settled for runner-up honors after also advancing to the Stock final, making the Super Stock showdown a battle between two drivers chasing multiple trophies.

Joining Gaynor in the winner’s circle was Ryan Warter (Comp), Gary Gandee (STK), Paul Nero (SC), Cooper Chun (SG), Dana Glenn (SST), and Bryan Warr (TS).

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

Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals

Competition Eliminator

Ryan Warter took home his sixth NHRA National event Wally and his third from Seattle after defeating Dustin Lee in the final round. Just a coin-flip apart at the tree, Warter ran an 8.501 at 153 mph to take the victory on his 9.01 index.

Dino Kost and Cody Lane were the semi-finalists.

Super Stock

Ty Gaynor defeated Brad Burton in the final round to take home his second NHRA National event Wally of the weekend, his third of his career. Gaynor had the starting line advantage, .035 to .060, and ran a 9.150 on his 9.14 dial-in to lock Burton out mathematically.

Chris Cour and Shelby Williams were the semi-finalists.

Stock Eliminator

Gary Gandee took home his very first NHRA National event Wally after defeating Brad Burton in the final round. Gandee had the starting line advantage, .001 to .051, and never trailed back for the win. He took his U/SA to the winner’s circle with a .009 total package, a 14.108 on his 14.10 dial-in at 91 mph.

Martha Lang and Cody Lane were the semi-finalists.

Super Comp

Paul Nero added his eighth NHRA National event Wally to his collection after defeating Zach Meziere in the final round. Meziere had the starting line advantage, .011 to .016, but Nero was able to get him on the double-breakout. He ran an 8.875 at 180 mph to get the win by .001.

Carol Krancich was the semi-finalist.

Super Gas

Cooper Chun won his second NHRA National event Wally in the final round, defeating Steve Lowe to head to the winner’s circle. Chun had a big starting line advantage, .030 to .149, and ran a 9.889 at 144 mph for the double-breakout win.

Ed Hutchinson was the semi-finalist.

Super Street

Dana Glenn won his first NHRA National event Wally in the final round, defeating Dustin Ward to head to the winner’s circle. Glenn had the starting line advantage, .007 to .024, and ran a 10.938 at 125 mph to head to the winner’s circle at his home race.

Josh Dalrymple was the semi-finalist.

Top Dragster

Ty Gaynor took home his second NHRA National event Wally after defeating Don Sefton in the final round. Gaynor had the starting line advantage with his .005 reaction time and ran a 7.203 at 170 mph to get to the stripe first by .013. This was Gaynor’s first Wally of the weekend!

Al Kenny and Jeremy Weaver were the semi-finalists.

Top Sportsman

Bryan Warr defeated David Cook in the final round to take home his fifth NHRA National event Wally, his third at Seattle. Warr had the starting line advantage, .006 to .080, and ran a 6.758 at 198 mph on his 6.74 dial-in to head to the winner’s circle.

Chad Riley and Barry Hobson 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. When she’s not racing, you can find her working at WDRB News as a Digital Producer, playing with her two dogs – Clutch and Goose, or spending time with her friends and family.

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