{"id":101749,"date":"2025-07-21T06:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/rookie-dylan-winefsky-qualifies-for-first-nhra-funny-car-show-at-northwest-nationals\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T06:18:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:18:23","slug":"rookie-dylan-winefsky-qualifies-for-first-nhra-funny-car-show-at-northwest-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/rookie-dylan-winefsky-qualifies-for-first-nhra-funny-car-show-at-northwest-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Rookie Dylan Winefsky Qualifies for First NHRA Funny Car Show at Northwest Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"

In just his second NHRA national event start as a nitro Funny Car driver, 20-year-old\u00a0Dylan Winefsky\u00a0made a strong impression on both fans and fellow racers at the\u00a0Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals. Driving the\u00a0Nitro Moose Funny Car, Winefsky battled his way into a stacked 16-car field at\u00a0Pacific Raceways, checked off key milestones, and gained critical seat time as he continues to chase his dream of full-time NHRA competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe highs of this weekend were good,\u201d said Winefsky. \u201cWe learned a lot figuring out what the car likes, what the car doesn\u2019t like. I\u2019m just getting more seat time and getting even more comfortable with the car.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winefsky\u2019s weekend started with a solid hit in Q1 under the Friday night lights, but the car crossed the centerline at the top end, disqualifying the run. Undeterred, the El Mirage, Arizona, native came back strong in Saturday\u2019s opening session with a\u00a04.224-second pass at 292.96 mph, putting him safely in the field at No. 9. The strength of that run allowed the team to skip Q3 and return for Q4 sitting in the No. 14 spot.<\/p>\n

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After posting a 7.026 in Q4, Winefsky had to wait as the final cars made their runs. His earlier 4.22 held up, locking him into the No. 16 spot and giving him a first-round draw against top qualifier\u00a0Austin Prock.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of nerve-wracking,\u201d Winefsky admitted. \u201cHaving to wait to see if we were going to get in. But after we got in, we came back, tore it all down, serviced it, and got everything ready for the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Winefsky\u2019s race day was over before it began. A mechanical issue during the burnout caused the throttle to stick open. Acting quickly, Winefsky hit the brakes, which unintentionally triggered the fire bottles and parachutes \u2014 a safety protocol that ended his shot at making the run. Prock advanced with a 5.66-second solo pass.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment, there was nothing we could have done,\u201d Winefsky said. \u201cEverything happens for a reason. It\u2019s just one of those things you let go of. I stuck to my routine and looked at today as just another race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though the results didn\u2019t show on paper, Winefsky made the most of the weekend. He took part in Thursday night\u2019s\u00a0FanFest<\/strong>\u00a0at Dave & Buster\u2019s in Auburn, WA, signing autographs and connecting with fans. On Friday, he joined NHRA announcer Hannah Rickards on the\u00a0NHRA Stage<\/strong>\u00a0in the pits to share his background as a mechanic-turned-Funny Car driver and talk about his early steps in professional racing.<\/p>\n

Winefsky, a former Jr. Dragster standout, made his NHRA debut earlier this season at the Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals, where he narrowly missed qualifying. The Pacific Raceways performance marks a major step forward \u2014 one that proved he belongs.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Nitro Moose Funny Car\u00a0team is currently scheduled to return to action at the\u00a0NHRA Las Vegas Nationals\u00a0this October and is actively seeking marketing partners to expand their 2025 schedule.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on July 21, 2025. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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In just his second NHRA national event start as a nitro Funny Car driver, 20-year-old\u00a0Dylan Winefsky\u00a0made a strong impression on both fans and fellow racers at the\u00a0Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals. Driving the\u00a0Nitro Moose Funny Car, Winefsky battled his way into a stacked 16-car field at\u00a0Pacific Raceways, checked off key milestones, and gained critical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101749\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}