{"id":102546,"date":"2025-11-14T16:45:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/photo-gallery-sportsman-wrap-up-early-as-champions-winners-shine-at-in-n-out-burger-nhra-finals\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:45:04","slug":"photo-gallery-sportsman-wrap-up-early-as-champions-winners-shine-at-in-n-out-burger-nhra-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/photo-gallery-sportsman-wrap-up-early-as-champions-winners-shine-at-in-n-out-burger-nhra-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO GALLERY: Sportsman Wrap Up Early as Champions, Winners Shine at In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a strong Pacific storm system threatening the weekend schedule, NHRA officials moved decisively to complete all Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminations\u00a0Thursday\u00a0at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. The pivot created a rare, high-stakes, all-in-one-day showdown that produced both national event winners and newly crowned world champions on the historic Pomona quarter mile.<\/p>\n<p>The condensed format carried enormous meaning for Sportsman competitors, and by day\u2019s end\u00a0five drivers clinched Lucas Oil world championships, while\u00a0two of those champions also doubled up by winning the Pomona event\u00a0\u2014 an achievement seldom seen at the season finale.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Two Racers Score the Event-and-Championship Double<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Under the pressure of a single-day elimination ladder, two Lucas Oil racers delivered flawless performances, winning their classes and officially securing their 2025 world championships. With titles and Wallys decided within hours of each other, both drivers capped their seasons with picture-perfect Pomona finishes.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Five Lucas Oil Champions Crowned Thursday<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The revised schedule turned Thursday into one of the most decisive in recent Finals history. Championship battles were settled round by round, with the following racers clinching Lucas Oil Series world titles:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jeff Taylor \u2013 Comp Eliminator<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chad Webber \u2013 Super Comp<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>JJ Brock \u2013 Super Gas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Casey Plazier \u2013 Right Trailers Top Dragster<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Darian Boesch \u2013 Right Trailers Top Sportsman<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Event Winners at the Finals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Along with the championship drama, Sportsman racers also completed national-event eliminations, producing Thursday\u2019s In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals winners:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>COMP:<\/strong>\u00a0Jason Grima def. Melissa Murphy<\/li>\n<li><strong>SUPER STOCK:<\/strong>\u00a0John Calvert def. Ryan McClanahan<\/li>\n<li><strong>STOCK:<\/strong>\u00a0Leo Glasbrenner def. Joe Sorenson<\/li>\n<li><strong>SUPER COMP:<\/strong>\u00a0Chad Webber def. Doug Johnson<\/li>\n<li><strong>SUPER GAS:<\/strong>\u00a0Ed DeStaute def. Jerry Denton<\/li>\n<li><strong>RIGHT TRAILERS TOP DRAGSTER:<\/strong>\u00a0Casey Plazier def. Aaron Steinkey<\/li>\n<li><strong>RIGHT TRAILERS TOP SPORTSMAN:<\/strong>\u00a0Bryan Warr def. Ed Olpin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both\u00a0Webber\u00a0and\u00a0Plazier\u00a0earned the rare double \u2014 winning Pomona and securing their world championships on the same day.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pros Begin Friday as the Finals Weekend Continues<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With Sportsman wrapped early due to incoming weather, the focus now shifts to the professional categories.<\/p>\n<p>Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle begin qualifying on Friday, while\u00a0Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will complete their eliminations.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend will continue with more championship battles and event titles to be settled from Friday through Sunday as the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals close out the NHRA season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona06-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90305\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona296-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90304\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona749-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90303\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1460-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90302\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1734-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90301\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1203-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90300\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona10-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90299\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1178-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90298\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1954-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90297\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1782-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90296\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona533-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90295\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1722-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90294\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1077-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90293\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona110-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90292\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1977-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90291\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1292-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90290\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1111-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90289\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1979-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90288\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona441-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90287\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1881-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90286\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona752-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90285\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona05-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90284\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona789-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90283\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1941-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90282\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona884-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90281\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona834-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90280\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1765-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90279\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1435-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90278\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1989-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90277\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1940-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90276\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1972-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90275\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona1995-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90274\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona2003-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90273\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona2011-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90272\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona2014-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90271\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pomona2022-11-1425f_watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90270\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"post-modified-info\">This story was originally published on November 14, 2025. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DI_flat_red-e1711481551475.png\" width=\"20px\" alt=\"Drag Illustrated\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/photo-gallery-sportsman-wrap-up-early-as-champions-winners-shine-at-in-n-out-burger-nhra-finals\/\">PHOTO GALLERY: Sportsman Wrap Up Early as Champions, Winners Shine at In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/\">Drag Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a strong Pacific storm system threatening the weekend schedule, NHRA officials moved decisively to complete all Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminations\u00a0Thursday\u00a0at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. The pivot created a rare, high-stakes, all-in-one-day showdown that produced both national event winners and newly crowned world champions on the historic Pomona quarter mile. The condensed [&hellip;]<\/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-102546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102546","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=102546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}