NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Last year, Paul Nero won the Sonoma event and made a strong push for the world championship in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs before ultimately finishing second to Lynn Ellison. Now, Nero is ahead of last year’s pace after collecting his third career win. Nero was consistent in eliminations, including a dead-on-the-dial run in the second round to stop J.R. Lobner. In the final, Nero trailed Rodger Comstock’s nearly perfect .002 light at the start but picked up the victory after Comstock broke out by .013-second.