NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Justin Jenkins, who has a pair of Topeka wins to his credit in 2005 and 2016 to go with his 2008 Denver victory, did a stellar job behind the wheel of his GT/GA Cobalt with a couple of near-perfect reaction times in eliminations. Jenkins was .006 and .004 off the starting line in his wins over Carroll Warling and Henry Sliwinski to earn a bye run into the Super Stock final. Facing the clean ’69 Camaro of NHRA National Dragster contributor Brenda Grubbs, Jenkins remained sharp with a .011 light and a 10.369 on his 10.31 dial. Grubbs, who also made the late rounds in Stock, cut a very respectable .023 light but broke out at the finish line.