More than the money, O’Connell was happy to dedicate the win to his mom, Margaene, who died recently. Hooten was the Box winner over John Coyle in the final round. Chevy Wolfe defeated Dave McVicker in the Sportsman final. 

Lexie Klinger rounded out the list of Saturday winners with the final-round victory over Cassidy Becker.

Saturday’s main event was preceded by a $1,500-to-win Gamblers race on Friday night. Ricky Pena won in the final round over Nichole Medeisis.

There was a full day of IHRA Summit SuperSeries points racing on Sunday. Zach Manaseri was the Box winner with Justin Ford his final-round opponent. Tim Flynn took the No Box victory with John Hixon runner-up. It set up another runoff where Manaseri was victorious against Flynn.

Paul O’Keefe reigned supreme in Sportsman with Stephen Mroz challenging him in the final. Cooper Hamelen took the Junior Dragster final against Ava Valencia to fill out the weekend winners.

Check out the US41 Dragstrip Facebook page here as it has one of the best racing surfaces in the country. More IHRA Ironman Classic races are coming up this Saturday, July 27 at River Road Raceway and August 3 at Wisconsin International Raceway.