Round 2

Burbage’s team decided to call it a day after finding some engines issues between rounds and Henry would advance to the finals.

In the other semi it was the season for Walker – win and he would be champion, lose and Hairston would get the title with six points to spare! As they pulled in the water you could see the pressure on the faces of the Walker crew, while on the other side, the Bunker team seemed to welcome the position they had been put in. Both cars made routine burnouts, checked wheelie bars and slowly brought their drivers to the line; both drivers seemed ready to race and no games would be played here. When the ambers flashed it was Walker away first .058 to Bunker’s .100 and Walker took this advantage and carried it to the finish line for the win 6.374 at 220.80 to Bunker’s 6.654 at 214.43. The round win would give the Walker Autoworks team a spot in the final round and, more importantly, the 2009 Pro Street championship!

Final

The final round pitted the two quickest nitrous cars in the WCHRA, and arguably the two most consistent cars all season, Tim Henry and Randy Walker. After winning the championship the round prior, the Walker crew was looking to finish off the season by running the table, while on the other side Henry and crew were looking to derail the Walker train.

It was Walker away first .047 to Henry’s .070. At half track Walker had a car length lead on the Con-Quest Firebird, but shortly after the El Camino moved around a bit giving up the advantage that seemed to be the difference in the race, and when the boards flashed it was Tim Henry getting the win over Randy Walker 6.441/218.39 to 6.581/216.86.