“What a phenomenal season. Seven wins, we set the record twice and finished the year with a win, what more could you ask for,” Gallen said. “What IHRA has done in providing us a place to play and be as successful as we have been, it is just wonderful. Words can’t even describe what this year has been like for us. IHRA really went out on a limb to put this format together, but it is a great and I truly can’t wait to see what IHRA and Feld do with it next year.”

Gallen cruised to an easy win in the final when Nichols went up in smoke and managed to back up his previous time to reset the record. Nichols found himself in the final after Rick Krafft, who ran low elapsed time of the first round, failed to make the call.