Nitro Harley produced Sunday's other highlight-reel finale as Nate Gagnon (far lane), from Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, beat Mike Pelrine in the nitro-burning Harley category.

After taking out the top two qualified drivers, Gagnon and Pelrine met in a final for the ages as Pelrine got the jump on the line and opened up a considerable margin over his opponent by halftrack, but then both bikes smoked the tire which allowed Gagnon to make up considerable ground at the top end and take the win with a 8.265, 210.77 to a 8.690, 133.23.

Sunday's win was Gagnon's second with the IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, winning IHRA's other Canadian stop at Castrol Raceway one year ago.

"What a wild weekend. We had a hard time getting a handle on the bike and that put us off our regular pace," Gagnon said. "In the second round today we popped a motor and we thrashed to get back for the final. We had some luck with us and then a pedal fest for the win, what a way to make it happen.

Ron Maroney claimed the weekend's other nitro victory, besting Troy Martin in the finals of Nitro Altered. Maroney got the jump at the line in the "Blind Faith" nostalgia machine and put down a 6.215, 222.33 in taking the win over Martin, who had a 6.398, 224.88 in the runner-up effort.

Elaine Larsen led the way in Jet Dragster for the third time this season, besting Dawn Perdue in the Miller Welding jet-powered ride with a 5.808, 272.56 to a 5.901, 267.14.