James Meredith eliminated the last undefeated racer this season when he beat Matt Amrine in the finals of American Racing Headers Factory Stock. Amrine ripped the handle off the shifter and James got to the stripe first with an 11.04 at 117 mph.

Moving to the index categories we had near record turnouts for the season and Flex-a-lite Open Comp saw teammates from the Blackson Arrow team beat out the field. Mel White worked the finish line stripe to beat Steven Daniels. It was a heads-up race, with a breakout, as both carried a 10.95 index. White ran 10.99 while Daniels posted an 11.02, earning the Georgia-based racer a chance to celebrate in the illustrious and glamorous Aerospace Components Winner's Circle.

The Detroit Locker Truck & Lightning class came down to Bob Dill who scored his first major class win in 30 years of drag racing! The charged Coyote engine powered his Gen II Lightning truck into the Aerospace Component's Winner Circle as he beat Kennady Jones who broke out, handing the win to Dill.

The Roush Performance Super Stang class was enormous as it featured over 20 competitors in the street-oriented category. The finals came down to Larry Firestone and his Roush-supercharged 2008 Mustang GT and John Mummery, the Canadian racer who was extremely consistent despite rowing his own gears with a Tremec transmission. Firestone jumped on the brakes to prevent a breakout, his 11.93 was accomplished with just a 93 mph charge.

The final class, Exedy Racing Modular Muscle saw Donnie Bowles win yet another Illinois title with his propane-powered hot rod as he was the victor over Indiana's Brad Phoenix.

For the second year in a row the HP Tuners True Street competition was held on Saturday and a combined 78 competitors were registered. When the dust settled from the 30-mile cruise and three consecutive runs, Kevin McCotter of Michigan was crowned the Overall Winner thanks to his 9.87 average. Matt Caldwell was rewarded with the Overall Runner-Up honors as his 10.33 average was more than enough to hold off the rest of the field. Other winners included David Decker (11-second winner), Fred Stickovich (12-second winner), Jason Epstein (13-second winner), Mike Baker (14-second winner), and David Schenn (15-second winner).

The thrilling conclusion to the four-day event was the Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing Shootout and, as mentioned earlier, Team NMRA continued its domination of the special showdown with an eighth victory. The pairing winners receive bonus money and the winning team brings home the Nitto Tire Diamond Tree win.

The 2015 NMRA Keystone Automotive drag racing season concludes October 1-4 at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Ky., with the 17th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA All-Ford World Finals.