Dan Fletcher and Justin Lamb took the class to school during the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Co.

Fletcher, from Churchville, N.Y., took home his 61st NHRA Wally when he defeated Doug Young in the Stock final round. ‘Fletch’ nailed the tree at the start, posting a stellar 0.008 reaction time to Young‘s 0.080 reaction. Both cars broke out and Fletchers -0.033-second infraction was the lesser of the two evils.

Fletcher, a professional sportsman drag racer, sponsored this season by K & N Filters, revels in the opportunity to put his AA/SA 1969 Chevrolet Camaro in the winner’s circle for his new backers.

Dan Fletcher and Justin Lamb took the class to school during the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Co.

Fletcher, from Churchville, N.Y., took home his 61st NHRA Wally when he defeated Doug Young in the Stock final round. ‘Fletch’ nailed the tree at the start, posting a stellar 0.008 reaction time to Young‘s 0.080 reaction. Both cars broke out and Fletchers -0.033-second infraction was the lesser of the two evils.

Fletcher, a professional sportsman drag racer, sponsored this season by K & N Filters, revels in the opportunity to put his AA/SA 1969 Chevrolet Camaro in the winner’s circle for his new backers.

“What Steve Williams and his team at K & N have done for me this year is truly humbling,” Fletcher said. “In the economic climate we are in, to have a company provide the funding for me to go racing is an honor.”

Traveling on his own version of a “School’s Out” tour, which began in Topeka, Kan. earlier this summer, the Lamb, a student at UNLV,   kicked off the Western Swing by winning his fifth NHRA Wally. He’s already won races in four NHRA categories.

Driving his SS/BS 2009 Chevy Cobalt, the 21-year old Lamb defeated Tim Nicholson in the final round of Super Stock. Both cars ran side-by-side through the lights with Nicholson inching ahead and breaking out by 0.003-seconds. Lamb got on the brakes at the finish line to avoid the same fate.

“The car launched hard and I felt like it was going to be a tight race,“ Lamb explained. “I got down track and decided to ‘dump it’ to push him under, and by three-thou it worked.”

Both Fletcher and Lamb will continue on the Western Swing next week in Seattle, hoping to add to their recent National event success. 

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