The 4th Annual Nitto Tire NMCA West Spring Nationals, held March 27-29, 2015 at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California, marked the start of the 2015 season for the NMCA WEST VP Racing Fuels Drag Racing series. Warm temperatures greeted racers and fans alike as the event kicked off on Friday. As the weekend progressed, ETs fell and the competition tightened up significantly as racers made their way towards the Aerospace Components Winner's Circle. 

TheHotchkis Sport Suspension Autocross presented by Nitto Tire brought out all kinds of cars from fully-prepped Optima Challenge Camaros to first timers in their daily drivers. It was a sold-out weekend with plenty of intense competition. Most drivers competed both days for the Hotchkis Cup and cha llenged each other for trophies in classes like Modern Muscle, Classic Muscle, Compact Car, Exhibition Class, Fastest Lap of the Day and Fastest Lady. 

Garrett Turbo Pro Mod was a dogfight all weekend long. Rick Snavely in the Turbos Direct '69 Camaro topped qualifying with a 5.197 to the 1000-foot mark. In Sunday's competition, the field whittled down to the number-one-qualified Snavely and Mark Luton, who only recently made the switch to Pro Mod. In a close race, Luton snagged the holeshot, but Snavely was able to get around him 5.24 to 5.50 for the win. 

Mickey Thompson True Ten 5 and its combination of monster power on a small tire make for a fun show. Sitting atop the field after three rounds of qualifying, with only five passes on her new car and combination in total was Dana Cook, carding a 4.647 at 159.82 mph. On Sunday, Cook continued her winning ways and found herself in the final round, where she faced Johnny Coleman and his '69 Camaro. Cook was late on the tree, and couldn't make it up on the top end. Her quicker and faster 4.67 falling to Coleman's 4.69-his holeshot earning him the True Ten 5 win. 

Ryan "Toaster" Jones looked like he had the ProCharger Street Outlaw field on lock after three rounds of qualifying, sitting number one by over seven-tenths of a second. He bettered his qualifying efforts on Sunday, but so did James Lawrence, who ran a 7.36 in the semis. Jones and Lawrence were set to meet in the final round, but Jones was unable to take the beams, handing Lawrence the "W" unopposed. 

Lucas Oil N/A 10.5 was the Vic Brum show all weekend long. He qualified with an 8.139, putting him a two and a half tenths ahead of the number-two qualifier, Ryan Bell.  On Sunday, Bell pushed hard and closed the ET gap between he and Brum en route to the final round. There, however, Brum was able to drive around Bell's holeshot and take the win, 8.22 to 8.37. 

In ARP Outlaw 8.5 action, George Raygoza led the field of eight cars with a 5.056 at 145 miles per hour, giving him a little over a tenth of a second cushion on the number-two qualifier, Dan Hale. In eliminations, Raygoza handled his side of the ladder like he was the quickest car in the class and found himself in the final round. There, he met Anthony "Big Worm" Smith who was in his third final round in as many weeks of racing. However, Smith struck the tires early in the pass, while Raygoza streaked to a 5.17 for the win. 

Monte LeFrenz took the pole in SCAT Crankshafts Open Comp, with a .003 reaction time. The fifth and final round, however, came down to a pair of Mustangs. Justen Spencer and Brent Calvert squared off in a brutally close race. Only .004 separated the pair on the tree and at the stripe, Spencer pushed Calvert out the back, forcing Calvert to dip .014 under his index and turn on Spencer's win light. 

Edelbrock Super Quick was 18-cars deep and led by Bobby Cottrell and his front-engine dragster which he had running a 6.93 at 195 miles per hour. As the field was whittled down, only Ricky Deuschle and Michaelyn Roelle remained in contention. The pair left with only .004 of a second separating them and on the top end, Roelle broke out by a scant .012, allowing Deushle's .035 package to take the win. 

Shiloh Davies led the 34-car Calvert Racing Quick Street class, with a 9.15 at 146 miles per hour in his 1968 Dart. After the smoke cleared on Sunday, though, only Tommy Dutcher and Chris Davis remained. In the final round, Davis lit the Crimson Bulb of Despair, handing Dutcher the Quick Street win. 

MMR Mustang Madness number-one qualifier was none other than Jay Bittle of JBA Headers, with a .005 reaction time. However, it was Brent Calvert and Greg Dreher paired up in the final round. Dreher got the holeshot, but Calvert was able to run him down and take the win light with an 8.617 on an 8.58 index. 

After three rounds of qualifying in Champion Cooling Systems Pro Comp, Zach Meziere led the pack with a .001-over qualifying effort. In the final round, Doug Crumlich put together a .022 package pushing Hollis Colleasure to break out by .002-second. 

Hedman Hedders Nostalgia Street Car was the only class to have a top qualifier who ran a perfect pass. Steven Twilliger carded a 10.000 on a 10.00 index to take the top spot. The final round was a heads-up race, as both Steve Cox and Jim Losquardo were running on the E index of 10.50. Losquardo left with a stout holeshot and took just enough stripe to turn on the win light. 

In Vortech Superchargers True Street, Dan Geis ruled the roost, averaging 10.064 on his three passes for the overall True Street title. Nacho Bermr was right behind Geis with an average ET of 10.887 for the overall runner-up spot. Bob Zahner and his '67 Nova took the 12-second title with a 12.036 second average. Ken Bell scored the 13-second win with a 13.013 average from his Camaro Z28. Ro Kang reigned in the 14-second category with a 14.094 and Gregory Anderson took the 15-second honors with a 15.150. 

The Saturday round of the Edelbrock Bracket Showdown saw Joe Henchy defeat Steve Watkins in Bracket 2, Jack Swanson take the win light over Dave Boydstein in Bracket 3, and in a father-son final, Kevin McClelland defeated his son Daniel in Bracket 1. In Sunday's action, Katelyn Whynaught defeated Justin Rebrovich in Bracket 1, Frank Malone took the win light over Charlie Allen in Bracket 3, and Jeff Interlicchia beat Donald Horn in Bracket 2.