NETO King of the Hill completed one day late

The NETO King of the Hill race for a Wally was postponed from August 6 to August 7 because of the track curfew.

The King of the Hill race, run once a season pits the Comp winner against the Nostalgia winner. The prize is a NHRA Wally

On Saturday August 6, Brian English won Comp Eliminator and Jody Kenly won Nostalgia eliminator.   Here they are ready to go when the curfew hit.

On Sunday August 7 they lined up once more.

This year running the Nostalgia full tree, Brian English took the win and the Wally,running a 8.76 on a 8.73 dial to Jody Kenly’s breakout  10.08 on a 10.12 dial. Brian broke the two year winning streak of Nostalgia winners becoming the first Comp racer to win the Wally.

Here is Brian receiving the Wally from NETO President Tony Feil.

Here is Brian with NETO officers and directors, Al Banome, John Giambetone, Tony Feil and Rich Mauceri.

Here are some fellow Comp competitors celebrating with Brian