Pomona is final chance for drivers to collect that memorable Diamond Wally
The In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals is the last chance for Pro drivers to get their hands on the coveted 75th anniversary Diamond Wally winner’s trophy. The ones who have earned it so far have all remarked how much it meant to them, and there’s a long list of past Wally winners still waiting for their chance to hoist one of these beauties.
Just seven drivers have won the 19 Top Fuel trophies this season, a list that does not include 88-time winner Tony Schumacher, 21-time event champ Justin Ashley, Billy Torrence, Clay Millican, or Shawn Reed, along with red-hot Will Smith, who has gotten close to a first career win but is still waiting.
Funny Car likewise has had just seven winners in the first 19 events. Cruz Pedregon, whose shelves are lined with 44 Wallys, is still looking for his first this year, as are Alexis DeJoria, Paul Lee, Blake Alexander, and Jeff Arend. Like Smith in Top Fuel, Daniel Wilkerson would love his first career win to earn him a Diamond Wally.
Pro Stock has been even more exclusive with just six different winners, leaving a bunch of quality drivers without a Diamond Wally to join their collections, including 89-time Wally winner Jeg Coughlin Jr., 50-time event winner Erica Enders, Deric Kramer, and Chris McGaha. Rookie Cody Anderson would love to join his father, Greg, as a Diamond Wally recipient if he can break through for his first career win.
Five riders have monopolized the 13 Pro Stock Motorcycle events this season, leaving past winners, including Ryan Oehler, Chase Van Sant, Steve Johnson, and Geno Scali, still hoping for their first win of the season and the coveted Wally.
Who's won the Wallys this year?
Top Fuel: Shawn Langdon (8), Doug Kalitta (5), Antron Brown (2), Tony Stewart (1), Leah Pruett (1), Maddi Gordon (1), Josh Hart (1)
Funny Car: Matt Hagan (4), Jordan Vandergriff (4), Ron Capps (3), Jack Beckman (2), J.R. Todd (2), Austin Prock (2), Chad Green (2)
Pro Stock: Dallas Glenn (6), Greg Anderson (4), Matt Hartford (3), Aaron Stanfield (3), Greg Stanfield (2), Troy Coughlin Jr. (1)
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Gaige Herrera (4), Matt Smith (4), Richard Gadson (3), Angie Smith (1), John Hall (1)
