Past Winners
Top Fuel Funny Car
Pro Stock  

Click on the links above to view a complete listing of Bristol Dragway's past winners. Below you will find interesting tidbits on some drivers that have claimed a victory at the legendary Thunder Valley.

 

  • Two-time Powerade Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson's first national event win came at Bristol.

  • In four decades of trying, multi-time world champion Kenny Bernstein never won at Bristol in five final round appearances, but son Brandon won Top Fuel here in 2003, his rookie season.

  • Hall of Fame driver Ronnie Sox captured Bristol wins in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s, in three different categories -- Super Stock, Pro Stock and Pro Modified.

  • Warren Johnson owns Bristol Pro Stock wins in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and this decade.

  • Four decades after Connie Kalitta set top speed in Top Fuel at the first Spring Nationals in 1965, his nephew Doug won the 2005 O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

  • Five-time IHRA Pro Stock champion Rickie Smith picked up the first of more than 20 national event wins at the 1980 Summer Nationals.

  • NHRA's first-ever national event Funny Car class winner was Tommy Grove at the 1967 Spring Nationals.