 Well, some history was made this past weekend at the 2017 NHRA Lucas Soils Nationals at the Brainard International Raceway with more, here's Clayton Castle. What an exciting end to the weekend here at the 2017 NHRA Lucas Soil Nationals as two women take the top prize in the Nitro Categories for the first time in NHRA history. It's 2017, you know, it's not as hard as it was for Shirley Moldowney, but obviously, you know, there's just a handful of us. So, you know, it's going to be a big deal no matter what when when girls do something. Alexis DeGiorgio and Leah Pritchett from the Funny Car and Top Fuel Categories respectively, each came out on top on Sunday making history in the sport of racing. And when she won, I could taste it. I could taste her win and whether it was her nitro or rubber or whatever it was, I felt this is our race to win and it's our time to double up. Pritchett, the number one qualifier in Top Fuel, also reset the national record for elapsed time on Friday evening with a time of 3.64 seconds beating her old record. To go multiple times backing up our national record, you know, doing incredible things in Denver, number one, it's absolutely amazing. The only thing that would ever be better than this is if we can keep this sprint of a marathon through all the way to the end. But right now, now we're going to enjoy this win because those guys, those guys deserve it. In the pro stock category, third generation racer Tanner Gray marked his fourth win this year, his rookie season. I don't know what these guys have done, but they've got a handle on this car in the last few races and they got, they got something going right for them over there. They're making my job a hell of a lot easier and you know, I'm just blessed to be able to be sitting in the driver's seat. Rounding out the winners was pro stock motorcycle winner Jerry Savoie, a veteran of NHRA. This was his first win at Brainerd and says the atmosphere in Brainerd is second to none in drag racing. I mean, it's just, just unbelievable, the camaraderie and the, and the friendship that you gather. We met, we met some really nice people in Sonoma. We've got a great Sonoma family. We got a Minnesota family here and we see them every year. And you know, that's what drag racing is all about. It's all about family and friends. Now, if you're the type of person that likes to look ahead, the 2018 NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals are tentatively set for August 16th through 19th. Reporting at the Brainerd International Raceway, Clayton Castle, Lakeland News. Thanks Clayton. Also here is a list again of some of those winners, of course, Lee Pritchett and Alex DeGiorgio, some of the key winners. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.