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Tony Santos, of Las Vegas, defeated Thomas Bayer of Fontana, CA, to win his first Super Pro title of the year in the Jerry's Nugget Championship Drag Racing Series at The Strip. Robin Harris of Las Vegas used a better reaction time on the starting line to defeat Jeff Farrar for Pro honors. Ron Winters of Las Vegas drove his 1968 El Camino to victory over Boulder City's Robbie Irving in the Street category.

Kahea Woods faced Russell Odegaard in the motorcycle final. Once again, the better reaction time was the key to victory as Wood defeated Odegaard for the title. Bill Dudley of Las Vegas is well on his way to a ninth career title as he defeated Billy Fraker in the Sport Compact finale.

The Strip also held its NHRA Jr. Dragster Series King of the Track competition during Night of Destruction. Ryan Valandingham (shown) of Kingman, AZ, is The Strip's 2005 Jr. Dragster King of the Track after defeating Jake Miller of Golden Valley, AZ. Valandingham defeated Ryen Lamb of Henderson and Miller bested Vanessa Hodges of Las Vegas to face each other in the final round.

One last photo, in case you were wondering why they called it the Night of Destruction. (Tim Marshall photos) [6-15-2005]