The Jam-Air Motorsports team lead qualifying after 2 sessions with 7.010 run. In the third & final session, Rich Philips would end up picking up the #1 qualifying spot with a 7.009 run. In an interesting turn of events, series founder & points leader Mike Cross would get bumped out of the field & did not qualify. This opened the door for Bob Murphy or Will Martin to possibly take the title from Mike Cross. Bob Murphy had to make it to the semi finals while Will Martin had to win the event.

In the first round of eliminations, Martin would defeat Dean Oberg with a 7.09 when Oberg turned on the red light. Bob Murphy would advance to the second round as well when he defeated Richard High in a double break out race where Murphy ran 6.98 to High's 6.97.

The second round would have Will Martin face Bob Murphy. If Martin won, Murphy's championship chances would be eliminated while Mike Cross's chances would still be alive. Martin would get a huge starting line advantage and win the round with an early shut off 7.26 as Murphy's car broke the transmission on the burnout. Murphy staged & took the green in case martin made a mistake.

In the semi's Martin would defeat Matt Mahoney with a 7.10 to Mahoney's 7.13.

For the first time ever in class history, two funny cars would be in the final of a 7.0 pro race. Will Martin would face Joey Steckler of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. If Martin won the round, he would win the event & the series championship. If he lost, Mike Cross would be the champion.

At the starting line, Martin got a huge advantage and never looked back as he ran a 7.08 as Steckler crossed the center line. Martin would win the event & the NHRA Heritage series championship. Martin defeated Cross by 1 point.

"I couldn't be any happier than I am right now, this is a dream come true" said team owner & founder John Martin. The team worked their tails off all weekend. Will did an outstanding job of driving as he was in the .040 range all day on the starting line. To win 2 series championships in the same year is a pretty awesome feat. The question I keep getting asked is when are we going nitro racing.simply put it's all a matter of sponsorship at this stage. We wouldn't be here without the great support of our current sponsors: Multistack, Pro Long Super Lubricants, Jackson's Auto Parts, DJ Safety, Pro Manufacturing, & W.E. Machine, however to run a competitive Nitro Funny Car we need additional funding ".

"Right now we are looking at our options for 2010", said Will Martin. To think we would win 3 championships in 2 years is unreal. We have had made a lot of friends racing in CIFCA & 7.0 Pro, however eventually we want to step up to Nitro. We know we can run at the level based on what my father did, it's just a matter of finding the right opportunity".

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Located in Brea, CA, Jackson's Auto Parts is a NAPA Auto Parts franchised owned & operated by Division 7 TA/FC racer John Lombardo Jr.

Courtesy of Will Martin