Jamie Noonan and New Champions Clinch World Titles in Las Vegas

Jamie Noonan clinches Top Alcohol Dragster title

Jamie Noonan secured his first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster world championship during a high-stakes weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

According to a report from nhra.com, the title was decided not by Noonan’s own performance on the track, but by the results of his competitors.

Noonan was not competing in the Las Vegas regional event, which served as the final West Region/Pacific Division stop of the 2026 season. He clinched the championship when two-time reigning world champion Shawn Cowie lost in the semifinals to Melanie Johnson. For Cowie to have secured a historic three-peat, he would have needed to win both this event and the upcoming In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals scheduled for next weekend.

The championship shift was part of a broader redistribution of hardware at the Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals. While Noonan took the Top Alcohol Dragster crown, the weekend also saw Jeff Adkinson in Stock and Jordan Pratt in Super Gas claim their first career world championships.

Bellemeur reaches 55th career victory

The weather-delayed Las Vegas event provided a massive milestone for Sean Bellemeur. In the Top Alcohol Funny Car final, Bellemeur defeated Annie Whiteley to record his 55th career national-event victory. This win marked his seventh successful event of the 2026 season and established the low elapsed time (e.t.) for the competition.

Event Performance Data

Driver	Category	Result/Metric
Sean Bellemeur	Top Alcohol Funny Car	5.456-second pass (55th career win)
Cody Lane	Competition Eliminator	Victory over Mike Dahl

Dylan Hough: 6.224-second pass (6.23 dial-in)
Don London: 6.134-second pass (6.16 dial-in)

As the season moves toward the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, the momentum from these Las Vegas results will likely dictate the final championship standings for several classes. For those following the technical specifics of the Lucas Oil Series, the full results of the final regional event have been made available through official NHRA channels.