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Former NIGHTFIRE Professional Champions 1972 1986 Twig Zeigler (FC), Dale Armstrong (AFC) Dale Pulde (FC), Chuck Beal (BBFC) 1973 1987 Frank Hall (FC), Don Enriquez (AFC) Don Prudhomme (FC), Chuck Beal (TAFC) 1974 1988 Ed McCulloch (FC), John Force (FC), Hans Kuesel (TAFC) Kazangian & Lemon (BBFC) 1989 1975 Gary Densham (FC), Wayne Torkelson (PM), Mike Miller (FC), Bucky Austin (TAFC) Kazangian & Lemon (BBFC) 1990 1976 John Force (FC), Wayne Torkelson (PM), Twig Zeigler (FC), Bill Moore (BBFC) Bucky Austin (TAFC) 1977 1991 Mike Miller (FC), Chuck Byrd (BBFC) John Force (FC), Wayne Torkelson (PM), 1978 Bucky Austin (TAFC) Raymond Beadle (FC), 1992 Steve McGee (BBFC) Keith Jackson (FC), Ray Higley (FA), Wayne 1979 Torkelson (PM), Moffitt & Bratton (TAFC) Tom McEwen (FC), Chuck Byrd (BBFC) 1993 1980 Keith Jackson (FC) Ron Fassl (FA), Ed Gordie Bonin (FC), Chuck Byrd (BBFC) Nereaux (PM), Rick Henkelman (TAFC) 1981 1994 Henry Harrison (FC), Keith Jackson (FC) Mack McCord (FA), Dale VanGundy (BBFC) Trevor Lowe (PM), Rick Henkelman (TAFC) 1982 1995 Ed McCulloch (FC), Chuck Beal (BBFC) Mack McCord (FA), Richard Cross (PM) 1983 1996 Gary Densham (FC), Jerry Hill (BBFC) Jamie Bodenstadt (FA), Lee Frank (PM) 1984 Johnny West (FC), Chuck Beal (BBFC) 1997 2008 Greg Daebelliehn (FA), Mitch McDowell (FC), Kris Krabill (FC), Jim Murphy (TF), Charles Carpenter (PM) Rod Pearce (PM) 1998 2009 Mac McCord (FA), Mitch McDowell (FC), Kris Krabill (FC), Rick White (TF), Charles Carpenter (PM) Dennis Radford (PM) 1999 2010 Louis Sweet (FA), Jack Harris (TF), Tim Boychuk (FC), Brett Harris (TF), Glen Kerunsky (PM) Brett Williamson (PM) 2000 2011 Ron Fassl (FA), Jack Harris (TF), Dennis Paul Romine (FC), Brett Harris (TF), Radford (PM) Rod Burbage (PM) 2001 2012 Ron Fassl (FA), Butch Blair (TF), Dennis Kris Krabill (FC), Adam Sorokin (FC), Radford (PM) Dan Myers (PM) 2002 2013 Jeff Diehl (FA), Jack Harris (TF), Glen John Hale (FC), Brett Harris (TF), Kerunsky (PM) Marc Meadors (PM) 2003 2014 Greg Daebelliehn (FA), Bill Dunlap (TF), Tony Bartone (TF), Dan Horan Jr. (FC), Mike Wayne Torkelson Jr. (PM) Maggio (PM) 2004 2015 Ron Fassl (FA), Jack Harris (TF), Wayne Tony Bartone (TF), Kris Krabill (FC), Jeremy Torkelson Jr. (PM) Sullivan (FA) 2005 2016 Ricky Ruiz (FA), Brett Harris (TF), Lee Smith Tony Bartone (TF), Steven Densham (FC), (PM) Jeremy Sullivan (FA) 2006 2017 Lee Jennings Jr. (FC), Brad Thompson (TF), Jim Murphy (TF), Jason Rupert (FC), Bryan Dave Hix (FA), Dennis Radford (PM) Hall (FA), Mike Maggio (PM) 2007 2018 Jack Harris (FC), Howard Haight (TF), Greg Mendy Fry (TF), Jason Rupert (FC), Uffens (FA), Trevor Lowe (PM) Dan Hix (FA), Ed Thornton (PM) .

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