2009 NRHA NON PRO FUTURITY
Non Pro Futurity Reserve Champion
Sparklin Chic – by Lena Spark
Congratulations to Matthew Armenta
Sparklin Chic takes home the 2009 NRHA Reserve Non Pro Championship
Oklahoma City, OK – December 4, 2009 – The 2009 Cinch® NRHA Non Pro Futurity Finals were the featured competition on Friday at the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Nearly two dozen countries have been competing at the show over the past nine days with nine riders from four countries advancing to the $120,000 added Cinch / NRHA Non Pro Futurity Finals.
In draw two in the second section of the Non Pro finals, reigning champion and NRHA’s first Non Pro and woman Million Dollar Rider Mandy McCutcheon jumped in front of the pack with a 219 on West Coast Mizzen. However, Whitesboro, Texas’ Matthew Armenta and Sparklin Chic by Lena Spark came to the show hunting for the win. The pair marked a 219 to tie. In a dramatic run-off, McCutcheon and her mount put in the final effort to take the win and her sixth Non Pro Futurity Championship. The win ties her with NRHA Hall of Famer Bob Loomis for the most NRHA Futurity titles. Mandy and her husband Tom own the West Coast Whiz mare and reside in Aubrey, Texas.
