NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday Results from Top Gun Raceway, Fallon, Nev.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION TOP GUN RACEWAY Sunday, September 11, 2005 Austin, Coolidge Take Inaugural Wins at Top Gun FALLON, Nev. - Mike Austin in Top Alcohol Dragster and Hank Coolidge in Top Alcohol Funny Car took home the trophies at this weekend's Inaugural NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Top Gun Raceway. Austin of Medford, Ore., ran 5.774 seconds at 250.27 mph in the final round to take out Eric Morris of Sanger, Calif., after knocking off Steve Federlin in a semi-final match up. Morris clocked in at 5.969 seconds, 232.01 mph in his first final round appearance. This is Austin's second win, picking up his first in Acton, Mont., last month at Intermountain Motorsports Park. The win moves Austin into third place in the Pacific Division Top Alcohol Dragster class. Coolidge went from No. 1 qualifier to the winner's circle with a victory over Bucky Austin running 6.124 seconds at 238.40 mph. The Sunburst, Mont., racer beat Doug Gordon in the semi's recording the low elapsed time of the event in funny car with a 6.033 second pass. Coolidge's win is the first of his career after being close several times. He has been runner up twice in Acton. Clint Sallee won in Comp Eliminator over Tony Stephenson of Willow Springs, N.C. with a lap of 6.969 seconds at 193.37 mph. Stephenson left early causing a red-light foul giving the win to Sallee. Chuck Rayburn won in Super Stock over Marv Choudeck Jr. running 9.514 at 138.51 mph while Dale Howard beat fellow Las Vegas racer Errol Farmer in Stock Eliminator. In the super categories, Charlie Stark held off Greg Boutte in Super Comp, Ed Olpin out ran Randy Cloud in Super Gas, and Joe Greco won over Charlie Smith in Super Street. Will Harrison took the TEAM Superstores Top Comp trophy with a 7.850 second pass at 167.41 over Les Figueroa and George Prather of Sacramento, Calif., won in Korbel Super Eliminator. Brittany and Courtney Force made their NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series debuts this weekend. The daughters of 13-time NHRA Funny Car National Champion John Force competed in Super Comp with Brittany grabbing two round wins before loosing to Tom Bayer in round three. Courtney hurt her car's motor in her final time trial on Saturday and was not able to make first round. Winner's in this weekend's KD Kanopy Super Session were Robert Naber in Super Comp, Diana Anderson in Super Gas, Chet Vanderwater in Super Street, and Carolyn Hills in Korbel Super Eliminator. The Pacific Division racers head to California Dragway next week for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Top Gun Raceway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: ROUND 1 4) Eric Morris, Sanger, Calif., 6.202, 224.02 def. 9) Dennis Swearingen, Agua Dulse, Calif., 7.108, 161.72 2) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.705, 250.11 def. 7) Brent DuCray, Grand Junction, Colo., 6.316, 229.59 8) Robert Perkins, Bluffdale, Utah, 6.029, 244.14 def. 1) Hillary Will, Fortuna, Calif., 11.042, 81.01 3) Mike Austin, Medford, Ore., 5.957, 243.98 def. 6) Frank Dischbein, Las Vegas, 8.911, 96.93 SEMI-FINALS Morris, 6.093, 232.79 def. Perkins, 6.525, 230.86 Austin, 5.753, 250.68 def. Federlin, 5.825, 235.32 FINAL Austin, 5.774, 250.27 def. Morris, 5.969, 232.01 TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: ROUND 1 4) Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., '04 Camaro, 6.450, 231.15 def. 5) Dennis Taylor, Anaheim, Calif., '02 Camaro, 6.643, 205.47 3) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '04 Firebird, 6.222, 233.80 def. 6) Bret Williamson, Campbell, Calif., '01 Corvette, 12.945, 70.53 1) Hank Coolidge, Sunburst, Mont., '02 Firebird, 6.315, 230.20 def. 8) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '03 Camaro, 9.160, 100.38 2) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '05 Firebird, 6.094, 236.90 def. 7) Steve Gasparrelli, West Covina, Calif., '02 Firebird, 6.654, 203.76 SEMI-FINALS Coolidge, 6.033, 237.82 def. Gordon, 6.238, 234.10 Austin, 6.104, 238.69 def. Hough, 6.491, 228.45 FINAL Coolidge, 6.124, 238.40 def. Austin, 7.613, 127.96 COMP ELIMINATOR Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., dragster, B/D, 6.969, 193.37 def. Tony Stephenson, Willow Springs, N.C., '02 Cavalier, B/EA, 12.373, 71.56. SUPER STOCK Chuck Rayburn, Castro Valley, Calif., '64 Belvedere, SS/BA, 9.514, 138.51 def. Marv Choudeck Jr., Meridian, Idaho, '65 Mustang, SS/LA, 12.164, 105.94. STOCK ELIMINATOR Dale Howard, Las Vegas, '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.901, 121.08 def. Errol Farmer, Las Vegas, '70 Barracuda, F/SA, 11.885, 110.45. SUPER COMP Charles Stark, Modesto, Calif., dragster, 9.294, 151.21 def. Greg Boutte, Stockton, Calif., dragster, 9.221, 163.03. SUPER GAS Ed Olpin, Lindon, Utah, '27 Roadster, 10.292, 143.32 mph def. Randy Cloud, Galt, Calif., '88 Thunderbird, 10.269, 163.13 SUPER STREET Joe Greco, San Jose, Calif., '69 AMX, 11.336, 130.88 def. Charlie Smith, Modesto, Calif., '63 Dodge, 11.325, 118.49 SUPER ELIMINATOR George Prather, Sacramento, Calif., 8.260, 161.04 def Stewart Koch, Mt. View, Calif., 8.173, 162.98 TOP COMP Will Harrison, Livermore, Calif., dragster, 7.850, 167.41 def. Les Figueroa, Lake Havasu, Ariz., dragster, 7.489, 180.25.
