NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Final Results from Famoso Raceway

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION
FAMOSO RACEWAY
SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2003

NIVER & MARX TAKE WINS AT FAMOSO

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Mark Niver and Ed Marx found the winner's circle in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car as the Budweiser Tire, Fire & Fury concluded at Famoso Raceway.
After defeating Randy Eakins of Bradbury, Calif., in the first round, Niver coasted through the rest of eliminations on Sunday.  Larry Miersch in the semifinals and Don Hudson in the final were unable to contend against Niver as both racers suffered mechanical problems with their Top Alcohol Dragster.  With the win, the Scottsville, Ariz., resident earned his second straight win in Pacific Division competition of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.  
The Top Alcohol Funny Car final featured drivers that were making their first appearances in a final round this year as Mark Woznichak and Marx squared off.  Their battle finished before it even started as Woznichak red-lighted, leaving .033-second too early, giving Marx his first win of the season.  
Event winners in other racing categories this weekend were Ed Sigmon of Chatsworth, Calif., in Comp; Don Bevers of Tucson, Ariz., in Super Stock; Bill Nelson of Tucson, Ariz., in Stock; Mike Henderson of Tacoma, Wash., in Super Comp; Mike Ferderer of Buckley, Wash., in Super Gas; and Dennis Paz of Stockton, Calif., in Super Street.
Charles Rand of Bakersfield, Calif., also earned an event win in Sportsman Motorcycle competition of the NHRA Kerker Motorcycle Series and Kenny Upton of Garden Grove, Calif., earned a win in Korbel Super Eliminator competition.  
Pacific Division competition of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series makes its next stop July 4-6 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.  For more information, call Famoso Raceway at (661) 399-2210.  

The following are final round results from the Budweiser Tire, Fire & Fury at Famoso Raceway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
5) Larry Miersch, Fullerton, Calif., 5.580, 247.38 def. 4) Duane Shields, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.566, 256.99
6) Don Hudson, Stockton, Calif., 5.519, 258.76 def. 3) Chris Demke, Sunland, Calif., 5.593, 253.37
7) Fred Notzka, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.731, 251.25 def. 2) Darren Nicholson, Mission Viejo, Calif., 5.871, 248.96
1) Mark Niver, Scottsville, Ariz., 5.550, 254.23 def. 8) Randy Eakins, Bradbury, Calif., 5.794, 243.11

Semifinals
Niver, 5.792, 227.67 def. Miersch, broke
Hudson, 5.727, 250.34 def. Notzka, 6.383, 165.16

Final
Niver, 5.566, 247.66 def. Hudson, broke

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
7) Ed Marx, Discovery Bay, Calif., '95 Camaro, 5.888, 247.93 def. 2) Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.971, 247.59
4) Mark Woznichak, Ontario, Calif., '02 Camaro, 6.959, 127.40 def. 5) John Weaver, Hanford, Calif., '98 Pontiac, broke
1) Dennis Taylor, Anaheim Hills, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.940, 236.03 def. 8) Ron August Jr., Pleasanton, Calif., '01 Camaro, 5.981, 198.76
6) Mert Littlefield, Garden Grove, Calif., '99 Camaro, 5.930, 233.46 def. 3) Steve Gasparrelli, West Covina, Calif., '03 Firebird, foul

Semifinals
Woznichak, 6.613, 140.69 def. Taylor, 5.967, 213.92
Marx, 5.905, 242.78 def. Littlefield, 6.093, 232.91

Final
Marx, 6.024, 242.58 def. Woznichak, foul

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Ed Sigmon, Chatsworth, Calif., '34 Chevy, C/SR, 8.770, 149.30 def. Scott McClay, Tehachapi, Calif., Dragster, C/ED, 7.545, 175.91

SUPER STOCK
Don Bevers, Tucson, Ariz., '91 Probe, SS/BM, 9.023, 141.19 def. Bill Blakeney, Bell, Calif., '68 Camaro, SS/IA, 10.183, 129.06

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Bill Nelson, Tucson, Ariz., '02 Pontiac, I/FIA, 12.785, 103.91 def. Curtis Coulter, Las Vegas, '69 Cyclone, D/S, 11.176, 120.57

SUPER COMP
Mike Henderson, Tacoma, Wash., Dragster, 8.900, 174.52 def. Andy Robles, Highland, Calif., Dragster, foul

SUPER GAS
Mike Ferderer, Buckley, Wash., '03 Grand Am, 9.941, 158.73 def. Jed Bourquin, Canyon Country, Calif., '93 Daytona, 9.897, 145.96
 
SUPER STREET
Dennis Paz, Stockton, Calif., '41 Willys, 10.920, 129.03 def. Jeff Fear, Sutter, Calif., '75 Vega, 10.932, 130.02

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Charles Rand, Bakersfield, Calif., '95 Suzuki, 9.355, 139.51 def. Scott Hewitt, Bakersfield, Calif., '93 Suzuki, 8.944, 143.90

SUPER ELIMINATOR
Kenny Upton, Garden Grove, Calif., Dragster, 7.924, 165.59 def. Dean Hall, Guerneville, Calif., '55 Chevy , 7.919, 170.32