NORTHWEST NHRA DIVISION SUMMIT SERIES FINALS -- TUESDAY FINAL RESULTS
NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION FINALS MISSION RACEWAY PARK, MISSION, BC SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 NHRA NORTHWEST SUMMIT RACING SERIES CHAMPIONS FINALLY CROWNED AT MISSION RACEWAY PARK MISSION, BC - The Summit Racing Series racers in the Northwest Division waited a long time to find out who the 2004 Northwest Division Team Champions are. But now they know . Team Woodburn repeated. After two days of rain delays and no competition at all on Monday, the 31 racers racers who remained out of a field of more than 500 settled things about noon on Tuesday. Tim Schillereff of Portland, Ore., took the Super Pro title in his dragster and Jerry Gossette, of Quilcene, Wash., grabbed the Pro title in his '68 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Meanwhile, racers from Team Woodburn (Oregon) had piled up enough points to clinch the team championships before the final rounds were even run. It is the second championship in a row for the troops from Woodburn. The Sportsman and Motorcycle/Snowmobile event titles were settled on Sunday, as those two somewhat smaller fields were able to complete eliminations as scheduled. Jody Lang, of Puyallup, Wash., won the Sportsman title and Roger Wolff of Dundee, Ore., won the Motorcycle/Snowmobile crown. Saturday's action in the Race of Champions, which locks each track's season champions in competition against each other, determined the Northwest Division Champions for 2004 and the division's representatives at the Summit Series showdown for national titles the NHRA Finals come November in Pomona, Calif. The Northwest Division Summit Series racers will convene in 2005 at Pacific Raceways in Seattle, where team Woodburn will be trying for the three-peat. SUNDAY'S NHRA NORTHWEST DIVISION SUMMIT SERIES FINALS RESULTS Super Pro Win Tim Schillereff, Portland, Ore., Team Portland, 99 Mullis, 8.182 (8.18), 162.74 RU Loretta McCool, Sublimity, Ore., Team Woodburn, 76 Chevy, 9.906, (9.94), 141.22 Pro ET Win Jerry Gossette, Quilcene, Wash., Team Bremerton, 68 Olds, 12.811 (12.78), 102.11 RU Cory Thompson, Abbottsford, BC, Team North Central, 69 Firebird, 11.523, (11.50), 113.43 Sportsman Win Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., Team Madras, 79 Chevy Malibu 14.05 (14.02), 94.93 RU Chris Brandt, Custer, Wash., Team Mission, 13.3165 69 Chevy Chevelle (13.30), 96.72 Motorcycle/Snowmobile Win Roger Wolff, Dundee, Ore., Team Woodburn, 88 Suzuki Bandit 10.84 (10.78), 123.66 RU Greg Westling, Calgary, Alta., Team Medicine Hat, 96 Kopijewski 9.93 (9.79), 134.87 2004 NORTHWEST DIVISION SUMMIT SERIES TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL POINTS Woodburn Dragstrip 76 Portland Int'l Raceway 71 Firebird Raceway 54 Bremerton Raceway 53 Pacific Raceways 43 Renegade Raceways 39 Madras Raceway Park 35 Mission Raceway Park 30 N;'Akapxm Eagle Motorplex 30 North Central Motorsports Park 17 Medicine Hat Dragstrip 11 Coos Bay Int'l Speedway 7 Bonanza Raceway 6 Lost Creek Raceway 4 Lakeview Dragstrip 4 Southern Oregon Dragway 4 Saskatchewan Int'l Speedway 4 SATURDAY'S RACE OF CHAMPIONS RESULTS Super Pro Win Jeff Thompson, Molalla ,Ore., Team Madras, 68 Chevelle, 10.606 (10.52), 124.79 RU Steve Johanson, Coulee City,Wash., Team Bonanza, 68 Barracuda, 10.109 (10.11), 127.42 Pro Win Kyle Saucy, Molalla, Ore., Team Woodburn, 68 Valiant, 10.792 (10.74), 121.58 RU Ken O'Keefe, Kent, Wash., Team Bremerton, 69 Malibu, 13.051 (12.98), 98.26 Sportsman Win Robert Classen, Portland, Ore., Team Woodburn, 92 Mustang, 14.611 (14.57), 93.66 RU John Barnett, Port Orchard, Wash., Team Bremerton, 88 Mustang, 13.260 (13.29), 102.00 Sled/Bike Win Chris Kasel, Nampa, Ida., Team Firebird, 00 Arctic Cat, 9.182 (8.97), 123.62 RU Dave Copeland, Richmond, BC, Team Eagle, 88 Suzuki, 10.463 (10.15), 124.74 OTHER SATURDAY RESULTS High School Win Adam Tabor, Vancouver, Wash., Team Portland, 67 Nova, 11.681 (11.63), 111.00 RU Ryan Miller, Salem, Ore., Team Woodburn, 67 Camaro, 11.513 (11.50), 119.37 Jr. Lightning Win Derek Rager, Maple Valley, Wash., Team Bremerton, 8.883 (8.88), 71.12 RU Cody Scheu, Calgary, Alta., Team Saskatchewan, foul Jr. Thunder Win Rochelle Pappel, Eugene, Ore., Team Woodburn, 12.856 (12.80), 47.86 RU Christopher Northup, Boise, Ida., Team Firebird, 13.048 (12.96), 46.39 Participating drivers are representing the following NHRA Northwest Division tracks: Medicine Hat Dragstrip; Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Mission Raceway; Mission, B.C., Canada Nl'Akapxm Eagle Motorplex; Ashcroft, B.C., Canada North Central Motorsports Park; Prince George, B.C., Canada Saskatchewan Int'l Raceway; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Firebird Raceway; Boise, Idaho Intermountain Motorsports Park; Acton, Montana Lewistown Raceway; Lewistown, Montana Lost Creek Raceway; Anaconda, Montana Coos Bay Int'l Speedway; North Bend, Oregon Lakeview Dragstrip; Lakeview, Oregon Madras Raceway Park; Madras, Oregon Portland Int'l Raceway, Portland, Oregon Southern Oregon Dragway; White City Oregon Woodburn Dragway; Bremerton, Washington Pacific Raceway; Kent, Washington Renegade Raceway; Yakima, Washington - 30 -