NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FINAL results from THE STRIP at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2005 Olivarez and Payne hit the jackpot at The Strip LAS VEGAS - In the final eliminations from the Short Line Express Market Las Vegas Gamblers Shootout, a round of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Aaron Olivarez and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Jay Payne scored wins in their respective classes. Olivarez, of Sandy, Utah, earned his second Pacific Division win of the year when he took out Joe Windham in the Top Alcohol Dragster final. En route to his final round victory, Olivarez used a series of 5.3-second runs to defeat California runners Sean O'Bannon of Alta Loma in Round 1 and Hillary Will Scotia in the semifinals, before then taking out Windham in the final. In his final round victory over Windham, Olivarez laid down a 5.308-second pass at 264.86 mph, his quickest pass of the weekend, to earn the win. In his final round contest, Payne, of Claremont, Calif., defeated No. 2 qualifier Steve Gasparrelli to earn his third Lucas Oil Series win of the year. Before facing Gasparrelli in the final, Payne took out John Weaver in Round 1 and Von Smith in the semifinal round. In the final, Payne recorded a 5.761 second pass at 252.80 mph, to Gasparrelli's pass of 5.783 seconds at 254.28 mph, to take the win. Other winners at this weekend's event were defending Lucas Oil Series National Champion, Dean Carter of Glendale, Ariz., in Comp Eliminator; Jody Lang of Puyallup, Wash., in Super Stock; Fred Henson of Madisonville, Texas, in Stock Eliminator; Mitch Mustard of Arvada, Colo., in Super Comp; Greg Ventura of Garden Grove, Calif., in Super Gas and Brian Griffey of Glendale, Ariz., in Super Street. The winners in the Pacific Division's Top Comp and Super Eliminator Series', which were run in conjunction with this weekend's event, were Todd Hoerner of Deer Park, Wash., in Top Comp and John Freer of Sacramento, Calif., in Super Eliminator. The following are Sunday's final results from the Short Line Express Market Las Vegas Gamblers Shootout, a round of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, being held this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: Round 1 3) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 5.403, 261.93 def. 6) Duane Shields, Boulder City, Nev., 5.780, 247.43 5) Hillary Will, Scotia, Calif., 5.380, 267.59 def. 4) Mike Austin, Medford, Ore., 5.427, 263.77 1) Aaron Olivarez, Sandy, Utah, 5.319, 268.06 def. 8) Sean O'Bannon, Alta Loma, Calif., 5.470, 261.52 2) Joe Windham, Fairfield, Calif., 5.409, 260.21 def. 7) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.496, 259.56 Semifinals Windham, 5.395, 264.18 def. Severance, broke Olivarez, 5.353, 264.75 def. Will, 5.382, 266.79 Final Olivarez, 5.308, 264.86 def. Windham, 7.622, 120.71 TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: Round 1 5) Von Smith, Oak Ridge, Tenn., '05 Camaro, 5.741, 247.79 def. 4) Dennis Taylor, Anaheim, Calif., '02 Camaro, foul 6) Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.841, 249.58 def. 3) Larry Miner, Woodbridge, Calif., '02 Firebird, 9.450, 118.87 2) Steve Gasparrelli, West Covina, Calif., '00 Monte Carlo, 5.693, 254.81 def. 7) Jason Rupert, Yorba Linda, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.813, 247.66 1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.710, 250.92 def. 8) John Weaver, Orting, Wash., '02 Camaro, 5.738, 250.23 Semifinals Payne, 5.721, 253.28 def. Smith, 5.776, 248.16 Gasparrelli, 5.692, 254.28 def. Gordon, 5.791, 248.80 Final Payne, 5.761, 252.80 def. Gasparrelli, 5.783, 254.28 COMP ELIMINATOR Dean Carter, Glendale, Ariz., dragster, A/ND, 7.012, 187.52 def. Mike Smith, Sandyville, W.V., '02 Neon, G/AA, 8.509, 157.08 SUPER STOCK Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., '81 Malibu, GT/KA, 11.308, 116.14 def. Michael Iacono, Wading River, N.Y., '89 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.458, 128.42 STOCK ELIMINATOR Fred Henson, Madisonville, Texas, '70 Challenger, A/SA, 10.261, 126.65 def. Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., '81 Malibu, M/SA, 12.774, 101.41 SUPER COMP Mitch Mustard, Arvada, Colo., dragster, 9.056, 170.97 def. Robert Naber, Ontario, Calif., dragster, 9.110, 154.03 SUPER GAS Greg Ventura, Garden Grove, Calif., '66 Nova, 10.062, 145.63 def. Robert Coleman, Columbia, Mo., '27 roadster, 10.061, 137.68 SUPER STREET Brian Griffey, Glendale, Ariz., '70 Charger, 11.129, 123.73 def. Jason Heard, Vancouver, Wash., '70 Maverick, 11.075, 132.39 TOP COMP Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., '04 Grand Am, 6.922, 195.85 def. Tom Malicki, Brush Prairie, Wash., dragster, 7.467, 180.21 SUPER ELIMINATOR John Freer, Sacramento, Calif., dragster, 8.020, 179.09 def. Tom Hall, Guerneville, Calif., '61 Impala, foul