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NHRA Drag Racing: CSK International Finals, Sunday results

29 November 1999

TOYOTA, HONDA, FORD IN POMONA WINNERS CIRCLE

        POMONA, Calif. - Underscoring the diversity that is prevalent in
Import drag racing, the National Hot Rod Association/Import Drag Racing
Circuit-sanctioned CSK International Finals presented by Bosch put three
different automobile manufacturers into the Pomona Raceway winners circle
Sunday.
        Russ Matusevich of Northridge, Calif., and Dave Jusko of Reading,
Pa., scored victories in the Quick 16 and Street 8 categories,
respectively, for Toyota.  Huntington Beach, Calif.'s Stephan Papadakis and
Mike Escamilla of Cerritos, Calif., were the Honda winners in the Outlaw 8
and All Motor classes.  Brighton, England's Wayne Saunders won the headline
Pro category in his '99 Ford Focus.
        Saunders defeated Bronx, NY's Marcos Acosta's '91 Mazda MX-3 in the
final with an 8.56-second run at 160.11 mph to claim his first NHRA
major-event title.
        "At least the car was consistent," said Saunders.  "Consistently
bad," he added with a laugh.  "I just wish we had been able to run quicker
than we did.  We know the car can run the numbers and I really would have
liked to have put on a better show for the fans.  But a win's a win, and
I'll take it."
        Papadakis was the upset winner in Outlaw 8 when final-round
opponent Adam Saruwatari of Arroyo Grande, Calif., broke a turbocharger
seal on his '93 Mazda RX-7 just off the starting line.  Papadakis eased his
'99 Honda Civic to a 9.30-second lap.
        The always competitive Quick 16 category delivered an upset winner
in Matusevich, who drove his '85 Toyota Supra past Garland, Texas' Kenny
Tran and his '93 Honda Civic.  Matusevich, who had qualified sixth with a
10.13-second run, ran a career-best 9.99 at 139.21mph in the final to cover
Tran's 10.23-second pass, his slowest run of the day.

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Final results from the CSK International Finals presented by Bosch at
Pomona Raceway, Calif., listing driver, residence, car, elapsed time in
seconds, and speed in mph.

PRO
Final:
Wayne Saunders, Brighton, U.K., '99 Ford Focus, 8.56, 160.11 def. Marcos
Acosta, Bronx, NY, '91 Mazda MX-3, 11.28, 84.78.


OUTLAW 8
First round:
2. Adam Saruwatari, Arroyo Grande, Calif., '93 Maxda RX-7, 9.62, 144.02
def. 6. Joel Yeagle, Lakewood, Colo., '78 Triumph Spitfire, 11.94, 88.74; 
3. Stephan Papadakis, Huntington Beach, Calif., '99 Honda Civic, 9.38,
161.84 def. 7. Eddie Bello, Bronx, NY, '93 Porsche 911, 9.81, 157.04;  4.
David Buschur, Wakeman, Ohio, '92 Eagle Talon, 10.19, 139.18 def. 8. Jose
Vidal, Los Angeles, Calif., '83 Toyota Starlet, 11.13, 107.86;  5. Ray
Lockhead, Brentwood, Calif., '95 Maxda RX-7, 9.82, 135.84 def. 1. Craig
Paisley, Hempstead, NY, '97 Toyota Supra, 12.66, 105.88.
Semifinals:
Papadakis, 9.22, 161.98 def. Lockhead, 9.85, 132.17;  Saruwatari, 9.37,
146.03 def. Buscher, 10.67, 140.29.
Final:
Papadakis, 9.30, 161.81 def. Saruwatari, broke.


STREET 8
Quarterfinals:
1. Todd Chiamparino, San Carlos, Calif., '90 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 10.74,
135.27 def. 5. Scot Gray, Ontario, Calif., '94 Mitsubishi Eclipse, 12.22,
113.70;  3. Aaron Poe, Fairfield, Ill., Nissan Conquest, 11.07, 124.37 def.
7. Cody Oliver, Sunnyvale, Calif., '93 Mazda RX-7, broke;  4. Dave Jusko,
Reading, Pa., '94 Toyota Supra, 11.07, 128.36 def. 8. Glenn Kowta,
Northridge, Calif., '72 Datsun 240Z, 12.46, 113.45;  6. Ari Yallon,
Garland, Texas, '93 Mazda RX-7, 11.15, 131.32 def. Kyle Puckett, Houston,
Texas, '93 Nissan 300Z, 11.22, 127.10.
Semifinals:
Poe, 11.50, 122.64 def. Chiamparino, broke;  Jusko, 10.75, 132.29 def.
Yallon, 13.03, 112.95.
Final:
Jusko, 10.47, 134.42 def. Poe, 11.35, 123.27.


ALL MOTOR
Quarterfinals:
1.Tony Shagday, Los Altos, Calif. '95 Acura Integra, 10.97, 123.27 def. 5.
Jay Yuson, Northridge, Calif., '88 Honda CRX, 12.03, 109.40;  3. Rich
Lumba, Woodland Hills, Calif., '88 Honda CRX, 11.56, 115.60 def. 7. Erick
Aguilar, Los Angeles, Calif., '94 Honda Civic, 11.91, 111.98;  6. Mike
Escamilla, Cerritos, Calif., '85 Honda CRX, 11.86, 113.66 def. 2. Bob
Denton, Glendora, Calif. '88 Honda CRX, 12.05, 109.23;  ALT. Adam Deleon,
Huntington Beach, Calif., '93 Honda Civic, 12.69, 105.75 def. 4. Bisi
Ezerioha, Gardena, Calif., '88 Honda CRX, 14.36, 62.10.
Semifinals:
Shagday, 10.91, 123.54 def. Lumba, 11.55, 116.12;  Escamilla, 11.91, 114.54
def. Deleon, 12.47, 105.94.
Final:
Escamilla, 11.91, 114.54 def. Shagday, 10.91, 123.54.


QUICK 16
First round: 
9. Lisa Kubo, Rosemead, Calif., '92 Honda Hatchback, 10.20, 147.44 def. 1.
Sean Glazar, Fulton, Md., '92 Eagle Talon, 11.52, 128.95;  10. Myles
Bautista, North Hollywood, Calif., '99 Acura Integra, 10.35, 139.29 def. 2.
Ed Bergenholtz, Santa Ana, Calif., '89 Honda CRX, 11.99, 114.03;  3. Kenny
Tran, Garland, Texas, '93 Honda Civic, 9.68, 144.99 def. ALT. Rich
Chiavacci, Westminster, Md.' '95 Volkswagen GTI, 12.61, 125.12;  4. Ryuhei
Kida, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., '98 Honda Civic, 10.01, 147.08 def. 12.
Jensen Oda, Mililani, Hawaii, '89 Honda Civic, 11.69, 127.47;  5. Chris
Rado, Reading, Pa., '94 Acura Integra, 10.98, 124.10 def. Jeff Dalton,
Hesperia, Calif., '94 Honda Civic, 11.70, 110.72;  6. Russ Matusevich,
Northridge, Calif., '85 Toyota Supra, 10.20, 135.56 def. Leevon Eisele,
Quartz Hill, Calif., '98 Honda Civic, 10.89, 137.29;  7. Paul Umholtz,
Wahiawa, Hawaii, '92 Honda Civic, 10.10, 143.49 vs. Brandon Oshiro,
Torrance, Calif., '91 Honda Civis, 11.50, 127.33;  8. Adrian Sabori, Los
Angeles, Calif., '93 Honda Civic, 10.29, 141.17 def. Roger Scalise, Los
Angeles, Calif., '97 Honda Civic, 11.11, 131.34.
Quarterfinals: 
Kubo, 10.40, 145.93 def. Rado, 11.24, 126.88;  Tran, 9.77, 144.01 def.
Umholtz, 10.05, 143.01;  Matusevich, 11.07, 106.67 def. Bautista, 11.40,
129.81;  Sabori, 10.41, 126.05 def. Kida, 15.79, 56.50.
Semifinals:
Tran, 9.75, 144.32 def. Kubo, 9.88, 147.15;  Matusevich, 12.15, 89.01 def.
Sabori, broke.
Final:
Matusevich, 9.99, 139.21 def. Tran, 10.23, 143.17.


SUPER COMP
Final:
Joe Morgan, Corona, Calif., '86 Ford Pinto, 10.95, 120.65 def. Dan
Bellschweiler, Aurora, Colo., '93 Honda Civic, 16.97, 58.22.


SUPER MODIFIED
Final:
Michael Guterrez, San Diego, Calif., '93 Honda Civic, 13.31, 93.15 def.
Craig McCall, Riverside, Calif., '97 Toyota Truck, 13.84, 96.78.


SUPER STOCK
Final:
Joe Ramirez, Arieta, Calif., '92 Honda Accord, 16.07, 86.59 def. Brian
Nieto, San Luis Obispo, Calif., '94 Acura Integra, 15.92, 87.42.

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