NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Final Results from Firebird Raceway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION FIREBIRD RACEWAY MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2003 LANG & VANDER MEER REPEAT AT IGNITOR Boise, Idaho - Both Jody Lang and Dick Vander Meer earned wins at Firebird Raceway's 33rd Annual NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Nitro Opener presented by Dan Wiebold Ford to find the winner's circle for the third time in the past four years at the event. Lang of Puyallup, Wash., defeated Mike Lewis of Sumner, Wash., with a 12.866 second, 94.47 mph run to earn his first win of the year. The three-time Stock Eliminator division champion previously took home wins at the Ignitor in 2000 and 2002. An all Idaho final was featured in the Super Comp finale as Nampa resident Vander Meer, faced off again Julie Barnhart of Emmett. Barnhart was competing in her first career final, but unfortunately couldn't earn the win lights as she lost by three thousandths of a second. Vander Meer earned wins in 2000 and 2002 at the Ignitor as well. Racers also taking home wins were 2002 Northwest Division Champion Adam Bowdish of West Linn, Ore., in Comp; Mike Shannon of Kelowna, B.C., in Super Gas; D.J. Jannuzzi of Enterprise, Ore., in Super Street; and Jeff Devey of Twin Falls, Idaho, in Top Comp. Northwest Division competition of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will make its next stop at Mission Raceway Park for the Lordco Auto Parts B.C. Nationals, May 2-4 in Mission, B.C. The duration of eliminations for Super Stock and Sportsman Motorcycle of the NHRA Kerker Motorcycle Series will also be contested at this event. For more information, call Firebird Raceway at (208) 938-8986, or visit www.firebirdonline.com. The following are final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Firebird Raceway: COMP ELIMINATOR Adam Bowdish, West Linn, Ore., '89 Trans Am, D/SM, 9.076 seconds, 123.91 mph def. Alan Ellis, Mapleton, Utah, '23 T-Ford, A/AA, 14.885, 76.58 STOCK ELIMINATOR Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., '81 Malibu, M/SA, 12.866, 94.47 def. Mike Lewis, Sumner, Wash., '86 Camaro, K/SA, 12.346, 108.06 SUPER COMP Dick Vander Meer, Nampa, Idaho, Dragster, 9.181, 166.08 def. Juliet Barnhart, Emmett, Idaho, Dragster, 9.178, 147.01 SUPER GAS Mike Shannon, Kelowna, B.C., '57 Corvette, 10.179, 143.90 def. Mike Coltrin, Star, Idaho, '63 Corvette, 10.154, 152.28 SUPER STREET D.J. Jannuzzi, Enterprise, Ore., '67 Camaro, 11.208, 126.47 def. Steve Beggerly, Seattle, '68 Firebird, 11.164, 113.13 TOP COMP Jeff Devey, Twin Falls, Idaho, 7.551, 178.96 def. Nick Drzayich, Auburn, Wash., '98 Firebird, 8.726, 114.16 -- 30 --