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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Saturday Results from Sacramento Raceway, Sacramento, CA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION
SACRAMENTO RACEWAY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2002

 Severance and August big winners at Sacramento 
SACRAMENTO - In the final elimination results in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Sacramento Raceway, Joey Severance and Ron August Jr., both emerged victorious in their respective fields. 
	In Top Alcohol Dragster, Severance, of Spanaway, Wash., began eliminations by taking out fellow NHRA Northwest Division racer Mitch Myers of Hermiston, Ore., in round one, before then meeting up with No. 1 qualifier Don Hudson in the following round. In his semifinal match-up with Hudson, Severance ran a 5.561 second pass at 259.11 mph to eliminate Hudson, who ran 5.600 seconds at 255.14 mph. In the final, Severance pulled out all the stops. The Washington racer ran low elapsed time of the weekend, 5.455 seconds at 258.81 mph, to eliminate defending Pacific Division Champion, Duane Shields in the class final.  
	In his first round bout, August, of Pleasanton, Calif., defeated Chino Hills, Calif., racer Tom Bristow. Facing Whittier, Calif., racer Robert  Lee in the semifinal round, August ran 5.843 seconds at 242.11 mph to Lee's 6.108 second pass at 188.55 mph. The 5.843-second pass was enough to defeat Lee and advance to the final. In the final, August would have a tough draw, defending division champ, Steve Gasparrelli of West Covina, Calif. At the start, the two cars left together, but as they neared the finish line Gasparrelli crossed the centerline, taking out the timing equipment. This gave the automatic win to August, his first of the year.   
	Eliminations in all remaining Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories will resume tomorrow at 10 a.m. In final qualifying in Competition Eliminator, Super Stock and Stock Eliminator, Ken Duttweiler of Ventura, Calif., Steven Wann of Modesto, Calif., and Robert Mulry of Hollister, Calif., top their fields. In Kerker Motorcycle Series action, Scott Pollacheck of Medford, Ore., is No. 1 qualifier in his class.
For qualifying in the top spot of their respective fields, Duttweiler and Wann each earned $400 from Sealed Power as part of their Low Qualifier Bonus Award. Stock Eliminator low qualifier, Robert Mulry, earned $200 for his No. 1 qualifying position.  
Sunday's racing action will feature eliminations in Competition Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street. Gates at Sacramento Raceway open Saturday at 8 a.m. with eliminations set to begin at 10 a.m. For more information please contact Sacramento Raceway at (916) 363-2653 or online at www.SacramentoRaceway.com.
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Sacramento Raceway:
 
Top Alcohol Dragster
Round 1
5) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 5.594, 251.44 def. 4) Mitch Myers,
Hermiston, Ore., 5.692, 248.43
3) Larry Miersch, Fullerton, Calif., 5.722, 242.10 def. 6) Morgan Lucas,
Riverside, Calif., 5.864, 254.47
1) Don Hudson, Stockton, Calif., 5.863, 230.10 def. 8) Randy Eakins, Bradbury, Calif., 23.080, 28.04
7) Duane Shields, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.571, 259.22 def. 2) Chris Demke, Tujunga, Calif., 5.591, 255.17
Semifinal
Shields, 5.512, 262.02 def. Miersch, 5.586, 254.43
Severance, 5.561, 259.11 def. Hudson, 5.600, 255.14
Final
Severance, 5.455, 258.81 def. Shields, 5.581, 253.11

Top Alcohol Funny Car
Round 1
5) Robert Lee, Whittier, Calif., Camaro, 5.908, 244.92 def. 4) Mert Littlefield, Garden Grove, Calif., Pontiac Firebird, 6.026, 218.84
1) Ron August Jr., Pleasanton, Calif., Chevy Camaro, 5.863, 239.31 def. 8) Tom
Bristow, Chino Hills, Calif., Firebird, 6.428, 190.04
2) Steve Gasparrelli, West Covina, Calif., Firebird, 5.921, 246.98 def. 7) Bill Gallio, Anaheim, Calif., Camaro, 6.368, 189.01;
3) Bret Williamson, Campbell, Calif., Chevy Corvette, 5.821, 238.93 def. 6) Ed Marx, Discovery Bay, Calif., Dodge Avenger, 5.999, 243.03

Semifinal
August Jr., 5.843, 242.11 def. Lee, 6.108, 183.55
Gasparrelli, 5.785, 241.11 def. Williamson, 5.769, 247.27

Final
August Jr., no time def. Gasparrelli, DQ

Competition Eliminator
1) Ken Duttweiler, Ventura, Calif., '96 Olds, BB/AT, 6.948 seconds, -0.712 (under index)
2) Wayne Ramay, Simi Valley, Calif., Dragster, A/ND, 7.072, -0.628
3) Ross Wilson, Alta Loma, Calif., '95 Achieva, D/SMA, 8.684, -0.616
4) Tom Tucker, Bend, Ore., '98 Lumina, G/A, 8.544, -0.606
5) Tom Mettler, Bakersfield, Calif., '01 Dakota, PST, 7.502, -0.598
6) Randy Jones, Monarch Beach, Calif., '03 Cavalier, D/SMA, 8.760, -0.540
7) Steve Wilmoth, Peoria, Ariz., '34 Chevy, C/SR, 8.733, -0.537
8) J.D. Zink, Chico, Calif., Dragster, A/ND, 7.169, -0.531
9) Joe Mozeris, Phoenix, Ariz., Frameworks, B/ED, 6.989, -0.521
10) Ed Sigmon, Chatsworth, Calif., '34 Chevy, C/SR, 8.755, -0.515

Super Stock
1) Steven Wann, Modesto, Calif., '97 Dakota, GT/TB, 10.030 seconds, -1.120 (under index)
2) Tony DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '98 Grand Am, GT/GA, 10.120, -1.080
3) Jimmy DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '87 Camaro, GT/HA, 10.305, -1.045
4) Brian McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.862, -1.038
5) Brian Tait, Frazier Park, Calif., '92 Camaro, GT/IA, 10.542, -0.958
6) Chuck Norton, Covina, Calif., '97 Firebird, SS/IA, 10.093, -0.907
7) Bill Blakeney, Bell, Calif., '68 Camaro, SS/HA, 10.001, -0.899
8) Wayne Taylor, Chino, Calif., '92 LaBaron, GT/HA, 10.477, -0.873
9) Tim Smith, Loomis, Calif., '87 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.841, -0.859
10) Jim Caughlin, Woodburn, Ore., '78 Pinto, SS/CC, 12.405, -0.845

Stock Eliminator
1) Robert Mulry, Hollister, Calif., '74 Firebird, L/SA, 11.587 seconds, -1.413 (under index)
2) Sarah Norsworthy, Santa Clara, Calif., '81 D-150, FT/SA, 12.228, -1.272
3) Gene Buell, Hesperia, Calif., '70 Challenger, D/SA, 10.656, -1.194
4s) Steven Wann, Modesto, Calif., '70 GTX, C/SA, 10.540, -1.160
5) Ken Etter, Riverside, Calif., '77 Volare, I/SA, 11.483, -1.117
6) Don Wann, Modesto, Calif., '73 Satellite, I/SA, 11.494, -1.106
7) Tommy Gaynor, Vancouver, Wash., '96 Firebird, J/SA, 11.680, -1.070
8) Staci Smith, Palmdale, Calif., , CT/SA, 11.830, -1.070
9) Darren Smith, Palmdale, Calif., '00 Dakota, DT/SA, 11.904, -1.046
10) Bryan Phillips, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., '67 Firebird, E/SA, 10.971, -1.029

Sportsman  Motorcycle
1) Scott Pollacheck, Medford, Ore., '76 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.014 (reaction time)
2) John Widmann, Garborille, Calif., '97 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.018
3) Scott Hewitt, Bakersfield, Calif., '93 Suzuki, KMC, 0.018
4) Greg Liskey, Salinas, Calif., '95 Suzuki, KMC, 0.023
5) Leo Shaver, Las Vegas, Nev., '87 Ninja, KMC, 0.032
6) Greg Pfau, Redway, Calif., '02 Buell, KMC, 0.039
7) Ari Bernales, Santa Clara, Calif., '01 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.044
8) Jerry Stinson, Medford, Ore., '84 Ninja, KMC, 0.045
9) Phillip Nasca, Citrus Heights, Calif., '02 Ninja, KMC, 0.046
10) Trace St. Germain, San Jose, Calif., '78 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.054