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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from Mission Raceway


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION
MISSION RACEWAY PARK, MISSION, B.C.
Saturday, May 08, 2004

AUSTIN, MYERS TOP QUALIFYING AT MISSION RACEWAY PARK

        MISSION, B.C. - In the final rounds of qualifying at Mission
Raceway Park's Lordco Auto Parts BC Nationals Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
event Bucky Austin and Mitch Myers were the No. 1 qualifiers in Top Alcohol
Funny Car (TAFC) and Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD), respectively.  
        Austin, of Fife, Wash., set the pace in TAFC with a 5.638-second,
255.97 mph pass.  In the third and final qualifying run, the veteran racer
overtook John Weaver of Orting, Wash., for the top spot.  While both
drivers improved their times, Austin came out on top.
        Myers also waited until the final session to make his move, going
from worst to first. The Hermiston, Ore., racer came into the session
qualified 12th for an eight car field.  However, when the time came, he
made a 5.336-second, 267.45 mph run that catapulted him to the No. 1 spot. 
The three best qualifiers in TAD all made passes in the 5.3-second range.
        Steve Wilmoth of Peoria, Ariz., was the best qualifier in Comp
Eliminator and in Super Stock, Modesto, Calif., resident Harry Holton
retained his No. 1 qualifier status, as did Randy Hutchings of Calgary,
Alb., in Stock, and Top Comp racer Shawn Cowie of Richmond, B.C.  Joe
Collett of Boise, Idaho, was the No. 1 qualifier in Kerker Motorcycle.
        Eliminations begin Sunday at 9 a.m.  Gates open at 7 a.m.  TAD and
TAFC will run first round at noon.  General admission tickets are $20 and a
pit pass is $5.  Children 12 and under are admitted free.  For more
information call Mission Raceway Park, (604) 826-6315.


        The following are Saturday's final qualifying results and Sunday's
first-round pairings for TAD and TAFC at Lordco Auto Parts BC Nationals
event at Mission Raceway Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Mitch Myers, Hermiston, Ore., 5.336 seconds, 267.45 mph
2) Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.366, 270.27
3) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 5.371, 264.93
4) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.432, 261.85
5) Greg Tacke, Great Falls, Mont., 5.451, 263.15
6) Mike Cofini, Spokane, Wash., 5.493, 259.89
7) Duane Shields, Las Vegas, 5.565, 264.70
8) Brandon Johnson, Shelton, Wash., 5.583, 251.39 
Not Qualified
9) Kim Parker, Graham, Wash., 5.588, 255.60
10) Gregg Lawrence, Salem, Ore., 5.588, 253.52
11) Paul Julien, Mission, B.C., 5.686, 246.77
12) Bob Meek, Calgary, Alb., 6.306, 164.92

First round TAD pairings
1) Mitch Myers, Hermiston, Ore., 5.336 seconds, 267.45 mph vs. 8) Brandon
Johnson, Shelton, Wash., 5.583, 251.39
2) Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.366, 270.27 vs. 7) Duane Shields,
Las Vegas, 5.565, 264.70
3) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 5.371, 264.93 vs. 6) Mike Cofini,
Spokane, Wash., 5.493, 259.89
4) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.432, 261.85 vs. 5) Greg Tacke,
Great Falls, Mont., 5.451, 263.15

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '04 Firebird, 5.638 seconds, 255.97 mph
2) John Weaver, Orting, Wash., '00 Firebird, 5.679, 250.34
3) Hank Coolidge, Sunburst, Mont., '98 Firebird, 5.834, 248.27
4) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '03 Camaro, 5.848, 248.96
5) Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '97 Firebird, 5.919, 244.03
6) Randy Parker, Graham, Wash., '04 Camaro, 6.197, 225.90
7) Dany Fillion, Sherwood Park, Alb., '95 Probe, 6.302, 220.31
8) Tim Nemeth, Surrey, B.C., '96 Cutlass, 6.353, 227.84 
Not Qualified
9) Shawn Nault, Anchorage, Alaska, '00 Firebird, 6.660, 168.35
10) Forrest LeBlanc, Kent, Wash., '02 Avenger, 6.786, 158.56

First round TAFC pairings
1) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '04 Firebird, 5.638 seconds, 255.97 mph vs.
8) Tim Nemeth, Surrey, B.C., '96 Cutlass, 6.353, 227.84
2) John Weaver, Orting, Wash., '00 Firebird, 5.679, 250.34 vs. 7) Dany
Fillion, Sherwood Park, Alb., '95 Probe, 6.302,
220.31
3) Hank Coolidge, Sunburst, Mont., '98 Firebird, 5.834, 248.27 vs. 6) Randy
Parker, Graham, Wash., '04 Camaro, 6.197, 225.90
4) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '03 Camaro, 5.848, 248.96 vs. 5)
Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '97 Firebird, 5.919, 244.03

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Steve Wilmoth, Peoria, Ariz., '34 Chevy, C/SR, 8.575 seconds, -0.695
(under index)
2) Dave Barcelon, Bremerton, Wash., '02 Cavalier, G/A, 8.452, -0.688
3) Mark Stewart, Medford, Ore., '98 Achieva, E/SMA, 8.652, -0.688
4) Adam Bowdish, Oregon City, Ore., '89 Trans Am, F/SM, 8.805, -0.675
5) Gary Anderson, Graham, Wash., '99 Firebird, G/A, 8.483, -0.657
6) Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '91 Cutlass, C/EA, 8.196, -0.644
7) Bruce Perkin, Maple Ridge, B.C., '87 Trans Am, E/SM, 8.719, -0.621
8) Jim Warter, Fox Island, Wash., '95 Camaro, E/SM, 8.730, -0.610
9) Dennis Myers, Prosser, Wash., '98 Dakota, G/AA, 8.533, -0.607
10) Rick Distefano, Calgary, Alb., '53 Corvette, AA/PM, 6.306, -0.594

SUPER STOCK
1) Harry Holton, Modesto, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.565 seconds,
-1.435 (under index)
2) Jerry Jenkins, Modesto, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.664, -1.336
3) Michael Ogburn, Mission Viejo, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.668,
-1.332
4) Dave Raybourn, Modesto, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.731, -1.269
5) Jared Jordan, Modesto, Calif., '65 Belvedere, SS/BA, 8.965, -1.235
6) Terry Sherrill, Klamath Falls, Ore., '02 Cavalier, SS/AM, 8.359, -1.191
7) Sean Cour, Brush Prairie, Wash., '02 Firebird, GT/GA, 10.075, -1.125
8) Tom Nolan, Lacombe, Alb., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.843, -1.057
9) Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '04 Grand Am, SS/DM, 9.178, -1.022
10) Carmeron Kallas, Bluffdale, Utah, '99 Grand Am, GT/BA, 9.544, -1.006

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Randy Hutchings, Calgary, Alb., '81 Ram, M/SA, 11.810 seconds, -1.340
(under index)
2) Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., '77 Cutlass, K/SA, 11.649, -1.301
3) Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.007, -1.293
4) Tom Skjonsberg, Red Deer, Alb., '70 Barracuda, A/SA, 10.106, -1.194
5) Chuck Porter, Neville, Sask., '66 Impala, Q/SA, 12.979, -1.121
6) Don Elgin, Des Moines, Wash., '74 Grand Am, N/SA, 12.209, -1.091
7) Jim Waldo, Richland, Wash., '02 Firebird, A/FI, 10.168, -1.082
8) Eric Waldo, Richland, Wash., '69 Mustang, C/S, 10.577, -1.073
9) Bill Bushmaker, Auburn, Wash., '76 Roadrunner, J/SA, 11.691, -1.059
10) Norman LaPointe, Edmonton, Alb., '68 Malibu, N/SA, 12.242, -1.058

TOP COMP
1) Shawn Cowie, Richmond, B.C., dragster, 6.705 seconds, 205.05 mph
2) Rashpal Dhaliwal, Surrey, B.C., '01 Mustang, 6.850, 206.80
3) Art Davidson, Olympia, Wash., dragster, 7.018, 196.24
4) Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., '03 Grand Am, 7.055, 195.27
5) Brian Barling, White Rock, B.C., dragster, 7.191, 189.67
6) Frank Tamez, Yakima, Wash., '63 Corvette, 7.218, 191.93
7) J.R. Leerkamp, Lacey, Wash., dragster, 7.237, 188.24
8) Dale Giroux, Canyon Creek, Alb., '02 Cavalier, 7.285, 190.71
9) Mike Henderson, Tacoma, Wash., dragster, 7.286, 183.29
10) Richard Proebstel, Portland, Ore., '01 S-10, 7.292, 187.46

KERKER MOTORCYCLE
1) Joe Collette, Boise, Idaho, '03 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.003 seconds reaction
time
2) Steve Miller, Yakima, Wash., '89 Suzuki, KMC, 0.009
3) Scott Pollacheck, Medford, Ore., '76 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.013
4) Jan Cook, Kamloops, B.C., '73 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.014
5) Brett Hordemann, Spokane, Wash., '89 Ninja, KMC, 0.018
6) Anita Cunningham, Bellingham, Wash., '90 Suzuki, KMC, 0.021
7) Mike Scott, Sumner, Wash., '00 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.021
8) Glenn Miller, Pitt Meadows, B.C., '89 Suzuki, KMC, 0.022
9) Alan Omond, Sardis, B.C., '84 Ninja, KMC, 0.027
10) Buff Kobs, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, '95 Ninja, KMC, 0.033