NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHWEST DIVISION
-- Woodburn Final Results
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHWEST DIVISION
WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Shields, Austin Take Over Top Qualifying Spots
at Woodburn Dragstrip for Sunday's NHRA Lucas Series
WOODBURN, Ore. - Mike Cofini, of Spokane, Wash., came out of the
eighth and last qualifying spot to surprise a strong field of Top
Alcohol Dragster drivers and win the second NHRA Northwest Division
Lucas Oil Series event of the year at Woodburn. In Top Alcohol Funny
Car, Bucky Austin took the win, something that was no surprise at all.
Cofini and Oregon City's Steve Federlin, both driving supercharged
methanol-burning entries, met in the finals. With conditions on the
race track turning warmer on Sunday than in qualifying sessions on
Friday and Saturday, many of the favorites had trouble getting a hold of
the racing surface and smoked the tires. Such was the case for division
and national points leader Mitch Myers, of Hermiston, Ore., and former
Lucas Oil Series National Champion Morgan Lucas, both of whom lost in
round one.Each of the first round winners ran in the 5.50s, a far cry
from the 5.274 low qualifying performance of Duane Shields on Saturday.
Austin, the low qualifier and six-time Northwest Division Champion from
Fife, Wash., had a walkover in the final, as No. 2 qualifier Bernie
Harrington broke on the semi-final winning run he made against Hank
Coolidge. But Austin appeared to have the field covered anyway. He was
the only one to run in the 5.70s all day, and he did it each round.
Harrington had a best of 5.884 in round one. Austin, a veteran of many
years, was one of the few drivers in either TAD of TAFC to have a handle
of the warm racing surface.
In Comp Eliminator, Art Hodges, of Simi Valley, Calif., defeated Dave
Barcelon, of Bremerton, Wash., for the title. Don Little of Westley,
Calif., took Super Stock.
The hometown fans had a winner root for, however, in Stock Eliminator,
as Joe Sorenson drove his powerful A/Stock Automatic '69 Camaro to the
winner's circle after being the No, 1 qualifier.
NHRA' Northwest Division racers will convene again, Aug. 2-22, at
Intermountain Motor Sports Park in Acton, Mont., for the sixth of seven
Lucas Oil Series events in the northwest.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series, Northwest Division second event at Woodburn Dragstrip:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
ROUND ONE
4) Gregg Lawrence, Salem, Ore., 5.530, 264.00 def. 5) Brandon Johnson,
Shelton, Wash., 5.724, 243.17;
6) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.553, 259.14 def. 3) Morgan
Lucas, Corona, Calif., 14.507, 58.93;
8) Mike Cofini, Spokane, Wash., 5.581, 256.62 def. 1) Duane Shields, Las
Vegas, 21.173, 31.44;
7) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 5.557, 260.41 def. 2) Mitch Myers,
Hermiston, Ore., 9.387, 90.47;
SEMI-FINALS
Federlin, 5.641, 252.66 def. Severance, 9.320, 91.25; Cofini, 5.724,
255.02 def. Lawrence, 5.829, 243.90;
FINAL
Cofini, 5.618, 248.82 def. Federlin, 5.799, 239.23.
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE
6) Hank Coolidge, Sunburst, Mont., '98 Firebird, 5.963, 244.49 def. 3)
John Weaver, Orting, Wash., '00 Firebird, 6.421, 155.17;
2) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '00 Avenger, 5.884, 240.89
def. 7) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '99 Mustang, 6.049, 236.71;
1) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '02 Firebird, 5.799, 249.44 def. 8) Roger
Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '97 Firebird, 5.858, 241.74;
5) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '02 Camaro, 5.851, 237.34 def.
4) Steve Gasparrelli, West Covina, Calif., '03 Firebird, 6.019, 202.11;
SEMI-FINALS
Harrington, 6.032, 227.90 def. Coolidge, foul; Austin, 5.786, 250.69
def. Thompson, 5.883, 245.83;
FINAL
Austin, 5.798, 249.79 def. Harrington, broke.
Final round results - all categories
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Mike Cofini, Spokane, Wash., 5.618, 248.82 def. Steve Federlin, Oregon
City, Ore., 5.799, 239.23.
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '02 Firebird, 5.798, 249.79 def. Bernie
Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '00 Avenger, broke.
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Art Hodges, Simi Valley, Calif., '04 S-10, PST, 7.558, 173.51 def. Dave
Barcelon, Bremerton, Wash., '02 Cavalier, G/A, 8.544, 159.43.
SUPER STOCK
Don Little, Westley, Calif., '70 Challenger, SS/DA, 10.284, 127.67 def.
Tony DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '98 Grand Am, GT/GA, 10.188, 130.47.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.570, 120.16 def.
Steve Kelly, Vancouver, Wash., '69 El Camino, E/FIA, 11.894, 109.35.
SUPER COMP
Geoff Hughes, Eagle, Idaho, dragster, 8.925, 152.80 def. Clint Geise,
Renton, Wash., dragster, 8.884, 168.25.
SUPER GAS
Mike Coltrin, Star, Idaho, '63 Corvette, 9.906, 156.49 def. Wayne
Linder Jr., Sunnyside, Wash., '27 roadster, 9.927, 147.92.
SUPER STREET
Gary Culp, Hermiston, Ore., '70 Duster, 10.870, 137.76 def. Jason Heard,
Vancouver, Wash., '70 Maverick, 10.902, 135.29.
TOP COMP
Jeff Devey, Twin Falls, Idaho, dragster, 7.586, 173.77 def. Shane
Molinari, Battle Ground, Wash., '68 Le Mans, 8.218, 165.74.
KERKER MOTORCYCLE
Scott Pollacheck, Medford, Ore., def. Joe Collette, Boise, Idaho, '03
Kawasaki, 8.524, 151.59.
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