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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from Pacific Raceways



NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION

PACIFIC RACEWAYS, KENT, WASH.

Saturday, June 18, 2005


            KENT, Wash. - NHRA Northwest Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series competitors are at Pacific Raceways this weekend for the Jet
Chevrolet Lucas Oil Championships.  Saturday's action featured qualifying
and time trials in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super
Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street as well as the division's Top Comp
category and Sportsman Motorcycle class.  Drivers in Top Alcohol Dragster
and Top Alcohol Funny Car finished eliminations.

In Top Alcohol Dragster, reigning division champion Steve Federlin made his
second final-round appearance of the season.  This time, the Oregon City,
Ore., racer took the win over No. 1 qualifier Brandon Johnson of Shelton,
Wash.  In the final, Federlin ran a strong 5.485 seconds at 260.11 mph and
it was more than enough to cover Johnson who slowed to a 9.675-second, 85.20
mph pass.  Federlin won at an out-of-division race in Tucson, Ariz., early
in the season.

            Klamath Falls, Ore., resident Clint Thompson earned his first
win of the year in Top Alcohol Funny Car.  Thompson faced former division
champ Brian Hough of Junction City, Ore., in the final.  Thompson's
5.773-second, 249.16 mph run gave him the win over Hough who red-lighted.

            Final qualifying in the other classes is complete and Chuck
Smithfield, Battle Ground, Wash., claimed the No. 1 spot in Comp Eliminator
while Harry Holton, Modesto, Calif., maintained the top spot in Super Stock,
as did Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., in Stock Eliminator and Shawn Cowie,
Richmond, B.C., in Top Comp.

Jim Shellenbarger, Salem, Ore., set the pace in Sportsman Motorcycle.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action continues Sunday with eliminations
for Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas
and Super Street.  Gates at Pacific Raceways open at 8 a.m. and racing
starts at 10 a.m. 

Sunday tickets are $20 for adults, $4 for children 7 to 14, and kids 6 and
under are admitted free.  For more information call Pacific Raceways, (253)
639-5927.

 

            The following are Saturday's final qualifying at the Jet
Chevrolet Lucas Oil Championships event at Pacific Raceways, including
round-by-round eliminations for TAD and TAFC:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

Round one

1) Brandon Johnson, Shelton, Wash., 5.868 seconds, 253.71 mph def. bye

2) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.535, 257.78 def. 7) Joey Severance,
Spanaway, Wash., no time recorded 

3) Hillary Will, Fortuna, Calif., 5.534, 256.45 def. 6) Greg Tacke, Great
Falls, Mont., 7.084, 131.39 

4) Kim Parker, Graham, Wash., 5.617, 252.66 def. 5) Bill Edwards Jr., Sumas,
Wash., 7.864, 122.48 

 

Semifinals

Johnson, 5.456, 258.22 def. Parker, 5.619, 253.47

Federlin, 5.501, 261.88 def. Will, 5.609, 259.76

 

Final

Federlin, 5.485, 260.11 def. Johnson, 9.675, 85.20

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR 

Round one

1) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '04 Firebird, 5.756 seconds, 251.02 mph
def. bye

2) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '02 Camaro, 5.921, 244.65 def. 7)
Derek Snelson, Anchorage, Alaska, '00 Firebird, 6.561, 215.41  

6) Forrest LeBlanc, Kent, Wash., '02 Avenger, 6.385, 236.88 def. 3) Bucky
Austin, Fife, Wash., '05 Firebird, 6.117, 233.24 

4) Tim Nemeth, Chilliwack, B.C., '05 Firebird, 5.946, 247.29 def. 5) Randy
Parker, Graham, Wash., '02 Camaro, 6.156, 243.78

 

Semifinals

Hough, 5.773, 218.80 def. Nemeth, no time recorded

Thompson, 5.816, 246.89 def. LeBlanc, 6.137, 231.48

 

Final 

Thompson, 5.773, 249.16 def. Hough, foul

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Chuck Smithfield, Battle Ground, Wash., '96 Beretta, BB/A, 7.521 seconds,
-0.669 (under index)

2) Gary Anderson, Graham, Wash., '99 Firebird, H/A, 8.769, -0.651

3) Dave Barcelon, Bremerton, Wash., '02 Cavalier, F/A, 8.142, -0.638

4) Rob Harrison, N. Vancouver, B.C., '05 Cavalier, J/A, 7.929, -0.611

5) Ray Hadford, Everett, Wash., dragster, A/ND, 6.994, -0.586

6) Steve Wilmoth, Surprise, Ariz., '34 Chevy, C/SR, 8.679, -0.581

7) Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '90 Cutlass, B/EA, 7.898, -0.572

8) Mike Pessemier, Graham, Wash., dragster, B/D, 6.793, -0.557

9) Dennis Myers, Prosser, Wash., '02 Neon, G/AA, 8.490, -0.540

10) Mark Stewart, Medford, Ore., '98 Achieva, G/SMA, 8.957, -0.533

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Harry Holton, Modesto, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.641 seconds,
-1.259 (under index)

2) Michael Ogburn, Mission Viejo, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.734,
-1.166

3) Jon Percy, Pocatello, Idaho, '64 Savoy, SS/BA, 9.058, -1.142

4) Jerry Jenkins, Modesto, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.764, -1.136

5) Ryan McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.769, -1.131

6) Norman Scott, Grants Pass, Ore., '64 Savoy, SS/BA, 9.096, -1.104

7) Peter Wille, Victoria, B.C., '68 Barracuda, SS/A, 8.894, -1.056

8) Mark Vieira, Turlock, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.845, -1.055

9) Sean Cour, Brush Prairie, Wash., '02 Firebird, GT/GA, 10.159, -1.041

10) Byron Setters, Red Deer, Alb., '05 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.398, -1.002

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., '77 Cutlass, K/SA, 11.784 seconds, -1.166
(under index)

2) Mary Ann Method, Weston, Ore., '69 Nova, B/SA, 10.449, -1.101

3) Steve Cozakos, Marysville, Wash., '69 Nova, G/SA, 11.212, -1.088

4) Wesley Libby, Spokane, Wash., '71 Challenger, B/SA, 10.488, -1.062

5) Grant Eldridge, White Rock, B.C., '69 Nova, E/SA, 10.966, -1.034

6) Tommy Gaynor, Vancouver, Wash., '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.585, -1.015

7) Alf Wiebe, Richmond, B.C., '70 Buick, D/SA, 10.860, -0.990

8) Jim Waldo, Richland, Wash., '02 Firebird, A/FI, 10.272, -0.978

9) Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '96 Corvette, B/FIA, 10.744, -0.956

10) Jeff Leatherman, Mattawa, Wash., '69 Nova, H/SA, 11.516, -0.934

 

TOP COMP

1) Shawn Cowie, Richmond, B.C., dragster, 6.495 seconds, 207.91 mph

2) Paul Gladden, Tracy, Calif., dragster, 6.925, 195.19

3) Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., '04 Grand Am, 6.927, 201.43

4) Greg Carlile, Lake Stevens, Wash., dragster, 6.987, 191.89

5) Nick Drzayich, Auburn, Wash., '03 Grand Am, 7.005, 196.93

6) Doug Hegge, Vancouver, Wash., dragster, 7.074, 195.51

7) Brian Preszler, Kennewick, Wash., dragster, 7.141, 188.07

8) Andy Morris, Olympia, Wash., dragster, 7.217, 185.87

9) Brian Barling, White Rock, B.C., dragster, 7.229, 189.36

10) Ken Tupper, Spokane, Wash., '49 Ford, 7.230, 193.85

 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

1) Jim Shellenbarger, Salem, Ore., '78 Kawasaki, KSO, 0.000 seconds reaction
time

2) Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash., '95 Suzuki, KSO, 0.001

3) Cal Percy, Blackfoot, Idaho, '99 Confederat, KSO, 0.001

4) Scott Pollacheck, Medford, Ore., '76 Kawasaki, KSO, 0.002

5) Dan Patridge, Kennewick, Wash., '90 Suzuki, KSO, 0.006

6) Roger Wolff, Dundee, Ore., '00 Hayden, KSO, 0.006

7) Mike Scott, Sumner, Wash., '00 Kawasaki, KSO, 0.011

8) Joe Collette, Boise, Idaho, '03 Kawasaki, KSO, 0.011

9) Steve Miller, Yakima, Wash., '81 Suzuki, KSO, 0.012

10) Anita Cunningham, Bellingham, Wash., '90 Suzuki, KSO, 0.014