NHRA Northwest Division Summit Series Finals, Sunday from Champion Raceway

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Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA, (626) 278-1956

PORTLAND INT'L RACEWAY TAKES TEAM TITLE AT NHRA SUMMIT SERIES FINALS

            EAGLE POINT, Ore. - NHRA Northwest division Summit Series racers
wrapped up the Finals today at Champion Raceway.  The best racers in the
region squared off in head-to-head competition, vying for team and
individual honors and a share of the $10,600 purse.  

The team from Portland Int'l Raceway took home the team title, stopping Team
Woodburn Dragstrip's winning streak at two.  Team Woodburn and the
contingency from Pacific Raceways in Kent, Wash., tied for second place and
the hometown team from Champion Raceway came in third.

            Super Pro racer Devon Hilton of Vancouver, Wash., led the
winners knocking off Brad Vinje, Langley, B.C., in the final.  Vinje scored
the win in the Race of Champions on Saturday and is headed to Pomona,
Calif., in November for a shot at a national championship.  In Super Pro,
Casey Allum, Camas, Wash., drove his '55 Chevy to the win over Pat Figini of
Oregon City, Ore.  Sportsman class winner Paul Breedlove of Klamath Falls
wheeled his '02 Dodge to the win when Jerry Biscay, McCleary, Wash., red
lighted in his '54 Ford.  Tracy Bailey, Coos Bay, Ore., grabbed the win in
the Motorcycle/Snowmobile category in the seat of a '75 Kawasaki, beating
Mike Kelly of Vancouver, B.C.

 

 

Following are Sunday's final results from the Summit Racing Series Northwest
Division Finals and the final team points standings at Champion Raceway:

 

SUPER PRO

Devon Hilton, Vancouver, Wash., '27 Spitzer, 8.696 seconds, 151.71 mph def.
Brad Vinje, Langley, B.C., '68 Camaro, 10.644, 136.68

 

PRO

Casey Allum, Camas, Wash., '55 Chevy, 12.799, 103.67 def. Pat Figini, Oregon
City, Ore., '69 Mustang, 10.652, 125.82

 

SPORTSMAN

Paul Breedlove, Klamath Falls, Ore., '02 Dodge, 12.807, 105.26 def. Jerry
Biscay, McCleary, Wash., '54 Ford, foul

 

MOTORCYCLE/SNOWMOBILE

Tracy Bailey, Coos Bay, Ore., '75 Kawasaki, 9.742, 131.82 def. Mike Kelly,
Vancouver, B.C., '89 Suzuki, 8.744, 144.40 

 

Portland Int'l Raceway, 75 points 

Pacific Raceways, 50 

Woodburn Dragstrip, 50

Champion Raceway, 40

Bremerton Raceway, 37

Firebird Raceway, 34

Renegade Raceway, 29

Madras Dragstrip, 27

Coos Bay Int'l Speedway, 27

Eagle Motorplex, 22

Mission Raceway, 21

Bonanza Raceway, 16

Medicine Hat Dragstrip, 13

Lakeview Dragstrip, 4

Yellowstone Drag Strip, 3