NHRA Pacific SportsNationals-Sunday from Auto Club
Dragway
Auto Club Dragway * Fontana, California *
Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006
Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956
BECKLEY, CHAFFIN SCORE BIG WINS AT NHRA PACIFIC SPORTSNATIONALS
FONTANA, Calif. - The NHRA SPORTSnationals presented by K&N came
to a close Sunday at Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway. The
three-day event featured more than 400 drivers in eight categories vying for
valuable points leading to NHRA national titles.
Comp Eliminator top qualifier, David Beckley of Wildomar,
Calif., kept his momentum going right into the winner's circle. He drove
his '63 Corvette to the win over Tom Mettler, Bakersfield, Calif. Beckley
made a 6.839-second, 203.37 mph pass in the final and that was more than
enough to cover Mettler's 7.585-second, 178-45 mph effort.
In Super Stock, Woodland Hills, Calif., resident Bill Chaffin
took the win in his '87 Buick. In the final round he faced off against
reigning Northwest division champion Jody Lang of Puyallup, Wash., in his
'81 Malibu. Chaffin ran 10.377 seconds at 124.69 mph in the final against
Lang's 11.196 seconds at 118.37 mph. Peoria, Ariz., Stock Eliminator racer
Tibor Kadar wheeled his '77 Firebird to the winner's circle against veteran
racer Clark Holroyd of Chino. Kadar's 12.338-second run at 97.17 mph was
enough to earn in the win. Alexis DeJoria, Venice, Calif., scored the Super
Comp win over Neil Schindler of San Diego, Calif. Super Gas racer Wayne
Newman, Lancaster, Calif., scored the win in his '94 Chevy Z-34 over Bob
Harris of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., in a double-breakout final. Northridge,
Calif., resident Mike Lang drove to the win in Super Street in his '72 Vega
against the '79 Mustang wheeled by Bill North of Tempe, Ariz. Justin Lamb,
Henderson, Nev., got the Top Comp win over Jonathan Fiello of Yucaipa,
Calif. In Super Eliminator, Mike Solina, Poway, Calif., earned the trophy
over Acton, Calif., racer Andy Spiegel.
Specials awards presented at this weekend's event included the
Be Cool Radiators Coolest Car of the Class. Taking home the prizes were Joe
Mozeris in Comp Eliminator; John Borden in Super Stock; Steve Wann in Stock
Eliminator; Schindler in Super Comp; Gary Cooke in Super Gas; Charlie Allen
in Super Street; Del Cox Jr. in Top Comp; and Solina in Super Eliminator.
The award for Best Appearing Car went to Super Stocker Jeff Lee, Top Comp
competitor Paul Gladden and his team won Best Appearing Crew, and Candy
Mesa's Super Stocker took away the Best Engineered Car award.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Pacific
SPORTSnationals event at Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway:
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
David Beckley, Wildomar, Calif., '63 Corvette, A/AA, 6.839, 203.37 def. Tom
Mettler, Bakersfield, Calif., '01 Dakota, PST, 7.585, 178.45
SUPER STOCK
Bill Chaffin, Woodland Hills, Calif., '87 Grand National, SS/BX, 10.377,
124.69 def. Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., '81 Malibu, GT/IA, 11.196, 118.37
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Tibor Kadar, Peoria, Ariz., '77 Firebird, L/SA, 12.338, 97.17 def. Clark
Holroyd, Chino, Calif., '68 Nova, A/SA, 10.446, 124.78
SUPER COMP
Alexis DeJoria, Venice, Calif., dragster, 8.969, 176.19 def. Neil
Schindler, San Diego, Calif., dragster, foul.
SUPER GAS
Wayne Newman, Lancaster, Calif., '94 Lumina, 9.896, 161.07 def. Bob Harris
Jr., Trabuco Canyon, Calif., '00 Corvette, 9.883, 157.63
SUPER STREET
Mike Lang, Northridge, Calif., '72 Vega, 10.930, 126.19 def. William North,
Tempe, Ariz., '79 Mustang, 10.899, 138.19
TOP COMP
Justin Lamb, Henderson, Nev., dragster, 7.174, 185.69 def. Jonathan Fiello,
Yucaipa, Calif., dragster, 7.245, 185.77
SUPER ELIMINATOR
Mike Solina, Poway, Calif., dragster, 7.932, 177.04 def. Andy Spiegel,
Acton, Calif., dragster, 7.942, 174.57
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