NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Top Gun Raceway, Fallon, Nev.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION

TOP GUN RACEWAY, FALLON, NEV.

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646

 

RACING KICKS OFF IN FALLON

 

            FALLON, Nev. - Final qualifying is set for this weekend's
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Top Gun Raceway with Jim Cowan of
Dewey, Ariz., on top in Comp Eliminator with an 8.628 second pass in his
'04 Cavalier. Cowan is followed by Ed Sigmon in second with Randy Goff
in third.

Cowan, who is coming off a win last month in Fontana, Calif., is joined
by Modesto, Calif., runner Steven Wann who leads the Super Stock field
in his '70 Barracuda at 10.033 seconds while former NHRA Jr. drag racer
Ryan McClanahan of Alta Loma, Calif., is No. 1 in Stock Eliminator.
McClanahan ran 10.478 seconds and is followed by Don Wann in second and
Boulder City Nev., resident Nick Ariotti third in his '76 Volare. No. 2
in Super Stock is Darren Smith who has put together a string of three
straight wins, winning three of the four events this year in the NHRA
Pacific Division.

In the division's Sunset Racecraft Top Sportsman series it is J. Wayne
Silvia in the No. 1 spot out of Upland, Calif., with a 7.729 second pass
at 179.56 mph followed by Joe Roubicek in the No. 2 spot. Del Cox Jr.
leads the Hughes Performance Top Dragster category at 7.170 seconds,
190.38 mph. Cox has three final round appearances this year but is still
looking for his first win. Roubicek is pulling double duty this weekend
and is also qualifier No. 2 in Top Dragster followed by Jimmy Johnson of
Santa Rosa, Calif., in third.

Jay Matthews rode his '98 Suzuki to the No. 1 spot in the Sportsman
Motorcycle class presented by Harley Davidson with a 0.005 second
reaction time. Pete Miclette of Garberville, Calif., is second and Greg
Liskey is third out of Salinas, Calif.

            Racing continues on Sunday with round 1 of eliminations
scheduled for 9 a.m.  Gates open at 7 a.m.  Tickets are $20.  The track
is located approximately 15 miles south of Fallon on the west side of
Schurz Highway (Hwy. 95). For more information, call Top Gun Raceway,
(775) 423-0223.

 

            The following are Saturday's final qualifying results at the
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Top Gun Raceway:

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Jim Cowan, Dewey, Ariz., '04 Cavalier, D/EA, 8.628 seconds, -0.622
(under index)

2) Ed Sigmon, Chatsworth, Calif., '34 Chevy, C/SR, 9.138, -0.402

3) Randy Goff, Las Vegas, '02 S-10, E/A, 8.630, -0.070

4) Steve Gramham, San Francisco, Calif., '00 S-10, PST, 11.490, 3.110

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Steven Wann, Modesto, Calif., '70 Barracuda, SS/FA, 10.033 seconds,
-1.267 (under index)

2) Darren Smith, Palmdale, Calif., '68 Dart, SS/GA, 10.152, -1.258

3) Justin Lamb, Henderson, Nev., '07 Cobalt, SS/BS, 9.390, -1.180

4) Wayne Taylor, Chino, Calif., '00 Dodge, GT/HA, 10.811, -1.119

5) Tim Smith, Rocklin, Calif., '87 Cavalier, GT/CA, 10.247, -1.003

6) Brad Rounds, Reno, Nev., '00 S-10, SS/TB, 9.785, -0.995

7) Don Durham, Vacaville, Calif., '00 Trans Am, GT/IA, 11.112, -0.978

8) Ken Etter, Riverside, Calif., '93 Shadow, GT/IA, 11.116, -0.974

9) Bob Fordyce, Vista, Calif., '91 Calais, GT/CA, 10.277, -0.973

10) Gary Williams, Mariposa, Calif., '64 Comet, SS/MA, 11.920, -0.860

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Ryan McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., '02 Firebird, A/FIA, 10.478
seconds, -1.402 (under index)

2) Don Wann, Modesto, Calif., '73 Satellite, I/SA, 11.906, -1.344

3) Nick Ariotti, Boulder City, Nev., '76 Volare, I/SA, 11.957, -1.293

4) Harry Doolittle, Wickenburg, Ariz., '02 Firebird, H/FIA, 12.963,
-1.177

5) Charlie Smith, Modesto, Calif., '69 Dart, B/SA, 10.969, -1.171

6) Don Keen, Palmdale, Calif., '69 Mustang, C/S, 11.080, -1.170

7) Staci Smith, Palmdale, Calif., '00 Dakota, E/FIA, 12.124, -1.126

8) Joe Accardo, Phoenix, Ariz., '67 Camaro, D/SA, 11.344, -1.116

9) Curtis Coulter, Las Vegas, '69 Cyclone, D/S, 11.354, -1.056

10) Jim Durham, Stonyford, Calif., '72 Duster, F/SA, 11.747, -1.033

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) J Wayne Silvia, Upland, Calif., '04 Cavalier, 7.729 seconds, 179.56
mph

2) Joe Roubicek, Westlake Village, Calif., '63 Corvette, 7.734, 179.72

3) Roger Hall, Las Vegas, '63 Corvette, 7.903, 178.07

4) Jed Bourquin, Canyon Country, Calif., '93 Daytona, 8.125, 171.28

5) Gary Ross, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., '03 Grand Am, 8.133, 173.70

6) Dean Hall, Guerneville, Calif., '62 Chevy, 8.151, 172.33

7) Jim Momjian, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., '05 Grand Am, 8.342, 165.21

8) Tom Barnes, Bunker, Ariz., '99 Monte Carlo, 8.872, 156.64

 

TOP DRAGSTER

1) Del Cox Jr, Downey, Calif., dragster, 7.170 seconds, 190.38 mph

2) Joe Roubicek, Westlake Village, Calif., dragster, 7.253, 186.48

3) Jimmy Johnson, Santa Rose, Calif., dragster, 7.268, 192.63

4) Jim Momjian, Apple Valley, Calif., dragster, 7.365, 182.93

5) Will Boxold, Orangevale, Calif., dragster, 7.409, 185.47

6) Les Figueroa, Lake Havasu, Ariz., dragster, 7.410, 184.09

7) John Propp, Granite Bay, Calif., dragster, 7.479, 185.24

8) Larry Scarth, Manhattan, Calif., dragster, 7.528, 181.22

9) Garrett Wiles, Ridgecrest, Calif., dragster, 7.530, 184.67

10) George Prather, Sacramento, Calif., dragster, 7.532, 176.60

 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

1) Jay Matthews, Henderson, Nev., '98 Suzuki, SMC, 0.005 seconds
reaction time

2) Pete Miclette, Garberville, Calif., '97 Suzuki, SMC, 0.008

3) Greg Liskey, Salinas, Calif., '95 Suzuki, SMC, 0.012

4) Don Tanklage, Huntington Beach, Calif., '00 Trac, SMC, 0.013

5) Katie Sullivan, Corning, Calif., '78 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.014

6) Jordan Miclette, Redway, Calif., '97 Suzuki, SMC, 0.025

7) Kehea Woods, Las Vegas, '95 Suzuki, SMC, 0.042

8) Charlie Sullivan, Corning, Calif., '82 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.048

9) Sean Conner, Boulder City, Nev., '77 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.057

 

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Eric Lotz 
Director, Field Marketing 
elotz@nhra.com   
626-250-2287 
626-688-8646  
  
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