NHRA (FONTANA) - High winds delay Fontana SPORTSnationals...

High winds delay Fontana SPORTSnationals; three  champions crowned
 
FONTANA, Calif. (Oct 7) – high winds forced the postponement of final  
eliminations for the second annual JEGS NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals yesterday  at 
Auto Club Raceway at Fontana, but not before champions were declared in Super  
Stock, Stock, and Super Street. 

One of the champions  crowned on Sunday is Justin Lamb of Henderson, Nev., 
who defeated Darren Smith  of Palmdale, Calif., in the Super Stock final. Lamb, 
who won the Top Dragster  title at last year’s Pacific SPORTSnationals drove 
his Chevy Cobalt to a final  round victory over Smith’s ’68 Dodge Dart. 
Despite the loss, Smith was able  regain the lead in the ongoing battle for the 
Super Stock national championship.  

There was another repeat winner in Stock Eliminator  as Tibor Kadar of 
Peoria, Ariz., won the Pacific SPORTSnationals for the  second-consecutive season 
after driving his ’77 Pontiac to a final round win  over Kyle Rizzoli of San 
Luis Obispo, Calif. Kadar has now won three of the last  four races he’s attended 
at Auto Club Raceway in Fontana. 

Dwight Downing, who hails from Glendale, Ariz;, was crowned the champion in  
Super Street eliminator after driving his Plymouth Arrow to a win over Joe  
Lokhaug of Bakersfield, Calif., in the final. With the victory, Downing has now  
scored enough points to clinch the NHRA Pacific Division Super Street title.  

The JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals will resume Monday  morning, Oct. 8 with the 
completion of eliminations in Comp, Top Dragster, Top  Sportsman, Super Comp 
and Super Gas. Super Comp and Super Gas completed two  rounds of eliminations 
on Sunday while Comp, Top Dragster, and Top Sportsman  competitors will be 
hitting the track for the first time since the completion of  qualifying on 
Saturday, Oct. 6. 


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