NHRA Northwest Division Summit Racing Series Finals-Friday from Woodburn Dragstrip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES FINALS – NORTHWEST DIVISION

WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP, WOODBURN, ORE.

Friday, September 4, 2009

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

 

NHRA NORTHWEST DIVISION SUMMIT RACING SERIES FINALS UNDER WAY AT WOODBURN
DRAGSTRIP

            WOODBURN, Ore. (Sept. 4, 2009) – The best bracket racers from
across NHRA’s Northwest division have come together this weekend at Woodburn
Dragstrip for the division’s Summit Racing Series Finals.  Top points
earning drivers in four categories, Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and
Motorcycle/Snowmobile, from across the region are vying for individual and
team honors and a share of the cash purse worth more than $16,000.  Racers
in the High School category, Sport Compact and two classes of Jr. Dragsters
will also run in the event.

            Tomorrow’s action will feature more time trials as well as the
division’s Race of Champions, slated to start at 1 p.m.  The Race of
Champions is a race within a race that pits the winningest drivers from each
track in head-to-head competition.  Winners of the Race of Champions in
Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle/Snowmobile will have the right to
compete for a national championship against the winners from NHRA’s other
six divisions during the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif.  They will run for a
winner-take-all $5,000 purse.

            Eliminations for the Northwest division Summit Racing Series
Finals will start Sunday morning at 9 a.m.  

            Woodburn Dragstrip is located at 7730 Highway 219, 1½ miles off
I-5 at Woodburn exit 271.  For more information call the track, (503)
982-4461, or visit www.WoodburnDragstrip.com.

            Some racers participated in a Gambler’s Race, which does not
have any bearing on the points for the regular event.  Boise, Idaho’s Cody
Hiatt scored the win in the Electronics class beating out Dale Green of
Kent, Wash.  In the No Electronics class, Corey Ferguson, Langley, B.C.,
ousted Courtney Alley of Eagle, Idaho, in the final.

 

The following are the final round results for the Gambler’s Race at Woodburn
Dragstrip:

Electronics

W – Cody Hiatt, Boise, Idaho, Team Firebird, Dragster -- .018 reaction, 7.34
(7.28 dial), 183.18 mph

RU – Dale Green, Kent, Wash., Team Pacific, Dragster – foul

 

No Electronics

W – Corey Ferguson, Langley, BC, Team Mission, ‘69 Dart -- .028, 11.19
(11.18 dial), 117.08

RU – Courtney Alley, Eagle, ID, Team Firebird, ‘67 Chevelle – 10.28 (10.29),
127.78

 

 

The following tracks participate in the NHRA Northwest Division Summit
Series:

§  Bonanza Raceway; Walla Walla, Washington

§  Bremerton Raceway; Bremerton, Washington

§  Champion Raceway; Eagle Point, Oregon

§  Coos Bay Int’l Speedway; North Bend, Oregon

§  Firebird Raceway; Boise, Idaho

§  Lakeview Dragstrip; Lakeview, Oregon

§  Lewistown Raceway; Lewistown, Montana

§  Lost Creek Raceway; Anaconda, Montana

§  Madras Raceway Park; Madras, Oregon

§  Medicine Hat Dragstrip; Medicine Hat, Alberta

§  Mission Raceway; Mission, British Columbia

§  Nl’Akapxm Eagle Motorplex; Ashcroft, British Columbia

§  North Central Motorsport Park; Prince George, British Columbia

§  Pacific Raceways; Kent, Washington

§  Portland Int’l Raceway; Portland, Oregon

§  Renegade Raceways; Yakima, Washington

§  Saskatchewan Int’l Raceway; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

§  Spokane County Raceway; Spokane, Washington

§  Woodburn Dragstrip; Woodburn, Oregon

§  Yellowstone Drag Strip, Acton, Montana

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