NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Mission Raceway, Mission, B.C.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION
MISSION RACEWAY PARK, MISSION, B.C.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Contact: Name, NHRA (626) 688-8646

MOTHER NATURE HALTS ACTION; ELIMINATIONS RESCHEDULED

                MISSION, B.C. (JUNE 1, 2010) - Mother Nature put an end to the racing action this past weekend for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the LORDCO B.C. Nationals at Mission Raceway Park.  NHRA and track officials finally postponed and re-scheduled the event on Monday morning with rain continuing to fall in Mission.
Top Alcohol Funny Car will complete their elimination rounds at the NHRA Full Throttle National event July 9-11 at Pacific Raceways outside of Seattle during qualifying for the NHRA Northwest Nationals.  The Sportsman Motorcycle class presented by Harley Davidson along with Super Pro will run eliminations on July 24 at the Mission Raceway National Open event.  All remaining classes including Top Alcohol Dragster will complete the event on Thursday, August 19, prior the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Olympics of Drag Racing event at Pacific Raceways.
                Eliminations began on Sunday prior to the rain moving into the area.  In Top Alcohol Funny Car Brian Hough, Clint Thompson, and John Evanchuk all advanced to round two.  Hough, Junction City, Ore., qualified number one and took out Jeff Ashwell, Keizer, Ore., in round one.  Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., beat Rob Atchison, London, Ont., and Evanchuk ousted Nathan Sitko, both of Edmonton, A.B.
                In the Top Alcohol Dragster class only Dale Carlson, Olympia, Wash., and Mike Austin, Medford, Ore., were able to advance before the rain stopped the action.  Carlson defeated Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., and Austin advanced when Leo Grocock, Mission, B.C., suffered engine problems on the burnout and could not make his run.  When eliminations resume, Shawn Cowie will face off against Don St. Arnaud and Bill Edwards Jr. will take on Greg Sereda.
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