Lucas Oil Series Completes Woodburn, Ore. Qualifying Runs
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In the final rounds of qualifying at Woodburn Dragstrip, Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Joey Severance of Spanaway, Wash., and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., claimed the No. 1 qualifying positions in their classes.
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WOODBURN, Ore. (July 11, 2009) – In the final rounds of qualifying at Woodburn Dragstrip, Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Joey Severance of Spanaway, Wash., and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., claimed the No. 1 qualifying positions in their classes. Local racer Joe Sorensen of Woodburn remained at the top of the Stock class as well. This weekend's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, which will wrap up tomorrow with eliminations, is the fifth of seven in Northwest division competition
Severance sits No.2 in overall division points with hopes of picking up his first victory of the season. He posted a class leading run of 5.419 seconds at 265.64 mph. Justin Davis of Murrieta, Calif., who was Friday's top qualifier, dropped down to the third spot.
Payne, who held the top spot after Friday's qualifying, improved his numbers by posting a 5.703 second, 253.80 mph run. He is looking for his second divisional win of the year, to increase his Southeast division standing. The division's points leader, Brian Hough,
Top qualifiers in other classes include Comp Eliminator driver Mike DePalma, Glendale, Ariz.; Don Little, Westley, Calif., in Super Stock; and local Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore., remained at the top of Stock Eliminator. Mike Strickland, Moses Lake, Wash., was the No.1 qualifier in Top Sportsman; Paul Gladden of
Racing continues Sunday with gates opening at 8 a.m. and eliminations beginning at 9 a.m. First round of eliminations for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car are scheduled for noon.
General Admission with a pit pass is $25 on Sunday. Children 6 to 14 years old are $5 and kids 5 and under are admitted free. For more information please call Woodburn Dragstrip at (503) 982-4461 or visit www.WoodburnDragstrip.com.
The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division 32nd Annual Les Schwab Challenge event at Woodburn Dragstrip:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Joey Severance,
2) Brandon Johnson,
3) Justin Davis,
4) Dale Carlson,
5) Doug Hegge,
6) Gregg Lawrence,
7) Bill Edwards Jr.,
8) Mike Austin,
First round TAD pairings
1) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 5.419 seconds, 265.64 mph vs.
8) Mike Austin, Medford, Ore., 6.148, 227.44
2) Brandon Johnson, Shelton, Wash., 5.425, 266.82 vs.
7) Bill Edwards Jr.,
3) Justin Davis, Murrieta, Calif., 5.438, 264.55 vs.
6) Gregg Lawrence, Salem, Ore., 5.642, 250.97
4) Dale Carlson, Olympia, Wash., 5.473, 248.13 vs.
5) Doug Hegge, Vancouver, Wash., 5.565, 257.43
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Jay Payne,
2) Brian Hough,
3) Jeff Ashwell,
4) John Evanchuk,
5) John Lombardo Jr.,
6) Ken Webster,
7) Brian Thiel, Pleasant Grove,
8) Dave Germain,
Not Qualified
9) Sean Bellemeur, Tustin, Calif., '05 Firebird, 5.810, 243.96
10) Dennis Taylor,
11) Jason Rupert,
12) Keeter Ray,
13) Jim Peters,
First round TAFC pairings
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '09 Mustang, 5.703 seconds, 253.80 mph vs.
8) Dave Germain, Toledo, Wash., '02 Firebird, 5.806, 248.55
2) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '06
7) Brian Thiel, Pleasant Grove, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.784, 247.45
3) Jeff Ashwell, Keizer, Ore., '02 Firebird, 5.740, 247.18 vs.
6) Ken Webster, Red Deer, Alb., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.761, 251.39
4) John Evanchuk, Edmonton, Alb., '02 Firebird, 5.753, 246.84 vs.
5) John Lombardo Jr.,
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Mike DePalma,
2) Rob Harrison,
3) Clint Neff,
4) Brandon Huhtala,
5) Doug Lambeck,
6) Casey Plaizer,
7) Terry Spargo, Delta, B.C., '02 Cavalier, A/AP, 6.707, -0.553
8) Dan Barton,
10) Steve Graham,
SUPER STOCK
1) Don Little,
2) Kevin Cour,
3) Alan Falcone,
4) Chuck Stubeck,
6) Rob Youngblood,
7) Steve Polack,
8) Mike Parmenter,
9) Jackie Alley, Eagle,
10) Jim Caughlin,
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Joe Sorensen,
2) Jim Mantle, Black Creek, B.C., '79 Pacer Wgn, V/SA, 14.564, -1.236
3) Tommy Gaynor,
4) Bill Edgeworth,
5) Pete Kost,
6) Tom Gaynor,
7) Jim Durham,
8) John Hill,
9) Jim Waldo,
10) Steve Cozakos,
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Mike Strickland, Moses Lake, Wash., '07 GT500, 6.975 seconds, 196.12 mph
2) Ray Martin,
3) Gary Zellner,
4) Lee Goranson,
5) Randy Johnson,
6) Daryl Hemnley, Burley,
7) Robert Matthews,
8) Doug Arthur,
9) Steve Downs,
10) Dennis Myers,
TOP DRAGSTER
1) Paul Gladden, Tracy, Calif., dragster, 6.614 seconds, 207.42 mph
2) Paul Snell,
3) Tom Koenen,
4) Eddy Plaizier,
5) Mike Henderson,
6) Jonathan Fiello,
7) Kenny Upton,
8) Glen Hultberg,
9) Randy Pressel,
10) Marvin Mueller,
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Jeff Havens,
2) Scott Pollacheck,
3) Jim Iverson,
4) Tracy Bailey,
5) Danny Lee Patridge,
6) Miles Hauer,
7) Nick Puhl, Port Orchard,
8) Jim Shellenberger,
9) Roger Wolff,
10) Jeff Lilly, Aloha,