NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES – NORTHWEST DIVISION FIREBIRD RACEWAY, BOISE, IDAHO Monday, May 3, 2010 LOCAL RACERS LEAD WINNERS AT FIREBIRD BOISE, Idaho (May 3, 2010) – Four local racers took home big wins this past weekend at the 40th Anniversary Napa Auto Parts Ignitor presented by Dan Wiebold Ford at Firebird Raceway with Jackie Alley, Eagle, Idaho, and Dan Lafferty, Wendell, Idaho, leading the way to winner’s circle. Alley, one of two female winners in this weekend NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, drove her ’ 69 Camaro to a 9.711 second lap at 136.86 mph in her Super Stock win over Rodney Stults, Marysville, Wash. and Lafferty beat Terry Wilcox with a 7.266 second pass at 186.33 mph in his Top Dragster. Carl Youngstrom, Caldwell, Idaho, defeated Boise resident Steve Holland in the Pro class and Dick Vander Meer, Nampa, Idaho, won in Super Pro when Kacee Jo Bootsma, Outlook, Wash., fouled at the starting line. The NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series was the second half of the double header this weekend with 4- time World Champion Jim Murphy posting the win against series point’s leader Adam Sorokin who won the season opening March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway. In a classic match-up between the No. 1 and 2 qualifiers, Murphy raced to a 5.802 second run at 248.82 mph while Sorokin experienced problems and slowed to a 9.208 second lap. Murphy’s final round pass was the quickest and fastest run of the event. In Comp eliminator it was Jeff Lane taking the trophy out of North Bend, Wash., in his ’09 Cobalt while Barry Daniluk, Red Deer, Alb., CAN., blasted to the win in the division’s Auto Max USA Top Sportsman class at 6.866 seconds, 207.90 mph. Nikki Cannon, Bothell Wash., held off Wayne Linder Jr. in her ’67 Nova and the final of Super Street and joined Alley to complete the pair of female winner’s. Other winners included Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash. in Stock Eliminator; Steve Williams, Loma Linda, Calif., in Super Comp; Ken Heard, Ridgefield, Wash., in Super Gas; and Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash., in the Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson. Northwest Division racers head to Mission Raceway for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, May 28-30. The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series 40th Anniversary Napa Auto Parts Ignitor event at Firebird Raceway: NOSTALGIA TOP FUEL Jim Murphy, Santa Rosa, Calif. Dragster, 5.802, 248.82 def. Adam Sorokin, Los Angeles, Dragster, 9.208, 92.46 COMP ELIMINATOR Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash. '09 Cobalt, B/SMA, 8.923, 113.53 def. Rob Harrison, N. Vancouver, B.C. '07 Cavalier, J/A, foul SUPER STOCK Jackie Alley, Eagle, Idaho, '69 Camaro, SS/DA, 9.711, 136.86 def. Rodney Stults, Marysville, Wash. '92 Ciera, GT/IA, 14.316, 63.82 STOCK ELIMINATOR Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash. '69 Chevelle, G/SA, 12.830, 79.86 def. Will Kelly, Walla Walla, Wash. '70 Barracuda, H/SA, 11.635, 109.71 SUPER COMP Steve Williams, Loma Linda, Calif. Dragster, 9.186, 181.96 def. Anthony Castillo, Grandview, Wash. Dragster, 9.166, 167.97 SUPER GAS Ken Heard, Ridgefield, Wash. '86 Mustang, 10.217, 136.90 def. Mike Ferderer, Buckley, Wash. '06 Grand Am, 10.303, 161.66 SUPER STREET Nikki Cannon, Bothell, Wash. '67 Nova, 11.202, 132.21 def. Wayne Linder Jr, Outlook, Wash. '57 Chevrolet, 11.179, 130.13. TOP DRAGSTER Dan Lafferty, Wendell, Idaho, Dragster, 7.266, 186.33 def. Terry Wilcox, Sumner, Wash. Dragster, foul TOP SPORTSMAN Barry Daniluk, Red Deer, Alb. '68 Camaro, 6.866, 207.90 def. Wayne Ryder, Baker City, Ore. '55 Pickup, foul SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash. '95 Suzuki, 8.175, 160.34 def. Rick Newport, West Valley, Utah, '95 Suzuki, foul SUPER PRO Dick Vander Meer, Nampa, Idaho, Dragster, 9.306, 148.78 def. Kacee Jo Bootsma, Outlook, Wash. Dragster, foul PRO Carl Youngstrom, Caldwell, Idaho, '69 Firebird, 9.690, def. Steve Holland, Boise, Idaho, '71 Pontiac, foul |
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