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NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION

WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP, WOODBURN, ORE.

Monday June 28, 2010




Severance and Hough Earn Victories at Les Schwab Challenge at Woodburn Dragstrip



           WOODBURN, Ore. (June 28, 2010) – In the final results from the 33rd Annual Les Schwab
Challenge at Woodburn Dragstrip and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Joey Severance,
Woodburn, Ore. and Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore. took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster
and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively.

Severance worked his way through the field and ran 5.413 seconds at 263.85 mph in his final
round victory over Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C. who clocked in at 5.428 seconds, 264.00 mph.

Hough faced off against Jeff Ashwell, Keizer, Ore. and posted a winning run of 5.703 seconds,
253.16 mph in his '10 Monte Carlo.  Ashwell drove to a 5.858 second, 2.44.36 mph lap for his
runner up finish.

Other racers visiting the winner’s circle this weekend were Brandon Huhtala, Puyallup, Wash. in
Comp Eliminator; Tony Mandella, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. in Super Stock; Michael Dalrymple,
Sunnyside, Wash. in Super Comp; Steve Cozakos, Marysville, Wash., in Stock Eliminator; Steve
Laskowske, Tigard, Ore. in Super Gas; Bob Sims, Puyallup, Wash. in Super Street; Brandon
Yoder, Gresham, Ore. in Super Pro and Tony Price, Tigard, Ore. in Pro. In the division’s Top
Sportsman class it was Barry Hobson, Seattle, Wash. taking the win while Tom Malicki, Brush
Prairie, Wash. won in Top Dragster. Tom Malicki, Brush Prairie, Wash. took the win in Sportsman
Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson. In Super Pro,



           Northwest Division racers head to Spokane County Raceway for the next NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series event, July 29-August 1.



The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at
Woodburn Dragstrip:



TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

Round 1

3) Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore. 5.394, 264.39 def.
6) Dale Carlson, Olympia, Wash., 5.495, 261.78

1) Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C. 5.420, 264.00 was unopposed

2) Mike Austin, Medford, Ore. 5.412, 264.78 def.
7) Gregg Lawrence, Salem, Ore. 5.550, 260.19

5) Don St. Arnaud, Edmonton, Alb. 5.522, 261.47 def.
4) Brandon Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. 5.558, 263.62


Semifinals

Severance, 5.396, 265.80 def.
Austin, 5.471, 263.38;
Cowie, 5.426, 265.25 def.
St. Arnaud, foul


Finals

Severance, 5.413, 263.85 def.
Cowie, 5.428, 264.00



TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:

Round 1

1) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore. '10 Monte Carlo, 5.687, 253.09 def.
6) Jim Peters, Molalla, Ore. '09 Impala, foul

2) Jeff Ashwell, Keizer, Ore. '09 Mustang, 5.845, 243.83 def.
5) Dave Germain, Toledo, Wash. '02 Firebird, 5.919, 242.00

4) Larry Miner, Lodi, Calif. '06 Monte Carlo, 5.814, 250.62 def.
3) Sean Bellemeur, Tustin, Calif. '06 Firebird, 5.840, 233.03

Semifinals

Ashwell, 5.827, 243.30 def.
Miner, 5.916, 248.34;
Hough, 5.717, 253.59 was unopposed

Finals

Hough, 5.703, 253.16 def.
Ashwell, 5.858, 244.36.

COMP ELIMINATOR

Brandon Huhtala, Puyallup, Wash. '97 Cutlass, C/A, 7.562, 156.08 def.
Rob Harrison, N. Vancouver, B.C. '05 Cavalier, J/A, 12.958, 66.56.

SUPER STOCK

Tony Mandella, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. '87 Camaro, GT/DA, 9.883, 134.56 def.
Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash. '81 Malibu, GT/JA, 10.843, 118.82.

STOCK ELIMINATOR

Steve Cozakos, Marysville, Wash. '69 Nova, G/SA, 12.105, 83.29 def.
Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore. '69 Camaro, A/SA, foul.

SUPER COMP


Michael Dalrymple, Sunnyside, Wash. Dragster, 8.891, 176.02 def.
Don Knoblauch, Sumner, Wash. Dragster, 8.855, 170.32.

SUPER GAS

Steve Laskowske, Tigard, Ore. '63 Corvette, 9.899, 164.17 def.
Ken Heard, Ridgefield, Wash. '86 Mustang, 9.881, 146.15.

SUPER STREET

Bob Sims, Puyallup, Wash. '66 Nova, 10.939, 125.71 def.
Gary Ericksen, Vancouver, Wash. '71 Firebird, 10.952, 122.46.

TOP DRAGSTER

Tom Malicki, Brush Prairie, Wash. Dragster, 7.441, 181.89 def.
Quentin Chambers, Bellingham, Wash. Dragster, 6.434, 212.51.

TOP SPORTSMAN

Barry Hobson, Seattle, Wash. '06 Grand Am, 7.135, 193.71 def.
Shane Molinari, Battleground, Wash. '68 Le Mans, 7.532, 181.59.

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

Pete Miclette, Garberville, Calif. '97 GSXR, 8.896, 141.64 def.
Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash. '95 Suzuki, 8.024, 162.39.

SUPER PRO


Brandon Yoder, Gresham, Ore. dragster, 8.996, 176.50 def.
Larry Miner, Sedro Woolley, Wash. '69 Camaro, foul.

PRO

Tony Price, Tigard, Ore. '63 Chevy, 10.714, 122.44 def.
Maycee Blehm, Salem, Ore. '83 Monte Carlo, 12.168, 109.94.