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Preview | Sunday

In the final results from Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division Opener, Shawn Cowie, Surry, B.C., and Shane Westerfield, Anaheim, Calif., took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively.

Cowie worked his way through the field and ran 5.261 seconds at 277.26 mph in his final round victory over Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., who clocked in at 5.666 seconds, and 226.13 mph.

Westerfield faced off against Nick Januik, Las Vegas, Nev., and posted a winning run of 5.440 seconds, 272.23 mph in his ’16 Camaro. Januik drove to a 5.600 second, 264.49 mph lap for his runner up finish.

Clint Neff and Ed Niquette took home trophies in Comp and Super Stock respectively.  Neff beat out Ross Wilson with a lap of 7.680 seconds at 164.65 mph, while Super Stock winner Niquette drove his ’05 Cavalier to the win over George Stassi. 

Other racers visiting the winner’s circle this weekend was Brian McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., in Stock; Parker Theobald, St George, Utah, in Super Comp; Aron Kinard, Temecula, Calif., in Super Gas and Mark Yeager, Hollister, Calif., in Super Street. In the division’s Top Sportsman class, it was Bryan Warr, Riverton, Utah, taking the win while Paul Nero, Eugene. Ore., won in Top Dragster, and in Sportsman Motorcycle, Anthony Canetti, Elk Grove Calif., took the prize. 

Pacific Division racers head to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, April 13-15. 

The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Shawn Cowie, Surrey, B.C., '10 , 5.261, 277.26  def.
Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., '13 , 5.666, 226.13.

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Shane Westerfield, Anaheim, Calif., '16 Camaro, 5.440, 272.23  def.
Nick Januik, Las Vegas, Nev., '16 Camaro, 5.600, 264.49.

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., '32 Bantam, K/AA, 7.680, 164.65  def.
Ross Wilson, San Bernardino, Calif., '05 Sunfire, C/SM, 8.217, 165.40.

SUPER STOCK
Ed Niquette, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., '05 Cavalier, SS/AM, 8.450, 161.21  def.
George Stassi, Brea, Calif., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 10.006, 129.64.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Brian McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., '69 Camaro, AA/SA, 9.910, 125.11  def.
Mike Cotten, Cave Creek, Ariz., '73 Duster, G/SA, 10.959, 118.93.

TOP DRAGSTER
Paul Nero, Eugene, Ore., '14 Undercover, 7.581, 131.19  def.
John Taylor Jr., Wyomissing, Pa., '15 American, foul.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Bryan Warr, Riverton, Utah, '04 Corvette, 7.010, 196.47  def.
Dave Slatten, Ft. Collins, Colo., '05 Grand AM, 6.730, 198.12.

SUPER COMP
Parker Theobald, St George, Utah, '01 Mullis, 8.912, 162.06  def.
Evan Kowalski, Riverside, Calif., '09 Racecraft, 8.879, 173.34.

SUPER GAS
Aaron Kinard, Temecula, Calif., '63 Corvette, 9.915, 161.38  def.
Marko Perivolaris, Petaluma, Calif., '67 Camaro, 9.880, 172.83.

SUPER STREET
Mark Yeager, Hollister, Calif., '69 Camaro, 10.901, 148.46  def.
Ryan Giacone, Glendale, Ariz., '88 Thunderbird, 10.913, 144.00.

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Anthony Vanetti, Elk Grove, Calif., '00 Suzuki GS, 8.200, 142.26  def.
DJ Martin, Glendale, Ariz., '05 Hayabusa, 8.829, 147.52.

QUALIFYING

The following are  final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., 5.191 seconds, 281.42 mph
2) Chris Demke, Tujunga, Calif., 5.270, 275.11
3) Shawn Cowie, Surrey, B.C., 5.283, 275.00
4) Johnny Ahten, Santa Clarita, Calif., 5.379, 265.01
5) Casey Grisel, Orangevale, Calif., 5.392, 263.05
6) Tiffany Januik, Las Vegas, Nev., 12.992, 60.08

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., '15 Camaro, 5.414 seconds, 272.01 mph
2) Chris Marshall, McMinnville, Ore., '17 Camaro, 5.426, 270.10
3) Shane Westerfield, Anaheim, Calif., '16 Camaro, 5.438, 271.13
4) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '18 Camaro, 5.473, 268.22
5) Nick Januik, Las Vegas, Nev., '16 Camaro, 5.521, 263.72
6) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '17 Camaro, 5.616, 261.88
7) Steve Macklyn, Bountiful, Utah, '13 Mustang, 5.658, 255.24
8) Ray Martin, Anchorage, Alaska, '14 Monte Carlo, 7.543, 134.43
Not Qualified
9) Hunter Jones, Tucson, Ariz., '08 Monte Carlo, 8.758, 71.50

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) Tony Mandella, Eastvale, Calif., '92 Camaro, A/SMA, 7.845 seconds, -0.685 (under index)
2) Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., '32 Bantam, K/AA, 7.562, -0.668
3) Randy Jones, Monarch Beach, Calif., '00 S-10, C/TA, 8.384, -0.626
4) Joe Mozeris, Phoenix, Ariz., '13 Fritz, B/ED, 6.959, -0.581
5) Ross Wilson, San Bernardino, Calif., '05 Sunfire, C/SM, 8.295, -0.535
6) John Edwards, Glendora, Calif., '99 Neon, C/AA, 7.414, -0.526
7) Bill Kent, Midland, Texas, '11 Frameworks, B/D, 6.731, -0.509
8) Randy Goff, Las Vegas, Nev., '98 S-10, B/T, 8.427, -0.373

SUPER STOCK
1) John Gaynor, Vancover, Wash., '10 Cobalt, GT/IA, 9.662 seconds, -0.988 (under index)
2) Rodger Comstock, Ft.Lauderdale, Fla., '16 Mustang, FSS/C, 8.679, -0.971
3) Larry Zavala, Montebello, Calif., '87 Camaro, SS/IA, 9.735, -0.965
4) Jack Bystrom, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., '68 Camaro, SS/EA, 9.406, -0.944
5) Tom Nolan, Lacombe, Alb., '09 G5, GT/FA, 9.353, -0.897
6) Michael Wesolowski, Mesa, Ariz., '12 Mustang, FGT/B, 8.316, -0.884
7) Jim Rau, Sacramento, Calif., '95 Mustang, GT/OA, 10.569, -0.881
8) Byron Setters, Red Deer, Alb., '09 G5, GT/FA, 9.370, -0.880
9) Casey Setters, Red Deer, Alb., '10 Cobalt, GT/FA, 9.377, -0.873
10) Mike Cotten, Cave Creek, Ariz., '70 Barracuda, GT/KA, 10.038, -0.862

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Kelly Lane, Farmington, N.M., '78 Fairmont, T/S, 13.193 seconds, -1.207 (under index)
2) Alex Kadar, Peoria, Ariz., '03 Monte Carlo, CF/S, 14.117, -1.033
3) Jim Hale, Van Buren, Ark., '64 Belvedere WGN, K/SA, 11.663, -0.987
4) Johnny Calvert, Lancaster, Calif., '16 Mustang, FS/AA, 8.416, -0.984
5) Earl Blake, Las Vegas, Nev., '68 Barracuda, F/SA, 10.871, -0.979
6) Tommy Gaynor, Vancover, Wash., '15 Camaro, FS/F, 10.224, -0.976
7) Bob Gullett, Calgary, Alb., '68 Nova, F/S, 10.827, -0.973
8) Brent Calvert, Lancaster, Calif., '14 Mustang, FS/A, 8.733, -0.967
9) B J Graham, Tempe, Ariz., '75 Mustang II, T/SA, 13.451, -0.949
10) Scott Loge, Livermore, Calif., '73 Satellite, H/SA, 11.206, -0.944

SUPER COMP
1) Travis Theobald, Washington, Utah, '14 Mullis, S/C, 8.903 seconds, 0.003 (over index)
2) Ryan Diosdado, Chula Vista, Calif., '03 Undercover, S/C, 8.903, 0.003
3) Debbie Dolezal, Chandler, Ariz., '07 Yancer, S/C, 8.907, 0.007
4) Larry Marshall, Phoenix, Ariz., '01 Yancer, S/C, 8.908, 0.008
5) Mark Darsow, Tempe, Ariz., '02 Dragster, S/C, 8.908, 0.008
6) Val Torres, Valinda, Calif., '15 TNT, S/C, 8.908, 0.008
7) Tim Parker, Longmont, Colo., '13 American, S/C, 8.909, 0.009
8) Mike Cornelius, Covina, Calif., '08 Davis, S/C, 8.911, 0.011
9) Seth Polvadore, Sun City, Ariz., '03 Cameron, S/C, 8.911, 0.011
10) Ryan Zermeno, Alhambra, Calif., '96 Lumina, S/C, 8.912, 0.012

SUPER GAS
1) Bernie Polvadore, Sun City, Ariz., '93 Grand Prix, S/G, 9.900 seconds, 0.000 (over index)
2) Jerry Calton, Gilbert, Ariz., '27 Ford, S/G, 9.900, 0.000
3) Xavier Zermeno, Viasalia, Calif., '06 Grand AM, S/G, 9.903, 0.003
4) Mike Wiblishouser, Laveen, Ariz., '07 Corvette, S/G, 9.906, 0.006
5) Gerald Turczyn, Peoria, Ariz., '04 Corvette, S/G, 9.910, 0.010
6) Casey Plaizier, Stony Plain, Alb., '63 Corvette, S/G, 9.912, 0.012
7) Craig Henderson, Midland, Texas, '34 Chevrolet, S/G, 9.913, 0.013
8) Randy Bowers, Riverside, Calif., '69 Camaro, S/G, 9.913, 0.013
9) Paul Prange, Las Cruces, N.M., '57 Corvette, S/G, 9.916, 0.016
10) Chris Naffziger, Henderson, Nev., '03 Corvette, S/G, 9.917, 0.017

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Phil Unruh, Mcpherson, Kan., '18 Corvette, 6.246 seconds, 231.00 mph
2) Bryan LaFlam, Gilbert, Ariz., '67 Mustang, 6.252, 228.58
3) Gary Ross, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., '69 Camaro, 6.546, 211.86
4) Jeff Connelly, Mesa, Ariz., '06 S-10, 6.566, 219.22
5) Chip Rumis, Ramona, Calif., '12 Camaro, 6.574, 213.57
6) Joe Roubicek, Camarillo, Calif., '68 Camaro, 6.615, 208.23
7) Daryl Hemley, Burley, Wash., '02 Cavalier, 6.722, 207.05
8) Dave Slatten, Ft. Collins, Colo., '05 Grand AM, 6.727, 209.49
9) Bud Preuss, Grand Junction, Colo., '69 Camaro, 6.785, 202.73
10) Ray Martin, Anchorage, Alaska, '63 Corvette, 6.786, 201.85

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Shaunda Ruckman, Scottsdale, Ariz., '15 American, 6.030 seconds, 234.00 mph
2) Steve Will, Fortuna, Calif., '17 Sarmento, 6.056, 236.59
3) Matt Sackman, Channahon, Ill., '10 Spitzer, 6.078, 226.58
4) Denny Hills, Gilbert, Ariz., '95 Yancer, 6.098, 225.75
5) Robert Tehle, Billings, Mont., '05 Davis, 6.212, 221.74
6) Phil Dion, Paradise Valley, Ariz., '16 Yancer, 6.245, 228.81
7) Bobby Ray McMahan, Lodi, Calif., '08 TNT, 6.321, 221.45
8) Francesca Giroux, Slave Lake, Alb., '11 Spitzer, 6.327, 217.25
9) Chuck Phelps, Chandler, Ariz., '16 Yancer, 6.349, 211.93
10) Mike Mendenhall, Santee, Calif., '09 Spitzer, 6.409, 216.41

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Eric Jaquith, Queen Creek, Ariz., '06 Hayabusa, TFFH, 0.015 seconds reaction time
2) Ron Alves, Colusa, Calif., '80 Kawasaki, TFFH, 0.023
3) Dan Patridge, Kennewick, Wash., '03 Suzuki Tl1000, TFFH, 0.032
4) Sean Phipps, San Tan Valley, Ariz., '02 Hayabusa, TFFH, 0.033
5) Anthony Vanetti, Elk Grove, Calif., '00 Suzuki GS, TFFH, 0.049
6) John Coburn, Mesa, Ariz., '96 Buell S1, TFFH, 0.067
7) Tyler Anderson, Glendale, Ariz., '04 Hayabusa, TFFH, 0.071
8) DJ Martin, Glendale, Ariz., '05 Hayabusa, TFFH, 0.084
9) Sophie McLaughlin, Suprise, Ariz., '15 H-D, TFFH, 0.193

PREVIEW

CHANDLER, Ariz. –Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park will host the NHRA Pacific Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opener March 2-4.  The event is one of 44 events scheduled across the country where drivers earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The Pacific Division Top Sportsman Series, Top Dragster Series and Sportsman Motorcycle Series will also run in conjunction with the event.

Gates at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park open at 7 a.m. each day. Qualifying and time trials start at 8 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualify on Friday at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. with Sportsman Motorcycle at 2 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify at 3 p.m. followed by Comp Eliminator at 4:30.  Saturday Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualify at 11:00 a.m. followed by Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny car at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m.  Eliminations begin Saturday afternoon and continue on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. with Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car running round 1 at 11:30 a.m.

Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park are $15 on Friday and $30 on Saturday and Sunday. Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.  For more information call the track, (520) 796-5601, or visit ww.RaceWildHorse.net