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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Larry Mota, Orem, Utah, doubled up this weekend at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Double Header at Rocky Mountain Raceways, winning both events in Sportsman Motorcycle and Clint Neff advanced to the final round in both events scoring the win in Sunday’s Comp Eliminator final.
 
Mota outran the field on Friday for the win then worked his way into the final again on Sunday to face off against Jason Clampitt, Lino Lakes, Minn. Clampitt was out first and looked to end Mota’s day but ran too quick and broke out to give Mota his second win of the weekend on his ’15 Kawasaki.
 
Neff, Arvada, Colo., was the runner up to Ralph Van Paepeghem on Friday then closed the deal on Sunday with a Comp Eliminator win over Don Bevers, Tucson, Ariz., Neff drove his ’32 roadster to a lap of 9.193 seconds, 101.97 mph after Bevers red lighted by just .001 seconds.
 
Last year’s champion Ryan McClanahan grabbed his 10th win and sixth in Super Stock in taking out Scott Burton of Golden, Colo. McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., was out first and ran 8.904, 146.96 for the win while Justin Lamb added another trophy to his resume in defeating Craig Maddox in Stock. Lamb, Henderson, Nev., was better at both ends of the track in his ‘17 Camaro. 
 
Aaron Kinard, Rick Cates and Ryan Herem each bagged wins in the super categories as Kinard, Temecula, Calif., took home his ninth, Cates his second and Herem his forth. Kinard and Mitch Mustard were close at the start of the Super Comp final but Kinard was better at the stripe for the win. Cates made the trip from Canyon, Texas, to edge out Cameron Eddins in Super Gas and Herem, Canyon Country, Calif., got the holeshot and forced Gordon Boven to breakout in Super Street.

Doug Crumlich and Kacee Bootsma-Morris rounded out the winner’s list taking home the trophies in Top Sportsman and Top Dragster respectively. Crumlich, Irvine, Calif., turned a big starting line advantage into the win over Todd Young with Crumlich covering the quarter mile in 7.258 seconds at 177.44 mph. Bootsma-Morris, Olympia, Wash., parlayed a nice .021-second reaction time start into the win over John Richardson. Bootsma-Morris’ 7.347, 184.65 beat Richardson’s 6.461, 172.74.

The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at Rocky Mountain Raceway:

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., '32 Bantam, K/AA, 9.193, 101.97  def. Don Bevers, Tucson, Ariz., '89 Probe, A/SMA, foul. 

SUPER STOCK
Ryan McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., '08 Cobalt, SS/BM, 8.904, 146.96  def. Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '91 Firebird, GT/GA, 9.982, 131.90. 

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Justin Lamb, Henderson, Nev., '17 Camaro, FS/D, 10.357, 107.82  def. Craig Maddox, Sidney, Neb.,'10 Challenger, FS/B, 10.061, 128.57. 

SUPER COMP
Aaron Kinard, Temecula, Calif., '14 American, 9.375, 158.11  def. Mitch Mustard, Arvada, Colo., '16 Miller, 9.325, 176.12. 

SUPER GAS
Rick Cates, Canyon, Texas, '07 Corvette, 10.370, 140.09  def. Cameron Eddins, Rexburg, Idaho, '83 Toyota, 10.419, 143.81. 

SUPER STREET
Ryan Herem, Canyon Country, Calif., '69 Camaro, 11.304, 137.44  def. Gordon Boven, Boise, Idaho, '72 Barracuda, 11.288, 135.72. 

TOP SPORTSMAN
Doug Crumlich, Irvine, Calif., '63 Corvette, 7.258, 177.44  def. Todd Young, Kearns, Utah, '88 Camaro, 7.957, 171.98. 

TOP DRAGSTER
Kacee Bootsma-Morris, Olympia, Wash., '01 Mullis, 7.347, 184.65  def. John Richardson, Santa Clarita, Calif., '17 Sarmento, 6.461, 172.74. 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Larry Mota, Orem, Utah, '15 Kawasaki, 9.448, 141.02  def. Jason Clampitt, Lino Lakes, Minn., '79 Kawasaki, 10.372, 115.78. 

SATURDAY

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at Rocky Mountain Raceway:

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., '32 Bantam, K/AA, 7.985 seconds, -0.585 (under index)
2) Don Bevers, Tucson, Ariz., '89 Probe, A/SMA, 8.447, -0.453
3) Mathew Leonard, Salt Lake City, Utah, '32 Bantam, AA/AM, 7.609, 0.439

SUPER STOCK
1) Neal Rhodes, Elizabeth, Colo., '08 Mustang, FGT/J, 10.086 seconds, -0.994 (under index)
2) Mike Cotten, Cave Creek, Ariz., '70 Barracuda, SS/IA, 10.228, -0.952
3) Eric Bell, Chandler, Ariz., '68 Barracuda, GT/EA, 9.625, -0.925
4) Keith Lynch, New Madison, Ohio, '10 Challenger, FSS/K, 10.154, -0.866
5) Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '91 Firebird, GT/GA, 10.088, -0.782
6) Steve Hanby, Salem, Ore., '94 Camaro, SS/KA, 11.022, -0.738
7) Grant Singer, Regina, Sask., '90 Camaro, SS/BS, 9.374, -0.706
8) Ryan McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., '08 Cobalt, SS/BM, 8.925, -0.685
9) Charlene Gullett, Calgary, Alb., '85 Cutlass, GT/MA, 11.016, -0.684
10) John Cooper, Laporte, Colo., '10 Mustang, FSS/L, 10.657, -0.633

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Bob Gullett, Calgary, Alb., '68 Nova, F/S, 11.253 seconds, -1.077 (under index)
2) Kelly Lane, Farmington, N.M., '78 Fairmont, T/S, 13.983, -1.067
3) Craig Maddox, Sidney, Neb., '10 Challenger, FS/B, 9.493, -0.957
4) Norman Warling, Golden, Colo., '62 Catalina, M/SA, 12.489, -0.941
5) Brian McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., '69 Camaro, AA/SA, 10.258, -0.922
6) Leo Glasbrenner, Chino, Calif., '68 Firebird, D/SA, 11.151, -0.919
7) Brian Brossart, Williston, N.D., '17 Camaro, FS/AA, 8.907, -0.913
8) Steve Hagberg, Berthoud, Colo., '67 Sattelite, A/SA, 10.600, -0.890
9) Don Morris, Golden, Colo., '66 Dodge, A/SA, 10.601, -0.889
10) Justin Lamb, Henderson, Nev., '17 Camaro, FS/D, 10.192, -0.888

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Joe Roubicek, Camarillo, Calif., '68 Camaro, 6.981 seconds, 190.75 mph
2) Don Meziere, Escondido, Calif., '09 Cobalt, 6.988, 199.64
3) Dave Slatten, Ft. Collins, Colo., '05 Grand AM, 7.041, 206.61
4) Bud Preuss, Grand Junction, Colo., '69 Camaro, 7.049, 197.45
5) Justin Linares, Grantsville, Utah, '69 Camaro, 7.094, 196.03
6) Jeff Connelly, Mesa, Ariz., '06 S-10, 7.116, 201.52
7) Chris Newman, Lancaster, Calif., '08 Cobalt, 7.138, 193.63
8) Chris McCallum, Grand Junction, Colo., '63 Corvette, 7.158, 192.10
9) Ken Ratzloff, Idaho Falls, Idaho, '53 Studebaker, 7.231, 191.57
10) Doug Crumlich, Irvine, Calif., '63 Corvette, 7.265, 190.67

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Peyton Januik, Las Vegas, Nev., '06 Spitzer, 6.205 seconds, 224.15 mph
2) John Richardson, Santa Clarita, Calif., '17 Sarmento, 6.231, 221.89
3) Steve Will, Fortuna, Calif., '17 Sarmento, 6.347, 224.71
4) Bobby Ray McMahan, Lodi, Calif., '08 TNT, 6.461, 213.62
5) Chuck Phelps, Chandler, Ariz., '16 Yancer, 6.660, 207.80
6) Dan Naylor, Colfax, Calif., '02 Undercover, 6.692, 201.83
7) Mike Mendenhall, Santee, Calif., '09 Spitzer, 6.698, 207.42
8) Correy Andrade, Springville, Mont., '14 Undercover, 6.740, 200.84
9) Michaelyn Roelle, Glendora, Calif., '17 Racecraft, 6.799, 200.04
10) Moe Trujillo, Happy Valley, Ore., '12 Sarmento, 6.822, 199.11

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Jeff Durfey, West Jordan, Utah, '08 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.005 seconds reaction time
2) Anthony Vanetti, Elk Grove, Calif., '00 Suzuki GS, SMC, 0.009
3) Larry Mota, Orem, Utah, '15 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.011
4) Ron Alves, Colusa, Calif., '80 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.011
5) Rick Newport, Bluffdale, Utah, '95 Suzuki Gsxr, SMC, 0.020
6) Cameron Belisle, Coulumbus, Minn., '10 Kawasaki Zx11, SMC, 0.021
7) Kirk Walton, Salt Lake City, Utah, '12 Ninja, SMC, 0.022
8) Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., '10 Kawasaki Zx14, SMC, 0.025
9) Cody Cumpton, Vancouver, Wash., '95 Suzuki Gsxr, SMC, 0.034
10) Mike Cragun, Sandy, Utah, '79 Ninja, SMC, 0.035

FRIDAY

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Racing kicked off on Thursday for the first half of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Double Header at Rocky Mountain Raceways with Utah racers William Carnell and Larry Mota leading the way into the winner’s circle for the first event late Friday night. 
 
Carnell of Murray, Utah, won on a holeshot over fellow Utah racer Logan Warr (Erda, Utah) with a .007 second reaction time and a lap of 7.633 seconds at 170.71 mph for the Top Dragster title.  Warr ran out of real estate as he tried to chase Carnell down with a 7.595, 176.57.
 
Mota, Orem, Utah, won on a double breakout with Cody Cumpton in Sportsman Motorcycle. Mota got the jump at the start that pushed Cumpton to breakout with Mota posting a 9.578 on the 9.58 dial at 132.08 on his ’15 Kawasaki.
 
Leo Glasbrenner and Chris Newman both took charge of their final rounds immediately will stellar reaction times as Glasbrenner posted a .001 in Super Stock in defeating Rich Pinoski and Newman went one better with a perfect .000 off the line in Top Sportsman to put Bart Smith on the trailer. Glasbrenner, of Chino, Calif., went 10.481, 122.16 to Pinoski’s 10.838, 114.04. Newman, Lancaster, Calif., drove his ‘08 Cobalt to a 7.713, 187.22 mph lap to Smith’s 7.271, 185.60.
 
Ralph Van Paepeghem, Brad Burton and Justin Morgan each had easy wins Friday night. Clink Neff left early with a foul start to give Van Paepeghem the win in Comp as did Michael Miller in Super comp against Morgan, and local racer Brian Sanderson, South Jordan, Utah, was late at the start and watched Burton disappear down track for the win. Van Paepeghem, Garden Valley, Idaho, went 8.410, 116.50 in his ’32 roadster, Morgan, Concord, Calif., ran a 9.429 at 150.02 in his ’04 dragster and Burton, Snohomish, Wash., posted an 11.441 at 100.20 in his ’72 Firebird.
 
Val Torres and Rodger Sauder rounded out the winner’s circle with Torres, Valinda, Calif., knocking off Craig Maddox, Sidney, Neb., clocking in at 10.333, 150 mph in his ’63 Corvette and Sauder, also out of Sidney, Neb., won a close one in Super Street over Justin Cooper, Medical Lake, Wash. Sauder’s 11.319, 144.23 in his ’72 Barracuda edged out Cooper’s 11.313, 132.60 in his ’67 Chevelle.
 
Racers are back in action Saturday for the second half of the double header with final eliminations set for Sunday.
 
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the first of two events this weekend at Rocky Mountain Raceway:
 
COMP ELIMINATOR
Ralph Van Paepeghem, Garden Valley, Idaho, '32 Bantam, A/EA, 8.410, 116.50 def. Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., '32 Bantam, K/AA, foul.
 
SUPER STOCK
Leo Glasbrenner, Chino, Calif., '96 Firebird, GT/HA, 10.481, 122.16 def. Rich Pinoski, Placerville, Calif., '67 Nova, GT/KA, 10.838, 114.05.
 
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Brad Burton, Snohomish, Wash., '72 Firebird, D/SA, 11.441, 100.20 def. Brian Sanderson, South Jordan, Utah, '63 Plymouth, B/SA, 11.496, 116.53.
 
SUPER COMP
Justin Morgan, Concord, Calif., '04 Sarmento, 9.429, 150.02 def. Michael Miller, Moniarty, N.M., '10 TNT, foul.
 
SUPER GAS
Val Torres, Valinda, Calif., '63 Corvette, 10.333, 150.00 def. Craig Maddox, Sidney, Neb., '01 Prowler, 10.314, 149.15.
 
SUPER STREET
Rodger Sauder, Sidney, Neb., '72 Barracuda, 11.319, 144.23 def. Justin Cooper, Medical Lake, Wash., '67 Chevelle, 11.313, 132.60.
 
TOP SPORTSMAN
Chris Newman, Lancaster, Calif., '08 Cobalt, 7.173, 187.22 def. Bart Smith, N. Las Vegas, Nev., '98 Monte Carlo, 7.271, 185.60.
 
TOP DRAGSTER
William Carnell, Murray, Utah, '03 Cameron, 7.633, 170.71 def. Logan Warr, Erda, Utah, '04 Spitzer, 7.595, 176.57.
 
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Larry Mota, Orem, Utah, '15 Kawasaki, 9.578, 132.08 def. Cody Cumpton, Vancouver, Wash., '95 Suzuki Gsxr, 10.722, 125.54.

PREVIEW

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - The Pacific Division arrives at Rocky Mountain Raceways for the Doubleheader Weekend on Aug. 23-26. The event is one of 44 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series earn points leading to divisional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Pacific Division Top Sportsman Series, Top Dragster Series and Sportsman Motorcycle Series will also run in conjunction with the event.

The first race on the doubleheader starts with qualifying and time trials Thursday at 9:00 a.m. for all classes and continue Friday at 9:00 am. Eliminations begin 12:30 p.m. on Friday and Jet Cars will run at 8:30 p.m. Friday night.

The second race in the doubleheader starts on Saturday with qualifying and time trials beginning at 9 a.m. with a double dose of Jet Cars at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Sunday Eliminations will begin at 9 a.m.
  
Tickets for Rocky Mountain Raceway are $10 Thursday, $10 Friday, $20 Saturday and $10 Sunday. Children 5-12 are $5 each day. Children 4 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. 

The Rocky Mountain Raceway is located at 6555 West 2100 South in West Valley City, Utah. For more information call the track, (801) 252-9557, or visit www.rmrracing.com.