COWIE AND HOUGH SUCCEED AT CHAMPION RACEWAY
MEDFORD, Ore. (Sept. 27, 2010) – In the final results from the Northwest Championships at Champion Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C., and Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore. took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively, for the final race of the North West Division.
Cowie faced off against Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore. and posted a winning run of 5.463 seconds, 260.46 mph. Severance drove to a 5.484 second, 259.76 mph lap for his runner up finish.
Hough worked his way through the field and ran 5.851 seconds at 247.93 mph in the semifinals over Shane Westerfield, Lake Forest, Calif., who clocked in at 5.949 seconds, 238.85 mph, to cement his final round victory.
Other racers visiting the winner’s circle this weekend were Aaron Strong, Auburn, Wash., in Comp Eliminator; Dallas Glenn, Covington, Wash., in Super Stock; Chuck Hawk Jr, Tucson, Ariz., in Super Comp; Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore., in Stock Eliminator; Mike Ferderer, Buckley, Wash., in Super Gas; and Bill Gee, Silverton, Ore., in Super Street. In the division’s Top Sportsman class it was Wayne Newman, Lancaster, Calif., taking the win while Gene Heaton, Vancover, Wash., won in Top Dragster. Also taking home wins were Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash., in Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson; Tom Stockero, Bend, Ore., in Super Pro; and Patrick Arnott, Redmond, Ore., in PRO.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Champion Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Semifinals
2) Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., 5.539, 256.94 def. 3) Mike Austin, Medford, Ore., 7.694, 88.55
1) Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C., 5.431, 262.59 def. 4) Johnny Ahten, Santa Clarita, Calif., broke
Final
Cowie, 5.463, 260.46 def. Severance, 5.484, 259.76
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
3) Shane Westerfield, Lake Forest, Calif., '05 Firebird, 6.032, 235.06 def. 4) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '06 Monte Carlo, 6.793, 168.77
2) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '10 Monte Carlo, 10.231, 79.02 def. 5) Sean Bellemeur, Tustin, Calif., '05 Firebird, 13.787, 35.82
6) Jeff Ashwell, Keizer, Ore., '09 Mustang, 6.206, 198.58 def. 1) Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., '07 Monte Carlo, 7.450, 121.54
Semifinals
Hough, 5.851, 247.93 def. Westerfield, 5.949, 238.85
Final
Hough, broke was unopposed
COMP ELIMINATOR
Aaron Strong, Auburn, Wash., '05 Cavalier, F/A, 8.163, 166.58 def. Pat Byron, Hoquiam, Wash., dragster, C/D, 6.965, 192.60
SUPER STOCK
Dallas Glenn, Covington, Wash., '96 Corvette, SS/JA, 10.960, 122.47 def. Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., '81 Malibu, GT/JA, 10.911, 117.31
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.777, 122.32 def. Vincent Storms, Renton, Wash., '70 Challenger, D/SA, 11.466, 110.81
SUPER COMP
Chuck Hawk Jr, Tucson, Ariz., dragster, 8.919, 162.04 def. Tom Gresham, Gresham, Ore., dragster, 8.858, 164.43
SUPER GAS
Mike Ferderer, Buckley, Wash., '06 Grand Am, 9.946, 152.59 def. Randy Bowers, Riverside, Calif., '69 Camaro, 9.922, 141.71
SUPER STREET
Bill Gee, Silverton, Ore., '66 Chevy II, 10.948, 134.56 def. Ken Woodward, Lyons, Ore., '70 Nova, 10.887, 128.64
TOP SPORTSMAN
Wayne Newman, Lancaster, Calif., '94 Lumina, 7.620, 180.67 def. Chris Newman, Lancaster, Calif., '08 Cobalt, 7.520, 183.79
TOP DRAGSTER
Gene Heaton, Vancover, Wash., dragster, 7.557, 179.18 def. Marc Heritage, Spanaway, Wash., dragster, 7.593, 175.80
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash., '95 Suzuki, 8.086, 162.51 def. Wayne Cox, Eureka, Calif., '07 Suzuki, 8.894, 144.63
SUPER PRO
Tom Stockero, Bend, Ore., '67 Chevy, 10.496, 147.58 def. Moe Trujillo, Boring, Ore., Dragster, 7.649, 170.47.
PRO
Patrick Arnott, Redmond, Ore., '82 Chevy, 11.966, 121.70 def. Ryan Warter, Olalla, Wash., '70 Nova, foul.
