Infineon Raceway beat out 13 teams from across the western United States, Sept. 26-28, to win the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division title at Top Gun Raceway in Fallon, Nev. This marks Infineon Raceway's second Summit Racing Series championship in three years.
Led by team manager Georgia Seipel, the Infineon Raceway team earned 69 points and was followed by Sacramento Raceway (57) and Auto Club Dragway @ Auto Club Speedway (49). Classes in contention were Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle.
Modesto's Dave Varner played a big role in the championship for Infineon Raceway by taking home a win in the Pro ET class over Marvin Wolfmeier (Vail, Ariz.). San Pablo's Rick Morgan also aided the cause by advancing to the final round in the Sportsman division where he lost to Fallbrook's Gary Ratcliffe. Other winners from Sunday's races included Chuck Phelps (Chandler, Ariz.) in Super Pro and Dustin Vegedes (Escondido) in the Motorcycle division.
The weekend was also highlighted by Saturday's Race of Champions, in which the best drag racers from each raceway competed in head-to-head competition in their respective classes. In the High School class, Napa's Chris Simas and Nikole D'Adamo faced off against one another, with Simas taking the win. In addition, Tracy's Dave Bothello earned a runner-up finish against Riverside's John Gidcumb in the Motorcycle category.
The Infineon Raceway team consisted of 68 Northern California drag racers who competed in the 2008 Summit ET Bracket Drag Racing Series at Infineon Raceway. All points' leaders from the seven-race series were invited to participate on behalf of Infineon Raceway.
For more information about the Summit ET Bracket Drag Racing Series at Infineon Raceway, visit www.infineonraceway.com or call 800-870-RACE.
Team Points Results
Infineon Raceway: 69
Sacramento Raceway: 57
Auto Club Dragway @ Auto Club Speedway: 49
Top Gun Raceway: 45
The Strip @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway: 41
Auto Club Famoso Raceway: 35
Speedworld Dragstrip: 28
Barona 1/8th Mile Dragstrip: 18
Southwestern International Raceway: 16
Toyota Speedway @ Irwindale: 10
Firebird International Raceway: 5
Samoa Dragstrip: 5
Albuquerque Dragway: 1
Listed below are final round results from Saturday and Sunday:
Sunday's Finals
Super Pro
Winner: Chuck Phelps (Chandler Ariz.) 06 Yancer .016 RT 8.541 (8.54) 153.66
Runner-up: Dwight Downing (Glendale Ariz.) 79 Arrow .054 RT 11.305 (11.30) 128.60
Pro ET
Winner: Dave Varner (Modesto) 83 Camaro .024 RT 10.891 (10.76) 109.17
Runner-up: Marvin Wolfmeier (Vail Ariz.) 74 Vega .064 RT 11.182 (11.06) 119.75\
Sportsman
Winner: Gary Ratcliffe (Fallbrook) 68 Chevelle .068 RT 12.946 (12.93) 104.48
Runner-up: Rick Morgan (San Pablo) 71 Camaro .114 RT 12.672 break out (12.70) 107.15
Motorcycle
Winner: Dustin Vegedes (Escondido) 06 Kawasaki .027 RT 9.305 (9.30) 138.35
Runner-up: Gary Moreno (La Verne) 06 Harley .032 RT 10.454 (10.36) 121.72
Race of Champions Results (Saturday)
Super Pro
Winner: Rob Knoles (Sheridan) 69 Camaro .002 RT 11.565 ET (11.58 dial) 116.97 mph
Runner-up: Lonnie Grace (Fallon, Nev.) 02 Cavalier foul -.003 8.947 (8.96) 150.47
Pro ET
Winner: Mark Miyashiro (Torrance) 71 Chevelle .027 RT 10.996 (10.95) 118.87
Runner-up: Danny Cole (Orangevale) 69 Camaro .021 RT 12.236 break out (12.26) 107.46
Sportsman
Winner: Gary Hairfield (San Diego) 05 GTO Pontiac .036 RT 13.752 (13.63) 88.26
Runner-up: Ron Winters (Las Vegas) 68 El Camino .057 RT 18.897 (18.69) 72.44
Motorcycle
Winner: John Gidcumb (Riverside) 93 Suzuki .047 RT 8.886 (8.81) 137.17
Runner-up: Dave Bothello (Tracy) 02 Kawasaki .035 RT 9.086 (8.95) 152.40
High School
Winner: Chris Simas (Napa) 72 Chevelle .075 RT 13.591 (13.55) 101.69
Runner-up: Nikole D'Adamo (Napa) 69 Camaro .174 RT 13.159 break out (13.25) 99.59
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