Self, of Caddo, Okla., successfully defended his 2008 JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals title, driving his ’32 Bantam roadster past to a win over Joey Tanksley in the final round.

The Super Stock final featured another repeat champion as Zaskowski, of Belmont, Mich., also won in Belle Rose in 2007. In the final, Zaskowski drove his Chevy Camaro to a win over Allen Patterson. In Stock, Williams, of Burleson, Texas, got the best of three-time world champion Dan Fletcher in the final round.

There was a special combo race held for competitors in Super Stock and Stock. The event featured a unique eliminator format which is similar to the one used to handicap racers in Comp Eliminator, allowing the quickest drivers in each class to showcase their performance. Mike Mans of Rogers, Minn., prevailed in the final round against Charlie Bohannon of Valley Station, Ky. 

A new leader emerged in the final qualifying session for Competition Eliminator racers as Adam Hickey of Hammond, La., drove his ’08 Cobalt to the top spot. Hickey leads Glen Treadwell and yesterday’s leader Bruno Massel, who was bumped to third.

Reigning Southeast Division champion DeSio of Seminole, Fla., earned the trophy in the Super Street class when he slipped by Paul Martinez in the final round and Barmettler, of Maplewood, Minn., rode to the Sportsman Motorcycle class title by beating local racer David Latino of Donaldsonville, La.

Craig Treble, who normally competes in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, is the top qualifier in the Sportsman Motorcycle division with his Suzuki Hayabusa. Treble, of Harvey, La., earned the top spot by posting the best starting line reaction time of any rider in the field.