Taking the event win in Top Alcohol Dragster was Jim Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., who outran Joey Severance at 5.330 seconds, 270.16 mph. Whiteley secured the NHRA Pacific Division Champion with the win while Severance, Woodburn, Ore., still has eyes on the national championship needing to win the event this weekend to overtake Duane Shields
John Lombardo Jr., Brea, Calif., took the Pacific Division Top Alcohol Funny Car Championship with a win over Clint Thompson in his ’10 Napa Auto Parts Monte Carlo running 5.651 seconds at 256.21 mph.
Former national champion Jimmy DeFrank also clinched the division championship with a win in the Super Stock class. The Chatsworth, Calif., resident beat Jason DeForrest out of Andover, Minn.,
Las Vegas racer Dave Phillips won the Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson class posting an 8.798 second lap at 155.36 mph to defeat Pete Miclette, Garberville, Calif.