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TULSA RACEWAY PARK HOST NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
TULSA, OK – NHRA South Central Division arrives at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park on June 8-10. 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, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s SDPC Raceshop Top Dragster, SDPC Raceshop Top Sportsman series and NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series will also be run in conjunction with the event.
Gates at Osage Tulsa Raceway Park open at 8 a.m. each day. Time trials are 10 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator qualify Friday at noon and 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Rounds 1 and 2 of eliminations for Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator are on Saturday at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify twice on Friday at 6 and 9 p.m. and run all three rounds of eliminations on Saturday at 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Eliminations resume Sunday for the remaining classes.
SEVERANCE, WESTERFIELD TAKE JEGS DOUBLE UP AT ROUTE 66
JOLIET, IL – Joey Severance and Shane Westerfield raced to victories at both the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals 
on Sunday and the JEGS Allstars on Saturday earning the JEGS Double Up Bonus.
Severance, out of Woodburn, Ore., quickly disbursed of Dan Page’s holeshot, then continued to pull away posting a 5.249 second win at 275.06 mph to capture the Top Alcohol Dragster trophy. Pager clocked in at 5.347, 263.51. Severance also collected the JEGS bonus for the weekend double-up having beat out James Stevens in Saturday’s JEGS Allstars competition.
Westerfield also grabbed the JEGS Double-Up Bonus when he defeated Kris Hool in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final on Sunday with a lap of 5.470, 271.73. The win was his ninth, and third of the 2018 season. He knocked out Doug Gordon on a holeshot in Saturday’s Allstar final round for the first half of the double.
SHIELDS AND BELLEMEUR CLAIM VICTORIES AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY
READING, PA – In the final results from Maple Grove Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Duane 
Shields, Boulder City, Nev., and Sean Bellemeur, Placentia, Calif., took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively.
Shields worked his way through the field with a pass of 5.250 seconds at 275.5 mph in his final round victory over Doug Foley, Mooresville, N.C., who clocked in at 7.624 seconds, 113.44 mph.
Bellemeur faced off against Dan Pomponio, Berlin, N.J., and posted a winning run of 5.543 seconds, 265.17 mph in his ’17 Camaro. Pomponio drove to a 5.629 second, 257.33 mph lap for his runner up finish.
COWIE, WESTERFIELD RACE TO WINS IN THE HEARTLAND
TOPEKA, KS – Sean Cowie and Shane Westerfield raced to victory in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park.
Cowie qualified No. 2 in Top Alcohol Dragster and faced off with Monroe Guest for the title and the trophy. The pair left the line together and stayed glued throughout the quarter-mile with Cowie edging out Guest with a 5.235 second lap at 275.62 mph to Guest’s 5.273, 272.83.
In Top Alcohol Funny Car it was Shane Westerfield collecting his eighth career and second win of the season with a lap of 5.508, 268.87. Gordon went into tire shake off the line and recovered quickly but could not catch Westerfield crossing the finish line in 5.838, 261.17.
NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION RACERS HEAD TO THE GROVE
READING, PA – Maple Grove Raceway hosts the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series NHRA Northeast division on
May 25-27. The event is one of 44 scheduled across the country where drivers earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s MXI/Magnaflux Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Series’ presented by Select Performance will also run in conjunction with the event.
Gates at Maple Grove Raceway open at 7:30 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Time trials begin Friday and Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Comp Eliminator qualify on Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 1 and 4 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify Friday at 1, 3:30 and 6 p.m.
WILSON AND MANDELL JR. TAKE HOME WINS THIS WEEKEND AT AUTO CLUB DRAGWAY
FONTANA, CA – In the final results from Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag 
Racing Series, local racers Ross Wilson, San Bernardino, Calif., and Phil Mandela Jr., Upland, Calif., took home the wins in Comp Eliminator and Stock Eliminator respectively.
Wilson, with a starting line advantage, raced down the track with a pass of 8.309 seconds in his final round victory over Randy Jones, Monarch Beach, Calif., who clocked in at 8.839 seconds.
Mandella Jr. faced off against Brian McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., posting a winning run of 11.299 seconds at 108.27 mph in his ’69 Chevelle. McClanahan drove to a 10.259 second, 131.59 mph lap for his runner-up finish.
COUGHLIN, BELLEMEUR SCORE AT CAVALCADE OF STARS
NORWALK, OH – Troy Coughlin Jr. and Sean Bellemeur took home the wins and the NHRA Wally trophies in Top 
Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car at this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Cavalcade of Stars present by Budweiser at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.
Third generation driver Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, qualified No. 1 then took out John Paul Gutierrez and Mike Bucher in rounds one and two to advance to the final against Brandon Greco. Greco beat out former world champion Duane Shields and Jeff Chatterson on his way to the final. Coughlin was out first in the final as Greco had problems early in the run. Coughlin also had problems but was well out in front and crossed the line in 5.876 seconds at 265.53 mph for the win.
Bellemeur also qualified No. 1 then left first on Todd Robertson in the final and laid down his quickest lap of the event at 5.484, 268.28 for the win. The California racer beat home state racer Tony Bogolo of Hamilton, and Brian Hough in early rounds on his way to his tenth career Lucas Oil divisional event win.
SOUTH GEORGIA LUCAS OIL RACE POSTPONED
CECIL, GA – NHRA and South Georgia Motorsports Park officials announced today that based on the current 
weather conditions at South Georgia and the forecast this week leading up to the scheduled NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, the decision has been made to postpone the event until September 7-8, 2018.
The mid-week forecast for the South Georgia area calls for continued thunderstorms through the week. Even if the weather system does break up by the weekend, the venue will be saturated to the point that racers will not receive the best experience that NHRA and South Georgia Motorsports Park want to provide to the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series participants and fans.
Looking at weather models throughout the summer, the best option is to move the event into our fall block of events with a new date of September 7-8. The daily schedule will remain the same.
AUTO CLUB DRAGWAY HOSTS NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION
FONTANA, Calif. – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series arrives at the Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway on May 18 -20. The event is one of 44 scheduled across the country where drivers 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 Pacific Division’s Top Sportsman Series, Top Dragster Series and Sportsman Motorcycle Series will also run in conjunction with the event.
Gates open at 8 a.m. Friday, 7 a.m. Saturday, and 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Test and Tune starts at 11 a.m. on Friday. Qualifying and time trials start Saturday at 8 a.m. Eliminations begin Sunday at 8:30 a.m. for all classes.
CAVALCADE OF STARS SET TO KICK OFF AT SUMMIT MOTORSPORTS PARK
NORWALK, OH – Summit Motorsports Park will play host to the Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser on May 18-20. 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, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Oakley Motorsports Top Sportsman and Top Dragster Series, and Pro Stock Snowmobile will be run in conjunction with the event.
Gates at Summit Motorsports Park open at 7 a.m. each day. Qualifying and time trials start at 9 a.m. Friday and continue Saturday at 9 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualifying Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 4 and 8:30 p.m. Eliminations will begin Sunday at 8:30 a.m. with Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car running eliminations at noon.
