ORLANDO, FL – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicked off its first divisional event of season in the southeast division, hitting Orlando Speed World Dragway this past weekend. Drivers from all over the southeast visited the strip to battle head-to-head in the Pro Winter Warmup. Winners were crowned in the Lucas Oil Series classes as well as STOTTS FORD Top Sportsman and Hickory Enclosed Trailers Top Dragster.

Fans were treated to an all Florida final round in Comp Eliminator. Jenny Treadwell of Mount Plymouth, and Steve Schumacher of Jacksonville went toe-to-toe. Treadwell, the reigning Division 2 champion opened up her title defense successfully, making a victory pass of 8.224 seconds, 141.62 mph as Schumacher finished at 8.046 seconds, 166.52 mph.

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CHANDLER, AZ – George Stassi and Grant Durie both raced to their first NHRA National event win this weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

Stassi, Brea, Calif., faced off with Washington racer and NHRA Northwest division hitter Jody Lang in the final for the Super Stock title. Stassi took the holeshot by .008 seconds which forced Lang into running too quick and breaking out by .009 seconds. Stassi crossed the finish line in 10.622 on his 10.60 dial for the win in his ’67 Camaro.

Canadian resident Durie (Vegreville, Alb.) took home the Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com with a lap of 6.824 seconds, 194.27 mph in his ’10 dragster for his first win. Durie beat out Tom Koenen, Tucson, Ariz., who left early by just .001 second with the red light foul start.

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Orlando, FL – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opens its 2017 season at Orlando Speed World Dragway for the first of seven events in the NHRA Southeast Division. This Friday through Sunday, February 24-26, 2017, drivers will be racing to 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. A Highlight of the event will be the 250 mph RPM Pro Mod class, in addition to the division’s Stott’s Ford Top Sportsman Series and Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales Top Dragster Series. Special ticket pricing for the multiple days is as follows; 2-Day Pass $40, 3-Day Pass $45, 4-day Pass $50. Children 10 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.

Pomona, CA – The 2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series came to a close in the Pacific Division Race at Pomona Auto Club Raceway Sunday. Event champions and National Champions were crowned in the series finale. Top Alcohol Dragster, Funny Car, Comp, Super Stock, and the rest of the classes that encompass the Lucas Oil Series were in action.

Top Alcohol Dragster 2016 Lucas Oil Champion Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., further solidified his status as the best in the division with his fastest run of the weekend. The Woodburn racer registered his victory pass at 5.212 seconds, 275.96 mph. Cody Perkin, Bluffdale, Utah did not show up for the final round. The victory marks Severance’s 16th career National event win and the sixth of the 2016 season.

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Las Vegas – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series took to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the final two divisional events over five days of racing action. When the dust settled, two drivers had clinched NHRA Lucas Oil World Championships, Top Sportsman and Top Dragster presented by Racing TV’s champions were crowned, both Top Fuel and Pro Fuel championships were decided in the NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series and Lucas Oil Regional and Divisional Championships were finalized across the country.

Nick Folk and Mia Tedesco wrapped up their Lucas Oil championships in Super Comp and Super Gas respectively. Folk held on to his points lead as Steve Williams and Christopher Dodd lost in early rounds while Tedesco was crowned when Tommy Philips and Brad Pierce dropped out.

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Las Vegas, NV – Champions were recognized yesterday for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division Race number one at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Top Alcohol Dragster, Funny Car, Comp, Super Stock, Super Gas, Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley-Davidson, and the rest of the classes that encompass the nationwide series were all in action for the rain delayed event from earlier this year. Racers in all classes will now begin qualifying and time trials for the second half of the double header weekend.

Two time Top Alcohol Dragster Champion Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., solidified his top standing in the TAD class with a resounding victory over Shawn Cowie, Surrey,B.C. Severance registered a winning pass of 5.327 seconds, 269.67 mph, Cowie finished second at 5.493 seconds, 222.51 mph.

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LAS VEGAS – Jonnie Lindberg and Jimmy DeFrank clinched the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series World Championship in Top Alcohol Funny Car and Super Stock respectively this past weekend at the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas. Garrett Bateman and Terry Ruckman raced to the event wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car as each of them scored their second career NHRA national event wins.

Lindberg locked up his second championship in as many years when Doug Gordon fell to Lindberg’s brother Johan in round one as Gordon was the last racer with a shot at catching Lindberg in the points chase. Lindberg has five wins on the season in six final rounds including four at national events: Pomona, Calif., Norwalk, Ohio, Brainerd, Minn., and the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.

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ROCKINGHAM, NC – Rockingham Dragway to host the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division on October 28-30. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series 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 division’s Davis Golf Carts Top Sportsman Series and Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales Top Dragster Series will be run in conjunction with the event along with the NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series featuring the Top Fuel and Pro Fuel Harleys.

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ENNIS, TX – Fans were in celebration as multiple home state winners were crowned in the action packed AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. Champions were recognized in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, as well as Comp Eliminator, Stock, Super Comp and the rest of the classes that encompass the nationwide series.

In Top Alcohol Dragster, Bradley Thompson scored his first win in just his second start, getting the victory on Shawn Cowie’s final-round red-light. Thompson’s debut came at this event last year, where he failed to qualify. Bradley, a local Texan hailing from Vernon, registered a victory pass of 5.299 seconds, 268.17 mph. Cowie, Surrey, B.C., hit a runner-up pass of 5.666 seconds, 229.31 mph.

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REYNOLDS, GA – Al Ackerman raced to the win in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Silver Dollar Raceway over the weekend. With just a handful of events left to finish the season, the Lucas Oil National and Divisional Championship races have heated up.

In the final round of Comp Eliminator it was Ackerman, Saddle Brook N.J., who is coming off a win at the national event in Reading, Pa., versus Van Puckett, Monroe, Ga., who sits atop the Southeast division point standings were even at the start, but Ackerman had the power to finish stronger for the win with a pass of 7.910 seconds at 160.77 miles per hour in his dragster. Puckett ran a pass of 8.512 seconds at 158.41 miles per hour for a runner-up finish. Ackerman is in fourth place for the Northeast division point standings.

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