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FIRST TIME WINNERS DOMINATE AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX
ENNIS, TX – In the final results from Texas Motorplex and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, several racers 
took home their first divisional wins and local racers dominated in the winner’s circle overall.
Three Texan racers made their first appearance in the final round, and all three captured their first win. In the final round of Stock Eliminator, Bill Basham, Azle, Texas, defeated Keith Bakies of Alexandra, La; David Bills from Marion, Texas, collected the Wally trophy in Super Comp by taking out Tony Brown of Hallsville, Texas; and in Super Street Brandon Millican, Waxahachie, Texas, earned his first divisional title defeating Donna Watson, Forney, Texas.
Dick Maris, Montgomery, Texas, raced to the final round and earned his fourth divisional win. Maris in his Comp Eliminator ProStart with a run of 7.004 seconds at 191.00 mph ran down Clark Smiley, Denver City, Texas, who had the starting line advantage and made a runner up pass of 7.311 seconds at 188.81 mph.
MEYER, HOOL LEAD WINNERS IN CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE, NC – Megan Meyer and Kris Hool raced to victory at this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 
presented by Lowes Foods. Meyer scored her first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national event win in Top Alcohol Dragster while Hool picked up his third in Top Alcohol Funny Car.
Meyer, out of Spring Hill, Kan., and running for her father and team owner Randy Meyer, advanced to her second final round in just her second start in the alcohol dragster class. The second generation driver recorded 5.20’s and 5.30’s throughout eliminations including a 5.325 second lap at 278.46 mph in the final against Josh Hart who suffered engine problems from the start and is still looking for his first national event win.
NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION COMES TO TEXAS MOTORPLEX
ENNIS, TX – Texas Motorplex host the NHRA South Central Division on April 22-24. 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 Sunset Performance Top Sportsman Series, KPE Top Dragster Series and NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley-Davidson will also be run in conjunction with the event.
Saturday’s action will be highlighted by the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout with racers from seven different classes battling it out for a posted purse of $15,000. Defending South Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout Champion Slate Cummings has once again qualified for the 16-car field and is eager to defend his title. Former national champion Austin Williams is qualified in both Stock and Super Comp and is looking to dethrone Cummings.
TREADWELL, ANDERSON LEAD LUCAS OIL WINNERS
CHARLOTTE, NC – In the final results from zMAX Dragway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Jenny Treadwell scored in Comp Eliminator and Jonathan Anderson bagged his third win of the year in Super Street. Treadwell, Mont Plymouth, Fla., lined up against Randy Daniels, Grantsboro, N.C., and won it at the start with a .009 second reaction time to Daniels .180. She then ran it out to an 8.290 second 157.69 mph lap.
Anderson, out of Griffin, Ga., won on a double breakout with Michelle Furr, Galax, Va., 10.895 to a 10.891 to collect his third win of the year having won the season opener in Gainesville, Fla., and the second half of the double-header in Atlanta two weeks ago.
PERSISTENT SHOWERS POSTPONES LUCAS OIL SERIES
LAS VEGAS – Persistent rain showers and unfavorable forecasts forced NHRA and track officials to postpone the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at The Strip at LVMS scheduled for this past weekend. The event will be run in conjunction with the final NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event of the year, also held at The Strip in early November.
Eliminations are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 8 a.m. Super Stock will be run in random order while all other classes will race off their current ladder. Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car will run eliminations on Thursday, Nov. 3, along with any elimination rounds for other classes not completed on Wednesday. There will be a test and tune event held on Tuesday, Nov. 1, for all classes.
GINGLES, HARKER TAKE LUCAS OIL WINS AT NO PROBLEM RACEWAY
BELLE ROSE, LA – In the final results at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, Nitro on the Bayou at No Problem Raceway Gord Gingles, Winnipeg, Manit., and Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively.
Gingles, was the number one qualifier who worked his way through the field and earned his fifth divisional win. He ran 5.319 seconds at 269.29 mph in his final round victory over Megan Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., who had a runner up lap of 5.358 seconds at 270.97 mph.
Harker, faced off against Ro Yale, Bellaire, Texas, and posted a winning run of 5.711 seconds, 248.89 mph in his 2015 Camaro. Yale had a slight advantage at the light and drove to a 5.786 second, 231.52 mph lap for his runner up finish.
Booher Kicks Off 2015 Season with Indy Regional Runner-Up Finish
BROWNSBURG, IN – A long offseason of hard work was met with reward last Sunday as Top Alcohol Dragster 
driver Brandon Booher raced to his sixth NHRA regional event final round and first money round since winning Norwalk last year. Racing at the Spring Spectacle of Speed NHRA North Central Region event at Lucas Oil Raceway, Booher fought his way past two of the top blown alcohol cars in the country before falling to one of the class’s rising stars in the final round.
The weekend started positively when a test pass on Thursday yielded a 5.361/265 mph time slip. Drama started in qualifying, though, beginning with a broken blower belt on Friday’s run. A torque-converter seal broke on Saturday’s first pass, then the top blower pulley broke during the final session. Making matters worse, the team later found out that a brake rotor came off during the burnout. Booher and team worked through the night to secure parts, ultimately finishing repairs on Sunday morning after a quick nap.
Robertson grabs the “Wally” at Indy
After a long harsh Michigan winter, Todd Robertson and his ProPower Motorsports team were able to blow out the 
cob webs and win their first NHRA regional meet on a blissful sunny day at Indianapolis. “I couldn’t think of a better way to shake off the winter blues than a win during the Spectacle of Speed here at Lucas Oil Raceway Park” chuckled long time crew man Ed Youness.
In the first qualifying round of Top Alcohol Funny Car, the Eaton sponsored team ran a 5.65 @255. This landed them in the number 3 qualifying position, which they were able to maintain after two additional qualifying sessions “we looked at the data from our runner-up pass at the US nationals last year, and the conditions and track where similar so we went with it! And it paid off” said team Engineer Jeff Sawruk.
Lucas Oil winners hit jackpot in Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Winners were crowned today for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at The Strip Las Vegas 
Motor Speedway. Racing action began this morning with elimination rounds for all classes, culminating with the crowning of champions in the winner’s circle celebration. Trophies were handed out in Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car, Comp Eliminator and the rest of the classes that make up the nationwide series.
This was the second of seven events for racers to score points toward regional and divisional championships. Pacific Division racers will be heading to Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway for the next Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, May 22-24.
