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CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT THE ROCK
ROCKINGHAM, NC – In the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing at Rockingham Dragway, a handful 
of home state racers joined the winner’s circle celebration.
Randy Daniels, Grantsboro, N.C., met with Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., in the Comp Eliminator final round. Daniels took home the divisional Wally trophy with a pass of 8.22 seconds at 533.81 mph in his ’07 Pontiac to Pritchett’s 7.914 seconds, 147.49 mph.
In the Super Gas final round, it was Ray Miller III, Spring City, Tenn., ending Joe Eckels day with a winning run of 9.919, 162.08. Miller maintains his championship contention.
The Moser Sportsman Shootout pitted a highly competitive matchup between the Carolinas on Saturday. Local driver Steven Furr, of Harrisburg and Kevin Brannon, Boiling Springs, S.C., took the starting line. After an even launch, Furr pulled ahead running 4.111, 167.88 mph to narrowly defeat Brannon, and capture the Moser Sportsman Shootout Championship.
SEVERANCE, WESTERFIELD, AND LAMB CLINCH IN TOYOTA NATIONALS
LAS VEGAS – Joey Severance, Shane Westerfield, and Justin Lamb locked up the Lucas Oil National Championships 
in their respective classes, as the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series continued during the NHRA Toyota Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend.
Severance, Woodburn, Ore., clinched his third consecutive Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster National Championship, defeating second ranked Shawn Cowie, Surrey, B.C., in the final round. Severance took a strong lead running 5.286 seconds, 270.16 mph, never allowing Cowie to catch up, who clocked in at 5.402 seconds, 271.95 mph.
NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION MOSER SPORTSMAN SHOOTOUT TO HIGHLIGHT SATURDAY’S ACTION AT ROCKINGHAM DRAGWAY
The Southeast Division Moser Sportsman Shootout will highlight Saturday’s racing action at this weekend’s Lucas 
Oil Drag Racing Series at Rockingham Dragway.
The field of 16 drivers was set through a year-long point’s battle and a year-end wild card drawing. The event presents a unique match of NHRA sportsman racers in Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Top Dragster and Top Sportsman in head-to-head competition to see who really is the best of the best.
Kevin Brannon and Rusty Cook are both pulling double duty as they are each qualified in two different classes. Brannon will run in Top Dragster, facing off with Casey Spradlin in round one, and will meet up with Cook in round one of Super Comp. Cook is also qualified in Super Gas where he will meet up with John Taylor in round one
NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION COMES TO ROCKINGHAM DRAGWAY
ROCKINGHAM, NC – Rockingham Dragway will host the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division on October 27-29. The event is one of the 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 Stotts Ford Top Sportsman Series and Hickory Enclosed Trailer Top Dragster Series will run in conjunction with the event along with Pro Fuel Harleys and a 300 mph Jet Dragster.
Highlighting Saturday’s action is the NHRA Southeast Division Moser Sportsman Shootout, a specialty event where drivers will compete in a dial-in/breakout handicap format on an eighth-mile with a $15,000 cash purse up for grabs. The winner could pocket $5,000 along with a specially designed Moser Sportsman Shootout trophy. Eliminations begin at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
SAMSEL, BOGOLO, AND GALBRAITH REGISTER WINS IN GATEWAY
MADISON, IL – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series All American Hot Rod Showdown was completed this 
weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park with Robin Samsel, Tony Bogolo, and Troy Galbraith all taking wins and leading their teams to the winner’s circle.
Samsel, Marion, Ind., mildly upset Christine Chambless of Scott City, Kan., in the Top Alcohol Dragster final round. Chambers had mechanical issues from the get-go and lost power during the beginning of the run. Samsel cruised to victory at 5.378 seconds, 266.32 mph.
In the Top Alcohol Funny Car final round, Ray Drew, Hales Corners, Wis., got off the line first but stumbled toward the latter part of the run, clocking in at 5.849 seconds, 255.92 mph. Bogolo, Hamilton, Ohio, made his quickest pass of the weekend, 5.594 seconds, 256.89 mph, to capture the divisional event Wally trophy.
Robert Hight, Brittany Force, Jason Line, Eddie Krawiec, Steve Torrence, John Force, Jimmy Prock, and Alan Reinhart on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Check out the WFO Radio NHRA Nitro AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Winners Edition 
featuring Robert Hight, Brittany Force, Jason Line, and Eddie Krawiec.
Plus, exclusive on location audio from Steve Torrence after his horrific crash, and Winners Circle interviews with Jimmy Prock and John Force after the second JFR NHRA double win.
Jason Line talks Pro Stock championship hopes, and Eddie Krawiec details his 3rd victory of the countdown.
NHRA’s Alan Reinhart and host Joe Castello recap the AAA Texas Fall Nationals.
AUDIO LINK: http://wforadio.com/nhra-nitro-10172017/
THE ALL-AMERICAN HOT ROD SHOWDOWN COMES TO GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK
MADISON, IL – Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill., will host the annual All-American Hot Rod Showdown and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series this weekend, Oct. 20-22. The event features Top Alcohol Dragsters and Top Alcohol Funny Cars, reaching speeds of more than 275 miles per hour on the quarter-mile drag strip.
Gates at Gateway Motorsports Park open at 9 a.m. every day. Qualifying and time trials begin Friday at 9 a.m. and continue Saturday at 9 a.m. Eliminations will begin Saturday afternoon and continue on Sunday for Super Street, Stock, Super Gas, Super Stock, Super Comp, Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator, and Top Sportsman.
Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator qualify Friday at noon and 4 p.m. with final qualifying Saturday at 10 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify on Friday at 7 p.m. and on Saturday at noon and 4 p.m. Round one will begin on Sunday at 11 a.m.
RAMPY, BARKER LOCK UP NHRA LUCAS OIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
REYNOLDS, GA – David Rampy and Jeffrey Barker each clinched NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series World Championships this weekend at Silver Dollar Raceway and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event.
Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., outran the Comp Eliminator class taking the win and the championship in knocking out Chuck Haubiel in the final round. It was close at the start but Rampy had the power to out run Haubiel with a 7.248 second, 166.60 mph run to Haubiel’s 8.192, 160.92. The win increased Rampy’s points total to 699 putting him out of reach of all others competitors and giving him the Lucas Oil World Championship.
Barker, Kathleen, Ga., fell in round two but gained 10 valuable championship points increasing his total to 675 in Top Sportsman presented Racing RV’s which put him out of reach of Sandy Wilkins who failed to increase his points total this weekend in Reynolds. Wilkins went out to event winner Tracy Barnes in the semifinals, as Barnes went on to beat Shawn Morrow for the Stott’s Ford Top Sportsman event win. This is Barker’s second NHRA Lucas Oil World Championship having won the title in 2015 as well.
BRUCE, GORDON, AND MARLOW GO BIG IN TEXAS
ENNIS, TX – Todd Bruce, Doug Gordon, and Thomas Marlow all scored final round victories Sunday evening during the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
Bruce, of Horace, N.D., pulled the upset in Top Alcohol Dragster final round as he attained the starting line advantage, powering his dragster to 5.260 seconds, 275.96 mph, upsetting #1 qualifier Megan Meyer, Olathe, Kan. Meyer had mechanical issues and coasted to 7.110 seconds,141.80 mph.
The Top Alcohol Funny Car final round produced the quickest side-by-side race in TAFC history. Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., left the starting line first; Annie Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., closed the gap but ran out of track. Gordon recorded the second quickest pass in TAFC history to take the national event Wally trophy, running 5.376 seconds, 272.23 mph. Whiteley set a TAFC speed record at 275.00 mph while running 5.382 seconds for fifth quickest pass in TAFC history.
SOUTHEAST DIVISION HEADS TO SILVER DOLLAR RACEWAY
REYNOLDS, GA – Silver Dollar Raceway will host the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division on October 14-15. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the Lucas Oil 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 Stott’s Ford Top Sportsman Series and Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales Top Dragster Series will be in competition along with the NHRA Summit Jr. Drag Racing League.
Gates at Silver Dollar Raceway open at 8 a.m. each day with qualifying and time trials set to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Top Dragster, Comp and Top Sportsman qualify on Saturday at 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eliminations begin on Sunday at 9 a.m. with round one of Top Dragster, Comp and Top Sportsman set for 11 a.m.
