PACIFIC RACEWAYS TAKES TEAM TITLE, FOUR HEADED TO NHRA SUMMIT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

MISSION, BC – Pacific Raceways captured the team championship while Sean Shaffer, John Leage, Mark Owens and Kevin Bromley took home the individual honors at this weekend’s NHRA Northwest Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Mission Raceway Park.

Shaffer worked his way through the field in Super Pro and ran 7.283 seconds at 183.11 mph in his final round victory over Emily Lewis who clocked in at 8.473 seconds, 154.95 mph.

In Pro, it was Leage who outlasted the competition knocking out Rob Lindley in the final with a pass of 10.532 seconds, 125.48 mph while Owens defeated Martin Dykstra with a time of 13.181 at 101.53 mph for the Sportsman title.

Bromley rounded out the event winners with a lap of 9.836 seconds, 131.92 mph to take down Chad Hofert.

In the Summit Race of Champions competition it was Dave Burden taking the win in Super Pro over MHDRA Dragstrip teammate Mark Simmons. Burden’s ’64 Chevelle went 6.146 seconds at 112.95 mph over to the quicker Simmons’ at 4.736, 145.60 in his ’07 dragster.

Chris Stone, Mission, B.C., defeated another MHDRA racer Jason Hughes in Pro while Gary Howe Jr. took the Sportsman ROC trophy against Troy McDonald and the Bike/Sled title went to Bob Henrie who outran Zach Toth. Stone was out first and went 6.424 seconds to hold off Hughes’ 6.004. Howe left a tick quicker than McDonald and drove his ’71 Skylark to the win, and Henrie’s ’09 Polaris sled outran Toth’s ’87 Kawasaki.

The four Race of Champion winners will advance to the NHRA Summit National Championship in November at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona to face off with the winner’s from the other six NHRA divisions for a winner take all national championship with over $100,000 up for grabs.

In the High School Race of Champions it was Ashley Thompson, Camas, Wash., winning over Jordin Howell, Port Orchard, Wash., running 12.520, 105.60.

The Summit Jr. Drag Racing League was also in action with Josh Schmanke, Beau Dickie and Kelsey Lefebvre taking wins in the Race of Champions competition while Hunter Jackson, Tanner Gaetz and Tyler Dobson won in the Jr. Dragster classes for the overall event.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Northwest Division Summit Racing Series event at Mission Raceway:

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Pacific Raceways 68

Woodburn Dragstrip 62

Bremerton Raceway 56

Portland Int’l Raceway 49

Mission Raceway 46

Firebird Raceway 38

MHDRA Dragstrip 28

Nl’Akapxm Eagle Motorplex 17

Renegade Raceway 16

Walla Walla Drag Strip 15

Madras Dragstrip 9

Spokane County Raceway 7

Lewistown Raceway 2

SUPER PRO

Sean Shaffer, Boise, Idaho, ’02 dragster, 7.283, 183.11 def. Emily Lewis, Maple Valley, Wash., ’12 dragster, 8.473, 154.

PRO

John Leage, Poulsbo, Wash., ’69 Camaro, 10.532, 125.48 def. Rob Lindley, Spanaway, Wash., ’63 Nova, 9.121, 146.67

SPORTSMAN

Mark Owens, Walla Walla, Wash., ’79 Chevy Luv, 13.181, 101.53 def. Martin Dykstra, Chilliwack, B.C., ’69 Dart, 12.584, 105.63

BIKE/SLED

Kevin Bromley, Yacolt, Wash., ’06 Honda, 9.836, 131.92 def. Chad Hofert, Meridian, Idaho, ‘12 Kawasaki, 9.050,151.71

The following are the final results from the NHRA Northwest Division Race of Champions:

SUPER PRO ROC

Dave Burden, Medicine Hat, A.B.,

PRO ROC

Chris Stone, Mission, B.C., ’68 Dart, 6.424, 100.15, def. Jason Hughes, Lagdon, A.B., ’32 roadster, 6.004, 113.36

SPORTSMAN ROC

Gary Howe Jr, Gig Harbor, Wash., ’71 Skylark, 7.633, 87.25 def. Troy McDonald, Nampa, Idaho, ’15 Mustang, 7.856, 88.15

BIKE/SLED ROC

Bob Henrie, Conconully, Wash., ’09 Polaris, 5.841, 116.85 def. Zach Toth, Medicine Hat, A.B., ’87 Kawasaki, 6.803, 93.44

HIGH SCHOOL

Ashley Thompson, Camas, Wash., ’79 Malibu, 12.520, 105.60 def. Jordin Howell, Port Orchard, Wash., ’12 Fusion, 16.794, 78.76