WOODBURN TAKES TEAM TITLE; FOUR HEADING TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The team from Woodburn Dragstrip combined for 68 points to capture the Northwest Division Summit Racing Series Team Championship at Pacific Raceways while two sets of individual champions were crowned beginning with the Race of Champions who will advance to the NHRA Summit National Championship in Pomona, Calif.

A total of 15 teams were in competition this weekend as Woodburn was followed by Portland International Raceway and Bremerton Raceway who took second and third in the team standings with 64 and 63 points respectively.

Leading the ROC winners was Larry DeYoung of Livingston, Mont., who took the Super Pro title in his ’55 Bel Air over Portland, Ore., resident Greg Rollin in his ’67 Oldsmobile.  DeYoung covered the quarter mile in 9.237 seconds at 150 mph for the win.

Robert Steffen and Derrick Jackson won in the Pro and Sportsman categories and will join De Young at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.  Steffen, Olympia, Wash., held off Mark Kidd of Twin Falls, Idaho, for the trophy with a big starting line advantage.  His .012 second reaction time combined with a lap of 10.559 at 126.18 mph was enough to hold off the hard charging Kidd who clocked in at 9.189, 135.13 in his ’55 Chevy.  The Mc Minnville, Ore., racer Jackson, beat Duston Wurtz, Meridan, Idaho, to the finish line in 12.851 seconds at 96.97 mph.

Jeff Havens will round out the four man team representing the Northwest in Pomona as he took out Zak Pedraza.  Havens, Yakima, Wash., went 7.968 seconds at 158.06 mph on his ’95 Suzuki to Pedraza’s 9.881 at 123 mph out of Boise, Idaho.

Woodburn’s Team Championship was led by Karl Hart who advanced to the finals in the Sportsman class for the Division Championship before falling to Jerry Durant Jr. with a near perfect reaction time of .004 seconds.  Durant of Oregon City, Ore., recorded a lap of 13.966 seconds at 86.11 mph.

Rob Asbury out of Yakima, Wash., and Scott Lang of Beaverton, Ore., grabbed Northwest Championships as well.  Asbury beat Gary Ericksen of Portland, Ore., in Super Pro when Ericksen left early with a foul start and Lang put his ’76 Ford Pinto in the winner’s circle over Nicholas Shepherd of Tigard, Ore.

Jon Jenkins was victorious in the Bike/Sled class over Jack Havens as the Richmond, B.C., racer rode his ’84 Suzuki past Havens, Mill Creek, Wash., for the win in 8.727 seconds at 86 mph.

Brandon Rieken scored the double winning both the division championship and the Race of Champions in High School beating Kenny McGarry in the final of both.  Rieken, Coeur d Alene, Idaho, won the ROC on Saturday then beat McGarry again for the division championship on Sunday in his ’71 Maverick.

In the division’s Jr. Drag Racing League, Ryan Widhalm, Yakima, Wash., won over Lane Cavar, Puyallup, Wash., for the Jr. Lightning title and Klyer Pitts beat Cameron Calhoun in the Jr. Thunder class.  Widhalm went 8.053 seconds, 78.26 mph to beat the quicker Cavar at 8.020, 79.36.  Pitts, Lebanon, Ore., clocked in at 9.001 seconds, 71.06 mph followed by Calhoun, Covington, Wash., at 9.060, 71.95 mph.

The following are final round results from the NHRA Northwest Division Summit Racing Series at Pacific Raceways:

SUMMIT TEAM STANDINGS

Woodburn Dragstrip                             68
Portland Int’l Raceway                         64
Bremerton Raceway                             63
Firebird Raceway                                 60
Pacific Raceways                                  50
Mission Raceway                                 40
Renegade Raceway                              37
Spokane County Raceway                    24
Madras Raceway                                 22
Walla Walla Drag Strip                         22
Medicine Hat Drag Racing Assoc.        17
Coos Bay Speedway                            7
Champion Raceway                              7
Lost Creek Raceway                            5
Lewistown Raceway                             1
 
 
RACE OF CHAMPIONS
SUPER PRO
Larry DeYoung, Livingston, Mont., ‘55 Bel Air, 9.237, 150.80 def. Greg Rollin, Portland, Ore., ‘67 Olds, 11.251, 114.36
 
PRO
Robert Steffen, Olympia, Wash., ‘78 Nova, 10.559, 126.18 def., Mark Kidd, Twin Falls, Idaho, ‘55 Chevy, 9.189,    135.13
 
SPORTSMAN
Derrick Jackson, Mc Minnville, Ore., 12.851, 96.97 def. Duston Wurtz, Meridan, Idaho, 11.995, 109.79
 
BIKE/SLED
Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash., ‘95 Suzuki, 7.968, 158.06 def. Zak Pedraza, Boise, Idaho, Ultra, 9.881, 123.00
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Brandon Rieken, Coeur d Alene, Idaho,  71 Maverick, 11.569, 113.33 mph def. Kenny McGarry, Philomath, Oregon, ‘74 Nova, 11.447, 116.97 mph
 
 
NORTHWEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS
SUPER PRO
Rob Asbury, Yakima, Wash., ‘80 Camaro, 11.218 seconds, 119.01 mph def. Gary Ericksen, Portland, Ore., ‘76 Astre, 11.222, 122.72
 
PRO
Scott Lang, Beaverton, Ore., ‘76 Pinto, 12.133, 104.42 def. Nicholas Shepherd, Tigard, Ore., ‘62 Chevy II, 10.669,  116.01
 
SPORTSMAN
Jerry Durant Jr., Oregon City, Ore., ‘05 Dodge, 13.966, 86.11 def. Karl Hart, Woodburn, Ore, ‘84  Trans Am, 13.436, 94.61
 
BIKE/SLED
Jon Jenkins, Richmond, B.C., ‘84 Suzuki, 8.727, 145.38 def. Jake Havens, Mill Creek, Wash., ‘08 Hayabusa, 8.902,   144.09
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Brandon Rieken, Coeur d Alene, Idaho,  ‘71 Maverick, 11.569, 113.33 def. Kenny McGarry, Philomath, Ore., ‘74 Nova, 11.447, 116.97
 
JR LIGHTNING
Ryan Widhalm, Yakima, Wash., 8.053, 78.26 def. Lane Cavar, Puyallup, Wash., 8.020, 79.39
 
JR THUNDER
Kyler Pitts, Lebanon, Ore., 9.001, 71.06 def. Cameron Calhoun, Covington, Wash., 9.060, 71.95

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