Joey Severance and Shane Westerfield both came from the No. 2 qualifying position to take the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

Severance, Woodburn, Ore., took out Aaron Olivarez and Shaw Cowie in rounds one and two, then recorded low elapsed time of the event on his final round single as No. 1 qualifier Chris Demke had to shut off after the burn out with mechanical problems.  Severance clocked in at 5.239 seconds at 271.90 mph for the win and his 17th trophy in the Lucas Oil Regional Series.  Demke, Tujunga, Calif., defeated Ross Stickler, Gilbert, Ariz., and Johnny Ahten, Santa Clarita, Calif., in his early rounds.

In a great funny car final, Westerfield, Anaheim, Calif., took the hole shot win over veteran racer Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif.  Westerfield was nearly a tenth of a second quicker off the line and ran his quickest pass of the weekend to hold off the quicker Payne in 5.603 seconds, 260.01 mph to Payne’s 5.597, 264.03.  The win was Westerfield’s third regional as he ousted Brian Hough, Junction City, Utah, and Terry Ruckman, Grand Junction, Colo., on his way to the final.

Ed Olpin, Pleasant Grove, Utah, took home his second NHRA Wally trophy in as many weeks knocking out Doug Bracey, Vallejo, Calif., for the Top Sportsman title.  Olpin had a big head start over Bracey winning in 7.308 seconds at 180.72 mph.  Olpin also drove his ‘68 Camaro to the win last weekend at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals also held at Wild Horse. 

Four racers captured their first Lucas Oil divisional event win as Andrew Durham, Monrovia, Calif., led the way with a win in Super Stock over Mike Graham, Tempe, Ariz.  Graham had the early lead but Durham ran him down and forced him to breakout.  Durham clocked in at 9.216, 146 mph in his ’11 Challenger.

Bobby Mirizio, Perter Zak, and David Kiesel also notched their first wins as Mirizio, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., beat Steve Williams in Super Comp; Zak knock out Williams, who was looking for the double-up, in Super Gas; and Kiesel won over Robert Pancer in Super Street.  Williams, Beaumont, Calif., had the early lead on Mirizio but gave it back at the finish line as Mirizio went 8.939 at 64.11 mph for the win.  In Super Gas it was Zak, Torrance, Calif., out first with a great .002 second reaction time posting a .019 second package covering the quarter-mile in 9.917, 144.44.  Kiesel, Desert Hills, Ariz., and Pancer, Mesa, Ariz., both had great starts with Kiesel taking the slight advantage in his ’76 Vega and securing the win in 10.92 seconds.

Other racers visiting the winner’s circle this weekend were Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., in Comp Eliminator with his 43rd divisional win; Jimmy DeFrank, Thousand Oaks, Calif., in Stock who also scored his 43rd; Jesse Adams, Yuba City, Calif., in Top Dragster; and Mike Burkhart, Huntington Beach, Calif., in the Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley-Davidson.

Next up for Pacific Division racers are back to back weekends in Las Vegas beginning with the Summitracing.Com NHRA Nationals April 10-12 followed by the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional event April 17-19. 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:

Round 1

5) Johnny Ahten, Santa Clarita, Calif., 5.334, 260.06 def. 4) Ray Martin, Anchorage, Alaska, 5.583, 222.80
2) Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., 5.326, 270.10 def. 7) Aaron Olivarez, Sandy, Utah, 5.448, 251.1
6) Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C., 5.454, 268.28 def. 3) Megan McKernan, Sierra Madre, Calif., 10.180, 5.7
1) Chris Demke, Tujunga, Calif., 5.305, 269.94 def. 8) Ross Stickler, Gilbert, Ariz., 6.002, 172.50

Semifinals

Severance, 5.304, 271.57 def. Cowie, 5.349, 268.87
Demke, 5.275, 273.27 def. Ahten, 5.348, 258.07

Final
Severance, 5.239, 271.90 def. Demke, broke

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:

Round 1

1) Mike Doushgounian, San Martin, Calif., '13 Monte Carlo, 5.611, 247.00 def. 8) Annie Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., '15 Camaro, 15.973, 55.15
2) Shane Westerfield, Anaheim, Calif., '11 Monte Carlo, 5.664, 258.96 def. 7) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '15 Camaro, 6.828, 114.70
3) Terry Ruckman, Grand Junction, Colo., '11 Monte Carlo, 5.620, 255.53 def. 6) Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., '15 Camaro, 5.627, 259.71
5) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '14 Camaro, 5.543, 264.03 def. 4) John Lombardo Jr., Brea, Calif., '14 Mustang, 6.242, 179.18

Semifinals

Westerfield, 5.604, 260.66 def. Ruckman, 5.900, 206.54
Payne, 5.535, 264.55 def. Doushgounian, 5.601, 257.58

Final Westerfield, 5.603, 260.01 def. Payne, 5.597, 264.03.

COMP ELIMINATOR
Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '10 Cobalt, B/SMA, 9.815, 93.37  def. Ralph Van Paepeghem, Garden Valley, Idaho, '32 Bantam, A/EA, foul.

SUPER STOCK
Andrew Durham, Monrovia, Calif., '11 Challenger, FSS/E, 9.216, 146.00  def. Mike Graham, Tempe, Ariz., '00 Mustang, GT/HA, 10.454, 126.39.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Jimmy DeFrank, Thousand Oaks, Calif., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.690, 122.23  def. Steve Wann, Modesto, Calif., '62 Fury, A/SA, 10.281, 127.78.

SUPER COMP
Bobby Mirizio, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., '15 Spitzer, 8.939, 164.11  def. Steve Williams, Beaumont, Calif., '14 TNT, 8.966, 164.41.

SUPER GAS
Peter Zak, Torrance, Calif., '27 Ford, 9.917, 144.44  def. Steve Williams, Beaumont, Calif., '63 Corvette, 9.923, 170.67.
 
SUPER STREET
David Kiesel, Desert Hills, Ariz., '76 Vega, 10.929, 125.22  def. Robert Pancer, Mesa, Ariz., '55 Chevrolet, 10.942, 135.43.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Ed Olpin, Pleasant Grove, Utah, '68 Camaro, 7.308, 180.72  def. Doug Bracey, Vallejo, Calif., '99 Monte Carlo, 7.640, 176.07.

TOP DRAGSTER
Jesse Adams, Yuba City, Calif., '02 Davis, 6.132, 225.90  def. Jr Lobner, Gardner, Kan., '08 Mullis, 6.748, 194.58.

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE PRESENTED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON
Mike Burkhart, Huntington Beach, Calif., '97 Suzuki Gsxr, 8.158, 160.18  def. John Coburn, Mesa, Ariz., '96 Buell S1, 10.812, 119.38.