INFINEON RACEWAY WINS PACIFIC DIVISION DRAG RACING TITLE
Thu, 2008-10-02 09:00
Infineon Raceway beat out 13 teams from across the western United
States, Sept. 26-28, to win the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific
Division title at Top Gun Raceway in Fallon, Nev. This marks Infineon
Raceway’s second Summit Racing Series championship in three years.
Led by team manager Georgia Seipel, the Infineon Raceway team earned 69 points and was followed by Sacramento Raceway (57) and Auto Club Dragway @ Auto Club Speedway (49). Classes in contention were Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle.
Infineon Raceway beat out 13 teams from across the western United States, Sept. 26-28, to win the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division title at Top Gun Raceway in Fallon, Nev. This marks Infineon Raceway’s second Summit Racing Series championship in three years.
Led by team manager Georgia Seipel, the Infineon Raceway team earned 69 points and was followed by Sacramento Raceway (57) and Auto Club Dragway @ Auto Club Speedway (49). Classes in contention were Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle.
Modesto’s Dave Varner played a big role in the championship for Infineon Raceway by taking home a win in the Pro ET class over Marvin Wolfmeier (Vail, Ariz.). San Pablo’s Rick Morgan also aided the cause by advancing to the final round in the Sportsman division, where he lost to Fallbrook’s Gary Ratcliffe. Other winners from Sunday’s races included Chuck Phelps (Chandler, Ariz.) in Super Pro and Dustin Vegedes (Escondido) in the Motorcycle division.
The weekend was also highlighted by Saturday’s Race of Champions, in which the best drag racers from each raceway competed in head-to-head competition in their respective classes. In the High School class, Napa’s Chris Simas and Nikole D’Adamo faced off against one another, with Simas taking the win. In addition, Tracy's Dave Bothello earned a runner-up finish against Riverside’s John Gidcumb in the Motorcycle category.
The Infineon Raceway team consisted of 68 Northern California drag racers that competed in the 2008 Summit ET Bracket Drag Racing Series at Infineon Raceway. All points leaders from the seven-race series were invited to participate on behalf of Infineon Raceway.
Led by team manager Georgia Seipel, the Infineon Raceway team earned 69 points and was followed by Sacramento Raceway (57) and Auto Club Dragway @ Auto Club Speedway (49). Classes in contention were Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle.
Infineon Raceway beat out 13 teams from across the western United States, Sept. 26-28, to win the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division title at Top Gun Raceway in Fallon, Nev. This marks Infineon Raceway’s second Summit Racing Series championship in three years.
Led by team manager Georgia Seipel, the Infineon Raceway team earned 69 points and was followed by Sacramento Raceway (57) and Auto Club Dragway @ Auto Club Speedway (49). Classes in contention were Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle.
Modesto’s Dave Varner played a big role in the championship for Infineon Raceway by taking home a win in the Pro ET class over Marvin Wolfmeier (Vail, Ariz.). San Pablo’s Rick Morgan also aided the cause by advancing to the final round in the Sportsman division, where he lost to Fallbrook’s Gary Ratcliffe. Other winners from Sunday’s races included Chuck Phelps (Chandler, Ariz.) in Super Pro and Dustin Vegedes (Escondido) in the Motorcycle division.
The weekend was also highlighted by Saturday’s Race of Champions, in which the best drag racers from each raceway competed in head-to-head competition in their respective classes. In the High School class, Napa’s Chris Simas and Nikole D’Adamo faced off against one another, with Simas taking the win. In addition, Tracy's Dave Bothello earned a runner-up finish against Riverside’s John Gidcumb in the Motorcycle category.
The Infineon Raceway team consisted of 68 Northern California drag racers that competed in the 2008 Summit ET Bracket Drag Racing Series at Infineon Raceway. All points leaders from the seven-race series were invited to participate on behalf of Infineon Raceway.
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